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Ask HN: Evaluating a pre-seed funding offer
We are a newly formed team who was recently been offered a small amount of pre-seed funding.
We're evaluating the offer, and we wanted to get HNs input on what some important things to look at would be.
Some of the things we're doing are:
Evaluating the term sheet by
- looking at what other pre-seed funds are offering
- asking a local entrepreneur support organization to go over the terms with us
- having an attorney friend (experienced with startups) look it over for any hidden "gotchas"
Gauging the potential benefits of the relationship by
- reaching out to the local community and asking for feedback on the investor
- asking the investor what kind of involvement we can expect from them going forward
- asking the investor for contact info of other companies in their portfolio.
What other things would you do? Any general or specific pieces of advice? Have you been through this before - do you care to share your experience?
- Jsarokin 16y agoI don't know the answer to your question, but it may be worthwhile to post it on Quora as well. Good luck finding your answer, and congrats on the funding offer.
- adsf 16y agoThanks, will do.
- jayzee 16y ago- Is the investor a high net-worth individual? - I would not get a friend attorney even if he has experience with start-ups. Talk the the established law firms and they may be able to defer fees. That way you can be sure that you got the 'gotcha's' - Follow up with portfolio companies that the investor recommends but also others whom he invested in but did not recommend. you might learn more in the later case
- adsf 16y agoThanks for the response, some really good points. To answer your questions, the investor leads a group of high net-worth individuals.