SAFE Generator

Generate Your SAFE Agreement

Create market-standard SAFE documents based on Y Combinator templates. We'll guide you through each decision with market context and best practices.

Choose Your SAFE Type

The type of SAFE determines how your investor's ownership is calculated when the SAFE converts. We strongly recommend the post-money SAFE with valuation cap.

Market Context (2024-2025)

85% of early-stage rounds now use SAFEs. Of those, 61% use a valuation cap only, 30% use both cap and discount, and only 8% use discount alone. Post-money SAFEs are the standard — pre-money was deprecated by YC in 2018.

Post-Money SAFEs (Recommended)

YC Standard

Post-Money SAFE with Valuation Cap

Recommended

The industry standard. Clean, simple, investor-friendly.

61% of SAFEs use valuation cap only (Carta 2024)

Post-Money SAFE with Discount Only

Acceptable

Investor gets a percentage discount on Series A price.

8% of SAFEs use discount only (Carta 2024)

Post-Money SAFE with MFN (Uncapped)

Acceptable

No cap or discount — just a promise of equal treatment.

Rarely used as a standalone structure

Pre-Money SAFEs (Not Recommended)— Deprecated by YC

Pre-Money SAFE with Valuation Cap

Not Recommended

The original YC SAFE format (now deprecated).

Deprecated by YC in 2018; <15% of SAFEs today

Pre-Money SAFE with Discount Only

Not Recommended

Outdated discount structure.

Very rare

This tool generates SAFE documents based on Y Combinator templates. Not legal advice — consult an attorney before signing.

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