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Associate at Harbourline LLP

Priya Raman

Seed & Series A · SAFEs · Founder agreements

Vancouver · English, Tamil

Priya Raman

About

I am a corporate and venture financing lawyer and advise founders as they build and scale their companies, from establishing a business to raising seed and Series A capital. My practice focuses on early-stage technology businesses. I help founders work through incorporation, ownership arrangements, founder agreements and employee equity, with an emphasis on putting a clear, workable structure in place before the company grows. On the financing side, I advise on SAFEs, convertible instruments and priced rounds. I review term sheets, negotiate investor rights and help clients understand how board provisions, dilution and future financing obligations affect their long-term plans. I also support Canadian companies preparing for US investment, coordinating with local counsel when a transaction crosses borders. I take time to understand the business behind the documents and keep founders informed about the decisions that matter, so legal work supports the next stage rather than slowing it down.

Expertise

Practices

Venture financing

Seed rounds, Series A, SAFEs, Convertible notes, Term sheets

Corporate and formation

Incorporation, Founder agreements, Cap tables, Employee equity

Experience

$4.2M

Seed round for climate software startup. Led by a Toronto fund; pro-rata and board terms.

US$12M

Delaware flip ahead of US raise. BC startup reorganized under a US parent.

$9M

Series A for health-tech platform

$1.5M

Pre-seed SAFE syndicate

40 hires

Option plan rollout

Credentials

  1. Today
    Associate, Harbourline LLP
    Corporate and Venture Financing
  2. 2017
    Law Society of BC
    Called to the bar
  3. 2017
    JD, University of British Columbia
    Education

Involvement, Speaking and News

2026
Raising in a tight market
Panelist, BC Tech Summit
2025
SAFEs, explained
Founder workshop, Harbourline LLP
Priya Raman

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