
Nick Harley
Nick brings a founder’s mindset to counsel high growth companies in the Midwest and on both coasts.
Nick is a corporate partner and a co-founder of Gunderson Dettmer’s Midwest office. He advises emerging companies through every stage of their lifecycle, working with founders and leaders from formation through scale to exit. He counsels companies and investors on venture capital and growth equity financings, strategic transactions, corporate governance, and securities law matters.
Nick connects with founders’ entrepreneurial spirit by tapping into his experience prior to Gunderson as an executive at a Bay Area start-up and as co-founder of the firm’s Ann Arbor office.

Gunderson Dettmer 2025 Mid-Year Venture Capital Report
This is Gunderson Dettmer’s mid-year venture capital report, analyzing data collected from the thousands of venture financing transactions in which we have represented clients. The report examines market trends in deal count, valuation and transaction size and includes a spotlight section on AI investments. Included throughout are insights from Gunderson partners, who have negotiated more venture financings than any other law firm every year for the past decade, according to PitchBook.
Contributors: Nick Harley, Partner, Ann Abor; Jose Rivera, Partner, New York; Maggie White, Partner, Silicon Valley