ScaleUp Speaker Series Austin Fall 2024 - Raising Angel Investment

You’re incorporated, now what? Morrison Foerster, in partnership with Bridge Bank and Escalon, is offering its ScaleUp Speaker Series in Austin, a complimentary ten-part series that provides a legal roadmap for entrepreneurs aiming to scale up their companies. This weekly seminar will arm you with the knowledge needed to manage the legal aspects of launching, funding, and growing a startup, as well as insights to help you avoid common mistakes. Lunch and parking are complimentary.

Register or contact Alyson Wagner at AustinEvents@mofo.com to learn more.

Note: This fall, weekly sessions will run on Tuesdays.

Raising Angel Investment (including Convertible Note Financing)

Learn the most common angel investment structures and practices in seed stage investing (including debt, equity and hybrid approaches) and an introduction to the preferred stock terms that form the basis of venture capital investments.

Topics covered in this one-hour session include:

• Structure of equity investments (including dilution, liquidation preference, participation rights, conversion rights, voting rights, and pre-emptive rights)

• Structure of debt investments (including conversion discounts, valuation caps, and alternatives at maturity)

• Convertible note derivatives (including SAFEs and KISSs)

• General solicitation, crowdfunding, and secondary liquidity