Rules of VC LIVE STREAM: Do’s and don’ts in founder vesting
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Counsel
Denmark
I'm an M&A lawyer in our Corporate group in Denmark acting for tech start-ups and building out Bird & Bird's automated legal services for start-ups.
Associate
Finland
I am an associate lawyer in our Corporate and M&A group in Helsinki, where I advise our Finnish and international clients on matters relating to mergers and acquisitions and general corporate law. Contract law is also a special area of interest of mine.
The VC often invests in the founding team as much as the product and the traction. It’s no small wonder, that founder vesting is often one of the most heavily negotiated terms in a VC funding round.
Tune in to hear more about founder vesting in VC investments and best practices to reach an agreement, when our associates Johan Ingerslev and Marla Melin cover the following topics:
- What is founder vesting and why is it so important?
- What can work to reach an agreement on founder vesting?
- What is a common vesting scheme?
- What are the common pitfalls to avoid
Johan Ingerslev is a M&A lawyer in our Corporate group in Denmark acting for tech start-ups and building out Bird & Bird's automated legal services for start-ups.
Marla Melin is an associate lawyer in our Corporate and M&A group in Helsinki, where she advises our Finnish and international clients on matters relating to M&As, general corporate law and contract law.
