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Minor nitpick which I can't let go because it's been on my brain lately: VC is not always equity, especially in the early stages of a company. Convertible note
by wgerard 8y ago
Minor nitpick which I can't let go because it's been on my brain lately:
VC is not always equity, especially in the early stages of a company. Convertible notes are debt instruments (and SAFEs are warrants).
They convert to equity eventually, so you are of course correct in the long run (and why it's a nitpick).
But until that happens your investors are debt holders.
- aml183 8y agoCorrect, but I would say it's next to impossible to find a VC who treats a SAFE/Convertible Note as debt. Nobody wants it paid off, the VC will always choose to convert to equity because that is the VC's model.
- Ntrails 8y agoIt's a nitpick - but both valid and interesting (I've never worked in startups and did not know that VCs commonly bought convertible notes)