If you are an early-stage founder or an investor who invests in early-stage companies, you've heard of ‘convertible notes'.

A number of startups seem to be doing "CCD Rounds". What exactly are they? How are they different from a regular funding round? "CCD" is short for "compulsorily convertible debentures".

If you are the founder of an early stage startup on course to raising an angel round or seed/pre-seed round, from friends, family, micro/seed VCs this is relevant for you.

Investment/financing deal term sheets and agreements contain a number of commercial and operative terms, which sound technical and complicated. While many of these are standard terms, it is essential

A lot of voices have been raised against an Income Tax Act amendment, which came to be popularly known as the "angel tax". The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) issued a notification

Pretty much every institutional investor term sheet and shareholders' agreement would have a section titled "Liquidation Preference".

In this edition of Deal Terms Demystified, we look at "Anti-Dilution", a standard term one will encounter while raising capital from institutional investors.

Retaining talent and protecting sensitive proprietary information are important considerations for a business. Employers usually incorporate restrictive covenants such as non-compete and non-solicit in employment contracts.