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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Entrepreneurs Report: Private Company Financing Trends - Q2 2025

Wilson Sonsini is pleased to present the Q2 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

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

When SAFEs Get Complicated: Hidden Pitfalls in Early-Stage Financing

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

Fenwick & West LLP

Q1 2025 Deal Structures Reflect Shift Toward Portfolio Support

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Fundraising dynamics continued to evolve in Q1 2025, with early-stage companies seeing a modest uptick in down rounds while late-stage companies experienced fewer. Down rounds rose to 20.8% of deals at the Seed through Series...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

House Committee on Financial Services Advances Capital Formation Legislation

On July 22 and 23, 2025, the House Committee on Financial Services (the “Committee”) held a full committee markup during which it considered certain bills that, if passed, would improve investor access to the capital markets....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

House Financial Services Committee Solicits Public Feedback on Legislative Proposals to Facilitate Capital Formation

Earlier this month, the US House of Representative’s Financial Services Committee (the “Committee”) held a hearing entitled “The Future of American Capital: Strengthening Public and Private Markets by Increasing Investor...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Advisory Committee to Discuss Capital Challenges for Small Businesses

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will meet on February 25, 2025 to discuss capital-raising challenges for emerging fund managers and smaller public companies...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

2024 OASB Report on IPO Activity and Small Public Companies

The SEC Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation has released its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024, shedding light on the current state of initial public offerings (IPOs) and the challenges faced by small...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What's Shaping the Capital Raising Environment?

Carlo Trucco shares insight on: How the regulatory landscape is impacting transactions Two tech verticals attracting significant venture investment...more

Jones Day

JONES DAY TALKS®: A Trip to the Dark Side – Venture Capital Down Rounds and Recaps

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Down round financings recently reached their highest levels in 15 years, leaving investors, growth-stage companies, and other venture capital market participants searching for guidance and clarity. Jones Day partners Tim...more

WilmerHale

Royalty Financings and Similar Revenue Monetizations Surge in Difficult Life Sciences Fundraising Environment

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Many biopharmaceutical companies are facing challenges raising cash through traditional equity markets. While venture investment activity saw a slight increase in the first half of 2024 as compared to the equivalent period in...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

“Would You Please Repeat That in English?” Unpacking the Major Differences in Venture Capital Practices in the UK and the U.S.

As U.S.-based venture capital funds have become an increasingly significant source of capital for UK start-up and scale-up companies, the negotiation of terms often give rise to gaps in expectations and market norms between...more

Goodwin

Recent Updates in the UK Venture Fundraising Landscape - August 2024

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As venture fund formation lawyers, we take a keen interest in helping our clients raise capital for their funds. If you are currently fundraising or expect to do so soon, we have pulled together a summary of some key recent...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - Why Raise Capital?

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On this episode of Raising Capital 101, host Tom Voekler is joined by special guest, Mike Beville of Beville Properties and colleagues Rhys James and John Watson to discuss reasons why you may want to raise capital or funds...more

Hutchison PLLC

The Power of Genuine Networking for Entrepreneurs With OneSixOne Ventures with Pablo Casilimas and Justis Mendez

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What does it take to transition from hosting local events to managing a national venture capital firm? For Justis Mendez and Pablo Casilimas, founders of OneSixOne Ventures, their journey began with such events in Florida,...more

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The Power of Genuine Networking for Entrepreneurs With OneSixOne Ventures with Pablo Casilimas and Justis Mendez

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How integral are networking and community-building to becoming a successful entrepreneur? Pablo Casilimas and Justis Mendez of OneSixOne Ventures join Founder Shares to discuss how they harnessed the power of these strategies...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - The Aspects of Raising Capital from Start-Ups to More...

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast, host Tom Voekler is joined by special guest, Mike Beville of Beville Properties, to provide a brief overview of capital raising - including the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Crowdfunding Report Shows Increasing Reliance on Regulation CF Deals & Disparities in Participation by Women & Minorities

Introduced under Title III of the JOBS Act, Regulation Crowdfunding (“Regulation CF”) was promulgated to allow startups and emerging companies to raise capital from a wider pool of investors through equity crowdfunding...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

The SEC and Capital Formation

Not long ago, the SEC hosted the Annual Small Business Forum.  The Forum provides an opportunity to consider a broad array of issues affecting private companies as well as smaller public companies seeking to raise capital and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 184

Food Venture Financing Trends - Amara, an organic baby food brand, announced that it raised $20 million in its Series B financing. Liquid Death, a fast-growing non-alcoholic brand, announced that it has raised $67...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Making Finders Keepers: Unregistered Broker-Dealers and the Need for Reform

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Identifying potential investors is one of the most difficult challenges facing early-stage companies.  The range of amounts sought at this stage is typically greater than what could be provided by the founders and friends and...more

Goodwin

Healthcare Experts See Promising Signs of Rebound in M&A and IPO Activity

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In the second week of January, Goodwin and KPMG convened innovators, practitioners, regulators, and others for our annual symposium on the future of life sciences and healthcare. This marked the fifth year that Goodwin...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Entrepreneurs Report - Full-Year 2023

In this latest issue of The Entrepreneurs Report, we've compiled a range of data on venture financing transactions, SAFE financings, and convertible note financings in which the firm was involved in 2023, with the objective...more

WilmerHale

Best Practices For Defense Tech Startup Financing

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Navigating the expanding defense technology subsector of the emerging company ecosystem requires careful planning and execution. Beyond putting together a trusted team and developing a uniquely marketable product, defense...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Entrepreneurs Report – 1H 2023

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 first half of the year, with the...more

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Pros and Cons of Strategic Investors in Early-Stage Companies

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When early stage companies look for sources of capital, they sometimes consider investments from strategic investors in addition to investments from venture capital firms. But what is a strategic investment and what are the...more

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