funding for early stage startups
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Presented by Stan [email protected] 650.798.6743January 26, 2017
Silicon Valley Startup: Idea to IPO
Funding for Early Stage Startups
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INTRODUCTIONS§ Stan Lewandowski, Esq., Partner (Emerging
Growth/Corporate/M&A)
§ Works primarily in the Silicon Valley and SF offices of K&L Gates in Palo Alto
§ Advised clients (issuers and investors) in more than 100 closed angel and venture capital financings
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OVERVIEW§ The startup lifecycle
§ Latest VC financing data (as of 12/31/2016)
§ Latest trends relevant for early stage companies
§ Most commonly used funding vehicles available to and used by early stage startups
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THE STARTUP LIFECYCLE§ Idea
§ Sketches, rough prototype§ Proof of concept
§ MVP or MVVP§ Building
§ Capital raising§ Scaling§ Maturity and exit
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THE U.S. VC FUNDING SCENE§ 2014
§ $68.9B – Aggregate Deal Value§ 10,550 – Number of Closed Deals
§ 2015§ $79.3B – Aggregate Deal Value§ 10,468 – Number of Closed Deals
§ 2016§ $69.1B – Aggregate Deal Value (second annual total after 2015
in the past 11 years)§ 8,136 - Number of Closed Deals
Source: PitchBook 7
THE U.S. VC FUNDING SCENE
Source: PitchBook 8
$29.1 $35.5 $37.2 $26.5 $31.2 $44.3 $40.6 $44.8 $68.9 $79.3 $69.1
3,301
4,2924,707 4,458
5,411
6,771
7,987
9,326
10,550 10,468
8,136
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US VC activity by year2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016*
Deal value ($B) 29.08 35.55 37.16 26.48 31.18 44.30 40.63 44.82 68.86 79.26 69.11
# of deals closed 3,301 4,292 4,707 4,458 5,411 6,771 7,987 9,326 10,550 10,468 8,136
Company count 3,067 3,953 4,328 4,136 4,966 6,233 7,365 8,548 9,656 9,742 7,751
*As of 12/31/2016
THE U.S. VC FUNDING SCENE
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US VC activity (#) by round size2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016*
Under $500K 259 430 559 768 1,090 1,409 1,875 2,258 2,404 2,198 1,544 $500K-$1M 219 304 382 434 558 765 918 1,042 1,109 1,079 806 $1M-$5M 1,013 1,333 1,464 1,449 1,744 1,995 2,302 2,785 3,063 3,197 2,716
$5M-$10M 686 779 823 659 654 737 800 888 969 988 927 $10M-$25M 639 781 817 577 630 728 734 769 897 975 866
$25M+ 248 336 318 205 260 354 373 404 636 709 606
*As of 12/31/2016
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THE U.S. VC FUNDING SCENE
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0.75 0.95
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10.25 10.00
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016*$0
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$12Angel/Seed Early VC
Later VC
THE U.S. VC FUNDING SCENE
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1.67 1.74
9.43 10.75
28.28 26.92
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016*$0
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MOST ACTIVE ANGEL/SEED/EARLY STAGE INVESTORS IN Q4 2016
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TRENDS
§ Pre-Seed - new Seed§ Seed – new Series A§ Series A - new B
§ Where does the capital for early stage startups come from?
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U.S. FINANCING ECOSYSTEM
§ Incubation – up to ~$150K§ Pre-Seed – up to ~$500K§ Seed - $1M to $5M
§ Series A – $4-5M to $15M§ Series B – over $15M
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TERM SHEET AND ITS ROLE§ AKA LETTER OF INTENT (LOI),
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)§ Sets out the key terms of a transaction agreed on in
principle by the parties
§ Outlines the timetable and obligations of the parties during negotiations
§ Contains some legally binding terms (confidentiality, exclusivity, transaction expenses and more)
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MOST COMMONLY USED FUNDING VEHICLES§ Friends, Family and … (FFF)
§ Convertible Promissory Notes (Notes)
§ Simple Agreements For Equity (SAFEs)
§ Keep It Simple Agreements (KISSes)
§ Other Options (crowdfunding, grants, etc.)
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CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES§ Debt instruments with a conversion into equity feature
§ Features
§ Maturity date
§ Interest
§ Mostly, automatic conversion into equity in a qualified financing
§ Conversion discount (~20%) or a valuation cap (max. pre-money valuation), or…
§ Premium on acquisition (1X+)
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CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES§ Conversion Options – Automatic Conversion
§ Upon Qualified Financing
§ What is a Qualified Financing?
