Funding and fundraising
Funding and fundraising: resources to prepare your business plan, structure your metrics and fund your growth, with Ember guides and tools.
Guides
Post-money SAFE: how much stays fixed until the Series A?
A post-money SAFE sells a known share at signing, yet the Series A still dilutes it: new money, option pool, pro rata. Worked example from the YC guide.
LinkedIn Scraping: What LinkedIn's Own Contracts Say
User Agreement, API terms and community policies: what LinkedIn prohibits when it comes to scraping, and the questions to ask any prospecting tool.
Use British Business Bank data to frame a UK fundraising round
Use 2026 British Business Bank publications to frame a UK raise without mistaking market totals for your company valuation.
The Ember Brief #23: Winning an Investor Pitch's First 5 Minutes
Master the opening five minutes of your investor pitch to capture partner attention before interest decays. Use Sequoia's 3-slide framework to start a dialogue.
SAS vs SARL: Choosing the Best Executive Status in France
Choose between a SAS and SARL to minimize executive social charges and protect your initial cash runway. Compare salary levies, zero-pay rules, and dividends.
How to Raise EU Retail Equity and Keep a Clean Cap Table?
Raise retail equity across the EU while protecting your cap table for future venture capital rounds. Explore ECSP rules and SPVs to avoid governance bottlenecks.
Guide to Bourse French Tech Emergence Deeptech Grants
Explore Bpifrance's Bourse French Tech Émergence for deeptech projects : eligibility, eligible expenses and a non-dilutive grant of up to 90,000 euros.
SBA 504 Loans for Major Fixed Assets and Real Estate
Finance commercial real estate and heavy equipment with long-term fixed rates while preserving company equity. Learn how the dual-lender SBA 504 program works.
How to Choose Between Rule 506(b), 506(c), and Reg CF?
Choose the right seed round exemption between Rule 506(b), 506(c), and Reg CF. Balance public solicitation rules, investor verification, and disclosure costs.
Financial Modeling for Debt and Revenue-Based Financing
Build a financial model that proves debt service coverage and cash payback to win non-dilutive capital. Stress test cash reserves to pass lender underwriting.
How Startups Use Section 195 and Form 6765 for Tax Savings?
Pre-revenue startups can protect cash runway using Section 195 deductions and Form 6765 credits. Learn how to deduct pre-launch costs and offset payroll taxes.
NVCA Model Legal Documents Guide for Startup Founders
Use NVCA model documents to review a US venture financing with counsel: compare economic rights, governance clauses, versions and exceptions.
Seed Voting Agreements: Preserving Founder Operational Control
Protect execution autonomy in a US seed round: board seats, investor vetoes and drag-along terms, to be validated with a lawyer.
Negotiating Tranched Financing Milestones Without Stalling Runway
How to negotiate tranched financing milestones without starving your runway: verifiable criteria, cash buffers and alternative performance paths.
How to Close the Books in 5 Days Without Hiring a Controller
Cut your month-end close from 15 to 5 days without a controller: a five-day sequence, hard cutoffs and lean internal controls.
Cap Table Governance: Balancing Equity Control and Exit Liquidity
Learn how to structure preemption, approval, tag-along, and drag-along provisions to protect cap table control without blocking liquidity for investors.
How to Build a Seed Financial Model and Investor List?
Align your Seed round runway with operational milestones to secure the right venture capital partners. Build driver-based models and qualify target funds.
Balance Grants, Debt, and Equity in Your Capital Stack
Preserve founder equity and extend runway by pairing non-dilutive grants, debt, and equity. Sequence each funding instrument around operational milestones.
How to Balance Grants, Debt, and Equity in Your Capital Stack
Grants, operational debt or venture equity: match each funding instrument to the risk it covers to protect your cap table and your cash runway.
How to Prepare a Seed Round for US Venture Capital?
Size your seed round accurately by tying operational runway to clear commercial milestones. Target thesis-aligned US investors and prepare an audited data room.
How to Qualify B2B Prospects Without an Enterprise CRM?
Qualify B2B prospects faster by focusing on operational timing instead of rigid budgets. Learn how lean teams uncover urgency without administrative CRM drag.
How to Build a Defensible 13-Week Cash Runway Forecast?
Track weekly cash flow to identify liquidity troughs and prove operational solvency to investors. Map real collections, plan disbursements, and track variances.
How to Negotiate Investor Veto Rights in a Term Sheet?
Investor veto rights protect minority shareholders but can paralyze operations. Four levers to frame protective provisions without stalling daily execution.
How to Calculate BSA-AIR Dilution with Cap and Floor?
Calculate BSA-AIR dilution by comparing cap, discount and floor. A documented step-by-step method with a worked numeric example to prepare your raise.