Lokho abatshalizimali be-venture abakucelayo ngaphambi kokusayina i-term sheet nangaphambi kokuvala – kuhlelwe njengegumbi ledatha labatshalizimali elinezinombolo ongalilungiselela ngaphambi komhlangano wokuqala.
Ukuhlola okujulile kwe-startup kwenzeka ngezigaba ezimbili. Ngaphambi kwe-term sheet, abatshali-zimali bafuna okwanele ukuze bakhe umbono: amaslayidi, izilinganiso ezibalulekile, ithebula labanikazi bamasheya, imodeli nomqondo ngethimba nemakethe. Ngemva kwe-term sheet, abameli bomtshali-zimali ohamba phambili baqhuba ukuhlola okujulile kokuqinisekisa kumarekhodi ezomthetho enkampani, i-IP nokuxhaswa ngezimali kwangaphambili ngaphambi kokuba imibhalo yesivumelwano isayinwe.
Isigaba sokuqala simayelana nokuqiniseka, esesibili simayelana namaphepha ahlanzekile – futhi esesibili yilapho kwenzeka khona ukubambezeleka okungagwemeka. Ukudluliselwa kwe-IP okungekho okuvela kumsunguli ozakwethu, ukunikezwa kwezinketho okungasayiniwe noma i-SAFE eguquka ngendlela ehlukile kunaleyo abasunguli ababecabanga ngayo kungabambezela ukuvala amasonto. Amafolda alandela uhlu lokuqoqa izimali ethuluzini lethu lamahhala lohlu lokuhlola okujulile, kunwetshwe ngezinto abameli abazicelayo kusukela ku-seed kuya ku-Series B.
Indlela esebenzayo ukwakha igumbi ledatha kanye bese ulivula ngezingqimba. Yabelana ngamaslayidi nefolda emfushane yezilinganiso nawo wonke umtshali-zimali okhuluma naye, vula imodeli yezezimali nemininingwane yamakhasimende kubatshali-zimali abazibandakanya ngokungathi sína, bese unikeza abameli bomtshali-zimali ohamba phambili amafolda aphelele ezomthetho ngemva kwe-term sheet. Ukulandelela ukuthi ubani ovule ini kukutshela ukuthi yibaphi abatshali-zimali abenza umsebenzi ngempela.
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Ozakwethu nabahlaziyi be-venture capital ngaphambi kwe-term sheet; abameli bomtshali-zimali ohamba phambili ekuhloleni okujulile kwezomthetho kokuqinisekisa; ezinye izikhwama ziphinde zihlole ubuchwepheshe noma zibuze amakhasimende.
Ukuhlola ngaphambi kwe-term sheet kungathatha izinsuku kuya emasontweni amaningana; ukuhlola okujulile kokuqinisekisa nemibhalo yezomthetho ngemva kwe-term sheet ngokuvamile kuthatha amasonto angu-3–6.
Ithimba, imakethe, umkhiqizo nokuthuthuka ngaphambi kwe-term sheet; bese kuba ithebula labanikazi bamasheya, ukuxhaswa ngezimali kwangaphambili, amarekhodi enkampani, ubunikazi be-IP, izinkontileka ezibalulekile, ukuqashwa nokuthobela imithetho ekuhloleni okujulile kwezomthetho kokuqinisekisa.
Ngaphambi kwemihlangano yokuqala nabatshali-zimali. Yabelana ngamaslayidi nefolda elula enezilinganiso kusenesikhathi, bese uvula amafolda aphelele ezomthetho kumtshali-zimali ohamba phambili ngemva kwe-term sheet.
Amaslayidi, ithebula labanikazi bamasheya, imibhalo yokubhaliswa, noma yimaphi ama-SAFE noma amanothi, imodeli elula nama-KPI, izivumelwano zabasunguli nokudluliselwa kwe-IP, nezinkontileka zamakhasimende abalulekile. Abatshali-zimali be-seed abavamile ukudinga okungaphezu kwalokho.
Yebo. Ngesixhumanisi esilandelelwayo noma igumbi ledatha ubona ukuthi ubani ovule iyiphi idokhumenti nokuthi bachithe isikhathi esingakanani ekhasini ngalinye, okusiza ukubeka phambili ukulandelela.
Iningi lama-VC alizukusayina i-NDA ukuze libuke amaslayidi okokuqala. Egumbini ledatha elinemininingwane ngemva kwe-term sheet, isibopho semfihlo sivamile, futhi i-NDA esayinwa ngokuchofoza egumbini ledatha yamukelwa ngabatshali-zimali abaningi.