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Mintz Venture Watch — Volume 8: A Report on Deal Trends from 2024 and H1 2025

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

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A Union of Innovation? The EU Strategy for Startups and Scale-ups

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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

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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

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MintzTech Connect Industry News: Spotlight on Coworker.ai

Coworker.ai has recently announced the launch of the world’s first AI “teammate,” an agent that can perform complex work at the level of an experienced colleague. Powered by Organizational Memory (OM1), a proprietary memory...more

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MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — July 2025

Coworker.ai has recently announced the launch of the world’s first AI “teammate,” an agent that can perform complex work at the level of an experienced colleague. Powered by Organizational Memory (OM1), a proprietary memory...more

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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

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Navigating German FDI Rules

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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

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#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

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Digital Health Startup Raises $45M to Expand AI Care Manager Tool

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Ellipsis Health, a digital health startup based in San Francisco, recently announced that it raised $45 million in a Series A-1 funding round led by Salesforce Ventures, CVS Health Ventures, and Khosla Ventures. The funding...more

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Inside a $175M Deal: Tim McLoughlin & Joshua Hayes Live From RDU Startup Week

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What really happens behind the scenes of a $175 million startup deal? In a special live episode of the Founder Shares podcast, recorded at Raleigh-Durham Startup Week, Tim McLoughlin, managing partner of CoFounders Capital,...more

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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

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MintzTech Connect Industry News: Spotlight on Walkabout

Walkabout is tackling loneliness for the masses in a way that is deep, sustainable, and highly scalable, holding the potential to redefine community in today’s tech-enabled society. Unlike traditional social platforms that...more

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IP as an Investment Magnet - Why VCs Prioritize Companies with Strong IP Strategies

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Investors in deep tech don’t just evaluate technology—they evaluate defensibility. A company’s IP portfolio is often the difference between getting funded and being passed over....more

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Growth und Hurdle Shares in deutschen Start-ups – Strukturen / Praktische Umsetzung / Empirische Daten

Für deutsche Start-ups sind Growth und Hurdle Shares besonders interessant, um Key Employees und Late Co-Founder zu incentivieren, wenn das Unternehmen bereits einen substantiellen Eigenkapitalwert hat und damit für Gründer...more

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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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Why Deep Tech Companies Need a Proactive IP Strategy

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Deep tech companies—whether in space, defense, robotics, AI-driven industrial automation, or advanced materials—face long R&D cycles, high capital requirements, and intense global competition. Yet some founders treat IP as an...more

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Incorporation Forum Shopping in Canada: Considerations for Canadian Tech Startups

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This guide highlights the key factors tech startups should consider when choosing where to incorporate in Canada. It takes into account the unique needs of tech startups and the recent efforts by Canadian jurisdictions to...more

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Miami’s Aerospace Scene is Ready for Takeoff

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South Florida has long been a hub for aviation, with its massive airport infrastructure and deep ties to the global cargo industry.  But over the last few years, something bigger has been happening – literally. Aerospace...more

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AI Trends for 2025 - Has AI Put Japan’s Startup Scene on the World Map?

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While Japan has a longstanding reputation for innovation, its startup market has not historically drawn the same degree of interest as those in the U.S. and other countries, despite a tenfold increase in ecosystem investment...more

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Considerations When Contracting with Academic Spinouts

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Due in part to the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which incentivized universities to commercialize their technology, the number of academic spinouts has grown in recent years. This is particularly true in the life sciences space,...more

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2025 Trends for Technology Transactions

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2025 is shaping up to be a busy year in tech. While blustery economic tailwinds continue to drive digital transformation, a new presidential administration promises shifts in policy that will likely keep businesses on their...more

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OLNS#13 – M&A in German Tech: A Playbook for Buyers and Sellers - English

About the Orrick Legal Ninja Series – OLNS In substantially all of the major world markets, we have dedicated technology lawyers who support young German technology companies on their growth trajectory through all stages. As...more

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Drilling Down into Venture Capital Financing in Artificial Intelligence

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It should come as no surprise that venture capital (VC) investors are drilling down into startups building businesses with Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the core. New data from PitchBook actually shows that AI startups make...more

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Digital infrastructure opens new horizons for Indonesia

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Commodities will always be a key pillar of Indonesia’s economy, but as capital pours in to expand its technology infrastructure, the country is providing investors with increasingly diverse opportunities - Indonesia has...more

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