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Celebrating National Entrepreneurship Month
- KO Firm
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- November 30, 2023
As we close out November, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate National Entrepreneurship Month. National Entrepreneurship Month recognizes entrepreneurs and innovators who demonstrate drive, resilience, and determination as they create solutions that solve problems and build businesses that fuel our communities. At KO Law Firm, we celebrate these…
KO Pro Bono Client Elpida Treats Ultra-Rare Diseases for Children Worldwide
- KO Firm
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- November 29, 2023
KO pro bono client Elpida Therapeutics’ mission is to deliver gene therapies to patients with ultra-rare diseases that are non-commercially viable and overlooked by traditional biotech and pharmaceutical companies. By leveraging scientific advancements and gene therapies, Elpida aims to provide treatments for children and families that desperately and urgently need…
4 Important Decisions for Startup Founders to Get Right From the Start
- John W. Gaddis
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- July 27, 2023
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 Wave Life Secures $6M Seed Series for Gen Z Mental Health Access
- KO Firm
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- March 20, 2023
KO client Wave Life, a science-backed mental health platform aimed at supporting Gen Z, recently announced that it has closed on a $6 million seed investment. Sarah Adler, founder/CEO of Wave Life and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, said, “We understand that the major challenges Gen Z…
How to Mitigate Common Commercial Risks to Prepare for a Major Transaction
- Matt McKinney
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- February 28, 2023
Are you preparing for financing or M&A due diligence now or planning to in the future? If a third party started due diligence on your company today, would you be putting your best foot forward? When you prepare for a major transaction, financing, or exit, an investor or an acquirer…
Data Privacy Series Part 4: Best Practices to Modify Your Data Processing Addendum
- KO Firm
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- December 14, 2022
With the imminent rollout of several new state and the update to California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law taking effect in 2023, KO’s data privacy and security team launched a four-part educational video series to help businesses prepare to operate under the evolving patchwork of privacy laws. In the first three…
Fundraising During a Venture Capital Slowdown
- Jennifer Rosenthal
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- November 28, 2022
After record highs in 2021, recent reports show a global pullback in venture capital funding with a 33 percent drop from Q2 to Q3 2022. However, as founders prepare to weather a tougher fundraising environment, there is still some positive news. Nationally, dry powder, which is the amount of capital…
Data Privacy Series Part 3: Overview of Consumer Requests and Consent Management
- KO Firm
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- November 28, 2022
As businesses prepare for the rollout of new state privacy laws and the update to California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law that will all take effect in 2023, KO’s data privacy and security team recently launched a four-part educational video series to help businesses prepare to operate under the evolving patchwork…