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10 Common Mistakes Startups Make—and How to Avoid Them

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Launching a startup is exhilarating, but the path to building a successful business is riddled with pitfalls that can derail even the most promising ventures. We’ve seen thousands of early-stage companies navigate their...more

Pillsbury - Propel

ASAs vs. SAFEs vs. Convertible Loan Notes: A Primer for Founders and Investors

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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

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Jemimah Orevaoghene: A Lesson on Investing with your Sixth Sense

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

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Beyond the Discount: Why Maturity Terms Matter in Convertible Notes

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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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The Women Investing in Broadway: Producers Who Bring Stories to Life on the Stage

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

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Planting Seeds:  New Standard Convertible Note Could Disrupt Angel Investing

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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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

[Ongoing Program] 2023 Medical Device Digital Health Conference - June 16th, San Francisco, CA

Wilson Sonsini’s 30th Annual Medical Device Digital Health Conference will address topics of critical importance to medical device and digital health companies today, including key healthcare regulatory considerations, the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

[Ongoing Program] MDC 2023 Reception & Dinner Women’s Networking Event & Program - June 15th, Menlo Park, CA

Wilson Sonsini’s 30th Annual Medical Device Digital Health Conference will address topics of critical importance to medical device and digital health companies today, including key healthcare regulatory considerations, the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC’s Inaugural Capital Call

On January 23, 2020, the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (the “Office”) hosted its first Capital Call, during which the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and Director of the...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Seed Round Fundraising: Tips to Make Your Pitch Deck a Hit with VC Investors

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The average venture capital investor will look at a pitch deck for 3 minutes and 44 seconds before deciding whether to meet with a new startup. For founders, the message is clear: Your pitch deck needs to show a cohesive and...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Q1 2019 Quarterly VC Update: Deal Volumes and Valuations Decrease Slightly in the New Year

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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

Cooley LLP

Blog: Q4 2018 Quarterly VC Update: Hayley Barna on the State of Venture Capital Investing

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In conjunction with our Q4 Venture Financing Report, I sat down with Hayley Barna from First Round Capital to get her take on the state of venture capital investing....more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Opportunity Funds: Incentive For Investment in Underrepresented Founders

With the recent passage of the Opportunity Zone Legislation and the subsequent proposed regulations that were released on October 19, 2018, private investors have, justifiably, been eager to understand and establish the...more

WilmerHale

In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - November, 2017 #2

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: One Angel Investor On Choosing Companies, Managing Risk And Supporting Women - Loretta McCarthy banks on women with her investment strategy....more

Jackson Walker

KISSing SAFEly or SAFEly KISSing: The New Financing Instruments for Startups

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As the startup community continues to expand around the country, there is an ever-growing need to understand different ways that a company can structure early stage financing so that it can be equipped to discuss with its...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

International Entrepreneurs New Proposed Work Authorization for Founders of Start-Up’s And a Comparison to Other Visa Options

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

Mintz - Securities & Capital Markets...

Happy Valentine’s Day – Schedule 13G Filings Due This Year on February 17, 2015

Investors that own more than 5% of a public company’s securities and file under the exempt category (which includes most venture capital firms and other similar investors) are required to file their beneficial ownership...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Changing Landscape of Seed Stage Financing, Part I: Choosing Your Investors

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As a startup founder, you have burned through a lot of your own savings (and maxed out the proverbial credit cards), but thankfully you have an MVP (minimal viable product) or better, and now are ready to raise your first...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Venture Perspectives: New England Edition - First Quarter 2013

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In This Issue: - Activity Level of New England Transactions: All Rounds - Activity Level of New England Seed Transactions - Activity Level of New England Series A Transactions - Activity Level of New...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Seed Financing Survey 2012 Internet/Digital Media and Software Industries

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In early 2011 we published our first Seed Financing Survey (for 2010) in recognition of the growing importance of seed financing to entrepreneurs and the venture capital environment, especially in the internet/digital media...more

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