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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

🎭 The Thiel Files: When Being Wrong Makes You Right Peter Thiel has made a fortune by being the only one in the room who says, “Actually, I disagree.” In a world built on consensus, Thiel thrives on conflict. He doesn’t chase trends—he questions t

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