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Handling SAFE notes during a bridge round

Hey everyone, quick question on deal structure. What usually happens with SAFE notes issued in a Seed Round when a company needs a bridge round between that Seed Round and a Series A equity round?
  • Clay Norris: Those should convert if the bridge is an equity round since that is a qualified financing event. It wonโ€™t convert if the bridge is another convertible round (seems like thereโ€™s some discretion on whether or not to mark those investments up, but we havenโ€™t at previous funds Iโ€™ve worked at unless itโ€™s a priced round)
  • Martin Tobias: I less it is a priced round those SAFES stay outstanding. Where it gets interesting is when these bridge notes have a lower cap than prior notes (happening in this environment). That is where things get interesting and you get to see what the CEO is made of

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