Venture capital firm

Gunderson Dettmer

US law firm advising start-ups, venture capital and growth equity funds and technology companies

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Gunderson Dettmer is a law firm that acts for start-ups, emerging companies and the venture capital and growth equity funds that back them. It opened its Silicon Valley office in 1995 with six partners.

Its Northern California team now numbers over 300 people, including more than 175 attorneys across Silicon Valley and San Francisco. The firm says it is outside general counsel to more than 1,200 private and public companies, and PitchBook has ranked it first among venture law firms worldwide.

What Gunderson Dettmer offers

Company formation and financing: advice for founders on early rounds, growth rounds and governance.
Fund formation: legal work for venture capital and growth equity firms setting up funds.
Mergers and acquisitions: buying and selling companies and strategic transactions.
Public company support: securities regulation, disclosure and corporate governance.
Life sciences work: financing, licensing and partnering for medical device, diagnostics and health IT clients.

Customers and markets

Founders, emerging companies, public companies and investment funds in software, fintech, web3, media, biotechnology and digital health.

Key facts

Based in: Silicon Valley and San Francisco, California, with other offices
Office opened: 1995

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Gunderson Dettmer is ranked on 5 TrustList rankings: #18 on 1, #19 on 1, #22 on 1, #33 on 1 and #46 on 1.

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Venture capital firm · 5 rankings

#18of 28
Sao paulo
It is the only one of the 28 here listing biotechnology and legal.
Of the 28 here, 6 also cover SaaS and 6 also cover partners; 11 also work in New York City and 10 also work in San Francisco.
Behind GRIDS Capital, ahead of Headline Asia.
#19of 27
Beijing
It is the only one of the 27 here listing early stage and medical.
Of the 27 here, 5 also cover legal and 4 also cover growth stage; 13 also work in Shanghai and 12 also work in Hong Kong.
Behind GRC SinoGreen Fund, ahead of Harvard Business School Angels Chicago.
#22of 48
Austin
It is one of 2 here listing science and one of 4 here listing private equity.
Of the 48 here, 9 also cover early stage and 7 also cover artificial intelligence; 11 also work in Silicon Valley and 9 also work in Chicago.
Behind GingerBread Capital, ahead of iFly.vc.
#33of 64
Los angeles
It is one of 2 here listing venture capital and one of 9 here listing growth stage.
Of the top 58 here, 8 also cover seed stage and 7 also cover series; 9 also work in London and 6 also work in Washington, Dc.
Behind Griffin Gaming Partners, ahead of H.I.G. BioVentures.
#46of 92
Singapore
It is one of 11 here listing partners.
Of the top 66 here, 8 also cover private equity and 6 also cover FinTech; 12 also work in Tokyo and 10 also work in Sydney.
Behind Greenhill Capital Partners, ahead of Harbinger Ventures.