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Startups and investment
Splitting equity, funding rounds, financing and investment vehicles, for founders and for those who put in the money.
EU Inc.: the European company for startups, seen from the investor's side
Brussels wants a startup to be able to incorporate in 48 hours, under the same rules in all twenty-seven countries, and to sell shares without a notary. It is still a proposal, and the European Parliament is voting on it these days. It is worth reading through the eyes of whoever puts in the money.
María del Carmen Rodríguez Dacosta · 8 min read
Participating loans: financing the company without giving up equity, seen from the law and from the investor
Between selling part of the company and borrowing from the bank there is a third route that many founders do not know and many investors do. It has real advantages, its own legal regime and case law worth knowing before you sign.
Richard Edo and María del Carmen Rodríguez Dacosta · 10 min read
Founder vesting: how it works in a Spanish limited company
Three founders split the capital into three equal parts. Eight months later one leaves and keeps a third. Vesting exists to prevent that, but in Spain it does not work like the American templates circulating online.
Richard Edo · 7 min read
Before you raise capital: the six numbers an investor looks at first
Whoever is going to put up the money does not start with your deck. They start with six figures, and almost always in this order.
María del Carmen Rodríguez Dacosta · 5 min read
MiCA and crypto-assets: what changes for those investing or holding custody in Spain
The European regulation on markets in crypto-assets has brought order to a market that spent a decade without rules of its own. It is worth knowing what it covers and, above all, what it leaves out.
María del Carmen Rodríguez Dacosta · 5 min read
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