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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
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
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
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
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
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
Convertible securities such as simple agreements for future equity (SAFEs), advance subscription agreements (ASAs) and conventional convertible loan notes (CLNs) are increasingly used as agile and flexible funding...more
We have all heard the Rolling Stones classic, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” and in 2023, the song has new meaning for startup founders. Pitchbook recently released their analysis of the current imbalance between the...more
In this latest issue of The Entrepreneurs Report, we've compiled a range of data on venture financing transactions in which the firm was involved during the first three quarters of 2022, with the objective of identifying...more
In this latest issue of The Entrepreneurs Report, we've compiled a range of data on venture financing transactions in which the firm was involved during the first half of 2022, with the objective of identifying relevant...more
In this latest issue of The Entrepreneurs Report, we've compiled a range of data on venture financing transactions in which the firm was involved during the first quarter of 2022, with the objective of identifying relevant...more
In this latest issue of The Entrepreneurs Report, we've compiled a range of data on venture financing transactions in which the firm was involved during 2021, with the objective of identifying relevant trends in activity and...more
In this latest issue of The Entrepreneurs Report, we’ve compiled a range of data on venture financing transactions in which the firm was involved during Q3 2021, with the objective of identifying relevant trends in activity...more
Join us for a webinar series on Investing in University Startup Companies. Topics discussed include legal issues, financial structures and implications. We are grateful for our guest panelists from Activant....more
Welcome to Ten Talks With Gould & Ratner, a new video series of 10-minute conversations with some of our firm's most experienced attorneys, discussing the latest trends they're seeing in a variety of the industries we serve. ...more
Once upon a time, some founders needed money. They pitched a group of investors, and the investors agreed to give them many gold coins at a set valuation. The founders were happy, and the investors were happy. The company...more
A Founder's Guide to Y Combinator's Post–Money Safes - In late 2018, Y Combinator released new forms of Simple Agreements for Future Equity (Safes) that were significantly different from the initial forms created in 2013....more
The trend of direct lenders providing preferred equity financing to support sponsors and operating companies has only accelerated in the two years since we first wrote on the topic. Preferred equity instruments in general...more
IN THIS ISSUE - - Financing Trends for Q1 2019 - Private Company Financing Deal Terms - Bridge Loans - Bridge Loans - Deal Terms ...more
For emerging technology companies, gaining access to financial resources is a key challenge. Traditional bank loans are often unavailable, and the financial means of the founders are usually limited. An (equity) financing by...more
In late September 2018, Y Combinator released new forms of Simple Agreements for Future Equity (“Safes”) containing significant changes to the original forms released in late 2013. In its issuing release, Y Combinator cited a...more