SAFEs

YC Post-Money SAFE — Discount

Y Combinator's Post-Money SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) with a discount rate and no valuation cap.

11 fields CC-BY-ND-4.0 Y Combinator

Try this template in an AI workflow

Start with the setup guide for Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and local package execution. The install page will keep the handoff tied to this template.

npx open-agreements fill yc-safe-discount -d values.json -o output.docx

Field	Type	Description
Company Name `company_name`	string	Full legal name of the company
Investor Name `investor_name`	string	Full legal name of the investor

Field	Type	Description
Purchase Amount `purchase_amount`	string	Dollar amount of the investment (e.g., "100,000")
Discount Rate `discount_rate`	string	Discount rate as a percentage, expressed as 100 minus the discount (e.g., "80" for a 20% discount)
Date Of Safe `date_of_safe`	date	Date the SAFE is executed

Field	Type	Description
State Of Incorporation `state_of_incorporation`	string	State where the company is incorporated (e.g., "Delaware")
Governing Law Jurisdiction `governing_law_jurisdiction`	string	State whose laws govern the agreement (e.g., "Delaware")

Field	Type	Description
Company `company`	string	Company name as used in the signature block (typically matches company_name)
Company Name Caps `company_name_caps`	string	Company name in uppercase as used in the header (e.g., "ACME INC.")
Name `name`	string	Name of the company signatory
Title `title`	string	Title of the company signatory (e.g., "CEO")

Use this template with Claude Code or another coding agent

Start with setup instructions, then run this template in your own workflow.

Workflow support only. Not legal advice.

View Template

Source maintained by Y Combinator

CC-BY-ND-4.0

Fields 11

Source Y Combinator

This template is a drafter's starting point. It does not constitute legal advice. Have qualified counsel review before execution.

44 free contract templates for NDAs, employment agreements, SAFEs, financing documents, and more.