Once the term sheet has been negotiated and signed by the parties, the transaction moves to the process of subscription. The investment process commences with the VC fund initiating their due diligence and proceeds further with negotiation and signing of the detailed transaction documents. Once the conditionalities are fulfilled by the founders and startup, the VC fund wires the investment amount to the startup; and closes the funding round. What processes are followed from signing of term sheet to closure of funding round? How do the founders and startup negotiate and navigate through the conditionalities imposed by the VC fund? How should the founders and VC fund deal with the issues highlighted by the due diligence teams? And what is a win-win situation for all parties involved? We have touched upon these aspects in this Part IV of the VC Series.
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