Company Research Report: Silicon Legal Strategy

Company Overview

• Name: Silicon Legal Strategy

• Mission: To provide targeted, bottom-line-oriented advice to technology startups, innovative entrepreneurs, and seasoned investors.

• Founded: No information is available.

• Founders: No information is available.

• Key People: Andre Gharakhanian (founder), Coleman Cannon, John Koerper, Sarah Boulden, Ian Peck, Adam Derry, Vishal Ganesan, Lisa Schlinkert, Kevin Morrissey, Madelyn Tarr, Michelle Chern, Natasha Hsieh, Nicole Tate-Naghi, Derrick Metriyakool.

• Headquarters: San Francisco, California

• Number of Employees: No information is available.

• Revenue: No information is available.

• Known For: Silicon Legal Strategy is known as a premier boutique law firm providing high-touch, ultra-responsive client service and strategic advice. They work with technology startups, entrepreneurs, and investors, focusing on industries such as Internet and Social Media, Enterprise Software and SaaS, E-Commerce, Gaming and Content Distribution, HealthTech and Life Sciences, EdTech, AdTech, Sharing Economy, IoT, and FinTech.

Products and Services

• Products and Services Offered:

• Ultra-responsive and bottom-line-oriented legal advice.

• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A): Over the past five years, they have advised more than 125 M&A transactions with an aggregate value exceeding $2 billion.

• Venture Capital and Angel Financings: Silicon Legal Strategy has been involved in over 2,000 VC and Angel financings since 2019.

• High-Level Description of Products and Services:

• The company focuses on providing strategic and business-minded legal services tailored to the needs of technology startups and investors.

• They offer flexible billing options, including flat fee, per transaction, and monthly retainer arrangements to cater to client needs and financial constraints.

• Key Features:

• Extensive experience in the technology law landscape, often working with peers at major technology law firms.

• Specialization in mergers, acquisitions, and financing for emerging growth companies.

• Committed to developing long-term relationships with clients, viewing themselves as indispensable strategic advisors.

Recent Developments

Significant Transactions and Client News

• Recent Notable M&A Transactions:

• Velano Vascular’s sale to Becton Dickinson.

• Almer Technologies was acquired by RealWear.

• TaskRabbit’s sale to Ikea.

• Recent Client Financing Rounds Represented:

• MHS Capital: Joined Inflection’s $7.6MM round, focusing on automating marketing tasks for B2B companies.

• Floodgate: Participated in Terradot’s $58.2MM round; Terradot focuses on global carbon removal solutions.

• SkySQL: Raised $6.6MM in a seed round for fully-managed cloud database solutions.

• Emerson Collective: Participated in WeaveGrid’s $28MM round; WeaveGrid aims at enabling rapid EV adoption.

• Anise Health: Raised $3MM in a seed round, focusing on digital mental health initiatives for Asian Americans.

• New Partnerships:

• Silicon Legal clients have formed numerous partnerships through significant financial rounds, collaborating with companies like Google, Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, Cisco, and Salesforce Ventures.

Additional Notes

• Offices Locations:

• Silicon Legal Strategy maintains offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, and Austin.

This detailed report reflects the current state of Silicon Legal Strategy as gathered from available data.