convertible note

also referred to as: convertible notes

20 statements across 19 episodes · 3 bullish · 3 bearish · 20 people on the record · first statement Apr 18, 2016 by Erik Gatenholm · across every show →

Everything said about convertible note, oldest first

Apr 18, 2016 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Gatenholm: Swedish convertible notes typically convert within 12 months
“But it needs to be converted typically within 12 months.”
Erik Gatenholm Apr 18, 2016 ▶ 11:00 He 3D Prints Body Parts And Will Do $4m in 2016 with Erik Gatenholm of CellInk EP 241
Jul 9, 2016 bullish
Opinion
Latka: It has never been a better time to start a company
“It's never been a better time to start a company. I mean, if you're like a little smart and you have kind of an idea, preferably a problem you're solving for yourself, it's never been better because the fact that angels are willing to do these convertible note…”
Nathan Latka Jul 9, 2016 ▶ 13:47 EP 350: Toronto Based SaaS Doing $25k MRR with 10 Clients with Amanda Parker
Jul 9, 2016
Disclosure
Simply Insight raised on a convertible note with zero discount and interest
“No, it's a little bit more simple than that, so we're just doing a cap and no discount, no interest.”
Amanda Parker Jul 9, 2016 ▶ 12:19 EP 350: Toronto Based SaaS Doing $25k MRR with 10 Clients with Amanda Parker
Jul 18, 2016
Disclosure
SidelineSwap is raising a $1.5M convertible note
“We're raising about 1.5 million on a note.”
Brendan Candon Jul 18, 2016 ▶ 11:53 EP 359: Hit $2m Revenue Buy/Sell Other Athelets Gear On Cheap with Brendan Candon of SidelineSwap.com
Aug 19, 2016 positive
Insight
Fredrickson: Founders should price early rounds and treat current cash as last
“If you can price something and price it now, it gives you something to work from and gives you more stability because you never know when your next financing round is going to come. And you should always assume that you're on your own with the cash you have al…”
Julie Fredrickson Aug 19, 2016 ▶ 2:59 EP 391: Why Gary V Led $1.5M Round In This Cosmetics Company
Sep 5, 2016
Disclosure
Cirrus Insight raised approximately $1.15M total via convertible notes
“About 1.15 million or so.”
Brandon Bruce Sep 5, 2016 ▶ 12:23 Cirrius Insights $640K MRR 100,000 Customers
Nov 20, 2016 neutral
Disclosure
Chad Newell: Snapwire has never done a priced round
“In Snapwire's world, we raised venture debt, so convertible notes. We have never done a price round.”
Chad Newell Nov 20, 2016 ▶ 13:10 EP 484: $7M Raised with StartEngine CEO and CrowdFunding SnapWire CEO
Apr 3, 2017 neutral
Disclosure
Astronomer Raised $1.1M on Convertible Notes Across Four Separate Rounds
“1.1 million. Priced. Yeah, yeah. No, no, it was a convertible note. So we've actually done like four rounds of notes, which is something shocking to me.”
Ry Walker Apr 3, 2017 ▶ 10:31 EP 618: Astronomer.io 2 Yrs Old, Hits $60K MRR, $2m Raised Helping Companies Makes Sense of Data with CEO Ry Walker
Sep 5, 2017
Disclosure
Mariana IQ raised a $2M seed note at a $6M cap
“It was a convertible note round. Two million note was what we issued.”
Venkat Nagaswamy Sep 5, 2017 ▶ 8:19 773: Can $1m MRR Company Grow Into $10m Post Money Valuation?
Apr 13, 2018 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Luke Beatty Predicts the Era of Open Convertible Notes Is Ending
“I think that's also starting to the sun's setting on a little bit of those sort of open note raises”
Luke Beatty Apr 13, 2018 ▶ 3:03 993 The Argument For Buildling a Product For Yourself First, $6.5m in Funding Later...
Jun 5, 2018 negative
Insight
Liu advises founders against stacking multiple unconverted rolling notes
“Which is tricky, and I would not recommend it for other folks, which is why when I raised my money for the biotech company afterwards, we only took in one investor.”
Nancy Liu Jun 5, 2018 ▶ 14:56 1046 She Controls WeWork TV Screens, Passes $4.8m ARR
Sep 19, 2018
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Linnanvuo notes that convertible notes are uncommon in Helsinki
“Convertible notes are not common here.”
Sami Linnanvuo Sep 19, 2018 ▶ 14:47 1152 How Screenful monopolized Trello marketplace to drive $15k in MRR
Jun 19, 2020 neutral
Disclosure
Trainual's convertible note blocked repayment once the startup hit revenue thresholds
“So we had an interesting trigger in our convertible note where once we hit a certain revenue threshold, the ability for me to pay back went away.”
Chris Ronzio Jun 19, 2020 ▶ 7:33 Trainual Hits $3m ARR, 3x YoY Helping 2500 Customers Document Key Processes
Jul 8, 2020 negative
Insight
Tringas: Traditional convertible notes and SAFEs fail profitable, non-fundraising startups
“Most of the early stage instruments, convertible notes and safes really are orientated around the idea that you will raise another round. And if you don't raise another round, They either do stuff that's, you know, not great, like accumulate interest indefinit…”
Tyler Tringas Jul 8, 2020 ▶ 55:10 Tyler Tringas: How Earnest Capital Hopes to Re-Invent Startup Investing
Jun 14, 2021 neutral
Disclosure
SalesScreen Raised an Uncapped Convertible Note Ahead of Upcoming Growth Round
“And then we did a convertible note this year, just getting up to a bigger round. No, I was only on a discount on the next round.”
Sindre Haaland Jun 14, 2021 ▶ 13:29 Gong Competitor: "We'll Raise at a $120m Valuation" after breaking $6m in ARR
Sep 26, 2021 neutral
Assertion Supported
QuantHub raised a $1.25M convertible note in July 2018
“We raised we raised the note round early on in our existence in July of 18. That was a 1.25 million”
Matt Cowell Sep 26, 2021 ▶ 9:58 Quanthub Helps you Hire Engineers, Raised $2m on $8m Valuation, On Track to Break $1m ARR
Nov 20, 2021
Assertion Supported
Yeomans: Atombeam crowdfunded via convertible note with $10M cap
“It was a cap and a, on a convertible note and the cap was 10.”
Charles Yeomans Nov 20, 2021 ▶ 6:08 How this SaaS Raised $2.4m Crowdfunding at $10m Valuation
Apr 3, 2022 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Fischer: Swiss convertible notes are typically limited to just $25k
“In Switzerland, when you use notes, it's rather very small notes, like 20 to 25,000. So you would have to raise a lot of notes and that makes it very complicated.”
Nadia Fischer Apr 3, 2022 ▶ 5:08 Language Optimization SaaS Hits $23k MRR in 6 Months, 9 FTE's, $3m Valuation
May 1, 2023 bullish
Opinion
Allouche: Raising capital on convertible notes is super easy even in downturns
“It's super, super easy, especially when the market is hot, but even when it's not, super easy to raise on convertible note.”
Gil Allouche May 1, 2023 ▶ 18:44 How to recession-proof your SaaS: 3 keys to surviving just about any economic downturn
Jan 21, 2026
Disclosure
Despite raising $7M, Kukun has never raised a priced equity round
“We never did a price valuation. We did convertible notes. so beyond that, I have not really pulled any money in the last four years, three years.”
Raph Howery Jan 21, 2026 ▶ 22:44 Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs
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