Gunderson Dettmer Reviews & Profile

About Gunderson Dettmer

Our team has preeminent experience in what are the most important strategic needs of high growth companies and venture capital and growth equity funds: Company Representation: Forming, Scaling & Maturing

Entrepreneurs and emerging company representation
Pre-venture, venture and growth equity financings for private companies
Corporate governance and strategy for private and public companies
Licensing, strategic partnering and commercial transactions
Life sciences licensing and strategic partnering transactions
Debt financing and secured transactions
Data privacy and compliance issues Fund Representation: Accessing & Deploying Capital
Venture capital and growth equity fund formation, operations and compliance
Venture capital fund portfolio investments
Growth equity fund investments, both early-stage and late-stage Exits & Public Markets
Mergers and acquisitions, both sell-side and buy-side
IPOs and direct listings
Capital markets and ongoing public company representation Attracting & Retaining Talent
Executive compensation needs for private and public companies
Labor and employment issues for companies and funds From the firm’s launch in Silicon Valley, we saw a future where technology took a primary position in the global economy and made an indelible impact on our world To help support the innovation economy, we have a long history of working with numerous leading accelerators, regional organizations, universities and nonprofits For example, we are proud to be founding sponsors of National Venture Capital Association’s (NVCA) Venture Forward, an organization aimed at increasing diversity in the venture capital community Our team also actively works to increase diversity through involvement in BLCKVC, African American Directors Forum, Bridge Conference and other impactful organizations supporting success for underrepresented founders, investors and board directors