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| 11.09.2024 | Aifleet: Driving the Future of Trucking with AI | In the vast landscape of logistics, Aifleet is steering a new course. This innovative trucking company recently secured $16.6 million in Series B funding, bringing its total capital raised to nearly $50 million. The investment was led by To... |
| 10.09.2024 | EQT's Bold Move: Acquiring GeBBS Healthcare Solutions | In a significant shift in the healthcare technology landscape, EQT, a Swedish private equity firm, has set its sights on GeBBS Healthcare Solutions. This acquisition marks a pivotal moment for both companies, as EQT aims to enhance its foot... |
| 10.09.2024 | Aifleet raises $16.6M to scale up AI-driven trucking solutions
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| 09.09.2024 | EQT to acquire GeBBS Healthcare as ChrysCapital exits | Hari Gopalakrishnan, Partner-EQT Private Capital Asia and Head-EQT Private Capital India
Swedish private equity firm EQT said Monday it has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in healthcare technology services company GeBBS Healthcare Sol... |
| 05.09.2024 | ATLAS Space Operations: A New Era in Satellite Communications | In the vast expanse of space, communication is the lifeline. ATLAS Space Operations stands at the forefront, ensuring that satellites can talk to Earth. Recently, the company secured $15 million in funding, a testament to its growing influe... |
| 04.09.2024 | Carl Grant III's New Book, "How to Live the Abundant Life," Hits Bestseller Status and Earns a Perfect 5-Star Rating on Amazon | Bestseller book on abundant living.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Carl Grant III, a renowned pioneer in professional services business development, is excited to announce that his new book, "How to Live the Abundan... |
| 04.09.2024 | ATLAS Space Operations: Satellite Communications Company Raises $15 Million | ATLAS Space Operations, a world leading provider of ground station services for satellite communications, announced it has raised $15 million in its latest growth round.
The company – which is a Ground Station as a Service (GaaS) and Ground... |
| 30.08.2024 | Misalignment Under the Radar: Stealth Dual-Class Stock | Executive Summary
Traditional dual-class or multi-class stock structures have received significant attention from market participants because of the disconnect they create between voting rights and economic ownership, thereby insulating com... |
| 07.08.2024 | The Cloud Titans: A New Era of Innovation and Experience | In the digital age, cloud technology reigns supreme. Companies are racing to harness its power. The Forbes Cloud 100 list is the gold standard, showcasing the best of the best. This year, two companies have emerged as shining stars: Talkdes... |
| 07.08.2024 | Talkdesk named to Forbes Cloud 100 for sixth consecutive year | Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) innovations made to the Talkdesk CX Cloud™ contact center platform and Talkdesk Industry Experience Clouds™ over the past twelve months contributed to Talkdesk retaining a strong Forbes Cloud 100 p... |
| 07.08.2024 | Contentsquare Is Named to the Forbes Cloud 100 List for Second Year | Contentsquare, a global leader in Digital Analytics, has been named once again to the Forbes Cloud 100, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies globally. The list is published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Ven... |
| 07.08.2024 | DeepL named to 2024 Forbes Cloud 100 list for the second year in a row | Serving over 100,000 business customers in 200+ markets, DeepL recognized for industry-leading AI translation and writing software
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepL, a leading global Language AI company, has been named to th... |
| 07.08.2024 | Komodo Health Is Named to the 2024 Forbes Cloud 100 | Komodo Health Celebrates Four Years of Recognition on the Forbes Cloud 100, Showcasing the Power of Data-Driven Healthcare Technology
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 7, 2024–
Komodo Health, the leader in healthcare technology and data-... |
| 06.08.2024 | TENNR IS NAMED ONE OF 20 RISING STARS AS PART OF FORBES' CLOUD 100 LIST | NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tennr is named one of the 20 Rising Stars as part of the eighth annual Forbes 2024 Cloud 100 list, the definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partne... |
| 27.06.2024 | The Prize for Owning Web3 Distribution Is Enormous. Here’s Why It Won’t Go to Big Tech | For more than a decade, the blockchain industry has struggled with a self-determining question: how do we go mainstream? The quest for the killer app or company that suddenly moves the masses to cryptographic infrastructure has proven to be... |
| 11.06.2024 | Axios Event: IPO market showing slow but steady signs of improvement following 2023 slump | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
The U.S. IPO market is showing signs of recovery this year following a significant decline that lasted for much of 2023.
