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SAFEs vs convertible note: Which is right for a pre-seed round

You finally have investor interest. A couple of angels like the idea, one says “We usually do SAFEs,” another asks if you’re open to a convertible note, and suddenly you’re deep in legal blog posts at ...
JD Supra

Convertible Notes vs. SAFEs: Choosing the Right Pre-Seed Financing Tool

For many early-stage startups, choosing between a convertible note and a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) is one of the first critical legal and strategic financing decisions. While both ...
JD Supra

Planting Seeds: New Standard Convertible Note Could Disrupt Angel Investing

In the world of early stage investing, there exists a range of structures from the most founder friendly to the most investor friendly. The most investor-friendly structure involves some type of a ...
Business Wire

Viridian Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Upsized Concurrent Public Offerings of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2032 and Common Stock with Aggregate Gross Proceeds of $350 ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRDN), a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing potential best-in-class medicines for ...
Business Wire

AST SpaceMobile Prices Repurchase of Convertible Notes and Registered Direct Offering of Class A Common Stock to Fund Convertible Note Repurchase

MIDLAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by ...
Yahoo Finance

NewGen Eliminates Convertible Note and Warrant Overhang with a Significant Investor, Enters Into Settlement Agreement Strengthening Capital Structure

BANGKOK, June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewGenIVF Group Limited (Nasdaq: NIVF) ("NewGen" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a Repurchase and Forbearance Agreement (the ...
Nasdaq

Celcuity Inc. Announces Concurrent Public Offerings of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2031 and Common Stock

MINNEAPOLIS, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celcuity Inc. (Nasdaq: CELC) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pursuing development of targeted therapies for oncology, today ...
Nasdaq

Live Nation Entertainment Announces Pricing Of Convertible Senior Notes Offering

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) (the "company") today announced that it priced its previously announced offering of $1.0 billion in aggregate ...
Shacknews

GameStop (GME) announces plan to issue up to $1.5 billion of convertible senior notes

GameStop is back in the news with another wave of shareholder dilution. The company announced plans to issue $1.3 billion of convertible senior notes with an additonal $200 million on the table as ...
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Convertible Notes: A More Flexible Approach To Early-Stage Fundraising?

In the simplest terms, convertible notes enable investors to convert debt (extended to startups) into equity at a future date While convertible notes offer quick capital and better rights upon ...
CoinDesk

CleanSpark Shares Drop 5% After Upsizing $1.15B Convertible Note For Expansion

CleanSpark upsized its convertible note offering to $1.15 billion at 0%. Approximately $460 million earmarked for share repurchases at $15.03 per share and the remainder allocated to power expansion, ...