PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - Why Raise Capital?
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - The Aspects of Raising Capital from Start-Ups to More Established Companies
Embracing Change & Community: The Keys To Startup Success With Chris Heivly
The Best of Founder Shares: Highlights Wisdom of Season's Guests
A Conversation with Janade du Plessis of Launch Africa Ventures: Balancing Sustainable Development with ROI
The Force is Strong with this One – Success and Paying it Forward with Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor and Spiffy Scot Wingo
Hunting Outsized Returns with Jason Caplain of Bull City Venture Partners
Through the Lens: From serial entrepreneur to neutral who gets deals done - Focus on Daniel Garrie
A View From the Starting Line – A Conversation with Teenpreneur Tierney Schmidt
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 159: Bob Quinn, Executive Director, and Adrianne Grimes, Director of Marketing and Comms, SCRA
From Accidental Entrepreneur to a $2.5M raise, with Cycle Labs' Josh Owen
The One Reason Startups Fail, with VentureSouth's Charlie Banks
When Two is Better Than One: Murphy’s Naturals and The Loading Dock Story with Philip Freeman
Huddling with Hutch adVENTURES: Behind the scenes with an early-stage venture capital firm
Assessing The Value Of Early-Stage PE Investments
The Rare Air of Elevation Oncology: Raising Nearly $200M in 2 Years, with CEO Shawn Leland
The Legal Side of Raising Money: Startup Funding Questions Answered, with Anna Tharrington
Startup CEO Who Coded His Way Out: Rainway’s Andrew Sampson
A Feathr Touch: Navigating Customer, Employee and Investor Relations with Aleksander Levental
Biggest Legal Mistakes in Your Startup, with Hutchison's Justyn Kasierski
In this latest issue of The Entrepreneurs Report, we’ve compiled a range of data on venture, convertible note, and SAFE financing transactions in which the firm was involved during the second quarter of 2024, with the...more
Private company investing is inherently risky, but these risks can be mitigated if investors take proactive steps before making this type of investment. This due diligence action plan for potential investors includes the...more
In the world of early stage investing, there exists a range of structures from the most founder friendly to the most investor friendly. The most investor-friendly structure involves some type of a priced round in which...more
Many startup projects begin with small investments from founders and friends or family who believe in the founders’ plan, product, or idea. As startups further develop their business offering and concept, they often require...more
We have previously written regarding founders’ choice of entity decisions as well as a number of tips for entrepreneurs to keep in mind as their businesses begin to operate and grow. But for those founders who have eyes on...more
As we’ve noted in a previous article, the Y Combinator-hosted SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) has become the investment contract of choice for startup companies that have already attracted investors. However, the...more
The SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) investment structure was a great innovation in financing structures by the Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator team. It has simplified and lowered the cost of first-stage financings...more
Initial public offerings (IPOs) and M&A exits are the two most common means of achieving liquidity in a private company. This article addresses an acquisition transaction, which requires preparation and oversight that many...more
Identifying potential investors is one of the most difficult challenges facing early-stage companies. The range of amounts sought at this stage is typically greater than what could be provided by the founders and friends and...more
“It's finding the founder, and the team, where you get the feeling, you want to quit your job and go work there,” Jason Caplain said. The Bull City Venture’s co-founder’s venture capital legacy isn't just about deals; it's a...more
As the shift from fossil-based energy production to renewable energy sources continues, growth in renewable energy projects under development has been staggering. But moving projects from early-stage development to commercial...more
Our Client Corner: Perspectives from Founders, Financiers, and Friends podcast series hosted by Mintz Member Joshua Fox explores the challenges and rewards associated with starting and running a business and investing in a...more
The moniker “venture capital” is believed to have originated from the financier John Hay Whitney. Having served in World War 2, Whitney returned to the United States with a new mission: to spread American ideals of free...more
Our last two alerts in this series covered key considerations for early-stage companies in the alternative protein industry and provided an overview of financing in the alternative protein industry. This alert follows those...more
Over three and a half years since the death of George Floyd spurred some members of the venture capital community to enact promises to increase their investments in diverse entrepreneurs, California has enacted legislation in...more
Are you an investor who has or is interested in funding an early-stage life sciences company in Massachusetts? If so, we have good news. Massachusetts offers an Angel Investor Tax Credit program that could provide certain...more
Investing in any form involves a certain level of risk, and the potential return is directly related to the level of risk taken on. This principle holds true for both private equity and venture capital investing. Private...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will meet on September 21, 2023 and has announced its agenda for the meeting, which includes consideration of certain matters that are included on the SEC’s...more
Jennifer Steiner has spent her entire career in the healthcare services sector: at Fortune 100 companies, private equity backed companies, and now at her own private equity backed startup. Jennifer shares her experience...more
2023 has proved to be challenging for many cash-conscious startups, especially those that anticipated raising venture capital in the first half of the year. As the Federal Reserve continues to increase interest rates in an...more
While sophisticated participants in private markets have historically been seen as capable of bargaining for information or withstanding losses better than mom-and-pop investors, current events signal that the U.S. Securities...more
Investing is cyclical. It’s a lesson that has repeated itself over the past two years for entrepreneurs and investors in emerging digital health technologies. The pandemic brought more urgency to digital health...more
The CB Insights’ State of Venture Report for the third quarter of 2022 notes that global venture funding declined to $74.5 billion in the third quarter, down 58% from the funding peak in the fourth quarter of 2021. This...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - BioVeritas, an upcycled food sustainable startup, announced that it raised $65 million from Ara Partners, its majority shareholder....more
This article is Part A of the fifth alert in our series of alerts focussed on the alternative protein industry. It provides an overview of financing options for players in the industry and specifically discusses information...more