Insights

Financial thinking for founders and business builders. Two content streams โ€” deal insights from Evolv's advisory work, and a complete guide to startup term sheets.


From LinkedIn

Recent posts from Jatan Vyas on structured finance, MSME credit, and startup fundraising.

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Fundraising Fundamentals


Term Sheet Series

A complete guide to startup term sheets, written for founders who are about to sign one. 14 posts covering every major clause.

  1. Pre-Money vs Post-Money
  2. Equity Stake
  3. Preferred vs Common Stock
  4. Liquidation Preference
  5. Voting Rights
  6. Anti-Dilution
  7. Founder Vesting & Cliffs
  8. Drag-Along vs Tag-Along
  9. ESOP Pool
  10. Investor Rights to Information
  11. ROFR & Co-Sale
  12. No-Shop Clauses
  13. Confidentiality Clauses
  14. Miscellaneous Terms