One of the challenges facing venture capital firms is how to handle investments in portfolio companies prior to the initial close (“Initial Close”) of a new fund (“New Fund”). Typically, the investment advisor (“VC Advisor”),...more
On November 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted to amend its capital raising rules for Regulation Crowdfunding (“Regulation CF”) with the objective of promoting capital formation and expanding...more
Letter from the Editors -
Dear Readers,
Our client, Benji Cohen, was running an Energy Markets Division at Macquarie when he had a lightbulb moment. Everywhere he looked valuation models were being put together in...more
If there is one common theme that entrepreneurs tend to have, it is fire – meaning, many entrepreneurs are passionate about an exciting idea that they seek to turn into a business. However, entrepreneurs often quickly realize...more
Letter from the Editors -
Dear Readers,
The world of raising capital for emerging companies has experienced a revolution. Prior to the enactment of the JOBS Act in 2012, raising capital for private companies was...more
9/29/2016
/ Capital Raising ,
Crowdfunding ,
Crowdsourcing ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Dwolla ,
E-2 ,
Entrepreneurs ,
FinTech ,
Good Faith ,
H-1B ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Innovation ,
JOBS Act ,
Parole ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Placements ,
Public Offerings ,
Rule 506 ,
Visas
The world of raising capital has been evolving over the last several years. Offerings of securities generally used to fall into two main buckets: (i) private placements under the old Rule 506 or (ii) a public offering. With...more
Letter from the Editors -
We are thrilled to provide you with the first issue of Mintz Levin’s TechConnect, a bi-monthly newsletter on “all things technology” in the legal and business world, from our perspective, of...more
10/19/2015
/ Algorithms ,
Capital Raising ,
Congressional Committees ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 ,
General Solicitation ,
Information Technology ,
Innovation ,
Investors ,
Online Platforms ,
Pending Legislation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulation D ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Seed Financing ,
Social Entrepreneurship ,
Startups ,
Venture Capital