Oct 09, 2023 The US Securities & Exchange Commission Targets AI on Multiple Fronts: AI Sweep Examination By David Adams My last note touched on a recent SEC rule proposal regarding Predictive Data Analytics, and a speech by Chair Gary Gensler highlighting a...
Sep 29, 2023 The US Securities & Exchange Commission Targets AI on Multiple Fronts (Part 1 of 3) By David Adams The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is highly focused on regulating the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) by financial...
Sep 27, 2023 Could the new SEC "Names Rule" kill ESG funds? By David Adams Could the new SEC "Names Rule" really kill ESG funds as this article suggests? It seems very doubtful, but whether you agree with the...
Sep 26, 2023 What we can learn from one of the most detailed ESG SEC Actions to Date By David Adams The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently found that an investment adviser mischaracterized its integration of...
May 03, 2021 How to Grow a $1 Billion Company With Zero Outside Help By Joel I. Papernik Although the Cloudinary CEO says the consistent way to get to be a billion dollar company is to go the VC route, he provides an example...
Apr 28, 2021 Venture Fund Returns: Partying Like 1999 By Jeremy D. Glaser The initial public offering market has returned for venture-backed technology companies. Not since 1999 have we seen such a steady stream...
Apr 09, 2021 San Diego-Based Companies Achieve Record Levels of Venture Funding By Jeremy D. Glaser San Diego continues to show excellent growth in venture funding. This report by Connect highlights some of the bigger investments made...
Mar 25, 2021 Biotech Industry Has a Record Year for Venture Financing By Jeremy D. Glaser In a record year for venture capital financing, biotech's gathered a large share of the total financing and had a record year as an...
Feb 25, 2021 Early-Stage Venture Backed Companies Can Benefit from a SPAC Merger By Jeremy D. Glaser There have been a record number of SPACs formed in 2020 and the first two months of 2021. The number of SPACs looking for good merger...
Feb 17, 2021 Family Offices Increase Allocations to Venture Capital By Jeremy D. Glaser Family offices are a great source for securing an investment in a venture fund or in an early stage company. They generally have more...
Feb 16, 2021 Now is a Great Time to Raise Venture Money By Jeremy D. Glaser The TINA trade (there is no alternative) of low interest rates combined with the dramatic increase in revenue and growth of technology...
Feb 10, 2021 San Diego VC Financing is on a Roll! By Jeremy D. Glaser Despite the pandemic, venture financing in San Diego continues to be strong. While later stage deals continue to dominate in the total...
Dec 11, 2020 IPO Boom Continues to Benefit Venture-Backed Companies By Jeremy D. Glaser The recent IPO boom has accelerated with the resounding success of the DoorDash and Airbnb IPOs. 2020 continues to be a stellar year for...
Dec 03, 2020 Why the Death of Tony Hsieh Matters So Much By Stephen M. Osborn My wife and I learned of the passing of Tony Hsieh this past weekend. As business leaders who care deeply about culture, this loss hit...
Nov 26, 2020 PitchBook Reports Down Rounds Fall After Spike in Q2 By Jeremy D. Glaser When the COVID shut downs started in March 2020, most participants in the venture capital ecosystem thought we were heading towards...
Nov 25, 2020 Multi-Billion Venture Capital Funds are the New Normal By Jeremy D. Glaser It is fascinating for me to watch the ever larger venture capital funds being raised. I started representing venture capital funds and...