Voting Agreement

A Voting Agreement is a contract among certain shareholders that sets how they will vote on specified matters, commonly used in VC financings to establish board composition and voting commitments. In venture-backed companies, a Voting Agreement helps implement governance arrangements negotiated in the term sheet, and Voting Agreement provisions often cover director election, drag-along concepts, and protective voting mechanics.

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Ryan Roberts Startup Lawyer
Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising on venture financings and M&A transactions totaling more than $1 billion. He is the author of the Amazon bestselling startup law book Acceleration.