Non Binding

Non Binding

Refers to the depth of the legal commitment of the document. Term sheets, Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Letters of Intent (LOIs) are non-binding documents of which the investor or startup can back out of the intended agreement. The etiquette in venture is to provide a term sheet and once the founder agrees to the term sheet move to execute the investment. It is not common for investors to back out of agreements once a term sheet is issued.