Understanding Investors and Preferred Stock Financings in Silicon Valley

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
(Pacific)
Philippines Conference Room
Encina Hall, 3rd Floor
616 Serra Steet
Stanford, CA 94305
Speaker: 
  • Joseph Z. Perkins, Partner, Technology Companies Group, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP


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Joseph Z. Perkins, a partner in Orrick's Silicon Valley office, is a member of the Technology Companies Group, which advises emerging companies and venture capital firms. Mr. Perkins focuses his practice on providing private venture financing and merger and acquisition services to Internet, high tech, and clean technology companies in the United States and Japan.

 

Some of Mr. Perkins's current and former clients include the following:
• Bleacher Report (Sports media; acquired by Turner Broadcasting)
• Doki Doki (stealth)
• FOVE (Virtual reality hardware)
• Getaround (Car sharing community)
• Instagram (Photo social media; acquired by Facebook)
• iSpace (Robotics)
• Life360 (Family connectivity and safety)
• Orchestra - aka Mailbox (e-mail management; acquired by Dropbox)
• Ooma (VoiP hardware)
• Pinterest (Social Media)
• Say Media - fka VideoEgg (Advertising)
• Social Finance (social lending)
• UniversityNow (Online education)
• WHILL (Personal Mobility)

Prior to receiving his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, Mr. Perkins spent four years as an officer of a company that provides language and travel services to Japanese travelers.

Seminar Description

The idea of raising money through venture capital can be daunting if you’ve never gone through that process before.  In this presentation, we will discuss various aspects of the fundraise process, including how to choose your investor and prepare for a term sheet, key terms to look for in the financing, and how to get to close as quickly as possible.  Learn about different types of investors, what they look for in their potential investments, and what they bring to the table in accelerating a startup’s growth.  We’ll also review specific scenarios and how various liquidation preferences can impact your company’s exit.

 
RSVP Required

NOTE: The date for this seminar has changed to February 23, 2016.

Agenda
4:15pm: Doors open
4:30pm-5:30pm: Lecture, followed by discussion
5:30pm-6:00pm: Networking

For more information about the Silicon Valley-New Japan Project please visit: http://www.stanford-svnj.org/