MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — December 2023

By Daniel I. DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron

Dear Readers,

It remains a market of contradictions in the private company financing world. Clearly, there has been a pricing reset in many sectors. For companies that are not yet cash flow positive and looking to finance Series B (or later) rounds, it is a very challenging market. That said, we continue to see robust activity in Series Seed and Series A financings, and with valuations generally shifted downwards, it may be a remarkable time to invest in new businesses. Additionally, there is a lot of chatter and activity related to applications using generative AI; we are clearly in the early innings of a technology that will be transformative for many sectors and indeed how we all may conduct business.

As a law firm focused on technology, we continue to see strong growth in our own enterprise, and we are proud to lead off this edition with a recent update about our firm. Mintz has boldly expanded into Toronto and the fit with our current practice has been extraordinary. We very much appreciate the support we continue to receive from each and every one of our clients and friends. We have had eight record years in a row and are optimistic looking forward.

Our second article relates to President Biden’s executive order on Artificial Intelligence. Generative AI will be transformative to enterprises and we at Mintz are laser focused on the implications for enterprises and for users generally.

Our Spotlight feature is on Natalie White, Founder of Moolah Kicks, the first basketball shoe brand focused solely on women. Natalie was recently recognized as a “30 under 30” by Forbes and we have been fortunate to have worked with Natalie from day one. Go Natalie!!!

We round out this edition with a podcast from our “Client Corner” with an interview of Ridhi Tariyal, Co-founder & CEO of NextGen Jane.

Be sure to visit our website for emerging companies @ mintzedge.com, and please sign up here to receive email alerts when new articles are posted to MintzEdge. We thank you for your continuing support.

Be safe + be well, 
Dan + Sam

CONTENTS

// Mintz Launches In Canada, Expanding Life Sciences And Private Equity Practices

// Biden’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence — AI: The Washington Report

// MintzTech Connect Client Spotlight: Moolah Kicks Founder Natalie White Recognized as a “30 Under 30” by Forbes

// Client Corner: Ridhi Tariyal, Co-founder & CEO of NextGen Jane

// MintzTech Connect Team
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MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — September 2023

September 12, 2023| Article|

Authors

Daniel I. DeWolf

Member / Chair, Technology Practice; Co-chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice

Daniel I. DeWolf is an authority on growth companies and serves as Chair of Mintz's Technology Practice Group and Co-chair of the firm’s Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice. He has worked on pioneering online capital-raising methods. He also teaches venture capital law at NYU Law School.

Samuel Asher Effron

Member / Co-chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice

Samuel Asher Effron assists Mintz clients with venture capital and private equity transactions, helping start-ups with legal and business matters. He has clients in a variety of technology sectors, including video gaming, music, virtual and augmented reality, and consumer electronics.