Category Archives: Start-up Company Law

Kavita Kumar reported in today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune that, “Roderick Lindner had an announcement to make at Target + Techstars’ Demo Day: His startup was moving to the Twin Cities from Belgium. “‘During the Techstars program, we fell in love with Minneapolis,’ said the co-founder of SpotCrowd, who sported a maroon and gold Gophers scarf… Continue Reading

Chad Bray reported yesterday at The New York Times Online that, “HelloFresh, the German meal delivery company, said on Tuesday that it planned to raise up to $352 million in an initial public offering in Frankfurt. “The announcement came just months after a rival meal kit company, Blue Apron, was forced to slash the price… Continue Reading

Sarah Hauer reported today at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online that, “Dave Sachse admits he hasn’t been as aggressive at living a healthy life as he has with his business. “About five years ago, when he began work on his first startup, Yappem, he gained 55 pounds in two years. Three times, he was so… Continue Reading

Martin Arnold reported yesterday at The Financial Times Online that, “A leading European venture capital investor has warned that his industry must wake up to the potential of ‘initial coin offerings’ or it will find itself sidelined as the most promising start-ups fund themselves by issuing cryptocurrency tokens. “‘This is going to turn arrogant venture… Continue Reading

Richard Milne reported yesterday at The Financial Times Online that, “Ikea Group is making a rare high-profile acquisition, with the flat-pack furniture retailer buying TaskRabbit, the online marketplace for odd jobs. “The world’s largest furniture retailer, with sales of €34bn, did not reveal the price it was paying for the US start-up, which matches freelance… Continue Reading

Ezequiel Minaya and Tatyana Shumsky reported yesterday at The Wall Street Journal Online that, “Finance chiefs may be running out of time to revive a year of lagging merger and acquisition activity, but many are prepared to pounce off the sidelines if conditions pressuring dealmaking subside. “Buyers are more selective this year, preferring smaller transactions as… Continue Reading

Simon Mundy reported yesterday at The Financial Times Online that, “Start-ups in ecommerce, apps and IT services have swept India over the past decade — producing a cohort of young tech multimillionaires. Their peers in hardware have received less attention, and their expansion has been more modest. Between 2014 and 2016, hardware-focused Indian start-ups raised… Continue Reading

David Nicklaus reported yesterday at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Online that, “Gov. Eric Greitens wants Missouri to support entrepreneurs on a much larger scale than it ever has, but he doesn’t want bureaucrats picking winners and losers. “His solution is something he’s calling a Missouri innovation fund, which would be launched with borrowed money and… Continue Reading

Annie Gasparro reported today at The Wall Street Journal Online that, “The former chief executive of organic food brand Annie’s Homegrown is heading into the crowded baby-food business. “John Foraker is taking on the top role at a two-year-old startup Once Upon a Farm, which is partnering with actress Jennifer Garner to help market the… Continue Reading