Why it matters: While the amount of U.S. IPOs... |
| 10.06.2024 | Fortinet to acquire Lacework, enhancing cybersecurity platform | Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lacework, the data-driven cloud security company.
Lacew... |
| 05.06.2024 | BBB Program Names Amy Steacy General Counsel | BBB National Programs, the non-profit home of independent industry self-regulation in the U.S., announced the appointment of Amy Steacy in the newly created role of General Counsel. In this role, Steacy will be a member of the organization’... |
| 20.05.2024 | Open AI заплатит за нарушение авторских прав и «галлюцинации» Chat GPT? | Над OpenAI — разработчиком искусственного интеллекта и Chat GPT, сгустились тучи. С середины 2023 года против компании и её основного инвестора Microsoft было возбуждено более дюжины громких судебных процессов и правительственных расследова... |
| 20.05.2024 | Vindictive Nonsense: Tesla Threatens To Fire Law Firm Over Expert’s Amicus Brief | It’s no secret that Elon Musk can be petty and vindictive over the dumbest shit. You may have heard that he fired the entire Supercharger team a few weeks ago entirely due to him getting upset at what the woman who led that team told him (h... |
| 13.05.2024 | Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction with Permira | Stockholders will receive $44.00 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 29% over
the 90-day volume weighted average trading price of $34.09
Anthony Casalena is rolling over a substantial majority of his existing equity and will co... |
| 03.05.2024 | EQT to acquire WSO2, a leading global provider of digital transformation technologies | WSO2 is a leading provider of application development and identity and access management software to enterprises globally, with over 80% of revenue coming from blue-chip customers in the Americas and EMEA
WSO2's technology enables thousands... |
| 02.05.2024 | EY Announces Excella CEO Burton White as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Mid-Atlantic Award Finalist | Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are shaping the future
ARLINGTON, Va., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Excella CEO Burton White of was named an Entrepreneu... |
| 30.04.2024 | TriSalus Life Sciences Secures up to $50 Million of Debt Financing with OrbiMed to Support TriNav® Infusion System Growth Initiatives | DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 30, 2024– TriSalus Life Sciences Inc., (Nasdaq: TLSI), today announced the closing of a debt financing facility for up to $50 million with OrbiMed, a healthcare investment firm. The capital is expected to provide... |
| 25.04.2024 | The FTC’s ban on noncompete clauses could be good for startups. But it also might be struck down. | The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to ban the use of most noncompete agreements on Tuesday. This ruling means companies can’t require employees who aren’t senior executives to wait a set amount of time before joining a competitor or lau... |
| 24.04.2024 | EY Announces Josh Matthews of Apkudo as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Mid-Atlantic Award Finalist | Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are shaping the future
BALTIMORE, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that CEO and Co-Founder Josh Matthews of Apkudo was named an Entr... |
| 03.04.2024 | Easop acquired by Remote to supercharge its HR SaaS | Compensation SaaS Easop has been acquired by Remote, adding another string to the HRtech's bow: it will facilitate equity management for international employees.
