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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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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

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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Eunice Ajim on Wining & Dining Africa Before Investing

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In this episode of Venture Voices, host Rossie E. Turman III chats with Eunice Ajim, a Cameroonian-American tech entrepreneur and founding partner of Ajim Capital, about navigating African markets and startups. They cover the...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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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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Life Sciences Snapshot – A Quarterly Report on Financing Trends – Q1 2023

This report series examines quarterly trends in life sciences venture investment. Key findings for Q4 2022 include: • Deal value reached $7.1 billion in Q4 across 392 deals, bringing the 2022 annual total to $38.0 billion...more

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Inflation Adjustments to Thresholds for EGC Definition and Regulation Crowdfunding Become Effective

Effective September 20, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) increased the annual gross revenue threshold to qualify for emerging growth company (EGC) status from $1.07 billion to $1.235 billion. ...more

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As the Market Moves Underneath Our Feet, Where Are Financing Terms Going?

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There has been a great deal of change over the past year and a great deal of turmoil that is having a significant economic impact. We are seeing the implications everywhere from the gas pump to the grocery store to Wall...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Kalifa Review: A Road Map for the Future of UK Fintech?

The highly anticipated Kalifa Review of UK Fintech (the Review), led by former Worldpay CEO Ron Kalifa, was published on 26 February 2021. Its 106 pages — made up of a five-point plan of key recommendations and 15...more

Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group

Digital Health IPO Class of 2020: How Are They Performing Now?

In prior years, it was almost a foregone conclusion that promising digital health startups would be acquired by other companies before having the opportunity to debut on the public markets. However, that changed in 2019,...more

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Fintech 2020: A Global Survey on the State of Financial Technology

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Letter from Our Co-Chairs - As the digital transformation of financial markets accelerates at breakneck speeds, fintech presents significant opportunities and challenges for both investors and innovators around the world. ...more

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9 Tips for Startups Seeking Funding in a COVID-19 World

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Even as the U.S. economy suffers its biggest contraction ever, the news is not all bad for new businesses. Venture capitalists are still willing to put their dollars behind promising startups, and some companies are actually...more

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Entering the U.S. Market: A Guide for FinTech Firms

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The United States is the largest financial services market in the world. For an international business, expanding operations to the U.S. can facilitate capital-raising efforts, provide access to one of the world’s deepest...more

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Attuazione degli incentivi fiscali all'investimento in PMI innovative

È stato pubblicato, nella Gazzetta Ufficiale del 5 luglio 2019, n.156 il Decreto del Ministero dello Sviluppo economico del 7 maggio 2019 recante le modalità di attuazione degli incentivi fiscali all’investimento in start-up...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Brexit: The Impact on the EC/VC Community

The process of Brexit and the implications for our clients’ businesses will unfold over time. Our MoFo Brexit Task Force is coordinating Brexit-related legal analysis across all our offices and working with our clients on...more

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Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 5.23.16

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We’ve got numbers for Bayer’s unsolicited bid to buy Monsanto—a cash offer of $62 billion, representing a 37% premium on Monsanto’s May 9 closing price...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Rejects Allegations Assailing Independence Of VC Directors In Dismissing Derivative Suit

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A recent Delaware Chancery Court decision dismissing derivative fiduciary duty claims has significance for public companies with board members who are associated with venture capital firms. ...more

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