John Kyed

Our recent “Startup Founders’ Guide to Early-Stage Funding” webinar featuring KO partner Kevin Gibson, KO attorney John Kyed, and SpringTime Ventures managing partner Matt Blomstedt demystified common investment vehicles and shared important considerations and best practices for startup fundraising from both a legal and investor perspective. Check out the recap…

KO client Stage, a female-led buyout private equity fund, recently acquired Verblio, a leader in human-powered content creation augmented by artificial intelligence.  According to the announcement, this acquisition will allow Verblio to continue to deliver highly effective written content to businesses and agencies more efficiently than ever.  KO attorneys Samantha…

KO client Calorify, a metabolic testing startup, recently announced that it has raised nearly $500,000 in a pre-seed round to expand its work with clinical trials, medical practices, and professional sports teams. With the funding, Calorify plans to execute its go-to-market plan for its metabolic testing kit that the company…

KO client Polargy, Inc., a leading solutions provider for the data center market, recently announced that it has completed a strategic partnership with GEF Capital Partners, a global, sustainability-focused private equity firm. The partnership will enable Polargy to scale and evolve in the fast-growing data center market which is expected…

KO client iink Payments, a digital payments network that expedites funds disbursement for multi-party property insurance claims, recently closed a $12 million Series A financing round. The funding will be used by iink to integrate with mortgage servicing banks and insurance carriers to create an entirely digital and automated workflow…

KO client The Regis Company, a pioneering developer of innovative learning solutions, recently announced a successful seed funding round. The round was announced in conjunction with the release of SimGate, the AI-powered simulation platform for enterprise learning. The funding validates the expected growth associated with practice-based learning through simulations. The…

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…

For the fourth year in a row, KO Law Firm associates achieved 100 percent participation in the Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado’s Associates Campaign which raises funds for Colorado Legal Services (CLS). This year’s campaign raised more than $340,000 from Colorado law firms in just one month. KO’s involvement was…