You finally have investor interest. A couple of angels like the idea, one says “We usually do SAFEs,” another asks if you’re open to a convertible note, and suddenly you’re deep in legal blog posts at ...

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You’re a few months into building. You have early users, a half-working product, and one investor asking for your “valuation expectations.” You have no idea what to say. A friend tells you to “just ...

RYVYL Inc. converted $4.0 million in debt into 7.1 million shares, finalizing its anti-dilution strategy. RYVYL Inc. announced that it has completed the conversion of its remaining 8% Senior ...

Empyrean Energy ("Empyrean" or the "Company"), the oil and gas development company with interests in China, Indonesia and the United States, advises that it has received a conversion notice to convert ...