Navigating early-stage fundraising can feel complex, and understanding the tools investors use is a critical first step. Join us for a webinar on the basics of SAFEs and convertible notes, where we break down two of the most common instruments used in early-stage financing. Designed specifically for entrepreneurs out of academic institutions, this session demystifies…
For our sixth annual ‘Ask a VC’ webinar, OUP’s Life Science Managing Partner, Matt Cohen, and Technology Partner, Manny Stockman answered academic founder’s and our partner TTO’s questions on anything and everything as it pertains to venture capital operations, decision-making, and the current investing environment. Since the purpose of this webinar was to answer questions…
Before watching this video, we recommend watching the third part of this series on Valuations and Term Sheets: https://youtu.be/4APT6e4qxCU The next webinar in OUP’s Funding and Equity Webinar Series will focus on cap tables over funding rounds and what happens to equity at exits. Our panelists, Manny Stockman and Anurag Agarwal, will run through a…
Equity compensation can be an opaque and awkward topic for first-time academic founders. Join us for a webinar that is an in-depth look at venture capital perspectives on the economics of university startup formation, particularly founders’ equity. OUP will review an analysis of the equity structures of over 90 startups combined with our collective insights…