10 questions to ask before taking investment from an “eligible investor”

Below you’ll find a checklist of 10 questions that you should be asking, if you are raising capital from NZ investors and are intending to rely on the eligible investor exclusion under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA) to bring on board one or more of your investors. background The questions reflect recent guidance […]
economic downturn and startup term sheets

The global economic downturn has inevitably hit the startup and venture capital ecosystem. Investors in startups, like everyone else, are impacted by falling stock prices and fund valuations, distracted from investing new money and busy supporting existing portfolio companies. These factors make it harder for startups to raise money right now. But for those startups […]