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Artificial Intelligence H1 2025 Global Report: Deal trends, fundraising, segment highlights, and market outlook

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Despite uncertainty in global markets, AI remains a strategic priority among business executives, investors, and government, fueling sustained investment in AI infrastructure and dealmaking with AI developers and AI-enabled...more

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The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of VC “Mega-Rounds”

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Over time, there have been huge shifts in the amount of financing required to start and scale businesses. Advances such as cloud computing and open-source software have enabled technology startups to commence and grow their...more

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The 15-Minute Founder’s Guide: Pay-to-Play Transactions

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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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 249

Food Venture Financing Trends - Daring Foods, a vegan chicken brand, announced that it has been acquired by V2food, a large Australian plant-based meat producers....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

OCM Guidance Regarding Ownership Transfers Provides Pathway for Funding Social Equity Licensees

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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

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Understanding Dilution: What Every Founder Should Know Before Raising Capital

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For startup founders, few concepts are as important—or as commonly misunderstood—as dilution. It often first arises during a financing round, when investors receive equity (i.e., shares) in exchange for capital. Dilution is...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

OSC Amends Capital Raising Exemptions for Early-Stage Businesses

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The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) recently announced certain amendments to the dealer registration exemptions for not-for-profit angel investor groups and eligible early-stage businesses that had been developed to...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Entrepreneurs Report: Private Company Financing Trends - Q1 2025

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

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Independent Sponsor Series – Capital Provider Spotlight: A Conversation with Paul Moffatt of Encore One (Part One)

To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly – a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team –...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

(Minimum Investment) Size Matters, When it Comes to Rule 506(c) Verification

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Before 2013, issuers were prohibited from using any means of general solicitation or advertising when raising capital in the private markets.  The prohibition was perceived by many to be the single biggest impediment to...more

Cooley LLP

Q4 2024 Venture Financing Report – Interview With Alexa von Tobel

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Key insights from Alexa von Tobel ​​​​​​​ - On investing in companies driving industry disruption: “We believe that venture capital – when properly deployed – is the most powerful economic engine that the world has ever...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Éléments clés à surveiller dans le domaine des prêts de capital de risque

Introduction - Les prêts de capital de risque jouent un rôle de premier plan sur le marché canadien du capital de risque, et la taille du marché des prêts de capital de risque continue de croître....more

Cooley LLP

How to Form a Corporation in Delaware

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I’m ready to form a Delaware corporation for my startup! If you’ve decided to set up your business as a Delaware corporation, you’re in good company. While founders have many options to choose from for their business...more

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How Startups Can Position Their IP Portfolios to Attract Investors

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When startups seek funding, the conversation often centers on market size, traction, or revenue models. Yet intellectual property (IP) is just as pivotal. A robust IP strategy not only boosts valuation but also reassures...more

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Raising Capital for Your Business: Why Companies Should Avoid Non-Accredited Investors

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When raising capital, startups and growing businesses must choose among various terms, structures, filings, and investor types. One decision—whether to include unaccredited investors—should be straightforward. For the reasons...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 25: Venture Capital Trends and Fundraising Strategies for Foreign Startups...

In this episode, Mike Burke, AGG Corporate partner and co-chair of the firm’s International practice, is joined by Paula Nagarajan, AGG Corporate partner, to discuss trends in the U.S. venture capital market and fundraising...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Fintech Funding Trends 2024: Capital Raising Slows, Deal Sizes Grow

According to CB Insights’ State of Fintech 2024 Report (the “Report”), global fintech companies raised $33.7 billion in private placements in 2024, marking a 20% drop year-over-year.  Deal volume also declined, with 3,580...more

Morgan Lewis

Corporate Venture Capital Survey: Q3 2024

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Corporate venture capital (CVC) continued at a slow rate in the third quarter of 2024. Only 23.2% of deals that were completed include a CVC investor in Q3, according to Pitchbook data. In this survey, we track investment...more

Goodwin

Fundraising Strategies for Early-Stage Medtech Startups

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Investor interest in the medtech sector is strong. According to DealForma and JPMorgan, medtech companies raised $16.1 billion from 544 funding rounds, including $3.3 billion from 244 seed and Series A rounds, through the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Small Business Capital Formation Report: Crowdfunding, Reg A & Private Companies

As discussed in our prior post, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation recently issued its 2024 Annual Report....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 216

Food Venture Financing Trends - Mondelēz International's SnackFutures Ventures, the corporate VC arm for Mondelēz, participated in a $4.5M funding round for Celleste Bio, a startup that produces cell-cultured cocoa...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Crossing the Rubicon: U.S. Securities Law in Transatlantic Venture Financings

If you are a non-U.S. company raising capital from U.S. investors, then updating your register of members and making the required filings in your country of incorporation may not be the only filings required. Even though your...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Key Takeaways | Alternative Capital-Raising Strategies in Challenging Times

During this session, the panelists shared alternative capital-raising financing strategies, including venture capital (VC), accelerators, spin-outs, bridge financing, licensing, and government agency support. They also...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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 214

Plantible, a functional protein emerging brand, announced that it raised $30 million in its Series B round. Elicit Plant, an agritech startup that develops biosolutions for broadacre crops, announced that it raised 45...more

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