LEGAL FOR STARTUPS: SAFE vs equity, dirty clauses, 506b/506c

​Fundraising is where most startups get tripped up legally. One wrong move on SAFEs, priced rounds, or exemptions can haunt you for years. This session is built to give you the straight answers you actually need to raise money without shooting yourself in the foot.

​What we will cover:

• ​SAFEs: how they work in practice, the traps to avoid, and when to use them

• ​Priced rounds: what really changes once investors own shares instead of promises

• ​Confidentiality and NDAs: when they make sense and when they are a red flag

• ​SEC exemptions: which ones apply to you and how to stay compliant while raising

​Forget the abstract theory and the legal jargon. This is a no-nonsense breakdown of how fundraising law really plays out for startups.

​Guest speaker: Omeed Tabiei, Esq. from Optimist Legal. Omeed is a startup lawyer with deep expertise in SaaS, fundraising, and M&A. He has worked with countless founders, sat across the table from investors, and knows where the hidden landmines are. If you want the unfiltered truth about what actually matters when raising capital, you will not want to miss this.

​If you are planning to raise, or already in the middle of it, this is the legal survival kit you need.

​We’ll end with a live Q&A, where you can ask your own questions.

​Who should attend:
Early-stage founders planning to raise from VCs or angels.

​No theory. No guesswork. Just what works.