Y Combinator SAFE templates now available on Clara

Clara is excited to announce that Y Combinator SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) templates are now available to automate and sign on its platform, with cap table data being automatically updated in the process. This marks a major advancement for founders seeking quick and efficient ways to produce fundraising documentation and track equity dilution.

What is a SAFE? Created by San Francisco-based Y Combinator (YC) in 2013, these documents have become the market standard for early-stage fundraising, offering a simple and streamlined process for companies to raise initial capital. Clara now offers the standard YC SAFE forms on its platform for Cayman, Singapore and Delaware companies. The documents can be generated using Clara’s document generation workflows, signed on platform, shared with investors and with the company’s cap table automatically being updated with the key data points from each SAFE, ready to track and run scenario modelling—no extra data entry required.

Why do YC SAFE templates matter? While SAFEs are well-regarded for their simplicity and founder-friendly terms, navigating and customising them can still be a complex process. Clara’s platform simplifies this, allowing founders to easily generate, customise, and share SAFE templates tailored to their needs. By providing this trusted YC resource directly to Clara, founders can focus on growing their businesses while Clara handles the complexities of legal documentation and cap-table updates.

“We’re thrilled to offer YC’s SAFEs on Clara,” said Patrick Rogers, co-founder and CEO at Clara. “This new feature is set to further empower startups by making their fundraising journey more convenient while significantly reducing cap table data tracking errors. Lawyers and investors are also going to love how it keeps the documentation and cap tables of their clients and portfolio companies error-free and standardised.”