by John Wires | Nov 9, 2013 | Crowdfunding, Share Capital, Venture Capital
Venture Cap TV, a Quebec web-based show dedicated to start-ups, angel investing and venture capital recently interviewed consultant Diana Yazidjian (@diana_fyaz) on equity crowdfunding. Diana makes the great point that venture capitalists are using equity crowdfunding...
by John Wires | Jun 17, 2013 | Incorporating, Share Capital, Shareholder Agreements
Why Have Different Share Classes? How to Incorporate Series: Not all shares are created equal. Start-ups can issue different types (or classes) of shares with different rights attached to them. Having different classes of shares can be used for a number of different...
by John Wires | Mar 6, 2013 | Share Capital
Dragon’s Den vs. Reality After watching an episode or two of the Dragon’s Den (Canada) or Shark Tank (USA) entrepreneurs might be tempted to think that negotiating a deal to raise equity capital or startup funding from investors is simply a matter of valuing shares...
by John Wires | Mar 3, 2013 | Incorporating, Share Capital
Classes of Shares for Canadian Companies So you’re ready to incorporate in Canada, now what? One consideration for founders is whether there will be more than one class of shares. Where a corporation has only one class of shares, the rights of the shareholders are...
