Venture Deals · glossary

Consent matters

The things the company may do only with the investors’ agreement, such as issuing shares or signing a large contract. Solaris has twenty-two, in Schedule 5, and article 20 writes the same list into the constitution. Schedule 5 · Clause 14.2 · Chapter 11

Explained in Chapter 11, Control: the Board, Consent Matters and Information Rights, of Venture Deals.

How it comes up, in Chapter 6
Every term sheet covers money and power. The money terms include the price, the option pool and the preference. The power terms include the board, founder vesting and the consent matters (what the company may do only with the investors' agreement).
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