Startups

A founder closes a $15 million Series B and finds himself, for the first time, holding less than 30% of his own company. The cap table is healthy, the syndicate is supportive, the option pool is …

A founder books a partner meeting with a Tier 1 VC. The associate asks for the cap table on a Tuesday and the term sheet conversation is set for the following Monday. Over the weekend the founder …

Two SaaS founders meet at a conference. One has a payments platform, the other a logistics tool. Their customers overlap. They sketch a product on the back of a napkin — a bundled offering that solves …

Australian startups love contractors. They’re flexible, they don’t require leave entitlements, and they keep the headcount low on pitch decks. A founder can engage a developer on an ABN, …

Australian startups raising pre-seed and seed capital almost always reach for one of two instruments: a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) or a convertible note. Both let founders take in …

Not every startup succeeds. The statistics are well known — the majority of venture-backed companies do not return capital to investors, and many do not survive at all. What is less well understood is …