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Who’s Actually in Charge Here?: The Real Difference Between Shareholders, Directors and Officers (and Why It Matters to Founders)

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When you’re launching a startup, it’s easy to blur the lines between owners, decision-makers and doers—especially when you’re all three. But as soon as you raise money, add a co-founder, or bring on outside help, things get...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

SAFE Financing – a Deep Dive on the Evolution of the SAFE

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As we’ve noted in a previous article, the Y Combinator-hosted SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) has become the investment contract of choice for startup companies that have already attracted investors. However, the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

I Have a Company That Was Formed in Another Country, but I Want to Set up My Business for Vc Investors (Ideally Having Them Invest...

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Emerging companies formed outside the United States may want to redomicile their businesses to the United States to, among other things, enhance their fundraising prospects. U.S. venture capital investors often require...more

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Common Provisions in Venture Capital Term Sheets: Dividends

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This article is one in a series of articles explaining various terms commonly seen in term sheets issued by venture capital funds. We give example language based on the commonly referenced National Venture Capital Association...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Will the Downturn in IPOs and Valuations for Venture-Backed Technology Companies Lead to the Demise of Dual-Class Voting...

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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

Fenwick & West LLP

De-Mystifying the “Flip:” European Companies Coming to the US

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There a lot of matters to consider when a European company decides it wants to open operations in the U.S., and one common structure for doing so is anecdotally known as a “flip”—inserting a U.S. corporation above a European...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OLNS #3 – Employment Law for Young Tech Companies

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At start-up, young technology companies focus entirely on their products, want to pitch and bring VC investors on board. Every euro in the budget counts, personnel is often limited, and legal advice seems expensive. For these...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

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This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

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