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Ask HN: Is VC fundraising considered a partial sale of the company?

TLDR: I was employee at a startup that gave me equity and secretively clawed it back then fired me few months later. Is the law around "sale of company" established to be a full sale of company or can it be a partial sale (e.g. equity to VCs)? Can I effectively pursue legal action against the startup?I've worked at the startup before they had major traction and had equity as part of the my...

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