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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 250

Food Venture Financing Trends - The Better Meat Co., a plant-based meat company, raised $31 million in its Series A financing....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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

[Podcast] From Policy to Practice: Nick Johnston on Navigating AI, Privacy, and Risk AI Wins, AI Fails - Part 1: Nick Johnston on...

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

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2025 Venture Capital Report

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While venture capital activity remains well below its most recent peak in 2021 and 2022, the market rebounded by many measures in 2024, with the fourth quarter of the year seeing the highest quarterly amount of capital...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

Goodwin

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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill Significantly Expands QSBS Benefits and Availability

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "OBBBA") was signed into law. The OBBBA made a number of significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). We write to highlight a handful...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Will the Late Summer M&A Rebound Continue into Fall?

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The lazy days of summer seem to be behind us as merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is getting a jump start. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal cites late July/early August as having “the highest-volume week for...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

New Tax Law Increases the Benefits for Qualified Small Business Stock

Benefits Offer Enhanced Tax Exclusions and Eligibility for Founders, Early Employees, and Investors- The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes several taxpayer-friendly revisions to the rules governing Qualified...more

BakerHostetler

Analysis of Certain Startup Investor and Business Owner-Related Changes Under the 2025 Tax Legislation

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There is a possibility for one or more additional reconciliation bills during late 2025 and 2026 and therefore opportunities for enactment of additional provisions, as well as changes and improvements to the Legislation....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 75 - Rethinking Hong Kong’s Startup Ecosystem and Its Legal Foundations with Syed Musheer Ahmed,...

The conversation starts with reference to a recent article published in the South China Morning Post written by Petty Sito and Julie Zhang on how the quasi-governmental body known as InvestHK is now helping local companies...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Democratization of VC funds

At least once or twice per year, a prospective client will call with the greatest new idea—launch a venture fund for everyone. Open up potential fundraising by appealing to moderate-income people. Why hasn’t anyone thought of...more

Pillsbury - Propel

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

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

QSBS Revamped: Important Changes to the Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion for Founders and Investors

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

Mintz - Venture Capital & Emerging Companies...

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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 247

Food Venture Financing Trends - U.K.-based meat-free protein company Quorn secured £18 million from its Filipino parent company to position itself as a market leader in the meat-free food sector....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

#Antidilution: Sunset or Fall-Away Provisions in Antidilution Protection Clauses | Legal Ninja Snapshots

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

UK Founder Series: Secondaries and Share Schemes – What Employers Need to Know

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. The Series is written by members of our...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

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Slush 2025 Survey: Startup Struggles Expose Risk, Resilience, and Opportunities for Governance Pros

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The latest Startup Struggle Survey by Slush* reveals that European startup founders are facing a tighter and more uncertain business environment in 2025. Based on insights from 607 early-stage founders, the grassroots report...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Expansion of Qualified Small Business Stock Tax Benefits

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

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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 246

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

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (7/23/25) – Builders Look for Startups, AI Transforms Real Estate and Interest Rates Stall...

Our latest roundup features adaptive reuse in the hospitality industry, falling home prices in major markets, loan maturity in real estate, and more! Builders are ramping up their own venture funding arms, and they’re...more

Morgan Lewis

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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