§ Discount
§ Valuation Cap
§ Fully Diluted Capitalization
§ What if the valuation cap in the note is lower than that agreed by the company and the investors?
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CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES
§ Conversion Options – Automatic Conversion
§ If No Qualified Financing or Acquisition Before Maturity Date
§ Conversion into Common Stock at a Pre-Agreed Valuation Cap on a Fully Diluted Basis
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SAFE (CONVERTIBLE EQUITY)
§ Convertible equity instrument
§ No debt features
§ Interest
§ Maturity
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SAFE (CONVERTIBLE EQUITY)
§ Four available versions
§ Price cap, no discount (no minimum amount for conversion)
§ Discount, no price cap (no minimum amount for conversion)
§ Price cap and discount
§ Most favored nation (MFN) provision (no price cap or discount but MFN treatment, minimum amount for conversion)
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SAFE (CONVERTIBLE EQUITY)
§ Price Cap, no Discount (no minimum for conversion)
§ Price cap = valuation cap
§ Conversion into Standard Preferred Stock or Safe Preferred Stock
§ Same or different price per share
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SAFE (CONVERTIBLE EQUITY)
§ Discount, no Price Cap (no minimum for conversion)
§ Discount rate = [100 - the discount]%
§ Conversion into shares of Standard Preferred Stock based on principal amount divided by price of Standard Preferred Stock sold in Equity Financing
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SAFE (CONVERTIBLE EQUITY)
§ Price Cap and Discount
§ Conversion into number of shares of Preferred Stock equal to:
§ The principal amount divided either by:
§ Safe Price (valuation cap/capitalization of company), or
§ Discount Price (standard price of stock sold in Equity Financing x discount rate), whichever results in a greater number of shares
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SAFE (CONVERTIBLE EQUITY)
§ Most Favored Nation (MFN) provision§ (no price cap or discount but MFN treatment, minimum
amount for conversion)
§ What’s the benefit?
§ Amendment of existing documents to reflect better terms offered to investors purchasing issuer’s convertible securities in the future
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SAFE (CONVERTIBLE EQUITY)
§ Now, what if:
§ Company is acquired by another person before conversion of your principal amount into preferred stock?
§ You can elect to:
§ Receive your money back, or
§ Automatically receive shares of common stock equal to the principal amount divided by FMV of company’s common stock, if you fail to elect receipt of cash
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SAFE (CONVERTIBLE EQUITY)
§ Now, what if:
§ Company terminates its operations, liquidates, dissolves or winds up before conversion of your principal amount into preferred stock?
§ You will:
§ It depends
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SAFE (CONVERTIBLE EQUITY)
§ Now, what if:
§ Your investor asks for participation rights as part of its investment?
§ Few options are available
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KISS DOCUMENTS
§ Two versions
§ Debt
§ Equity (more favorable to the issuer)
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KISS DOCUMENTS
§ Comparison of Debt and Equity Versions (substantially similar, except for interest and maturity)
§ Treatment in financing
§ Conversion into preferred stock in a qualified financing round (~$1M, for instance) at a price that’s lesser of cap or discount
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KISS DOCUMENTS
§ Comparison of Debt and Equity Versions (substantially similar, except for interest and maturity)
§ Treatment in acquisition
§ You elect to either convert principal into shares of common stock at a valuation cap or multiple of investment plus interest (2X)
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KISS DOCUMENTS
§ Comparison of Debt and Equity Versions (substantially similar, except for interest and maturity)
§ Treatment at maturity
§ If not converted in equity financing or part of an acquisition, then, on or after maturity, the majority in interest will elect to either convert into Series Seed Preferred Stock at a cap OR demand repayment from issuer
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KISS DOCUMENTS
§ Comparison of Debt and Equity Versions (substantially similar, except for interest and maturity)
§ Most favored nation treatment
§ Right to exchange the existing instrument for one issued subsequently to other investors on terms more favorable than the terms of the instruments issued to existing investors if such subsequent issuance occurs before conversion or repayment of the existing instrument
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KISS DOCUMENTS
§ Comparison of Debt and Equity Versions (substantially similar, except for interest and maturity)
§ Information and participation rights
§ Rights for “Major” Investors? Who is Major Investor?
§ What are the rights?
§ Information§ Participation (pro rata, 1X+ investment amount)
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OTHER OPTIONS TO SECURE CAPITAL
§ AngelList (https://angel.co)
§ Crowdfunding (www.kickstarter.com)
§ Factoring (selling AR)
§ Customer financing
§ Grants
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THANK YOUFor Further Questions Please Contact:
Stan LewandowskiPartner, K&L Gates LLP
(650) 798-6743E-mail: [email protected]
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