Convertible Loan Notes vers SAFE Agreements

11/19/2023

Convertible Loan Notes vers SAFE Agreements: Good ideas and success-driven co-mates are simply not enough to get a promising business up and running. Cash-hungry startups need to secure funding as fast and easily as possible. SAFE agreements (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) or CLNs (Convertible Loan Notes) may pave the way to achieve just that. However, both agreements require a deep understanding of how these financial instruments work out for both sides, Founders and Investors. Just using a draft you may find online isn’t enough; you may contact specialist law firms like us or FIRSTADVISOR for advice before getting into trouble.
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Using both of these financial instruments requires founders to understand how they work; otherwise, how can they explain the advantages and disadvantages of SAFEs and CLNs to investors?

At TAXEDO LLP, we are happy to assist startup founders in bringing their ideas to life and securing the necessary capital, often in collaboration with FIRSTADVISOR, a firm specializing in, among other things, company formations in the EU, Switzerland, and select locations worldwide.

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In principle, these financial instruments can be used in any country, but they must be adapted to the local legal framework. These financial instruments were originally developed in the U.S. to help Silicon Valley companies raise the funds they needed. Today, both SAFEs and CLNs are used in many common law jurisdictions as well as in tech hubs in Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt) and France (Paris).

Contact us to secure funding for your startup. We are multilingual and also speak German. We are available on WhatsApp and Telegram, by email, and phone. Please use our Floating Sidebar to contact us directly.
Of course, we help founders select the available financial instruments, draft and adapt them to existing requirements, and negotiate with prospective investors. We often assist startups, even in the early stages of choosing a location, as not all locations are equally suitable for raising capital or for tax conditions.
Contact us to secure funding for your startup. We are multilingual and also speak German. We are available on WhatsApp and Telegram, by email, and phone. Please use our Floating Sidebar to contact us directly.
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