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YC Post-Money SAFE — Valuation Cap

Y Combinator's Post-Money SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) with a valuation cap and no discount. The most common early-stage investment instrument.

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Fields (10)

Parties

FieldTypeDescription
Company Name
company_name
string Full legal name of the company
Investor Name
investor_name
string Full legal name of the investor

Deal Terms

FieldTypeDescription
Purchase Amount
purchase_amount
string Dollar amount of the investment (e.g., "100,000")
Valuation Cap
valuation_cap
string Post-money valuation cap in dollars (e.g., "10,000,000")
Date Of Safe
date_of_safe
date Date the SAFE is executed

Company Details

FieldTypeDescription
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")

Signatures

FieldTypeDescription
Company
company
string Company name as used in the signature block (typically matches company_name)
Name
name
string Name of the company signatory
Title
title
string Title of the company signatory (e.g., "CEO")

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