Category Archives: Start-up Company Law

Randall Smith reported on the front page of the business section in yesterday’s New York Times that, “At first glance, the maker of Cheerios and Cocoa Puffs might not fit the image of a cutting-edge venture capital investor. “But with the food business moving to healthier offerings and online distribution, General Mills has created a… Continue Reading

Tracey Lien reported yesterday at the Los Angeles Times Online that, “Meet the 24-year-old venture capitalist using UC Berkeley as his own incubator. “Universities have in recent years awakened to the fact that students can help them make money through more than just tuition and board. “Stanford University started investing in students’ start-ups in 2013…. Continue Reading

Alexander Martin reported last week at The Wall Street Journal Online that, “Stacks of cardboard boxes serve as makeshift partitions at Mistletoe Inc.’s new office in Tokyo’s posh Aoyama district, where startups gather to work on their latest projects. “The do-it-yourself vibe—a far cry from the stuffiness typical of Japanese corporate offices—is something founder Taizo… Continue Reading

Scott Martin reported in today’s Wall Street Journal that, “Venture-capital investors hit the brakes on investing in the first quarter, following a funding bonanza the past two years that pushed valuations of once-hot technology startups to soaring heights. “Funding for U.S. startups fell 25% from the fourth quarter to $13.9 billion, the largest quarterly decline… Continue Reading

Washington Post writer  Elizabeth Dwoskin reported yesterday that, “Last month, Microsoft launched the Microsoft Bot Framework, a set of software tools that let companies create their own conversational bots.” The article went on to explain that, “On Tuesday, Facebook dropped its own mic in this increasingly noisy room. At its annual developer conference in San… Continue Reading

Max Colchester and Rachel Witkowski reported this week at The Wall Street Journal Online that, “A U.K. regulator is breaking new ground in its quest to help nurture financial-technology projects. “The Financial Conduct Authority on Monday outlined the structure and other details of its regulatory ‘sandbox,’ scheduled to launch May 9. The project, which regulators… Continue Reading

Anita Raghavan reported on the front page of the business section in today’s New York Times that,”…[u]ntil now the Indian start-up market has been more about great execution than cutting-edge technology. “‘In Silicon Valley, the general investment thesis for a technology investor tends to be around how strong a company’s underlying technology is and how… Continue Reading

Wall Street Journal writer Georgia Wells reported this week that, “As tech firms compete in an escalating battle for talent, some are targeting what they consider an undervalued source: women returning to the workforce. “Companies including International Business Machines Corp., Google parent Alphabet Inc. and PayPal Holdings Inc., as well as smaller startups, are using… Continue Reading