Free Pre-Seed & Seed Funding Templates

The Pro Rata Agreement gives investors the right to purchase their proportional share of preferred stock in a company’s future equity financing, ensuring they can maintain ownership when a post-money SAFE converts. It defines how the pro rata share is calculated, when the right terminates, and the rules for assignment or amendment. This agreement is part of the standard financing documents commonly used alongside Y Combinator’s post-money SAFE framework.

The Common Paper Term Sheet is a plain-language template for early-stage financings, organizing key economics and governance terms into a clear framework that simplifies negotiation. It is part of Common Paper’s widely trusted library of open, lawyer-vetted standard agreements.

The Seedsummit Seed Share Term Sheet outlines key terms for an early-stage equity financing round under UK law, covering valuation, liquidation preferences, investor rights, founder vesting, and governance. It provides a model structure for venture capital investment using Series Seed preferred shares, reflecting BVCA-standard provisions and typical UK market practice.

The Seedsummit Seed Share Term Sheet outlines key terms for an early-stage equity financing round under UK law, covering valuation, liquidation preferences, investor rights, founder vesting, and governance. It provides a model structure for venture capital investment using Series Seed preferred shares, reflecting BVCA-standard provisions and typical UK market practice.

The Management Rights Letter is a contractual document used by venture funds to establish “management rights” in a portfolio company, allowing the fund to qualify as a Venture Capital Operating Company (VCOC) under ERISA regulations and thereby avoid having its assets treated as ERISA plan assets. It grants the investor rights to consult with management, access financial and operational information, and receive board materials—while including provisions to limit or modify these rights for foreign investors to comply with CFIUS regulations and avoid triggering U.S. national security review.

The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) Model Indemnification Agreement is a template contract that ensures a company will indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers—both current and former—for legal claims and liabilities incurred in connection with their service, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

The document titled “Model PIPE Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (US Issuer)” from National Venture Capital Association provides a template legal agreement for a pre-funded warrant issued in connection with a PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) financing by a U.S. issuer. It outlines terms such as the exercise price, warrant shares, vesting or exercise mechanics, registration rights, adjustments for stock splits or recapitalizations, and standard representations, warranties and covenants.

This Advance Subscription Agreement (ASA) allows a company to secure investment funds before its valuation is finalized. Investors provide capital in exchange for equity (shares) that will be issued at a future date, typically upon the company's next priced funding round, a sale, or a listing. It is distinct from a loan, as it does not accrue interest and is not repayable.

The Seedsummit Term Sheet for a Series Seed Financing outlines the key economic, governance, and legal terms for an early-stage equity investment in a company. It provides a non-binding framework for negotiation between founders and investors, defining essential deal terms such as valuation, investor rights, founder vesting, and board structure before drafting final legal agreements.

The Seedsummit Advance Subscription Agreement (ASA) allows an investor to provide funds to a company in exchange for equity that will be issued at a future event, such as the company’s next funding round, sale, or listing, without requiring immediate repayment or interest. It is useful because it enables early-stage companies to raise capital before a formal valuation is established, while providing investors with clear rights, protections, and the ability to convert their investment into equity under agreed terms.