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Jennifer Rosenthal

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KO Law Firm’s Founding Principles Endure Over 20 Years

As KO Law Firm continues to celebrate our 20th anniversary in 2023, we’re proud to celebrate our growing practice and our founding principles that have endured over the last two decades. Providing superior client service at a better value KO was founded in 2003 by former big law attorneys on…

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Top Food & Beverage Trends at Expo West

Natural Products Expo West, the industry’s largest trade show, hosted more than 3,000 exhibiting companies and top retailers as well as 65,000 attendees at this year’s event. The show featured new food, beverage, and consumer goods products and innovations. Here’s a closer look at top trends that we expect to…

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KO Client Wave Life Secures $6M Seed Series for Gen Z Mental Health Access

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…

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Supporting Women in Venture Capital

Women remain underrepresented in the venture capital ecosystem. While female decision makers at venture capital firms and female-founded companies are on the rise, there is still significant progress to be made for underrepresented investors and founders. KO partner Jennifer Rosenthal recently co-founded a women in venture capital group that aims…

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Fundraising During a Venture Capital Slowdown

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…

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KO Client Fermyon Raises $20 Million Series A Round

KO client Fermyon recently announced that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding. Fermyon is pioneering the next wave of cloud computing with the first cloud-native WebAssembly platform as a service (PaaS) that lets developers build better microservices faster. The funding will be used to productize Fermyon and…

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M&A Momentum Continuing into 2022: Three Things to Know When Negotiating a Deal in Today’s Market

2021 was a record year for merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, and while 2022 may not be another record year, the market remains strong, fueled in part by continued private equity fundraising and excess cash on the books of strategic buyers. Despite projected interest rate increases, forecasts from Refinitiv, one…

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Gaia Acquires Yoga International

KO client Gaia, Inc., a subscription video streaming service dedicated to conscious media and serving a global conscious community, has acquired Yoga International. The KO team, led by partner Jennifer Rosenthal and attorney Samantha Pjesky, represented Gaia in this acquisition.   Yoga International is one of the world’s leading online platforms for yoga practice and education. With…