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Tag Along v/s Drag Along Rights When drafting agreements, Tag Along and Drag Along Rights are essential clauses that shape how investors and founders navigate ownership changes. Let's break down the impact from both perspectives: For Investors: 1.

Transfer Rights Clauses in SHAs from an Investor’s Perspective!! When investing in startups, a well-drafted Shareholders Agreement (SHA) isn’t just a formality, it’s the foundation that protects their financial interests and ensures strategic contro

Sequoia Cap— They have got 25% of the xAI project. Sequoia Capital's love affair with Elon Musk began in the PayPal days when legend Michael Moritz backed Musk's X.com. Over the years, their romance blossomed as Sequoia showered Musk's ventures wi

Day 11 About Basic Finance and Accounting Concepts Here's Some New Concepts Equity, in finance, represents the ownership value held by shareholders in a company. It is essentially the difference between a company's total assets and its total liabili

Peak XV's decade long Porter wager turns into a 11x exit. Last week → Porter raised $200 M in Series F. - Peak XV fully exited. Initially invested in a Series A in 2005, with follow-ons in Series B and C. i). As per reports, Porter held an

It’s sad how Urban Company’s founders are being slandered for selling Rs 780cr worth of shares ahead of the IPO. Cuz, the truth is, THEY HAD NO OPTIONS. The stocks were sold over the 6-month period from Sep24 to Feb25 to settle a financial obligatio

Daily Recap: 1) IIT Bombay graduates-founded startup Entvin AI raises $500,000 from Y Combinator. 2) OpenAI says it raised $40 billion at valuation of $300 billion 3) SpaceX's 'Fram 2', a 20th century ship goes into orbit 4) Meta's AI research he

Top News of the Week: 1. Funding: - On a weekly basis, startup funding slipped 76.73% to $211 million as compared to around $906 million raised during the previous week. - Among the growth-stage deals, 9 startups raised $150.84 million in fundin

Top News of the Day: 1. Singapore-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 fires 80% staff 2. WazirX seeking capital to return funds stolen in ₹1,965-cr hack 3. Bluesky sees 1 mn new Brazilian users in 3 days after X suspension 4. GlobalBees, a company in

𝗕𝗬𝗗 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 - 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺: • Sold 4 Million EVs in 2024 (Twice that of Tesla) • Tesla, Ford, and Toyota fight over its batteries • Warren Buffett invested $232M for a 10% stake How