Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 75 - Rethinking Hong Kong’s Startup Ecosystem and Its Legal Foundations with Syed Musheer Ahmed, Joshua Chu, and David Cameron
Money-Saving Licensing Tips for Startups
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
A una acción de retener talento
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
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Food Venture Financing Trends - Bengaluru-based functional food startup Lo! Foods raised $3.5 million in a Series B funding round to enhance operational capabilities and launch new product lines....more
The European economy is currently under a considerable structural adjustment pressure. Against the backdrop of rapid technological change, diverse geopolitical tensions, an increasing shortage of skilled workers, and global...more
Convertible instruments held steady in Q1 2025, but the terms are shifting in favor of investors. Interest rates on convertible notes rose by 200 to 300 basis points, and discount rates climbed as high as 10.5 percentage...more
This year, U.S. VC funding into the life sciences sector has cooled: Q1 softness was followed by a decade low in VC transactions in Q2. Despite the moderation in dealmaking volume, investors continued to deploy sizable...more
AI continues to be the standout in venture dealmaking, with Q1 2025 extending the sector’s winning streak. AI companies raised more capital and achieved significantly higher pre-money valuations than their non-AI...more
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For many early-stage startups, choosing between a convertible note and a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) is one of the first critical legal and strategic financing decisions. While both instruments allow companies...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Branded egg producer Eggoz, based in India, raised $20 million in a Series C round to strengthen its market presence, expand into new locations, and invest in technology....more
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) conducted its license lottery for social equity applicants on June 5, 2025. Lottery winners received preliminary approval and must secure a business location and, in many...more
After forming a company and dividing equity amongst the co-founders, a founding team’s next questions are typically about funding. Often among ambitious founders, venture capital first comes to mind. Venture capital is...more
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to present the Q1 2025 edition 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...more
In our most recent edition of the OLNS, we shared findings of an empirical study of Growth Share programs in German start-ups. In this Snapshot, we summarize some of the highlights of our little analysis. The Analyzed Data...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Rebel Foods, Wendy's India franchisee and cloud kitchen operator, announced that it raised $210 million in its Series G financing....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 second quarter of 2024, with the...more
While the economic terms of each investment will be unique based on the distinct facts and circumstances of the companies and investors participating, the Q1 2024 corporate venture capital survey indicates that the overall...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Athletic Brewing, a nonalcoholic beer producer, announced that it raised $50 million in equity financing....more
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
So you decided to use a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) to raise money for your new startup – congratulations! And you’re off to a good start because you read our previous article, which summarized how to use the...more
There is increasing chatter in the startup and investor space surrounding venture debt. It is not at all surprising that as the availability of ready capital has contracted considerably over the past two years, debt and...more
Here’s a situation we see often when a company is negotiating a Series A financing. They’ve gotten through diligence, completed the lengthy and difficult process of negotiating, documenting and finalizing the venture...more
Our survey analyzed the terms of 169 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2022 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The Q4 2022 data is consistent with what we would have expected. The terms are...more
A primary goal of many, if not all, founders of start-ups and similar early-stage companies is to grow the company in a way that makes it an attractive target for outside investment and/or acquisition. For many companies,...more
Venture capital investment in United States startups is projected to decline in 2022 by over one-third from 2021 levels. And while down rounds remain infrequent relative to historical trends, there has been a notable upward...more
Market rumblings indicate the current economic landscape is creating challenges for startups looking to raise money. By some accounts, early-stage startups have not (yet) seen much of an impact of the tightening market,...more