For people starting a business, financing is the primary and most pressing concern — just watch an episode of Shark Tank to see how desperate some entrepreneurs are for capital! Without sufficient funding, it’s almost impossible to launch and run a successful business. And many of the people starting these new ventures are new to the business world and they are often unaware of the various securities laws that apply when acquiring funding.
In this course, New York attorney Gary J. Ross will teach you about the different rounds of startup financing and offer legal and practical suggestions when your entrepreneur clients are raising funds from their family & friends, angel investors and venture capital funds. Gary will mainly discuss the various rounds of financing, the advantages & disadvantages of different forms of financing, the securities laws that are relevant to each round of financing and the key terms that are negotiated between startups and their investors. Gary will cover the seed stage of funding in-depth and discusses accredited & non-accredited investors, convertible promissory notes, Regulation A+, crowdfunding regulations, convertible preferred stock & the term sheet and IPOs.
Gary J. Ross focuses his practice on securities law, venture capital and private equity, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. Mr. Ross represents private companies (at all stages), including those exploring blockchain/cryptocurrency opportunities, as well as angel investors and investment funds.