Our survey analyzed the terms of 171 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2023 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Fourth-quarter Bay Area venture capital financings remained largely flat from the...more
Third-quarter Bay Area venture capital financings reached the highest number in the past 12 months (188), including the most Series A financings (100) since Q2 2021. However, Q3 was notably consistent with the prior quarter,...more
11/30/2023
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Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Life Sciences ,
Liquidation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Our survey analyzed the terms of 162 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2023 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Venture capital financings in Silicon Valley reached a seven-year low and down...more
8/24/2023
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Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Investors ,
Silicon Valley ,
Software ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Our survey analyzed the terms of 177 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2023 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
While Fenwick doesn’t track fundraising volume, the drop in investments continues to...more
Our survey analyzed the terms of 194 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2022 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
While the number of venture financings were down in the second quarter compared to...more
8/19/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Financing ,
Digital Media ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Life Sciences ,
Silicon Valley ,
Software ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Our survey analyzed the terms of 260 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings:
• Valuation results remain near historical highs with the average...more
11/19/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Life Sciences ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Our latest survey analyzed the terms of 358 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings Include:
- The average and median price increases of...more
Our latest survey, analyzing the terms of 259 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley, shows valuation results continued their momentum from the fourth quarter of...more
5/14/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Life Sciences ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
We analyzed the terms of 188 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter recorded the highest average and median price increases in the 16-year history of...more
In 2019, we published analysis to help tech and life sciences companies navigate U.S. tax law changes, an evolving IP landscape and new privacy regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act. We also tracked venture...more
1/8/2020
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Convertible Debt ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Privacy ,
Debt Financing ,
Direct Listing ,
Diversity ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Life Sciences ,
Misclassification ,
New Guidance ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proxy Season ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Venture Capital ,
Withholding Tax ,
Woman Board Members
We analyzed the terms of 189 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter recorded the highest average price increase since mid-2015. The software and...more
12/11/2019
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Capital Raising ,
Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Mergers ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
We analyzed the terms of 189 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter recorded the highest average price increase since mid-2015. The software and...more
Background We analyzed the terms of 185 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. We found that valuation results continued to be strong, with the average price...more
Background –
We analyzed the terms of 200 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2018 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Overview of Fenwick & West Results –
Valuation results were generally...more