Startup founders face countless decisions and tasks every day. Fortunately, there aren’t too many early legal decisions that can have lasting, irreversible implications for founders down the road. However, your equity arrangement with co-founders and the company’s early cap table is one thing that should be carefully considered from a…

KO client Stage, a majority female-led private equity group, recently announced the closing of its Fund II. Stage’s mission is to provide an alternative path for early-stage startups and founders, particularly post-Series A. Stage integrates venture capital, private equity, and venture studio model best practices to enable portfolio companies to…

KO client Pomp, a beauty-tech startup aiming to bring personalized skin care from licensed estheticians to the masses, has closed a $3.3 million seed II round to advance its mission. The funding will be used to grow Pomp Professional, the company’s B2B SaaS offering that allows estheticians to consult with…

KO client Renoster, a technology company dedicated to developing cutting-edge software and data platforms for the carbon markets, recently announced that it has closed a $3.7 million seed round. The funding will be used to advance climate solutions with next-generation carbon market transparency, including a global project database, price and…