Elizabeth Ho

KO client Superplastic, creator of ‘synthetic celebrities’ Janky and Guggimon, recently announced that it has signed a multi-part deal with Amazon that includes an animated comedy series with Amazon Studios, a first-look arrangement for additional projects, and a financing led by Amazon’s Alexa Fund. According to Superplastic’s founder and CEO…

KO client Strata Identity, a distributed multi-cloud identity orchestration company, recently announced it has closed on a $26 million Series B. Strata Identity enables businesses to adopt cloud-based identity authentication solutions without having to rewrite code. In the announcement, Marcus Bartram, a general partner at Telstra Ventures, said, “Strata is…

KO pro bono client Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC), a Denver-based national education nonprofit, recently closed on a groundbreaking $1.4 million financing to scale its Teacher Residency program. The first-of-its-kind PEBC Teacher Residency Pay for Success (PFS) initiative, coupled with complimentary funding from the Colorado Department of Education, will…

Budge Studio’s app portfolio includes titles featuring leading brands like Barbie, Paw Patrol, Transformers, Hot Wheels and more Tilting Point, a leading free-to-play games publisher and KO client, has acquired Budge Studios. The KO team, led by partner Jon Taylor, represented Tilting Point in the acquisition. Budge Studios is one…

Tilting Point, a leading free-to-play games publisher and KO client, recently raised $235 million in an equity financing led by General Atlantic. This funding will support the company’s progressive game publishing model, mergers and acquisitions and international growth. KO partners Jon Taylor and Charles Ciaccio along with attorneys Melissa Mellen,…

Competition among marketplace consolidators, also known as “roll-ups,” is heating up as major players vie to purchase top global Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) sellers. The KO team, led by partner Jennifer Rosenthal, recently represented one of the largest FBA sellers, Web Deals Direct, which was acquired by Perch. KO attorneys…

KO client soona, a same-day photo and video production company, recently closed a $3.5 million Seed 2 round. The funding will support the company’s continued expansion and product development. KO partner Charles Ciaccio, attorney Elizabeth Ho and corporate paralegal Caitlyn Knudson represented soona in the financing. KO also represented soona in the development of…

Venture Capital News: KO client Superplastic, a designer toy brand, has raised $10 million to launch two of its characters into animated digital media and Instagram stardom. The Series A round was led by Craft Ventures and supported by several other leading venture investors. KO partner Jon Taylor led Superplastic’s financing team…