Our team is highly responsive and well-positioned to act quickly, so that you can capitalize on opportunities before the competition does. These are our guiding values for serving your needs:
Execution first. At their core, venture capitalists are explorers whose success depends on striking gold. Like modern-day treasure hunters, they seek out bold entrepreneurs who will create successful businesses, build products and services that tap into new and unmet needs, and, in some instances, create entirely new industries. Instead of traditional risk-adjusted calculations, great venture capitalists have a knack for finding extremely valuable but mispriced opportunities. Appreciating that these opportunities do not stay undiscovered for long, the best venture capitalists know that they must be decisive and strike quickly before the window of opportunity closes.
Trust and alignment. After you’ve identified an investment opportunity, forging a spirit of genuine partnership with the founding team is critical. Trust has to be earned and nourished from the beginning. That trust naturally develops with positive interactions between investor and entrepreneur, especially when transaction terms are viewed as fair and reasonable. The greater the alignment between investor and entrepreneur, the stronger the foundation for the company’s future growth.
In addition to traditional venture capital financings, Nixon Peabody works with investors on a wide variety of deals:
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Leader, Corporate Practice Group
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Leader, West Coast Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
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Head of Private Equity
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