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Y Combinator's standard package pairs a fixed 7% post-money SAFE with a $375,000 uncapped MFN SAFE. Here is how each piece turns into equity.

Advertising Week New York opened October 5 with a new initiative pairing creators and brands for direct deal-making, with Dhar Mann leading the effort as inaugural chief creator officer.

Founders divide ownership with a four-year vesting schedule, a one-year cliff, and legal agreements that determine what happens when someone leaves.

Canada's refundable SR&ED tax credit delivers up to $2.1 million annually in non-dilutive cash to startups conducting R&D, with expanded eligibility and higher thresholds starting in 2025.

Mini-slate development grants of €60,000–€310,000 support producers based in low-audiovisual-capacity (LCC) European countries developing 2–3 works in film, television, animation or documentary.

Europe's EIC Accelerator moves to six application deadlines a year in 2026, offering €634 million in blended grant and equity funding.