There are many legal complexities to navigate when hiring internationally, and... |
| 02.04.2024 | Remote Acquires Easop | Remote, a San Francisco, CA-based leader in building, managing, and supporting globally distributed workforces, completed the acquisition of Easop, a NYC-based compliance solution for businesses with international talent to grant and manage... |
| 19.05.2023 | How To Adapt and Overcome To Reach Success With Your Startup | What’s the best way to land a plane on a short runway? Maintain control of your descent. The same logic holds for early- to mid-stage startups that are facing harsh financial conditions in 2023. Research from the end of last year found that... |
| 14.05.2023 | Listing In London Is To Get Simpler But Is Streamlined Regulation enough To Attract Tech Scaleups? | Yoko Spirig, CEO and co-founder Ledgy says founders may find it difficult to pivot to quarterly ... [+] reportingLedgy |
| 26.04.2023 | Make Yourself At Home: Britain’s BVCA Responds To The Expectations Of Overseas VCs | Aaron Archer, a partner at law firm CooleyCooley |
| 16.04.2023 | Much ado about generative AI: The money, the potential, the pitfalls | Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More
VCs are salivating over generative AI companies, opening their checkbooks for very large funding r... |
| 03.04.2023 | Mindshare Announces CEOs Selected to Participate in its 2023 Cohort | WASHINGTON (PRWEB) April 03, 2023
Mindshare, an exclusive organization designed for CEOs of the most promising, disruptive technology and product companies in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, announces the members of its 2023 class.
Fo... |
| 24.03.2023 | How to Startup: Mission Acquisition | Numbers don’t lie, but often they don’t tell the whole story. If you look at the facts and figures alone, launching a startup seems like a daunting enterprise. It seems like a miracle anyone makes it out the other side.
90% of startups arou... |
| 03.02.2023 | Global Technology Products, U.S. Security Policy, and Spectrums of Risk | While TikTok is at the center of current media coverage of U.S.-China tech security policy, including its potential deal with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), it hardly stands alone in the realm of tech-driv... |
| 14.01.2023 | Let the consolidation begin: With venture markets frozen and profitability tenuous, proptechs turn to one another | Common CEO Karlene Holloman and Habyt CEO and now Habyt Group CEO Luca Bovone Common/Habyt This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Real-estate tech companies are teaming up to wea... |
| 12.12.2022 | Rule 2.7 Announcement: Amgen Inc to Acquire Horizon Therapeutics plc | Horizon Therapeutics plc HZNP:
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| 05.10.2022 | FCC is Looking After Carriers Which Fail to Combat Robocalls | Joseph Henry, Tech Times 05 October 2022, 06:10 am
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has warned that the current telecom service providers could face expulsion if they fail to comply with their regulations as part of the nationwid... |
| 17.05.2022 | Apple Apps Can Now Charge You More Without Asking You First | Changes to Apple’s App Store rules mean that apps can now auto-renew subscriptions without asking users for permission.
The worrying change will affect consumers on all sorts of apps as well as businesses that use the 235,000 business apps ... |
| 23.03.2022 | Mindshare Announces 2022 Cohort And Return to In-person Programming | Mindshare Network The volume of nominations and the quality of this class is evidence that entrepreneurs in the region doubled down on innovation during the past two years and are building companies that are as diverse as the region they ha... |
| 15.03.2022 | Sacramento Kings Owner’s Son Sorry His VC Firm Asked Applicants for IQ Scores | A San Francisco-based venture capital fund founded by the son of Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive is apologizing after facing online flack for requiring potential employees to take an IQ test as part of the job application process. Ane... |
| 28.02.2022 | What does the new UK National Security and Investment regime mean for tech companies? | On 4 January 2022, the UK’s National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSI Act) came fully into force introducing for the first time obligations on companies in 17 specified sectors in the UK – including advanced robotics, artificial intell... |
| 20.12.2021 | Zoom Video Communications : Recognized By Frost & Sullivan for Innovative Virtual Events Solutions | Reports, Zoom Events
Zoom Recognized By Frost & Sullivan for Innovative Virtual Events Solutions
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December 20, 20214 min read
Zoom is proud to accept the 2021 Global Webinars and Virtual Events Market Leadership Award from... |
| 16.12.2021 | 2021: Tech Nation’s year in review | We’re almost at the end of 2021 – and what an extraordinary year it’s been!
