March 10 – 12:00 – 1:30 pm PT

Title: Introduction to Venture Capital Financings: How to Conduct Your Series Seed or Series A Financing

Format: Online via Zoom. Zoom link will be send out prior to the event

Description:

During this webinar, veteran Silicon Valley venture capital attorney Jason Putnam Gordon will cover the following topics:

· What VCs are looking for in a startup

· What makes a good investor and how to find them

· How to avoid pre-round mistakes

· Basics of term sheet negotiation

· Basics of deal documentation

· How the diligence process works

· Issues associated with closing and after closing the round

· Common pitfalls when raising venture capital

· And much, much more

Speaker Bio:

Jason Putnam Gordon is a results-oriented corporate attorney practicing in the Venture Capital and Emerging Growth Companies group in Polsinelli’s San Francisco office. Jason has a passion for working with experienced entrepreneurs and executives to make their vision a reality.

In his practice, he regularly represents companies throughout their lifecycle in matters related to venture capital financing, strategic corporate relationships, corporate formation, complex mergers and acquisitions, sales, and divestitures. With industry focuses on consumer goods and technology, because of his broad skill set and deep network, Jason regularly works in wide array of verticals including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, video games, software, hardware, life sciences, the internet of things and agricultural technology.

Jason works with companies based locally, elsewhere in the U.S. and internationally. Jason brings a unique skill set to the negotiating table and to litigation-minimization strategies in the board room. He started his career as a federal law clerk in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and then continued as a litigator handling corporate, securities, intellectual property, and commercial litigation before establishing a transactional practice. Outside of the office, Jason is dedicated to his family and has a passion for skydiving and indoor body flight.

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