In a ruling dated May 13, 2022, and publicly released last week, Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis of the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County enjoined the 2018 state law known as SB 826—the first in the nation to legally compel the representation of women on public company boards—after determining the statute was unconstitutional because it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the California Constitution. The decision followed a nearly monthlong non-jury trial that concluded in February.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Ribbit Capital as it led the $30 million Series C financing of Coins.ph, a Philippines-based fiat and crypto wallet services provider.
Gunderson Dettmer represented Mexico-based client Nowports, a digital freight forwarder platform, in its $150 million Series C financing led by Softbank.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Preql, a New York-based developer of a no-code tool for business users to define and manage metrics, in its $7 million Series Seed financing led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
Gunderson Dettmer represented Argentina-based client clicOH, an on-demand delivery platform, in its $25 million Series A financing led by Tiger Global. The company’s platform provides a tech-enabled shipping service for Latin American businesses which enable sellers to track shipment in real time. clicOH will use its new capital for expansion and new product launches.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Vivun, a global provider of Buyer Experience (BX) software, in its $75 million Series C financing led by Salesforce Ventures with participation from Tiger Global.
Gunderson Dettmer finished the first quarter of 2022 as the “most active law firm globally” in PitchBook’s Global Venture Capital League Tables. The firm was also ranked as the top law firm in 19 categories – including both early stage and late stage financings. Gunderson Dettmer represented its clients in 480 global financings valued at more than $32 billion.
Gunderson Dettmer continues to earn top rankings as the #1 VC Law Firm Globally in PitchBook’s Global Venture Capital League Tables. In addition, the PitchBook database confirms that Gunderson Dettmer handled more venture and growth equity transactions in India and Southeast Asia for the first quarter of 2022 than any other law firm in the world.
PitchBook Data released its Q1 2022 Global League Tables recognizing Gunderson Dettmer as the #1 VC Law Firm Globally. In addition, the PitchBook database confirms that Gunderson handled more venture and growth equity transactions in Latin America for the first quarter of 2022 than any other law firm in the world.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Tiger Global as it led the $26 million Series B financing of Bravado, a developer of a professional sales network designed to help professionals level up in their careers.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Andreessen Horowitz in the closing of its $600 million Games Fund One, the venture capital firm’s inaugural fund solely dedicated to the gaming industry.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Imply Data, a California-based developer of a full-stack and multi-cloud platform, in its $100 million Series D financing led by Thoma Bravo with participation from OMERS, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Khosla Ventures.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client LucidLink in its $20 million Series B financing led by Headline’s Global Growth Strategy with participation from Baseline Ventures, Bright Cap Ventures and Top Tier Capital Partners.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Remix Therapeutics, a Massachusetts-based biotech company, in its $70 million Series B financing which included participation from Surveyor, Foresite Capital, Atlas Ventures, The Column Group, Arch Venture Partners, Alexandria Venture Investments, and Casdin Capital. Remix Therapeutics focuses on developing novel small molecule therapies designed to reprogram RNA processing and treat diseases in new ways.
Gunderson Dettmer represented The Spruce House Partnership and Tiger Global as co-lead investors, along with Insight Partners, in the $55 million Series A financing for A.Team, a gig marketplace for product engineers.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Unit, a developer of a financial infrastructure, in its $100 million Series C financing led by Insight Partners with participation from Accel, Better Tomorrow, Flourish Ventures, Moving Capital, and StepStone.
Gunderson Dettmer is pleased to announce that Benjamin B. Buckwalter has joined the firm as a Partner in the Corporate and Securities practice, where he will focus on regulatory and compliance support for companies and funds focused on the financial technology industry
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Lightspark in announcing its launch as a Lightning Network infrastructure company.
Gunderson Dettmer represented Brazil-based client Rabbot, a developer of a logistics-focused SaaS platform, in its $4.6 million (BRL 23 million) led by Bradesco’s Private Equity and Venture Capital division
Gunderson Dettmer represented Brazil-based client Solfácil, a company that provides credit lines for installing solar energy, in its $100 million Series C financing led by QED with participation by the Softbank Group, VEF and Valor Capital.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Brightseed, a San Francisco-based developer of plant nutrient technology, in its $68 million Series B financing led by Temasek.
Inc.'s 2022 list of "America's Best Workplaces" celebrated twenty-four (24) Gunderson Dettmer company clients, plus hundreds of others across sectors, who have committed to reshaping their workplace culture to take care of their talent and have forged new paths to growth.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Mashgin, a developer of an AI-powered self-checkout system, in its $62.5 million Series B financing led by New Enterprise Associates that brought the company’s valuation to $1.5 billion.
Gunderson Dettmer is pleased to announce that Greg Kinzelman has joined the firm as a Partner in the Corporate and Securities practice, where he will focus on antitrust support for M&A and financing transactions.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Tiger Global as it co-led the $200 million Series D financing of Sensors Data, a Chinese provider of big data analysis and MarTech solutions.
Gunderson Dettmer has been named a finalist for the Private Equity & Venture Capital Law Firm of the Year category as part of the 2022 Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards. The ALB SE Asia Law Awards recognizes the outstanding performance of the region’s leading law firms and in-house teams for their work in 2021. The winners will be announced at the ALB SE Asia Law Awards gala in Singapore on 25 May 2022.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Level One Fund as it co-led the $36 million Series A financing of Voyage Foods alongside UBS O’Connor.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Pachama, a nature-based carbon credit platform, in its $55 million Series B financing round led by Future Positive.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Valar Ventures as it led the $185 million Series C financing of Neo Financial, a Canada-based provider of banking and financial services.
Gunderson Dettmer represented client Flybridge in its formation of its 2022 Seed Fund and its first Opportunities Fund to invest from pre-seed through pre-IPO companies leveraging the power of community.
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