The IPO market is showing encouraging signs of recovery in 2025, with 201 companies going public year-to-date compared to 225 for all of 2024. While deal volumes are increasing and aftermarket performance is strong, average...more
8/4/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Capital Markets ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Defense Sector ,
Financial Markets ,
FinTech ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Silicon Valley is built on the promise of innovation, but for the better part of the past three years, the innovation economy has been in a coma. It all started with runaway inflation triggering the biggest hike in the price...more
7/15/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Markets ,
Innovation ,
Interest Rates ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Startups ,
Taxation ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency ,
Venture Capital
As we pass the midpoint of 2025, it’s timely to look back at what we saw in the first half and reassess the road ahead. Were our predictions from the beginning of the year on the mark, or did we get it wrong? What do we...more
Having done a deep dive into PitchBook’s H1 2025 VC Tech Survey, not to mention living and breathing the state of venture with my clients who are in market for capital, I wanted to share my thoughts about how investors appear...more
6/11/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
FinTech ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
It should come as no surprise that venture capital (VC) investors are drilling down into startups building businesses with Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the core. New data from PitchBook actually shows that AI startups make...more
In a highly anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced an interest rate cut on September 18, reducing rates by 50 basis points to a range of 4.75-5%. This is the first rate cut in four years after interest rates hit a...more
9/27/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Markets ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Interest Rates ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Price Inflation ,
Private Equity ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector
Artificial Intelligence (AI) visual media is having a moment, with PitchBook reporting that “startups are raising record sums to bring AI-generated visuals to enterprise clients.” This subset of generative AI saw VC funding...more
6/21/2024
/ Advertising ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Data Security ,
Healthcare ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investors ,
Marketing ,
Real Estate Market ,
Retailers ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Business leaders, from CEOs to CIOs to project managers, are rapidly adopting generative artificial intelligence tools to transform their organizations, harnessing technology to drive efficiency, streamline processes, and...more
After two very difficult years in the tech sector, everyone is hoping for a comeback. We are looking at a more positive economic climate, the prospect of interest rates dropping, and there is much less talk of a recession...more
The California Legislature is back to work for 2024, and one of the items at the top of their agenda will be artificial intelligence (AI) regulation at the state level. AI regulation has become even more of a focus on a...more
1/11/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Biden Administration ,
California ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Machine Learning ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency
In an era dominated by technological advancements, the tech industry has become a battleground for various legal challenges shaped by geopolitical events, partisan politics, regulatory initiatives, patent disputes and class...more
1/11/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Data Protection ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Disputes ,
Investigations ,
Legal Technology ,
Military Conflict ,
Patents ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
Exit options have been limited for startups in recent months. Through the end of the third quarter of 2023, we saw a lull in M&A activity across the board, including the tech sector. As we kick off the December sprint to the...more
As the world grapples with fast-changing weather patterns, wildfires, record-breaking heat, and many other climate-related issues, it is becoming increasingly important to develop the technologies that will help to combat...more
11/6/2023
/ Bureau of Labor Statistics ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Technology Sector
Foley recently cohosted a webinar with 4thly featuring a panel of legal and policy experts addressing President Biden’s New Outbound Investment Screening Program....more
9/12/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Technology Sector ,
US Trade Policies
History is often written by reference to “before” and “after.” In this blog, we posit that “before” refers to the “bull market” that ended in January 2022, and “after” refers to everything that – happened, is happening, and...more
Following the recent closures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and Silvergate Bank and Credit Suisse’s takeover by Swiss-based rival UBS, ramifications for blockchain tech and crypto-based assets and deals are...more
3/31/2023
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Infrastructure ,
New Regulations ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Technology Sector
As we project ourselves forward in 2023, amidst the clouds, a bright spot for optimism is burning brightly for early stage, deep tech startup companies and investors. It’s no surprise that last year we saw a decrease in...more
As we ring in the lunar new year around the world, it is the year of the “rabbit” or of the “cat” depending on your version of the zodiac calendar. In Silicon Valley, it is going to be the year of the down round....more
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
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