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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260311T173000
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SUMMARY:"Investment Decision Myths" VC Keynote + Startup Pitches
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by WeShine \n  \n​🚀 Event Overview\n​Fundraising is more than a pitch—it’s a process that tests clarity of vision\, quality of execution\, and alignment between founders and investors. Many promising startups struggle not because their ideas lack merit\, but because avoidable fundraising mistakes quietly undermine momentum. \n​At this upcoming event\, we’re bringing together investors\, founders\, and experienced professionals for an evening focused on practical fundraising insight\, honest conversation\, and meaningful connection. \n\n​​🌟 What to Expect\n\n\n​​Investor Keynote and Panel Session: Investors share with insights and advice \n\n\n​Live Startup Pitches: Selected startups present their ventures \n\n\n​​Feedback and Award: Live feedback from investors and pitch coaches \n\n\n​​Social networking and Dinner: Connect with investors\, founders and professionals \n\n\n\n​🕒 Event Agenda\n​5:30 – 6:00 PM\nCheck-in\, Dinner and Networking \n​6:00 – 6:15 PM\nWelcome & Opening Remarks \n​6:15 – 6:30 PM Keynote Speakers \n\n\n​Keshia Theobald-van Gent\, Partner @ BDev Ventures. Keshia is a Partner at BDev Ventures\, leading sourcing and portfolio operations and helping shape the firm’s investment strategy. She’s backed 60+ startups globally\, with 25% of the portfolio achieving markups under her leadership. Previously\, she led U.S. programs at German Accelerator and founded Dialog to Learn. She’s been recognized for her impact with honors including ACG Silicon Valley’s B2B VC of the Year and Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Woman of Influence. \n\n\n​More to come \n\n\n​6:30 – 6:50 PM Panel Discussion: \n\n\n​Keshia Theobald-van Gent\, Partner @ BDev Ventures. \n\n\n​More to Come \n\n\n​6:50 – 7:30 PM Pitch Session \n​7:30 – 8:30 PM\nSocial Networking \n​​💡 Startups – Apply to Pitch!\n​​Want to get on stage and pitch in front of real investors and an engaged audience?\n📥 Submit your pitch deck by March 6th\n📢 Final selections announced on March 8th\n👉 Apply Here: https://forms.gle/AKAFRQrjEqoiT8cq5 \n\n​🎫WeShine Advisor/Judge Pass:\n​​Investors\, CEOs\, Scientists\, Journalists & large community partners are welcome to join WeShine Advisor Group to support early-stage founders. Benefits include:\n✔️ Early access to top-tier pitch decks\n✔️ Invited as the Guest Speakers or to private events\n✔️ Complimentary pass to WeShine events\, and receive community Impact Award from WeShine \n​​👉 Interested? Please let us know. https://forms.gle/X5WdMbLphs1NgvHNA \n\n​🌟 Organizers\n​​WeShine Entrepreneurship Organization\nBay Area–based nonprofit bringing together top entrepreneurs\, investors\, scientists\, and business leaders. We facilitate investment opportunities\, help businesses expand globally\, and provide expert coaching. With 100+ pitch events & founder meetups hosted\, our community truly lives by “We Shine Together.” WeShine Linkedin \n\n​🌟Cohosts\n\n\n​Snell & Wilmer (Law Firm) \n\n\n​​Tanka.ai \n\n\n​langrenusfund (focus on Web3 and AI)
URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/investment-decision-myths-vc-keynote-startup-pitches/
LOCATION:5 Palo Alto Square\, 5 Palo Alto Square\, Palo Alto\, 94306\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T170000
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SUMMARY:Startup Fundamentals 2: Developing a Funding Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Unlock Your Startup’s Potential: Join Our Essential Workshop!\nAre you an entrepreneur ready to transform your vision into a successful\, fundable startup? Access Silicon Valley invites you to join us for an invaluable 3-hour workshop designed to equip you with the legal and business tools and insights necessary to build a fundable and scalable startup and thrive in the startup ecosystem! \nThis is the second of three workshops in the Access Silicon Valley Startup Fundamental Series for startup founders\, startup executives\, entrepreneurs\, innovators\, and developers. While advantageous to have attended all 3 workshops\, this is stand-alone content. You can still attend this program if you missed the first. \nThank you to our event sponsor\, Snell & Wilmer. \nCONTENT\nIn this second workshop of the Startup Fundamentals series\, Roger Rappoport\, a former entrepreneur\, founder of Access Silicon Valley\, a partner at Snell & Wilmer and co-leader of its Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice group\, will conduct an interactive\, informative session with in depth content on how successful Silicon Valley startups develop and implement successful funding strategies\, securing funding from angel\, seed and VC investors. Learn the best way to raise the money you need to successfully launch and scale your startup! \nThis session will cover:\n\nHow to develop a funding strategy appropriate for your