Startup & Venture Capital

Ranked Band One Nationwide by Chambers USA 2024

Startup & Venture Capital

Ranked Band One Nationwide by Chambers USA 2024

Emerging Company Services

Fenwick provides a broad range of services to emerging companies in technology and life sciences. We currently represent 1,500+ VC-backed companies, act as primary legal counsel to 80 VC-backed companies with valuations over $1B and are ranked by Dow Jones and Chambers USA as one of the top VC practices in the U.S.

Our practice is distinguished for its:

Deep understanding of how technology companies are formed, financed, grown and taken public or merged
Guidance at all stages, from initial funding through IPOs and mergers
Guidance on business model issues, fundraising strategy and development of quality investor materials suitable for meaningful evaluation
Off-the-clock meetings with management and the board
Practical legal advice, delivered with sound business judgment
Role as trusted advisor
Resources for entrepreneurs through all stages, available through Fenwick's Startup Resource Center

Venture Capital Services

We also have one of the preeminent venture capital practices in the country and have long-standing relationships with the recognized leaders in the industry. Our Venture Capital Services (VCS) group helps to manage our relationships with investors and the entrepreneurial community. For investors, VCS facilitates intelligent introductions to clients raising venture capital. However, before we send introductions, we work with our clients to refine their business strategy and prepare quality investor materials suitable for meaningful evaluation. Our objective is to connect promising clients to appropriate sources of capital in the most efficient way for all stakeholders.

Because of our technology depth, broad practice and strong Silicon Valley presence, investors gain access to a high-quality pipeline of emerging companies.

In order to make properly matched client referrals, we develop profiles for each of the VC investors in our network based upon several characteristics including: