The following are recommend resources for various template structures to use (with appropriate counsel) in seed rounds. As counsel to startup companies, we use these as starting points for simplifying negotiation.
General reading:
Convertible Notes
Additional Reading: A Convertible Note Template for Seed Rounds
SAFEs
PRE-MONEY (more company friendly) Template
A corrected “Safe for founders” Post-Money SAFE Redline
A “Friends and Family” SAFE Template
Additional Reading:
Seed Equity (simplified Series Seed)
Cooley Series Seed Template Doc Generator
Additional Reading: Myths and Lies about Seed EquityÂ
NVCA Equity (full Series A-style docs)
Additional Reading: Startup Term Sheets