In recent years, companies specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have been increasingly coveted acquisition targets. With the AI field transforming our approaches to key issues – from climate change to...more
Why is bias in AI an issue?
One reason: A natural human fear of trusting AI’s vaunted omniscience, whether for individuals or groups. AI is a blessing for business and big data analysis of every kind, the support of...more
12/20/2022
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Collection ,
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Ethics ,
FTC Act ,
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Proposed Legislation
While we might have seen a pullback in venture capital investment in 2022, one area where investors are not slowing down is betting on artificial intelligence – specifically directing their investment in companies working...more
A multi-part series highlighting the unique health regulatory aspects of Telemedicine mergers and acquisitions, and financing transactions -
Investors in the telehealth space and buyers and sellers of telehealth companies...more
Bearing the Bear Market: Article 2
The funding environment for emerging companies has fundamentally shifted in 2022 for both venture capital and IPOs, particularly after a banner year in 2021. Whether these headwinds...more
9/7/2022
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Venture Capital
The OESA convened its most recent “Mobility Supplier Forum” on August 25th at SRI International on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto. This was the first in-person forum hosted in Silicon Valley by OESA in a...more
What to Consider When Structuring a Cash and Equity Transaction -
We have enjoyed low interest rates for years, leading to an increase in all-cash acquisitions. As valuations soared in 2021, we saw private equity firms...more
Over 500,000 companies are started in the US every year, but even with those numbers, very few startups receive venture capital funding (“VC Funding”). VC Funding can largely depend on your investor networking skills and...more
The Metaverse, a virtual world created by combining different technologies, including virtual real estate and Augmented Reality (AR), is one of the hottest buzzwords of 2022. The Metaverse merger of both virtual and physical...more
Companies spend billions and invest heavily in technologies that offer greater telepresence and enable an individual’s digital life. Will humans interact with each other via avatars in a three-dimensional virtual space? The...more
The Canadian startup market is on fire, and it is grabbing the attention of investors. According to CB Insights data, in just the first half of 2021, Canadian startups raised more than double what they raised in all of 2020. ...more
There are countless things to consider when getting your startup off the ground, and one that many don't consider early on is the allocation of stock to founders. This is a critical step that is important to handle very...more
What to expect in a secondary market transaction -
You formed and financed an emerging growth company or startup, you hold unregistered shares of a private company not listed on a national securities exchange—but you need...more
What you need to know about going public in 2021 -
One of the hottest investment trends in the past year is the rise of special-purpose acquisition companies, commonly called SPACs. SPACs are shell companies that exist to...more
Why SAFEs will continue to dominate in early stages -
Amidst historic highs for startup investment in 2021, and new records broken every month, one wonders whether we can expect the venture capital boom to continue. ...more