Another record year for Tech NationEngaged with 1,148 new companies in 2021 (vs 944 in 2020)29% of all UK tech unicorns ever created have been through one of Tech ... |
| 01.12.2021 | Law firm Cooley partners with Libra programme to support diversity in UK tech | International law firm Cooley has partnered with Tech Nation’s growth programme for underrepresented founders, Libra, to support and promote diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and racial justice in the UK tech sector.
Cooley brings extensi... |
| 11.11.2021 | Hardtech Innovation Center mHUB Announces Portfolio Teams of Premier MedTech Accelerator Cohort | mHUB MedTech accelerator cohort meets in Chicago for 6-month program “As a program mentor, I’m excited to welcome to the city a group of hardtech focused healthcare startups that will help revolutionize how we diagnose and manage patients a... |
| 12.10.2021 | Introducing: the 31 companies joining Upscale in 2021 | We are excited to announce the seventh cohort of companies selected for the Upscale programme, which supports mid-stage, fast-scaling tech companies in the UK.
In line with increasing attention on healthtech and edtech in the last two year... |
| 27.01.2021 | Ones to Watch in 2021: The 33 UK scaleups joining the prestigious Upscale programme | It is with great excitement that we introduce the 33 UK scaleups that have been selected to join Upscale 6.0. Upscale is one of our flagship growth programmes, focused on helping the fastest growing mid-stage tech companies in the UK to tac... |
| 20.10.2020 | Recruiters and headhunters say these are the 8 hottest law firms to work at if you want to work in the booming tech industry | Getty This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 15.09.2020 | Applications are now open for Tech Nation’s flagship growth programmes | Today we are delighted to open applications for our three flagship growth programmes: Rising Stars 3.0, Upscale 6.0 and Future Fifty 9.0.
The global pandemic has changed the world, and some aspects of our lives may never return to the way ... |
| 11.05.2020 | Paycheck Protection Program Loans And Risk Of Government Investigation: Advice From Former Federal Prosecutors | As government investigations of PPP loans begin, many business-owners who received loans are now ... [+] worried about whether they were truly eligible.Getty |
| 17.04.2020 | On Helping Portfolio Companies Work Through the CARES Act | On Friday, the $350 billion American relief act for small businesses opened for applications. The guidance and policies for these Federal loan programs have been quickly developed and were actively shifting as late as midnight on Friday. In... |
| 16.03.2020 | Can investors invoke so-called force majeure clauses to get out of deals? Expect some to start trying | Event organizers were the first to be hit hard. As fear of the spread of COVID-19 began to sweep cities and countries around the world last month, one by one, large conferences with long uninterrupted histories — Mobile World Congress, SXSW... |
| 30.01.2020 | 30 of the UK’s most exciting scaleups join the prestigious Upscale programme | After a nationwide call-out and an intensive and thorough judging process, we are delighted to announce the 30 companies joining Tech Nation’s flagship programme for mid-stage, fast-growing tech companies: Upscale 5.0.
“The UK has a fantas... |
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| 17.09.2019 | Applications are now open for Tech Nation’s three leading growth programmes | Applications are now open for Tech Nation’s three flagship growth programmes. Catering for venture-backed and bootstrapped scaling startups and scaleups at Seed, Series A and Series B+ stages or equivalent, Rising Stars, Upscale and Future ... |
| 25.03.2019 | Verified Expert Lawyer: Mike Lincoln | In 1999, Mike Lincoln co-founded the first East Coast office of top Silicon Valley law firm Cooley LLP. Over the last two decades, he has built out the practice to extend well beyond the region, today covering Boston and New York too, while... |
| 21.02.2019 | Verified Startup Lawyer: Stephane Levy | Stephane Levy got his start in the days of Silicon Alley almost two decades ago, and built up his practice with New York startups and beyond through all the ups and downs since then.
