The Start Smart series of legal seminars for entrepreneurs recently held a session on funding a startup. If you missed it, never fear, you can watch the recording of the Zoom session here.
Hosted by David Lehman of the firm K&L Gates, this session tackles legal issues associated with raising capital through friends and family, seed funding and Series A rounds.
Topics include:
- – Structuring investments to maximize growth
– Funding from incubators/accelerators, angels, venture capitalists and strategic investors.
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The next Start Smart Session will focus on the basic legal issues involved with new company formation, including choice of entity (LLC, C-corp, Benefit Corporation and Company alternatives), founder agreements, splitting equity and employee vesting. Participants will have a chance to work with law students to design a “legal roadmap” that will recommend the best entity option for your startup – all under the supervision of experienced startup lawyers. If you want to work with a law student, please send a description to sad111@pitt.edu by Friday, October 30.
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Start Smart is a joint effort of the Big Idea Center, the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Project Olympus at Carnegie Mellon University.