Biotech Startup Support

Informative articles geared towards life science startup founders, with a specific focus on biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals.Topics include company formation, legal basics, finance basics, common founder mistakes, lab operations, and more.

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Unleashing Innovation: R&D Tax Credits Explained

Learn about funding challenges in biotech R&D and how tax credits and incentives can help. Discover the federal R&D tax credit and state-level incentives that support innovation, decrease tax liabilities, and drive economic growth for biotechs.

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February 3, 2023

Fully-Diluted Capitalization & Why It’s Important

You’ll hear a lot of jargon as a biotech startup founder raising money. In the world of venture capital and equity financing, one of those terms is “fully diluted capitalization.” The term comes into …

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February 3, 2023

What Is the Cap Table & Why Is It Important?

A Review for Biotech Startup Founders Being a biotech or biopharma startup founder comes with a huge list of responsibilities. Many of which pertain to the lab. However, several of those responsibilit…

VC term sheets

February 3, 2023

VC Term Sheets: Definition, Key Components & More

It’s all too common for founders to be confused by venture capital (VC) term sheets. Many founders often find the agreement’s terms complicated or foreign. On the other hand, investors see term sheets…

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February 3, 2023

Negotiating a Term Sheet: Is it Worth It?

A term sheet is a non-binding agreement between the founders of a company and an investor or group of investors. It includes an outline of the terms and conditions (how much equity and control an inve…

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February 3, 2023

Pre-Money vs. Post-Money: What's the Difference?

Most startup founders have similar goals even if their companies are wildly different. The typical founder wants to create a profitable business around a product or service that adds value to their cu…