Today, as a partner at Cooley LLP, he works with a wide r... |
| 25.01.2019 | 30 of the UK’s leading tech scaleups join Upscale 4.0 | Following a record number of exceptional applications last year and an intense judging period, we can now reveal the 30 fast-growing tech companies joining Tech Nation’s Upscale 4.0.
Upscale is based around honest conversations, meetups an... |
| 27.11.2018 | YC alum Make School gains rare accreditation for 2-year applied CS bachelor’s degree | Higher education is a mess. College students spend years learning arcana and quaint academic theories, only to be thrust into the harsh light of the workplace where they are ill-equipped to handle even the most mundane task. A crisis, a mor... |
| 15.02.2018 | Michelson Runway EdTech Accelerator Invites Nine Startups to Cohort 2 | The Michelson 20MM Foundation is excited to announce the second cohort of companies for the Michelson Runway EdTech Accelerator: APL nextED, Gooroo, MeasureOne, NameCoach, NexusEdge, Osmosis, Qualified.io, The Whether by Better Weekdays, an... |
| 25.01.2018 | 37 of the UK’s fastest growing Tech Companies join Upscale 2018 | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
Today we’re announcing the new 37 companies joining Upscale for 2018. The Upscale Programme from Tech City UK, now in its third year, powers some of the fastest growing tech c... |
| 12.01.2018 | Equity podcast: 2017’s top tech acquisitions and what’s in store for 2018 | Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.
This week we took a look back at the year’s M&A market, which brought some big wins and some low lights. Eq... |
| 02.01.2018 | The 13 Biggest DC Tech Hires to Know About from December | Every month we recap the biggest tech hires and departures in the D.C. area over the past month. To get hiring and other local innovation news daily, sign up for The Beat. Here’s our list of the top hires in D.C. innovation for December:
D.... |
| 21.12.2017 | Writing the Blockchain Rulebook in 2018 | Josh Garcia is a fintech and blockchain Lawyer at Cooley LLP, where he helps clients with compliance advice, government enforcement actions and inquiry letters.
The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk's 2017 in Review... |
| 02.10.2017 | SAFT Arrives: 'Simple' Investor Agreement Aims to Remove ICO Complexities | "Toxic." That's how veteran lawyer Marco Santori described the first "SAFT" he saw.
Created by an unidentified token seller as a way to solicit investment, Santori – the head of Cooley LLP's fintech practice – went on to... |
| 22.09.2017 | How to run a token sale | Seed funding is drying up. Accelerators are scrambling for revenue. Things are changing drastically in the startup ecosystem.
Why?
First, as we all know, it’s easier than ever to build a startup. An MVP can hit the app stores in a few days ... |
| 03.04.2017 | Raising Capital? The Latest (and Greatest) Ways to Fund Your Startup | April 3, 2017 7 min read
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
2017 is poised to be a promising year for venture capital activity. Startup companies -- and the venture capital funds that invest in them -- enjoyed a ... |
| 01.02.2017 | Why East Coast VCs are better protected if the market slips | A new trends report published by the law firm Cooley report suggests that the venture market remains largely healthy for now. In the fourth quarter, for example, Cooley handled 187 “disclosable” (versus stealth) deals that represented more ... |
| 26.01.2017 | 33 of the UK’s Most Promising Tech Companies Join Upscale 2017 | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
Today we’re announcing 33 companies joining Upscale in 2017. The Upscale programme from Tech City UK will power some of the fastest growing UK tech companies on their scaling ... |
| 03.11.2016 | Future Fifty and Upscale Applications Now Open | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
New beginnings are always exciting, so it is with great anticipation that we open applications for Future Fifty and Upscale, our two leading programmes for tech companies.
Fu... |
| 01.11.2016 | After months of concern about bursting bubbles, VC investment stabilizes | It seems that after about nine months of irrational exuberance followed by roughly six months of equally as irrational disconsolation, venture investors have gotten their groove back.
