Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 75 - Rethinking Hong Kong’s Startup Ecosystem and Its Legal Foundations with Syed Musheer Ahmed, Joshua Chu, and David Cameron
The Shift to Angel Investors – Interview with Jeremy Glaser, Member, Mintz Levin
Startups continue to have an increasingly international presence (or, at the very least, an international plan), and investors continue to scour the globe for investment opportunities. ...more
In this episode of Venture Voices, Deangeor Chin and Raquel Smith of Lowenstein’s Africa practice speak with Jemimah Orevaoghene, a Venture Capital Director at Morgan Stanley and Africa portfolio leader, about her unique...more
When negotiating convertible notes, parties typically focus on the terms of conversion upon an equity financing, most notably the discount and valuation cap. This is understandable inasmuch as the not-so-hidden secret of...more
A group of creative people has an idea about something people want and will pay for. But they don't have the capital to bring their idea to life and market it. They're just scrappy innovators...more
Golden Seeds is celebrating its 20th year of investing in promising women-led companies. Since its founding in 2004, Golden Seeds has become one of the largest angel networks in the country and is, by far, the largest that...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
The bankruptcy of FTX, the large, privately held cryptocurrency exchange that had raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital funding, has been a top story in the financial press the past week. Although...more
The SEC recently adopted Rule 148 to address whether companies that present at “demo days” held by angel investor groups, incubators or accelerators are participating in a “general solicitation” for investments under...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: 5 Essential Categories of Diversity All Successful Businesses Share - Influential leaders rely on a diverse team to help them solve problems and bring unique...more
In conjunction with our Q1 Venture Financing Report, I sat down with Zack Schildhorn from Lux Capital to get his take on the state of venture capital investing....more
On August 31, 2016 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed an “International Entrepreneur” (I.E.) rule that would allow qualifying foreign investors to develop and grow their start-up companies in the United...more