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New York State Offers Matching Investment Funds for Qualified Early Stage Start-Ups
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced the establishment of a new initiative to match up to $30 million in funding received by early stage companies operating in New York. Through the Pre-Seed and Seed Matching Fund Program, start-ups could receive $50,000 to $250,000 to match investments in the form of convertible debt, a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), or equity securities.
In this alert, we provide an overview of the program and its eligibility requirements.
MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — April 2021
By Dan DeWolf and Sam Effron
This issue continues our coverage of public benefit corporations, analyzes emerging SEC guidance on gig worker compensation, and features GroGuru, Inc., an AgTech industry leader.
MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — February 2021
By Dan DeWolf and Sam Effron
This issue covers the increase in the equity crowdfunding cap, a FINTECH.TV interview on the private capital marketplace, a “Mintz Minute” on how to write an executive summary for a start-up company, and a spotlight on Turing Enterprises.
BioLabs@NYULangone: Financing Strategies for Emerging Companies in the New Normal
Dan DeWolf and Samuel Effron spoke on a webinar hosted by BioLabs@NYULangone regarding financing strategies in the midst of a global pandemic.
Formation 101: Founder Stock and Vesting
In the second installment of Mintz’s multi-part series addressing common questions relating to establishing a new enterprise, Sam Effron and Sebastian Lucier discuss the issuance of shares to the founders, the mechanics and reasoning behind vesting and some important tax consequences relating to share issuances.
MintzEdge 101: FDA For Start-Ups
In this episode of MintzEdge’s From the Edge podcast, Sam Effron speaks with Ben Zegarelli of Mintz about considerations for new medical device, pharmaceutical, or other health regulated start-ups and strategies for how to prepare for FDA oversight.
MintzTech Connect Industry News — July 2019
By Dan DeWolf and Samuel Effron
This month’s industry newsletter features an article on California’s Consumer Privacy Act, a Q&A with NYC incubator RLab, and a spotlight on LA’s type:A — a new company focused on health care brands.
MintzTech Connect Industry News — February 2019
By Dan DeWolf and Samuel Effron
This issue of TechConnect covers issues for emerging companies to consider when dividing and sharing equity and disproportional rights and controls for directors.
MintzEdge 101: IP Strategies For Start-Ups - Sean Grygiel (Mintz)
Sam Effron, a Member in the Mintz Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice and co-editor of MintzEdge, sits down with Sean Grygiel, a Member in the Mintz Intellectual Property Practice, to discuss key IP considerations and strategies for new companies.
MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — July 2018
By Dan DeWolf and Samuel Effron
This issue of TechConnect covers the importance of assembling a strong board of directors, a new securities law that may facilitate fundraising, and the value of stock options.
MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — January 2018
By Dan DeWolf and Samuel Effron
This edition covers Mintz’s From the Edge Podcast about entrepreneurs, Series LLCs, a profile of Simplexity Services, and a piece about crypocurrencies.
MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — September 2017
By Dan DeWolf and Samuel Effron
This edition covers SAFEs, immigrant entrepreneurs, and a recent tax decision that may affect investment planning.
MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — March 2017
By Dan DeWolf and Samuel Effron
This issue of TechConnect focuses on the feasibility of obtaining software patents and introduces a novel approach to founder’s equity.
Regulation Crowdfunding: A Six-Month Update
It has been almost seven months since issuers across the country began raising money through Regulation Crowdfunding (“Reg CF”), which went into effect on May 16, 2016. In the six months since Reg CF went into effect, 160 initial filings for crowdfunding offerings on Form C were made with the SEC. The following summary of the highlights and trends are based on data collected from those Form C filings through November 16, 2016.
No Action Letter On Behalf Of Citizen VC
By Dan DeWolf and Samuel Effron
The SEC has finally provided clarity as to how an issuer of securities can conduct a private placement in a password protected web page under Rule 506(b), without it being deemed a “general solicitation” and thereby being subject to the additional requirements imposed by the new Rule 506(c). The guidance has been provided by the issuance of the Citizen VC No Action Letter (the “CVC Letter”), which request was authored by Mintz Levin.
The New Section 4(a)(7): More Than a Codification of Section “4(a)(1½)”
By Samuel Effron and Cliff Silverman
On December 4, 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (the “FAST Act”) was signed into law by President Obama. Although the FAST Act is primarily a transportation bill, buried in this legislation is a new statutory exemption under Section 4(a)(7) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) that explicitly permits private resales of restricted securities. This new exemption may increase investor liquidity by facilitating the development of secondary markets in private securities.
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