News & Insights

The SEC will permit mandatory shareholder arbitration in public company governance starting September 19, 2025, marking a significant shift in federal securities law claims

Gunderson Dettmer’s year-in-review venture capital report analyzes data collected from the thousands of venture financing transactions in which we have represented clients, featuring insights from partners Maggie White, Jose Rivera, and Nick Harley

Gunderson Dettmer represented client Encodia, a biotech company developing next-generation solutions for proteomics research, in its $75 million Series C financing led by Northpond Ventures and Deerfield Management.

Gunderson Dettmer Advisor and former Gilead General Counsel Brett Pletcher hosts the third-part of his three-part webinar series, "Building the General Counsel Role in Venture-Backed Companies"

Gunderson Dettmer Advisor and former Gilead General Counsel Brett Pletcher hosts the second-part of his three-part webinar series on “Building the General Counsel Role in Venture-Backed Companies”

Gunderson Dettmer Advisor and former Gilead General Counsel Brett Pletcher to host a free, three-part series of webinars to help GCs and heads of legal assess the challenges that may be constraining their current roles, identify and develop the relationships necessary to grow their roles and create strategies for building their roles and functions over time.

Bicycle Capital leads the $405 million Series C financing of Plata, a leading digital bank with operations in Latin America, with the round also including participation from new investors Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), BTG Pactual, and Valor Capital Group, as well as existing investors Kora, Hedosophia, Spice Expeditions, and Audeo Ventures

Kleiner Perkins leads the $1.75 billion Series D financing of Saronic, a developer of autonomous military ships, valuing the company at $9.25 billion

Prosus Ventures as the lead investor in the R$95 million financing of Mevo, a Brazil-based startup specializing in digital prescriptions for medications and tests

LMG Life Sciences recognizes Gunderson Dettmer with Impact Deal of the Year and names Boston associate Joel Diamond the US Rising Star—Financial and Corporate in its 2025 Life Sciences Americas Awards

PitchBook Global League Tables recognizes Gunderson Dettmer as the Most Active Venture Capital Law Firm in Latin America in H1 2025, handling 23 deals valued at $1.45 billion for the most promising startups in the region