Venture Capital

Closing your next funding round has gotten a lot harder, here's why
Signing documents (and waiting for documents to be signed) can be a frustrating and often error-laden process. Australia’s outdated requirement of wet-ink signatures on paper makes it even more …

The Australian startup scene needs to talk about pre-emptive rights
It should come as no surprise to anyone active in the Australian technology industry that we are behind the curve in terms of investment norms. Just one example of this the expectation of “pre-emptive …

Why the AVCAL Shareholder's Agreement probably isn't right for your startup
While every business is different, many of the startups that we work with have a few things in common:

Australian translation of Y-Combinator's Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE)
We were recently asked to take a look at Y Combinator’s Simple Agreement for Future Equity ("SAFE") for Sparrow Flights, one of our clients and a great new startup based in Sydney.