startup\nWhen to raise funds\, how much to raise\, and from who\nThe danger of taking too much or too little from investors\nIdentifying the valuation inflection points of your company\nThe differences between seed\, angel and venture capital funding\nAlternative funding sources\nAppropriate funding instruments for each round of funding\, including convertible notes\, SAFE’s\, common stock and preferred stock\nThe pros and cons of selling equity\, convertible instruments\, and venture debt\nSelecting and gaining access to the right investor\nWhat to do to increase the pre-money valuation of your company\n\nMaterials:\nA comprehensive 50-page digital workbook with an actionable step-by-step guide will be distributed to all registered event attendees on the day of the event. \nAgenda:\n5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Dinner and networking\n6:00 PM – 6:15 PM – Speaker and sponsor introductions\n6:15 PM – 7:30 PM – Startup workshop Part A\n7:30 PM – 7:45 PM – Intermission\n7:45 PM – 8:45 PM – Startup workshop Part B\n8:45 PM – 9:00 PM – Q & A \nSeating is extremely limited\, so reserve your seat now. \nAbout the Speaker:\nSnell & Wilmer Partner Roger Rappoport\, Co-Leader of the Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Practice Group\, is a seasoned advisor to startups and emerging growth companies and the investors who finance them\, guiding clients from inception through exit. With over two decades of experience in the startup ecosystem\, Roger focuses on venture capital and angel investor financings\, including convertible notes\, SAFEs\, and other debt financings. His knowledge extends to mergers and acquisitions\, joint ventures\, distribution\, development\, manufacturing\, and licensing transactions\, as well as executive compensation and the establishment of equity incentive plans. \nHe has extensive experience in advising startup and well-established emerging growth companies\, primarily in the software\, information technology\, Internet\, fixed and mobile communications technology\, cleantech and life sciences sectors. Roger is the co-author of “Investor Agreements in a Financing Transaction” a chapter in Financing California Businesses\,” California Continuing Education of the Bar\, Co-author of “Considerations for Angel and VC Funded Startups and Emerging Growth Companies Considering a Loan Under the Paycheck Protection Program\,” and Co-author of “Changes in Convertible Instruments for Early Stage Financings.” \nRoger is a frequent speaker and panelist on topics and issues related to the development and implementation of a company’s formation and funding strategy. \nBefore attending law school\, he was the founder of a technology company with $10 million in revenue. \nRoger is very connected with investors in Silicon Valley and beyond and is an active angel investor. As an attorney\, he has been involved in hundreds of transactions such as merger and acquisition transactions\, private equity and venture capital financing transactions\, and complex restructuring transactions. \nRoger is also the founder of Access Silicon Valley\, a platform for entrepreneurs\, on a global basis\, to gain access to Silicon Valley’s best and brightest Venture Capitalists\, “been there done that” entrepreneurs\, and experts. Take a closer look at the Access Silicon Valley Video Fireside Chat Series hosted by Roger\, with representatives of some of the Valley’s most high profile VCs\, such as Andreessen Horowitz\, Foundation Capital\, Floodgate\, Venrock\, Canaan Partners and more. \nQuestions? Email Alex Levine at alevine@swlaw.com
URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/startup-fundamentals-2-developing-a-funding-strategy-3/
LOCATION:5 Palo Alto Square\, 5 Palo Alto Square\, Palo Alto\, 94306\, United States
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SUMMARY:Venture Capital Panel: What's Hot\, What's Not! #17
DESCRIPTION:A panel of distinguished venture capitalists will discuss what’s hot and what’s not in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem. \nPlease come with your questions and comments. \n(This is not a pitch event. Startups will not be pitching to the panel.) \nDinner will be provided. \nAgenda \n6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Check In\, Food\, Networking\, Demo Tables \n7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Program \n8:30 pm to 9:00 pm Networking \nAfter Party \nPanelists: \n(More panelists TBA.) \nMelody Po\, Partner\, DigitalDx Ventures \nKunal Phalak\, Vice President\, Westbridge Capital \nJean-Philippe ‘JP’ Persico\, Managing Partner\, shuckeVC \nBen Haskell\, Investment Director\, Lam Capital \n  \nModerator: \nRoger Rappoport\, Partner\, Snell and Wilmer \n  \nIf you would like a startup demo table or sponsor marketing table\, send an email message to: siliconvalleysponsor@gmail.com
URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/venture-capital-panel-whats-hot-whats-not-17/
LOCATION:5 Palo Alto Square\, 5 Palo Alto Square\, Palo Alto\, 94306\, United States
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