A lunchtime conversation with Azmul Haque, CEO/Founder of Singaporean LegalTech startup FirstCOUNSEL, on how to raise Series A in Singapore and the state of the startup ecosystem. The seminar would cover the following overview, for companies looking obtain Series A funding:
1. Applicable securities laws in Singapore

2. Due diligence: process and parameters

3. Key term sheet issues:

Customary warranties and indemnities and standard exit default rights;
Exclusivity and Time-frame
4. Critical Investment Agreement terms

Conditions Precedent and its effect
Economic rights (e.g. valuation, liquidation preference, anti-dilution and share vesting)
Control rights (e.g. board composition, investor veto and information rights).