MENU Emerging Companies & Venture Capital BACK PRINT OVERVIEW PROFESSIONALS INSIGHTS Focused representation to entrepreneurs, emerging growth companies, and the investors who fund them. Our dedicated team of attorneys provides focused representation to entrepreneurs, public and private emerging growth companies, and the venture capital funds, angel investors, and investment banks that finance them. We represent technology and other emerging high-growth businesses in various industries, including biotechnology, digital media, environmental, information technology, medical devices, software, clean energy and blockchain technology, and telecommunications, regularly advising them on: Entity formation and development Founder and shareholder agreements Seed- and late-stage funding Executive compensation and benefits, stock option and other equity-based compensation arrangements Licensing and other technology transfer transactions Mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions We also advise venture capital firms and other fund sponsors on fund formation and administration and represent venture capital funds and angel investors in the negotiation of various stages of equity, debt, and convertible funding transactions, and the planning and implementation of exit strategies. Valuable Investor & Industry Relationships Our professional relationships are a valuable resource to our technology and emerging company clients. We have strong relationships with: Venture capital firms, private equity firms, angel investors, investment banks, and other capital sources, several of whom have invested in our clients All of Long Island’s universities, major laboratories, and other research institutions, including Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, Farmingdale State College, Hofstra University, the Feinstein Institute, and Winthrop-University Hospital Numerous technology organizations and institutions, including Accelerate Long Island, the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology, i-Hamptons, the Long Island Software and Technology Network, the Long Island Forum for Technology, the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame, the New York State Governor’s Innovation and Industry Work Group, the Association for Corporate Growth, and COMETS Farrell Fritz has assumed a leadership role in significant initiatives to build a robust innovation ecosystem on Long Island and promote the commercialization of Long Island-originated technology. Our attorneys have also taken active roles in advocating for private and public capital markets reform, including through public speaking and publication in various media, with the goal of making it easier for emerging companies to raise capital in the private markets and ultimately go public. A Trusted Resource Our emerging companies & venture capital practice group publishes the New York Venture Hub blog, a widely read resource devoted to issues important to high-growth entrepreneurs, investors, and their advisers. BLOGS New York Venture Hub UPCOMING EVENTS No upcoming events. Please check back soon RECENT NEWS Two LI Companies See Pot of Gold in Cannabis Greenhouses In hunt for ‘unicorn’ companies, new show invites audience to invest Comptroller DiNapoli to Use Pension Fund in Corporate Diversity Effort RELATED PRACTICE AREAS Commercial Finance & Banking Corporate Tax 400 RXR Plaza, Uniondale NY 11556 Call Us 516-227-0700 CLIENT PORTAL ALUMNI PORTAL PRACTICES & INDUSTRIES Bankruptcy & Restructuring Business Divorce Commercial Finance & Banking Commercial Litigation Construction Corporate e-Discovery Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Environmental Estate Litigation Healthcare Labor & Employment Land Use & Municipal New York State Regulatory & Government Relations Not-for-Profit Real Estate Tax Tax Certiorari & Condemnation Trusts & Estates Attorney Advertising © 2021 Farrell Fritz, P.C. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Privacy Policy