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MFN

SAFE

Optimized for startups
Predictable equity costs
Investor protection (MFN)
Valuation flexibility (SAFE)
Transparent conversion
Scaleable financing
No collateral; Not a loan
Pioneered by Y Combinator
Equity exchange For private companies
Pay 50% less for your Statement of Work (SoW) and exchange it for 2x equity in an MFN SAFE.
Sample calculation below
Phase 1

Brand Development

We will develop a comprehensive brand system to scale your business

Identity

You will get a category-leading symbol or wordmark you can trademark

Animation

You will get an animated logo for web, ad, and product use

Ad Creative

You will get a branded ad campaign for digital marketing

Waitlist

You will get a one page website for early adapters to sign up
Offer: Operational Investment
SoW Savings

50% Less

Formula:
× 2 Multiple
= MFN SAFE Amount ($1.6M)  
Conversion Event:
MFN SAFE Amount ($1.6M)
÷ Qualifying Price per Share (PPS)
= # Shares
- 50% of Cash Financed ($800K)
Baseline Multiple
Equity Exchange

2x MFN SAFE

Monthly vesting, as we complete these deliverables:
Timeline: 52 Weeks (12 Months)
Team: PM, TPM, Designers, Engineers
Documentation: PRD, Roadmap, Architecture, Data Model 
Design: Screens, Flows, Interactions, Components, Variants, Tokens 
Engineering: High-lift (12), Medium-lift (52), Low-lift (260) Issues
Releases: Monthly (12), Weekly (52), Daily (260)
Ship: V1 (0.1 — 1.0) or V-Next (1.1 — 2.0), etc.
Security: Industry Standards (2FA, SOC 2, GDPR)
Meetings: Scheduled Calls (1/week)
Collaboration: Unscheduled Calls (Ad-hoc)
In this example, you pay $800K less in exchange for $1.6M in an MFN SAFE
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