Venture Capital Blog

November 28, 2018 – This article explores a few of the pitfalls regarding shareholders’ resolutions that are often overlooked.

October 1, 2018 – Meatable, a new lab-grown meat startup, has come up with a way to make truly slaughter-free meat by using pluripotent stem cells, which possess the unique ability to turn into any type of cell – from muscle to fat.

June 22, 2018 – We decided to include a template for a simple loan agreement in the Benvalor contract generator BEN. In this blog we will highlight some key issues of the loan agreement in general and this template in particular.

January 18, 2018 – A non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”), often also referred to as a confidentiality agreement, creates a legal obligation between parties to secure that certain confidential information that will be exchanged remains protected. An NDA defines why certain information will be disclosed and which information should be considered confidential.

October 30, 2017 – Vesting of shares is a popular concept with emerging companies, ensuring an incentive for founders to stay on at the company. Why investors want to include a vesting scheme is obvious, but why would founders want it as well? And how are vesting schemes formalized? Read all about it in our latest Venture Capital Blogpost.

September 22, 2017 – Benvalor advises Pymwymic as lead investor in a € 6,5 million investment in Fairphone

July 14, 2017 – Early May this year the Dutch minister for economic affairs Henk Kamp announced plans for the subsidy scheme for the benefit of early stage (techno) start-ups. The scheme came into effect on July the 1^st as the ​‘SEED Business Angel regulation’.

April 20, 2017 – VC Deal Terms explained – Exit clauses

April 6, 2017 – Benvalor advises Bomberbot on € 750,000 investment by Social Impact Ventures

March 7, 2017 – Milestones, the mother of all pitfalls in venture capital term sheets

February 14, 2017 – Benvalor advises Parcompare on investment from Mainport Innovation Fund II

December 8, 2016 – As per 1 January 2018 startups will be able to grant options to employees with (unfortunately severely limited) tax benefits.

October 10, 2016 – How to treat your employees to a piece of the pie — ESOPs explained

September 6, 2016 – The Option Pool Shuffle — option pool issues explained

June 20, 2016 – EPOS (Easy Prepayment On Shares) introduced as convertible light for Dutch seed financing deals

April 28, 2016 – The ​‘dead leaver’ – personal matters in business

March 7, 2016 – All You Need To Know About Liquidation Preferences

February 12, 2016 – Maurits Bos visited Kathmandu as a mentor for Rockstart Impact