At least that’s the conclusion lawyers from Cooley LLP a... |
| 12.07.2016 | Catching up with the buzzy hardware startups of NYCEDC’s Next Top Makers incubator | Maker stories used to focus on decentralized production tools, hobbyists and makerspaces. Now it’s about the businesses behind products that make people’s lives.
Take StrongArm Technologies, for example, which makes safety equipment for blu... |
| 18.04.2016 | Pfizer-Allergan ruling sets a dangerous precedent | But despite the celebration, the events of last week leave me disappointed and concerned. The termination of the Pfizer-Allergan merger for “adverse changes in tax law” sets a very bad precedent that the stable rule of law doesn’t matter.
I... |
| 10.12.2015 | Announcing This Year's 50 on Fire Winners | Tonight, we unveiled the winners of 50 on Fire, a collection of companies, CEOs, startups and entrepreneurs that are driving the District's innovation economy.
From high-powered investors like Revolution to booming restaurant chain &piz... |
| 03.12.2015 | 50 on Fire DC: The Investors and Firms Who Funded DC-area Innovation This Year | The current space was once the Stanley Motor Company factory building. (Photo courtesy of Paytronix)
50 on Fire will bring together D.C.'s best and brightest to recognize the disruptors, luminaries and visionaries that are pushing our city ... |
| 16.09.2015 | A Case Study Of Startup Failure | Bo Yaghmaie Contributor
Bo Yaghmaie is the head of Cooley LLP's Business and Technology practice in New York and an active participant in the New York startup and venture capital ecosystem.
Startups fail. In fact, startups often fail. Anyon... |
| 26.06.2015 | Alarm.com to go public at $14 a share | Alarm.com, the Vienna-based company that makes interactive home management and security tools, announced Thursday night the pricing of its initial public offering, scheduled for Friday.
At $14 a share for 7 million shares, the company is ki... |
| 02.07.2014 | Have a Burning Business Question? Ask the Expert: Bo Yaghmaie. | July 2, 2014 2 min read
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Often entrepreneurs look to outside financing to get their startup off the ground – an undertaking that isn't exactly a walk in the park. From cap tables... |
| 21.05.2014 | IntroNet: platform to make and track introductions from Mike Krupit | As rewarding as it can be, the act of making introductions can still be cumbersome. It can be a mess of emails, links and very little in the way of quantifying the impact you might hope your introduction would offer.
That’s the focus of Int... |
| 08.05.2014 | Revealed: The winners of the 2014 GeekWire Awards | Rory Rawlings, co-founder and chief tax automation officer of Avalara, celebrates on stage after winning the award for Next Tech Titan.
The best and brightest of Seattle’s startup scene filled the EMP Thursday evening, as we welcomed more t... |
| 24.04.2014 | GeekWire Awards: Vote for Deal of the Year | There were some huge deals in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in the past 12 months — from mega financing rounds to blockbuster IPOs to impressive acquisitions.
Today’s category in the GeekWire Awards — Deal of the Year — is all about t... |
| 23.09.2013 | 10 things you need to know about HIPAA Omnibus final rule | Here’s a summary of the new rules and their potential impacts, mainly for providers.
Who is a business associate? The new rule expands the definition of business associate to include changed the standard for determining which groups are con... |
| 20.08.2013 | The Pros and Cons of Equity Crowdfunding | Raising money to build and sell a product or mobile app is the best reason to seek crowdfunding, and will likely remain the best reason once the government completes rules to allow startups to sell company equity using crowdfunding websites... |
| 01.07.2013 | Snapchat Founders Face New Twist In Legal Battle As Alleged Co-Founder Files To Disqualify Their Lawyers | Reggie Brown claims to have co-founded Snapchat, and in the latest twist to his suit against the company, he’s trying to disqualify its high-profile law firm.
