SAFEs Review Checklists

YC Post-Money SAFE (Valuation Cap) Review Checklist

A fill-in and decision guide for the Y Combinator Post-Money SAFE (valuation cap). Unlike a negotiated form, the YC SAFE is byte-identical across deals and is not meant to be edited, so this checklist covers only the blanks the parties complete — the cap, the purchase amount, the entity and governing-law fields, and the signature and date lines — plus a few which-document decisions, such as confirming the post-money form and whether to add a pro rata side letter.

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