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The National Venture Capital Association’s October 2025 update to its model stock purchase agreement didn’t make headlines outside the venture bar, but it quietly did something meaningful: it formally incorporated tranched...more
Early-stage strength, late-stage strain, and an enduring AI premium define this quarter’s venture landscape....more
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly – a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team –...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Ecorobotix, an agtech startup that produces smart spraying systems for crop protection products, announced that it raised $150 million across its Series C financing round in 2024 and Series...more
Founder preferred stock is on the rise, featured in nearly 11% of companies that closed priced equity rounds in H1, up from 6% in 2023. These provisions often support tax-efficient founder liquidity structuring and may signal...more
Even before formation, it is critical to consider how a business will be funded, both initially and in the long term. A business’s initial capital structure can have important implications for the type of financing it is able...more
For founders, the fundraising process can feel like a black box that is more art than science and full of jargon, shifting timelines, and high stakes. Yet, understanding the typical steps and expectations can make the...more
Raising capital is a defining moment for any startup, but the groundwork for a successful financing is laid long before you meet your first investor. We’ve seen that the companies best positioned to attract investment are...more
Last month, a startup’s Series A nearly fell apart when investors and founders realized their different calculation methods produced a $750,000 variance. The culprit was not deception or bad faith, but rather a complex...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Daring Foods, a vegan chicken brand, announced that it has been acquired by V2food, a large Australian plant-based meat producers....more
Cooley handled 238 reported venture capital financings in Q2 2025, representing $6.5 billion of invested capital. Deal count increased by more than 20% across all stages of financing compared to the previous quarter, with...more
During this session, the panelists shared alternative capital-raising financing strategies, including venture capital (VC), accelerators, spin-outs, bridge financing, licensing, and government agency support. They also...more
As U.S.-based venture capital funds have become an increasingly significant source of capital for UK start-up and scale-up companies, the negotiation of terms often give rise to gaps in expectations and market norms between...more
As venture fund formation lawyers, we take a keen interest in helping our clients raise capital for their funds. If you are currently fundraising or expect to do so soon, we have pulled together a summary of some key recent...more
What does it take to transition from hosting local events to managing a national venture capital firm? For Justis Mendez and Pablo Casilimas, founders of OneSixOne Ventures, their journey began with such events in Florida,...more
How integral are networking and community-building to becoming a successful entrepreneur? Pablo Casilimas and Justis Mendez of OneSixOne Ventures join Founder Shares to discuss how they harnessed the power of these strategies...more
Early-stage companies often rely on Simple Agreements for Future Equity (SAFEs) and convertible promissory notes to raise capital either prior to a company's first priced preferred equity round, or to raise bridge capital...more
In this latest issue of The Entrepreneurs Report, we've compiled a range of data on venture financing transactions, SAFE financings, and convertible note financings in which the firm was involved in 2023, with the objective...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
Food Venture Financing Trends - Danone announced that it plans to sell its Horizon Organic and Wallaby Brands businesses to Platinum Equity, an investment firm, for an undisclosed amount. Danone will continue to retain a...more
The current economic climate has been challenging for privately held companies seeking to raise growth capital. Several factors have contributed to the recent contraction in fundraising, including high interest rates, reduced...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Former Mondelez and Nielsen executives launched Flora Ventures, an $80m venture capital fund to invest in early-stage food and agriculture startups in Israel and Europe....more
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 first half of the year, with the...more
As New York’s legal cannabis market heats up, many who are intended to benefit struggle with financing the launch of a new business and are at risk of becoming victims of predatory lending practices. While New York state...more
On 10 July 2023, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his first Mansion House speech in which he announced a series of measures designed to unlock pension investment in private companies whilst also...more