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SUMMARY:Taking Funds From Foreign Investors Could Kill Your Next Round or Exit
DESCRIPTION:For many startups\, foreign capital and global talent are essential to growth. But what most founders don’t realize is that one early decision – made long before your Series A or exit – can quietly poison your cap table\, stall a deal\, or dramatically reduce valuation years later. \nAccepting funds from a foreign investor (individual or fund)\, granting a board seat/observer rights or information rights\, or hiring foreign national developers in the United States can trigger CFIUS review\, export control violations\, and national security concerns\, often without any warning at the time. These issues rarely surface until a major financing\, acquisition\, or IPO\, when they become expensive\, time-consuming\, and sometimes impossible to fix. \nThis must-attend workshop is designed specifically for startup founders and early-stage operators in tech\, AI\, biotech\, fintech\, robotics\, and other innovation-driven sectors who want to grow globally without unknowingly creating deal-killing risk. \nIn this highly practical session\, Snell & Wilmer attorneys Brett Johnson\, P.C. and Troy Galan will break down the regulatory landmines that routinely derail otherwise successful startups—and explain what founders need to do early to avoid them. \nWhat we’ll cover \n\nForeign Investment Pitfalls\nHow taking money from foreign individuals or funds can trigger scrutiny years later – and why “standard” early-stage terms can create unexpected national security issues.\nCFIUS Traps That Blindside Founders\nHow the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can affect fundraising\, governance\, and exits\, including common mistakes involving board seats\, observer rights\, and information rights that create serious obstacles in diligence.\nExport Controls – Even Before You Have Revenue\nWhy export control laws apply to early-stage startups\, including software\, AI models\, data access\, and technical know-how – and how founders unintentionally violate them.\nForeign Nationals on Your U.S. Team\nWhat founders must understand when hiring or working with foreign national engineers or developers in the U.S.\, including “deemed export” risks that many companies don’t discover until investors or acquirers raise red flags.\nDue Diligence Deal-Killers\nWhat sophisticated investors and buyers are actually looking for and how failure to address these issues early can delay\, restructure\, or collapse a transaction entirely.\n\nWhy this workshop is critical \nMost founders assume these issues can be “cleaned up later.” In reality\, CFIUS and export control problems often cannot be fixed retroactively. By the time they surface\, the damage may already be done – slowing a financing\, forcing deal concessions\, or killing an exit outright. \nThis workshop gives founders the foresight to design their company correctly from the start\, rather than scrambling under pressure when stakes are highest. \nWhat you’ll walk away with \n\nA clear understanding of how foreign investment and export controls intersect with startup growth\nA founder-friendly checklist to evaluate risks before taking foreign money or hiring foreign nationals (in the U.S. or abroad)\nPractical steps you can implement immediately to reduce regulatory and diligence risk\nA framework for asking the right questions early – before investors\, acquirors\, or regulators do\n\nIf your startup plans to raise capital\, hire globally\, or build technology with international reach\, this workshop isn’t optional—it’s preventative medicine. \n  \nQuestions? Email Alex Levine at alevine@swlaw.com
URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/taking-funds-from-foreign-investors-could-kill-your-next-round-or-exit/
LOCATION:5 Palo Alto Square\, 5 Palo Alto Square\, Palo Alto\, 94306\, United States
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