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Considering ‘Dexit’: A Comparative Review of Key Issues in Delaware, Nevada and Texas Corporate Laws

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On July 9, leading venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (AH) announced that it had decided to redomicile its primary business entity, AH Capital Management, from Delaware to Nevada. AH made an intentionally noisy exit,...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

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

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Mark Zuckerberg Got Founder’s Stock—Should I?

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When startup founders hear that Mark Zuckerberg received “founder’s stock” with 10-to-1 voting rights, the natural reaction is: Should I get that too? The impulse is understandable. As a founder, you may worry—sometimes...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Delaware: A Corporate Favorite and Here’s Why

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Delaware’s Legal System: A Foundation Businesses Can Rely On - Delaware has earned a national—and international—reputation for its sophisticated and business-friendly corporate laws....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

DExodus: Andreesen Horowitz Announces It is Leaving Delaware, Recommends Others Also Consider Leaving

Our ongoing Corporate Governance Insight series about the DExodus (or DExit) (previous installments include an overview from our Corporate Governance Insight on March 20, 2025 and an update on June 11, 2025) now includes an...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Choosing your State of Incorporation

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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

DarrowEverett LLP

Your Business's Growth Blueprint: Why Solid Legal Documents Matter

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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

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Board Dynamics in Venture-backed Startups

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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

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

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Founder Secondary Sales: A Primer

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Increasingly, founders desire liquidity with respect to a portion of their equity stake before the company goes public or completes a complete exit event (like an M&A sale). Liquidity is desired for many reasons, including...more

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What Founders Actually Own at IPO (And Why It Matters Now More Than Ever)

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Founders often dream about the IPO moment—the bell-ringing, the headlines, the validation. But what’s often overlooked is what ownership actually looks like by the time you get there....more

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Q1 2025 Venture Beacon: Key VC Market Trends

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In this edition of the J.P. Morgan Venture Beacon, we analyze venture deals from Series Seed through Series D+ to surface the real-time dynamics shaping today’s startup ecosystem. Produced in collaboration with J.P. Morgan |...more

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What Foreign Founders Need to Know About US Visas and Corporate Structure

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Many of our startup clients are founded by foreign-born entrepreneurs who launched their companies while on a visa in the US. A recent study found that more than half of unicorns in the US were founded by immigrants. If you...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Strategies for Startups at Foundation

Startup founders need to know the key documents for startup formation, entity selection, governance, and operational basics if they want to succeed. Paul Johnson, Procopio's Emerging Company and Venture Capital practice...more

IR Global

Preparing Your Business for a Successful Exit

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When I founded EmergeCounsel over a decade ago, my vision wasn’t just to create a law firm, it was to help entrepreneurs, like myself, build businesses that are not only sustainable but also primed for a future exit, should...more

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Charlie Javice Convicted in Fraud Case with JPMorgan Chase

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In a legal saga that drew the attention of Wall Street and Silicon Valley, a jury in Manhattan rendered a verdict convicting Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar on all charges of fraud and conspiracy in the $175 million...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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2025 IPO Report

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This year’s IPO Report offers a detailed review of the IPO market and outlook, including a breakdown of IPOs by industry and the number of IPOs from the leading states over the past five years. We also take a look at the IPO...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Women in PE and Finance to Know: Caroline Dallas

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The interview below is part of an ongoing effort by McGuireWoods to profile women leaders in private equity (PE) and finance....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Growth and Hurdle Shares in German Start ups – Structures / Practical Implementation / Empirical Data

In German start-ups, Growth Shares are particularly intriguing for motivating key employees and late co-founders. This is especially true when the company has already reached a substantive equity value, making further stakes...more

IR Global

The Role of Legal Counsel in Tech Startups

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For tech startups, having the right legal framework in place is critical to long-term success. The journey of a tech startup is filled with excitement, innovation, and rapid growth. But alongside product development and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 226

This week's featured corporate venture and private equity fund is BRF S.A. - BRF S.A., based in Brazil, is one of the largest global food companies. It has nearly 100,000 employees working out of 120 countries....more

Bennett Jones LLP

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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