name: NVCA Model Voting Agreement
category: venture-financing
description: >-
  Standard-form voting agreement for venture capital financings, covering board composition, drag-along rights, and
  stockholder voting obligations.
source_url: https://nvca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NVCA-Model-VA-10-1-2025.docx
source_version: 10-1-2025
license_note: >-
  NVCA model documents are freely downloadable but not redistributable. This recipe contains only transformation
  instructions, not the source document.
source_sha256: 3496d7ae9343d1b5b7db13239313c6512e7e0d68d13273538c4dbf06416a5f0d
optional: false
fields:
  - name: company_name
    type: string
    description: Full legal name of the company
  - name: investor_name
    type: string
    description: Full name of the lead investor
  - name: investor_2_name
    type: string
    description: Full name of the second investor (if applicable)
  - name: key_holder_name
    type: string
    description: Name of the key holder (typically founder/CEO)
  - name: effective_date
    type: string
    description: Effective date of the agreement (e.g. January 15, 2025)
  - name: company_counsel
    type: string
    description: Company counsel name and address
  - name: counsel_cc
    type: string
    description: Additional counsel to CC on notices, or empty string if none
    default: ''
  - name: judicial_district
    type: string
    description: Federal judicial district for disputes (e.g. District of Delaware)
    default: District of Delaware
  - name: state_of_incorporation_lower
    type: string
    description: State of incorporation in lowercase (e.g. delaware)
    default: delaware
  - name: specify_percentage
    type: string
    description: Percentage threshold for drag-along and amendment provisions (number only, e.g. 60)
  - name: amended_restated_upper
    type: string
    description: AMENDED AND RESTATED or empty string
    default: ''
  - name: amended_restated
    type: string
    description: Amended and Restated or empty string
    default: ''
  - name: signature_page_marker
    type: string
    description: Signature page marker text
    default: Signature Page Follows
priority_fields:
  - company_name
  - investor_name
  - key_holder_name
  - effective_date
  - company_counsel
  - judicial_district
  - state_of_incorporation_lower
  - specify_percentage