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Freeman Law

Startup Funding: Using Convertible Notes and SAFEs to Bridge the Valuation Gap Between Early Investors and Founders

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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

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Emerging Businesses and Venture Capital in 2024: 10 Hot Topics for Founders, Investors, and Executives of Emerging Companies

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2023 was a pivotal year for the emerging companies, creating new categories of winners and losers across the board. Emerging companies incorporating artificial intelligence or that have clear line of sight to positive cash...more

BCLP

Investing in your IP Rights: A Key Step to Attracting European Startup Funding

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A recent study by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) provides useful support for those working to develop and protect valuable IP rights. It reveals that European...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Exploring the Build to Scale Program: Funding Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Tech-Driven Startups

On June 1st, the Economic Development Administration’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) within the U.S. Department of Commerce launched the application process for the Build to Scale (B2S) Program. This program...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 133

Food Venture Financing Trends - Eastern Standard Provisions, a soft pretzel maker, announced that it closed its $13.5 million funding round. Mondelēz International's SnackFutures was an investor in the company's latest...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Will We See the Predicted M&A Spike in 2023?

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In 2022, many predicted we would see a spike in M&A due to the economic downturn and the steep drop in startup valuations. However, last year was not the M&A blockbuster that was predicted, and we even saw a drop-off in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financing Options in the Alternative Protein Industry

This article is Part B of the fifth alert in our series of alerts focussed on the alternative protein industry. While Part A provided an overview of financing options in the industry, this Part B considers a variety of key...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

It's (Mostly) Good to be the Serial Entrepreneur

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Two startups with competing, equally compelling technologies at the same stage of development are pitching venture capital investors for Series A funding.  One startup is led by a serial entrepreneur founder, the other by a...more

Winstead PC

[Webinar] Investing in Universities - Intellectual Property Due Diligence: A Critical Prerequisite to Funding Startup Companies -...

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Join us for a webinar series on Investing in University Startup Companies. Topics discussed include intellectual property due diligence for venture capital transactions. We are grateful for our guest panelists Technium....more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Capsida Biotherapeutics Debuts with $140 Million of Capital for its AAV Gene Therapies

Capsida Biotherapeutics Inc.—a  Thousand Oaks, CA-based emerging biotechnology company—recently emerged from stealth mode with $ 140 million in start-up capital. Capsida secured a $50 million Series A commitment from Versant...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Global Healthcare Financing Trends During COVID-19

During the first quarter of 2020, venture funding levels in the global healthcare and life sciences sector has increased 4% by dollars raised, quarter-over-quarter, despite the turbulent COVID-19 environment. According to a...more

WilmerHale

In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - October, 2016 #3

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: The first 100 days of your startup: From registering a name to funding options - How to start a startup: Advice from startup founders - Techworld talks...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Second Quarter Venture Funding Increases 20% from First Quarter

Earlier this year, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), a trade association representing the U.S. venture capital industry, released the results of its MoneyTree Report on venture funding for the second quarter of...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Intellectual Property and the Venture-Funded Startup

One of the most commonly used buzzwords by the media and investors is the term “startup,” which is generally used to describe an entrepreneurial venture with the goals of rapid growth and immediate impact on a market....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

It's Okay to Venture Away: Alternative Financing Structures for Startups

When it comes to scaling your startup business, choosing your financing partners is critical. Luckily, entrepreneurs have many choices with new entrants into the market on almost a daily basis. The Kauffman Index estimates...more

WilmerHale

In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - March 2016 #2

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech: 2016 Update - We love this annual guide to the startup scene in Boston, authored by a seed VC and featuring...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Venture Funding Reaches Highest Level in More Than a Decade

Last month, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), a trade association representing the U.S. venture capital industry, released the results of its MoneyTree Report on venture funding for 2014. The report, which is...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Venture Perspectives: Second Quarter 2014

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New England Outlook - Quarterly Review of Seed, Series A and Series B/Later Round Financings - Included in this Issue: - Activity Level of New England Transactions: Q2 2013 -Q2 2014 - All Rounds - Activity...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Venture Capital Coast-to-Coast – January 2015

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Concern over higher valuations? Apparently not, as $59 billion invested in 2014 breaks the post-crisis record. LPs also set a post-crisis record with $32 billion in commitments to U.S.-based VC funds. PitchBook Data, Inc.,...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Third Quarter Venture Funding Declines 27% from Second Quarter

Last week, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), a trade association representing the U.S. venture capital industry, released the results of its MoneyTree Report on venture funding for the third quarter of 2014. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick Technology IPO Insights for Q2 2014

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Orrick Technology IPO Insights, a quarterly publication highlighting trends in U.S. information technology company IPOs. We isolate technology companies in order to analyze and present...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Entrepreneurs Report - 1H 2014

In this issue: - From the WSGR Database: Financing Trends for Q2 2014 - Trends in High Pre-money Valuation Financings - Price and Preference - Excerpt from Trends in High Pre-money Valuation...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Silicon Valley Venture Survey - Second Quarter 2014

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We analyzed the terms of 174 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2014 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley....more

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Silicon Valley Venture Survey - Fourth Quarter 2013

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We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 124 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the fourth quarter of 2013....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Raising VC Money in the US

Ambitious Chinese start-ups in need of funding are advised to look to the US, where venture capital firms are increasingly willing to make investments. China is increasingly a centre of innovation, driven by...more

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