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Fundraising delays don’t usually start during the pitch. They start during due diligence, when your investor’s lawyer asks for a copy of your share register and cap table — and what comes …

If you’ve been through a fundraise or reviewed a shareholders’ agreement, you’ve almost certainly encountered the terms “right of first refusal” and “pre-emptive …

Australian startups are increasingly looking to the US for capital. The logic is straightforward — the US venture capital market is roughly 20 times the size of Australia’s, with deeper pools of …

You’ve just received a term sheet. The headline valuation looks great — $10 million pre-money, $2.5 million investment, and you’re only giving up 20% of the company. Time to celebrate, …

Every startup begins its legal journey the same way: a founder calls a lawyer. Maybe it’s for incorporation paperwork, maybe it’s a co-founder agreement, maybe it’s a panicked call …

If your startup collects personal information — and virtually every startup does — Australia’s privacy landscape has changed significantly since December 2024. The Privacy and Other Legislation …