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The Cliff Vesting Debate Every Founder Must Navigate
Episode 34 of The Series A Show with Fexingo tackles one of the most contentious terms in term sheets: the single-trigger vs. double-trigger cliff vesting debate. Lucas and Luna break down a real-world case study — a B2B SaaS startup that raised a $12 million Series A only to see two co-founders leave within six months, triggering a messy equity reallocation. They walk through how standard four-year vesting with a one-year cliff works, why founders often push for single-trigger acceleration upon acquisition, and what the data from 2025 Q4 shows about investor pushback. The episode also…
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