Dr. Khaled E. Ismail is a Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures. He is the Founder, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman at KI-Angels. Dr. Ismail founded SysDSoft Inc. in 2002 and serves as the Chief Executive Officer and the President. He also served as the Business Development Officer at Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. and the Managing Director at Intel Telecom Mobile Communication in Egypt. He has published over 150 papers in international journals, is editor of three books, the Chairman of three international conferences, invited speaker at over 30 international conferences and symposiums, and holds 14 patents.
Your legal business
The ‘Your legal business’ course is aimed at founders who want to learn more about the legal implications of setting up their business and the funding concepts for a first round of investment.
The first module focuses on legal basics, the second module on the funding concepts.
Each module has a number of learning resources, which include:
• Theoretical breakdowns where concepts are introduced – relevant to the African context.
• Videos of leading business professionals, entrepreneurs and investors, sharing expert advice,
• Quizzes where you’ll be challenged to apply what you have learnt,
• Useful downloadable templates and documents.
Introduction: Convertible notes
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Introduction: Convertible notes 6:53 min
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شرح مفاهيم التمويل – السندات القابلة للتحويل
لا يكون تقييم الشركة عملية سهلة، خاصة عندما تكون شركة ناشئة. ولذلك تعتبر السندات القابلة للتحويل طريقة شائعة للشركات الناشئة للحصول على المال، خاصة في مراحل التأسيس وما قبل التأسيس. فهي تساعد في حل هذه المشكلة.
تكلمنا في باب التقييم من دليل أكاديمية VC4A، عن كيف يتم وضع سعر الشركة عن طريق تقييمها. ويتم الوصول للتقييم باستخدام عوامل مثل … Sign in to continue
Explication des concepts du financement: les billets convertibles
Il n’est pas facile d’attribuer une valeur à une société, surtout quand elle en est en phase d’amorçage. C’est la raison pour laquelle les billets convertibles sont un moyen plébiscité par les startups pour lever des fonds, surtout dans les phases d’amorçage et de démarrage. Ils permettent de résoudre le problème.
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Fikirka Lamaal Galinayo oo Sharaxan – Daynta La Badali Karo
In shirka la qiimeeyaa, gaar ahaan marka ugu horeysa ee la bilawga , wax fudud maaha. Waa sababta keentay in Daynta La Badali Karo noqdo dariiq aad u caan ah oo loo adeegsado marka ay shirkadu bilaw tahay,gaar ahaan inta ka horeesa dhisidda aasaaska iyo wakhtiga aasaaska la dhisayo. Waxay dadka ka caawiyeen inay dhibaatooyi… Sign in to continue
Putting a value on a company, especially when it is first starting up, is not easy. This is why Convertible Notes are such a popular way for start-ups to raise money, especially in the pre-seed and seed phases. They help to solve this problem.
In the Guide to Valuations chapter of the VC4A Academy, we spoke about how a company’s price is set by its valuation. A valuation is worked out us… Sign in to continue
Why many early stage investors prefer convertible notes
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Why many early stage investors prefer convertible notes 1:35 min
Stephen Gugu is co-founder and director at ViKtoria Ventures. Through Viktoria Stephen has made several investments and assisted angel investors in Kenya access and make investments. He has consulted widely for early stage innovative businesses training over 400 entrepreneurs, and assisted them in fundraising and deal structuring. In this capacity Stephen acts as the academic director for the private equity and venture capital program in the business school.
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The reason I like convertible notes for investment, is probably three points. I think the first one is about the speed by which you can do a deal.
So generally, if you’re doing an equity deal, you need to do evaluation, which you need to agree on with entrepreneur. You need to disburse the funding. You need to get those registered in the company registry, depending on where you are from… Sign in to continue
How the cap is negotiated with a convertible note investment
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How the cap is negotiated with a convertible note investment 1:13 min
Shudhan Kohli is a Co-Founder and CEO of Grey Elephant Ventures. He has spent 10 years shaping the growth trajectory of large and early stage businesses, spanning three frontier markets and four industries. His work was prominently featured in a book called “Sustainable Luxury and Social Entrepreneurship: Stories from the Pioneers” prior to handing over the reigns of his company. Shudhan then went on to consult over 200 high growth, early stage ecommerce businesses across the Americas; providing expertise in product development, project management, digital marketing and business development.
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Generally the cap is balanced out with a discount rates on the convertible notes. It really varies from startup to startup, and from investor to investor. Some prefer a higher discount rate on the final evaluation, some prefer a lower cap on what they would be paying.
Generally the conversation is really a balance between these two. If there have been previous investors that have signed… Sign in to continue
Why the valuation is not the most important point for an early stage deal
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Why the valuation is not the most important point for an early stage deal 1:49 min
Dr. Khaled E. Ismail is a Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures. He is the Founder, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman at KI-Angels. Dr. Ismail founded SysDSoft Inc. in 2002 and serves as the Chief Executive Officer and the President. He also served as the Business Development Officer at Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. and the Managing Director at Intel Telecom Mobile Communication in Egypt. He has published over 150 papers in international journals, is editor of three books, the Chairman of three international conferences, invited speaker at over 30 international conferences and symposiums, and holds 14 patents.
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I’ve rarely seen an investment where they come, they say, "Okay, we value ourself at this amount, "and we want this amount of money," and I say, "Okay, yes." That’s rarely the case, okay?
It does happen sometimes, but it’s rare.
More common is that they believe or they have put a business plan with projections for the next five years, that they will be a… Sign in to continue
Why ‘bootstrapping’ as long as possible is advisable
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Why ‘bootstrapping’ as long as possible is advisable 1:49 min
Oo Nwoye is a Nigerian internet entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Fonebase Labs, which builds telephony products for developers and small businesses. He is also the founder of TechCircle Nigeria and GBEDU.FM. Nwoye was a founding member of VouChaCha, OnePage, and Lotaar.
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Lots of people like to emphasize raising money, and it’s almost as if the aim of startups is this, is just to raise money, not knowing that raising money is just a means to an end, which is build a great business.
So, one of the great articles I’ve read about the reason why you don’t need to raise is called Reconsider by DHH, David Heinemeier Hansson. He’s the founder of Ruby on Rails. … Sign in to continue
Why the valuation is not the most important point for an early stage deal
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