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fundraising

Term Sheet for a Preferred Stock Financing Round ($0-$2MM ARR)

These small group, intimate sessions are to ensure you are maximizing your learnings with the topical experts. 

Join us for an interactive deep dive into the term sheet for a preferred stock financing round—common in early-stage fundraising ($0–$2M ARR). Preferred stock gives investors special rights and protections compared to common stock, such as priority on payouts if the company is sold, approval rights on major decisions, and safeguards against dilution. In this session, we’ll break down each section of a preferred stock term sheet, explain investor expectations, highlight common pitfalls, and share negotiation strategies so you can confidently navigate your next fundraising conversation.

Perfect for: Early-stage founders fundraising or thinking about raising soon.

** THIS SESSION IS FOR EARLY STAGE COMPANIES ($0-$2MM ARR).  
*** We plan to schedule separate sessions on this subject for later stage companies.

Speaker

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Ryan McRobert
Partner, Fenwick & West, LLC.
Ryan provides strategic and practical counsel to dozens of entrepreneurs and growing companies in a variety of technology sectors, with a focus on strategic counsel to Web3.0 technology companies. Ryan has assisted in the development of many of the decentralized structures and models that are now used industrywide. He serves as an “outside general counsel” for his emerging growth clients, and has extensive experience with a wide variety of transactions, including:

  • SAFE and convertible note fundraising
  • Venture financing
  • Venture financing structures that integrate token exposure
  • Mergers and acquisitions, including acquisitions involving digital assets and decentralized models
  • Centralized and decentralized cryptocurrency designs
  • DAOs, including decentralized governance, tax optimization and securities compliance
  • DeFi model design and implementation
  • Token generation events
 
Ryan also regularly advises many venture capital investors as well, many of the world’s most active and influential strategic investors, as well as emerging players in the venture and corporate venture communities.
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25

Aug

Mon

in-person
  • WHERE

    Zoom
  • WHEN

    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • SPEAKER

    Ryan McRobert

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