A lot has changed since we started mapping India’s Dev/ Infra startup landscape last year. We’ve seen economic stagnation in some of the largest software markets, a significant upheaval in tech hiring, and a major shift in tech expenditure. Even in these...
Agriculture is the backbone of India’s economy, providing livelihoods to more than half of the country’s population. The sector contributes to about 17% of India’s GDP and is the primary source of food for the country’s growing population....
Consumers led the first wave of tech adoption in commerce, businesses will lead the next! B2B Commerce marketplaces connecting Indian supply with domestic and global demand are leveraging technology to eliminate inefficiencies in the supply chain. Several large...
Climate change is increasingly being seen as the most important problem facing us at the moment. Extreme weather events are occurring more frequently e.g. heatwaves and droughts are 2.8X and 1.7X more likely, respectively, as compared to a 1900 baseline. Their impact...
As software ate the world over the last decade, dev companies (ie, businesses with developers as the primary users) ended up building a massive market- $55B+ in annual revenues, still growing fast at 20%+ YoY. Since every 4th developer on the planet lives in...
The Company and the Founders shall complete an initial public offering or a ‘strategic sale’ within 5 years from the Closing Date (“Exit Date”) on terms that are acceptable to the Investor. The failure of Company and Founders to provide an exit by the Exit Date shall not relieve the Company / Founders of their obligations to provide an exit to the Investor, which shall continue until the Investor ceases to hold any shares. In case of failure to provide exit, the Investor shall inter-alia have a drag along right on all other shareholders of the Company.
Liquidation Preference
Higher of 1x or pro rata entitlement on an as-if converted basis in any liquidity event. Liquidity event shall be defined in the definitive documents and will inter alia include change in control or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company.
Pre-Emptive Rights
The Investor shall, in any subsequent offering of securities by the Company, have a right to maintain their shareholding in the Company. [Note to Draft: Any super pro rata rights will be over and above this and should be included here]
Valuation
The valuation section concerns what an investor believes the company is worth. valuation issues addressed in the term sheet will include: pre-money valuation, post-money valuation, capitalization table and price per share.
