How AI and a Global Pandemic led to a $175M Investment: Ardis Kadiu’s Element451 Story
From Legislation to Implementation: Understanding Section 1202 Changes — Troutman Pepper Locke Podcast
No Password Required: From Heavy Metal to the Front Lines of Cyber Innovation
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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 247: Reimagining Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors with Ming-Wei Chen and Fangheng Zhou of RephImmune
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
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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.
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
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
Our second quarter 2025 corporate venture capital (CVC) survey indicators continue to show challenging market conditions. However, valuations are on the rise in surveyed transactions. In this survey, we track investment...more
Orrick's Founder Series offers monthly top tips for UK startups on key considerations at each stage of their lifecycle, from incorporating a company through to possible exit strategies. ...more
If you’re raising early-stage capital, the outlook appears strong, but for late-stage companies, the bar is higher than ever. In partnership with Aumni, a J.P. Morgan company, we’re pleased to share the Q2 2025 edition of the...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - The Better Meat Co., a plant-based meat company, raised $31 million in its Series A financing....more
Last month, a startup’s Series A nearly fell apart when investors and founders realized their different calculation methods produced a $750,000 variance. The culprit was not deception or bad faith, but rather a complex...more
Welcome to the inaugural episode of PDS+, a new podcast series hosted by Morrison Foerster partners Kaylee Cox Bankston and Boris Segalis. The podcast is dedicated to exploring the intersection of privacy, cybersecurity, and...more
If your startup continues to follow the proverbial “hockey stick” of uninterrupted, exponential growth that you presented in your seed round pitch deck, you might always have easy access to capital and never encounter a...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), signed into law on July 4, 2025, introduced a number of significant amendments to the Internal Revenue Code. Among the OBBBA’s most notable changes are the revisions to Section 1202...more
Despite continued macroeconomic headwinds and a cautious investment climate, Mintz’s Venture Capital and Emerging Companies practice remained highly active throughout 2024 and into the first half of 2025. Our team advised on...more
Welcome back to the Orrick Legal Ninja Snapshot! In today's fast-evolving venture capital landscape, we're seeing a new twist on an old favorite: sunset or fall-away provisions in antidilution protection. As the German VC...more
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed a budget reconciliation bill entitled the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (the Act). The Act extends the tax cuts that were enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, adds a...more
In the wake of headline-grabbing redomiciles many executives are reevaluating whether to form or maintain their companies in Delaware or to look instead to other jurisdictions such as Nevada and Texas. In this piece, we break...more
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
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
With a name like the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), you know two things right away: (1) it’s a mouthful, and (2) you’re going to have to wade through a lot to find the useful parts. Fortunately, two tax lawyers already...more
Welcome to our new client spotlight series, Founder Focus, in which we share insights from clients in our global Fintech practice. In this first issue, David Ajalat, Goodwin partner and Fintech practice co-chair, interviews...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which included revisions to Section[1] 1202 for “qualified small business stock” (QSBS) unchanged from those initially introduced in the...more
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
Every successful business owner has ambition to grow, scale, and take his/her company to the next level. However, there’s one critical, often overlooked aspect that can make or break a business’s ability to get to that level:...more
KEY CONSIDERATIONS AND PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FOR VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS - Germany’s foreign direct investment (FDI) regime has been expanded considerably in recent years, mirroring a global trend towards increased scrutiny...more
The composition of a founder team and the way equity is split can have far-reaching implications for the success of a start-up. A well-balanced team can drive innovation, attract investors, and navigate the inevitable...more
In a venture-backed startup, the composition of the Board of Directors plays a pivotal role. The selection of board members impacts the organizational balance of power, decision-making processes, investor confidence, and the...more