Brown filed motions in a Los Angeles court on Thursday to disqualify the law firm... |
| 05.09.2012 | Why Convertible Notes Are Sometimes Terrible For Startups | Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mark Suster (@msuster), a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at GRP Partners. Read more about Suster on his Startup Advice blog: Both Sides of the Table
Ah. We’re back to discussing convertible debt again. This t... |
| 26.04.2012 | PopCap co-founder to share startup secrets at Seattle 2.0 Awards | PopCap co-founder John Vechey (Photo by Jon Jordan via Flickr)
One of the coolest things about PopCap Games — which sold to Electronic Arts last year in a deal valued at up to $1.3 billion — is that the co-founders pretty much bootstrapped ... |
| 21.04.2012 | Seattle 2.0 Awards: Vote for Schmoozer of the Year (and we mean that in a good way) | We had fun choosing the categories for the Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards this year, keeping the most popular of the traditional categories from the annual event but also adding some new ones to the mix.
Today’s featured category, Schmoozer of ... |
| 17.04.2012 | Startup Awards: Vote for Mobile App of the Year | Everything is going mobile these days, and some of our region’s most promising services now can be operated in the palm of the hand.
Today’s featured category in the Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards is Mobile App of the Year, recognizing some of ... |
| 13.04.2012 | Seattle 2.0 Awards: Vote for the Geekiest Coffee Shop | If caffeine is the fuel of the startup culture, these places are the gas stations.
But good coffee shops are much more than that, of course. They’re an important “third place” away from home and work, where people can meet up and plug in — ... |
| 27.02.2012 | A classic startup horror story: the M&A bait and switch | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The founder was home in his kitchen cooking dinne... |
| 27.02.2012 | A classic startup horror story: the M&A bait and switch | The founder was home in his kitchen cooking dinner when the call came. It was one of those moments when the color seems to drain out of the food in front of you. The voice on the other line was the contact at the company that has been tryin... |
| 28.09.2011 | Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer And Venture Capitalist (continued) | Earlier this year I blogged about this book. The authors, Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, will be in NYC next week to talk about it. They are doing an event at the offices of venture law firm Cooley next Thursday. Here are the details:
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| 16.08.2011 | Venture capital is hot again as ‘up rounds’ surge | Need more evidence that there’s a bubble forming in the tech industry. Look no further than a new report by Cooley, which this morning indicated that deal volume was the most robust since 2006 and so-called “up rounds” accounted for 72 perc... |
| 13.08.2011 | Tech Moves: Robert Pease says goodbye to Gist; lawyer defections | Robert Pease
Sure, it’s technically summer time. But that doesn’t mean everyone is on vacation. Some folks are shifting jobs. Here’s a look at some notable Tech Moves over the past few days.
Robert Pease is moving on from Gist, the Seattle ... |
| 24.11.2010 | Q3 Venture Capital Terms: Like a Rolling Stone | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
For me, the latest venture financing report for the third quarter that ended September 30 brings to mind Bob Dylan’s revolutionary rock ballad, “Like a Rolling Stone.”
There i... |
| 11.11.2010 | Top Medtronic executive enlisted in healthcare reform group | Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) has long viewed comparative effectiveness research with a wary eye.
While publicly supporting the goals of lowering healthcare costs, the company fears CER — the idea that the government should pay only for treatme... |
| 27.08.2010 | Facebook trying to trademark the word face | Greenspan's extension request expires in September
Facebook has recently made an attempt to trademark the word face in order to protect its brand from would-be copycats.
This move represents an attempt to trademark not the name of a product... |
| 20.05.2010 | Redfin, Bonanzle, TisBest Win Seattle 2.0 Awards | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The second annual Seattle 2.0 Awards, a celebration of local software startups and tech entrepreneurs, took place in Seattle last night. Jonathan Sposato, the former CEO of Pi... |
| 13.05.2010 | Cooley Q1 Report Shows Venture Investment Terms Continue to Improve | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Venture financing is not out of the woods yet, but there are fewer trees, according to a report issued today that analyzes 83 VC transactions with a total value of $935 millio... |
