In the first several months of 2020, Seed Deal activity was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but finished out strong to remain consistent with 2019 data. In our latest Conversations Series podcast with Gary Anderson, a partner in the Business Transactions Group at Seward & Kissel LLP, we discussed the following topics from the 2020 Seed Transaction Deal Points Study:

• Which investment strategies were the most (and least) popular in receiving seed capital?
• Seed Deal economic terms related to:
  • Seeder bearing some of the start-up costs of the new business;
  • Seeder liquidity that aligns with other investors in the Fund;
• Working Capital Support – how is it structured and what percentage of deals include it?
• Deal Structure – Equity versus Revenue Share?
• Lockup of Seed Capital
• Length of the Seed Deal and Cost of Exiting the Deal?

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