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Fenwick & West LLP

AI Startups Outpace the Market Again - But for How Long?

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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

Foley & Lardner LLP

Charting the Path Back to the Good Life: Unblocking the Innovation Markets in 2025

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Silicon Valley is built on the promise of innovation, but for the better part of the past three years, the innovation economy has been in a coma. It all started with runaway inflation triggering the biggest hike in the price...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

#FounderTeams in German Start-ups – Part II: Founder Equity Distribution Patterns

Our research analyzed founder teams and equity distributions across almost 2,200 German start-ups established between 2019 and 2024, each having secured external funding through angel investors or (corporate) venture capital....more

Cooley LLP

Q1 2025 Venture Financing Report – Interview With Jeff Crowe

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Key insights from Jeff Crowe​​​​​​​ - On what differentiates an outstanding venture capital investor: “They have a nose for where technology is going, build deep expertise in their areas of focus, grow their personal...more

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The Future of Corporate Venture Capital: Evolving from Strategic Tourist to Long-Term Partner

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For decades, corporate venture capital has occupied an ambiguous place in the innovation ecosystem—somewhere between strategic experimentation and financial opportunism. But as the market matures and disruption becomes the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Deal Flow 5.0: 5 Things We Learned About European Tech Deal Terms in 2024

In 2024, despite political and regulatory challenges, Europe's talent pool reached new heights, even amid funding shortages. Venture capital investment in European startups reached over $52B last year, aligning with the...more

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The Outlook for M&A Activity in Q4 2024

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In a highly anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced an interest rate cut on September 18, reducing rates by 50 basis points to a range of 4.75-5%. This is the first rate cut in four years after interest rates hit a...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 8.29.16

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One of the big themes running through the Fed’s Jackson Hole conference that wrapped last weekend: whoa, there.  Just take it easy.  It’s time for legislatures to kick government spending into high gear—not for central...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Brexit: The Impact on the EC/VC Community

The process of Brexit and the implications for our clients’ businesses will unfold over time. Our MoFo Brexit Task Force is coordinating Brexit-related legal analysis across all our offices and working with our clients on...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 2.22.16

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With China’s top securities regulator, Xiao Gang, officially on the outs, the Times takes a look at the difficult road ahead for replacement Liu Shiyu in one of the most thankless jobs in China—where “the pay is too low and...more

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