Inside a $175M Deal: Tim McLoughlin & Joshua Hayes Live From RDU Startup Week
What's Shaping the Capital Raising Environment?
Raising a Down Round and How to Be Prepared
Developing an AI Policy for Your Startup
Due Diligence in AI: Thinking like your biggest critic
JONES DAY TALKS®: A Trip to the Dark Side – Venture Capital Down Rounds and Recaps
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
From lab to commercialization: Navigate the evolving risks of life science companies - Life science companies face rapidly evolving risks—from navigating insurance needs during early funding stages to understanding...more
01 A conversation with Evercore on the market outlook 02 Will there be an alternative path to public? 03 What’s ahead for tech and life sciences IPOs? 04 The Download Quiz: Venture Capital Trends / 01A CONVERSATION WITH...more
Wilson Sonsini’s inaugural Biotech Summit will address topics of critical importance to Biotech and Biopharmaceutical companies, including early and late-stage venture financing, partnering strategies, current and future AI...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
The question of control is pivotal for startups and their investors. Startup founders naturally desire influence over their company's direction, but when external investors enter the picture, the dynamics of control often...more
It’s no secret that startup founders have faced a difficult past two years. Beginning in 2022, we saw valuations slide, and funding became much harder to secure. That has, of course, continued into 2023. So, what will 2024...more
The use of financial models and projections in fundraising by pre-revenue companies and those in the early and optimistic stages of their business cycle is almost universal. Often, companies disclose assumptions underlying...more
As more public — and even private — companies will need to address ESG expectations, some simple strategies can help companies chart a course from the beginning. As the global focus on environmental, social, and...more
This is our initial public offering guide. It will help you decide whether an IPO is the right move for your company and, if so, help you make sure your IPO goes off as quickly and as smoothly as possible, without any...more
What’s a founder to do? Banks are collapsing; interest rates continue to creep upward; the IPO window remains limited; but growth-stage companies need capital and can only cut costs so much. With continued economic tightness...more
Fenwick corporate partner Ran Ben-Tzur recently led a small group discussion, “How can GCs identify, prepare for, and respond to pitfalls on the road to IPO?” at TechGC’s IPO Conference held in San Francisco. Below are some...more
This is our global initial public offering guide. It will help you navigate the US portion of a global IPO - in other words, an IPO in which you sell locally listed ordinary shares to investors outside the United States under...more
Across the board, despite the continuing pall cast by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of very strong IPO deal flow, although aftermarket performance fell well short in comparison to the prior year and broad market...more
Despite the continued uncertainty and upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of venture capital financings reached a record high in 2021 and proceeds nearly doubled from 2020. VC-backed company liquidity...more
2021 was a spectacular year for the American venture capital ecosystem, with VC investments, fundraising and exits all setting new highs. That according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, the self-described...more
On November 24, 2021, the TSX Venture Exchange (the Exchange) revised its policies regarding security-based compensation. Specifically, Policy 4.4 — Incentive Stock Options (the Former Policy) has been replaced by new...more
Got a great opportunity but need more funding? Want to raise money for your new startup in a compliant way? Compliance with federal and state laws are a crucial part of business transactions, including mergers and...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: What Does the US Data Breach Bill Mean for Your Organization? A business must always be wary of the potential for cyberattacks and data breaches, and Congress...more
According to CB Insights’ latest State of Venture Report, global startup financing in Q2’21 reached $156.2 billion, a 157% year-over-year increase and a record quarter high. U.S. startup funding accounted for the largest...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Ready to Start a Business? Consider These 5 Tips First. Young, eager entrepreneurs are eyeing an unprecedented environment for fundraising and getting startups...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: 6 Reasons Why VCs Say ‘No’ - VCs only invest in a fraction of the companies approaching them for funding. There many reasons why an investor might pass on...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: How to Get Your Business IPO Ready - Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) are one of the most significant landmarks for startups. However, going public means...more
Entrepreneurs? Launching a start-up? The first question you should ask yourself is what is your exit strategy. If you do not know the answer, you should stop and make a plan, because your exit strategy is your company’s...more