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YC Post-Money SAFE — Valuation Cap

Y Combinator's Post-Money SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) with a valuation cap and no discount. The most common early-stage investment instrument.

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npx open-agreements fill yc-safe-valuation-cap -d values.json -o output.docx

Fields (10)

Parties

FieldTypeDescription
Company Name string Full legal name of the company
Investor Name string Full legal name of the investor

Deal Terms

FieldTypeDescription
Purchase Amount string Dollar amount of the investment (e.g., "100,000")
Valuation Cap string Post-money valuation cap in dollars (e.g., "10,000,000")
Date Of Safe date Date the SAFE is executed

Company Details

FieldTypeDescription
State Of Incorporation string State where the company is incorporated (e.g., "Delaware")
Governing Law Jurisdiction string State whose laws govern the agreement (e.g., "Delaware")

Signatures

FieldTypeDescription
Company string Company name as used in the signature block (typically matches company_name)
Name string Name of the company signatory
Title string Title of the company signatory (e.g., "CEO")

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