Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 242: Business Planning in Healthcare & Life Sciences with Jennifer McEwen of Maynard Nexsen
From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — The Consumer Finance Podcast
How Startups Can Comply With Ever-Changing Privacy Laws
The Future of Supply Chains: Chris Andrassy on Using AI to Predict & Prevent Disruptions
How IP Can Fuel Your Startup's Growth
Strategies for Startups at Foundation
A Guide to SEP: Standard Essential Patents for Tech Startups
Innovation in Compliance: Visionary Leadership with Jackson Calame
The Entrepreneur's Journey with Kass and Mike Lazerow
AGG Talks: Women in Tech Law Podcast - Episode 6: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Venture Capital: Key Considerations for Startups
Creating Impact Through Innovation: Brandon Kashani on Leading Mission-Driven Startups
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AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 25: Venture Capital Trends and Fundraising Strategies for Foreign Startups Expanding to the U.S.
Driving Towards Greater Transparency and Sustainability in the EV Market with Davide Giacobbe and ScoutIt
What's Shaping the Capital Raising Environment?
Raising a Down Round and How to Be Prepared
JONES DAY TALKS®: Five Pillars of Series A Shareholder Rights: A Discussion for VC Investors
From Innovation to Commercialization: Turning Research Into Tangible Outcomes With John Bamforth
AI Washing: Simple Guidance to Avoid Risk
Developing an AI Policy for Your Startup
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After a cautiously optimistic close to 2024, Q1 2025 brought a measured pullback in venture activity. Rather than a dramatic downturn, the market saw a strategic recalibration....more
The insurtech industry experienced some challenges in 2024, with notable shifts in funding, deal activity, and strategic investments, according to CB Insights’ State of Insurtech 2024 report. The report highlights a number...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Ferrero announced that it plans to buy Power Crunch, a protein snacks brand, for an undisclosed sum....more
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Hershey announced that it purchased Sour Strips, a sour candy emerging brand, for an undisclosed sum. Oceanloop, an indoor shrimp farming startup, received a 35 million Euro loan from the European Investment Bank....more
Many startup projects begin with small investments from founders and friends or family who believe in the founders’ plan, product, or idea. As startups further develop their business offering and concept, they often require...more
2023 was a pivotal year for the emerging companies, creating new categories of winners and losers across the board. Emerging companies incorporating artificial intelligence or that have clear line of sight to positive cash...more
A recent study by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) provides useful support for those working to develop and protect valuable IP rights. It reveals that European...more
On June 1st, the Economic Development Administration’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) within the U.S. Department of Commerce launched the application process for the Build to Scale (B2S) Program. This program...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Eastern Standard Provisions, a soft pretzel maker, announced that it closed its $13.5 million funding round. Mondelēz International's SnackFutures was an investor in the company's latest...more
In 2022, many predicted we would see a spike in M&A due to the economic downturn and the steep drop in startup valuations. However, last year was not the M&A blockbuster that was predicted, and we even saw a drop-off in...more
This article is Part B of the fifth alert in our series of alerts focussed on the alternative protein industry. While Part A provided an overview of financing options in the industry, this Part B considers a variety of key...more
Two startups with competing, equally compelling technologies at the same stage of development are pitching venture capital investors for Series A funding. One startup is led by a serial entrepreneur founder, the other by a...more
At the end of Q1 2021, our friends at Rock Health noted the record-breaking $6.7 billion raised by digital health startups and declared the sector “all grown up.” The additional $8 billion raised in the second quarter of this...more
Join us for a webinar series on Investing in University Startup Companies. Topics discussed include intellectual property due diligence for venture capital transactions. We are grateful for our guest panelists Technium....more
Capsida Biotherapeutics Inc.—a Thousand Oaks, CA-based emerging biotechnology company—recently emerged from stealth mode with $ 140 million in start-up capital. Capsida secured a $50 million Series A commitment from Versant...more
Startups and scale-ups in Europe’s tech and life sciences sectors have flourished dramatically over the past year, fueled by pandemic-induced demand and a wall of investor cash. Early funding rounds are getting bigger, while...more
On March 31, 2021, securities regulators in Alberta and Saskatchewan adopted a new self-certified investor prospectus exemption, in effect for the next three years (expiring April 1, 2024), to increase capital access and...more
Last week was a relatively quiet one for the online travel industry. Hopper garnered most of the headlines with its recent funding round (and accompanying $1 billion valuation). Enjoy....more
Early-stage and small to midsize private and public companies in the life sciences sector began 2020 on a high note. Funding, particularly in the biotechnology sector, was pouring into the industry. Even several months into...more
On 18 May 2020, the UK Government announced the final terms for the Future Fund, the matched funding scheme aimed at the UK's fast growth companies....more
During the first quarter of 2020, venture funding levels in the global healthcare and life sciences sector has increased 4% by dollars raised, quarter-over-quarter, despite the turbulent COVID-19 environment. According to a...more
On 20 April 2020, the UK government (“Government”) announced the Future Fund, providing financing to UK companies (including to start-ups and scale-ups in the technology and life sciences sectors) in the form of a convertible...more
The UK government has announced two new schemes for funding to innovative companies and startups, launching in May 2020. ...more