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Legal Director
+45 25245100
jhj@preseedventures.dk
Work Experience:
• Legal Director, PreSeed Ventures
• Partner, LegalHero
• Attorney-at-law, Lundgrens Lawfirm
• Attorney-at-law, Bruun & Hjejle Lawfirm
• Junior Associate, Bech-Bruun Lawfirm
Education:
• Master of Laws, University of
Copenhagen, University of Fordham,
School of Law and London School of
Economics and Political Science
Jonatan Hjortdal
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Term Sheets – what &
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o A term sheet is legally a nonbinding document.
o The term sheet is usually produced by the VC financing the company.
o When the investment round has multiple investors, producing the term
sheet is normally the responsibility of the lead investor.
o Once the parties involved reach an agreement on the details laid out in the
term sheet, a binding agreement or contract that conforms to the term
sheet details is drawn up. In venture these documents (also referred to as
“long forms” or “long form documents” are usually an investment
agreement and a shareholder’s agreement.
o Even tough the TS is not legally binding your word and good reputation is
on the line – this means that it is generally considered inappropriate to try
negotiating on something already agreed upon in the TS.
o The document that
contains all financial
and legal main terms
for the investment.
o You’d want a term
sheet (or several as
the case may be) as
it means someone
intends to invest in
your startup!
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What is a Term Sheet and why do I need it?
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Make sure you understand ALL the terms of a term sheet!
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Pre-emption
rigths
A VC will require pre-emption rights in
order to maintain target ownership.
Warrant pool /
ownership fully-
diluted vs. non-
diluted
In order to make it easy to attract talented
employees a warrant pool needs to be
allocated.
Founder lock-
up
VC’s invest in the team! As such, we are
locking you – the founders - up in the
company to secure our investment.
Key Person
Clause
Goes hand-in-hand with the lock-up -
our way to secure that you do not leave
the company after we invested.
Tag along /
drag along
Tag along: If you sell, we can co-sell.
Drag along: If majority wants to sell, the majority
can force the minority to co-sell on similar terms.
Investor
information rights
Establishment of a board typically comes with
a VC – we require information and reporting to
be able to track your performance.
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Understanding the intentions of a VC
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o Negotiating a TS is typically our first encounter – we want to get qualified
push back; we want you to challenge us where it makes sense!
o How you negotiate the TS is a part of our assessment of you.
o One thing is terms. Another thing is understanding where a VC is coming
from.
o Do your homework – understand why a VC require the terms, they do.
o Understand the venture journey and the VC model!
o VCs – especially early stages VCs – invest in you as a team. Without you, the
investment is simply not the same worth.
o VCs are not looking to exit your company for 2x their investment.
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