The final installment in our Funding and Equity Webinar Series is focused on an important function for your startup – your boards. Bob Adelson and Bill Harrington, Managing Partners at Osage University Partners, will be our panelists. This webinar will cover the following areas: • When do you need a Board of Directors? • What…
We spoke with Tech Managing Partner Marc Singer and our Life Science Principal Mitra Miri for their perspectives on diligencing VCs, having multiple investors in a round, and red flags to look for in a potential VC partner. While some of their insights were similar, as with all individuals in the venture capital space, they did have differing opinions.
Before watching this video, we recommend watching the third part of this series on Valuations and Term Sheets: https://youtu.be/4APT6e4qxCU The next webinar in OUP’s Funding and Equity Webinar Series will focus on cap tables over funding rounds and what happens to equity at exits. Our panelists, Manny Stockman and Anurag Agarwal, will run through a…
Here are some key takeaways from our webinar on recent university startup financing trends. For more exclusive financing data around university startups, watch the full webinar below.
It’s time for the third installment in OUP’s series on Funding and Equity for University Startups! Marc Singer and Matt Cohen of OUP will review Valuation and Term Sheets: 1. How valuation works 2. Valuation scenarios 3. How OUP does comp analyses for companies 4. Basics of a startup investment term sheet 5. How term…
2022 brought two new pieces of U.S. legislation that potentially provide billions of dollars in spending and tax credits from the federal government to catalyze and incentivize businesses in STEM areas. The CHIPS and Science Act’s intention is to bolster U.S. leadership in semiconductors, promote innovation in wireless supply chains, catalyze regional economic growth and…
Funding and Equity in University Startups: Basics on Investors – from SBIRs to StrategicsThe intended audience for this webinar is university startup founders, including future founders, and academic technology commercialization groups. Anurag Agarwal and Ajay Rayasam of OUP will review the Basics on Investors – from SBIRs to Strategics and cover the following areas: •…
Equity compensation can be an opaque and awkward topic for first-time academic founders. Join us for a webinar that is an in-depth look at venture capital perspectives on the economics of university startup formation, particularly founders’ equity. OUP will review an analysis of the equity structures of over 90 startups combined with our collective insights…
We spoke with our Tech Associate, Ajay Rayasam, and our Life Science Associate, Margalit Haber, for their perspectives on how best to initially interact with VCs. While some of their insights were similar, as with all individuals in the venture capital space, they did have differing opinions.
For many entrepreneurs, licensing from a university may be a new experience. This series of webinars provides information that will be helpful for academic entrepreneurs contemplating their first (or perhaps subsequent) license from an academic institution. Presented by an attorney who represents many academic startups, including their investors, along with two academic technology transfer veterans, these webinars bring views from both sides of the table and best practices for a fruitful and efficient negotiation.