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New Ventures Strategic Partner Spotlight: <a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/professionals/jamar-t-king/">Jamar T. King</a>

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Jamar King is a partner in the Business Litigation and Government Contracts practice groups. He focuses his practice on counseling and providing litigation support to government contractors. In addition to advising government contractors, Jamar has represented clients in many different industries in complex commercial litigation, general contract disputes, business fraud lawsuits, government enforcement actions, and domestic public corruption investigations. In particular, Jamar has significant experience representing marketing and media agencies against claims from their former clients and competitors. In every instance, whether resolved through settlement, motion practice, or at trial, Jamar has effectively defended clients’ interests and helped them achieve their goals.

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Startups Streamlined – Navigating Cincinnati’s Thriving Startup Ecosystem – July 24

Join us for the next Startups Streamlined, featuring Thompson Hine alum <a href="https://www.cincytechusa.com/team/emma-off">Emma Off</a>, CEO &amp; President of CincyTech. The Cincinnati startup scene is vibrant and growing, characterized by a supportive ecosystem, access to funding, corporate partnerships and a collaborative community. Our discussion will spotlight industry developments and recent issues that impact startups, founders and venture capital investors. We’ll explore trending topics such as immigration issues, venture debt and offer insights and guidance relevant to your startup or high-growth business. Our panel, led by <a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/professionals/lindsay-karas-stencel/">Lindsay Karas Stencel</a>, will delve into the entrepreneurial landscape of Cincinnati, uncovering the opportunities and dynamics driving Cincinnati's thriving startup ecosystem and exploring its potential for growth and innovation. Register <a href="https://www.pages05.net/thompsonhinellp/Event-Cincinnati-StartupsStreamlinedNavigatingCincinnatisThrivingStartupEcosystem72424/?spMailingID=29431827&amp;spUserID=ODA0NzkyMzU5MTEyS0&amp;spJobID=2721469749&amp;spReportId=MjcyMTQ2OTc0OQS2">here</a>.

TechChicago’s Capital Summit – Securing Growth Capital: Later Stage Fundraising Strategy Panel

<a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/professionals/aisling-susan-olaoire/">Aisling O’Laoire</a>, New Ventures counsel, will be joined by three other esteemed panelists to discuss “Securing Growth Capital: Later Stage Fundraising Strategy” on July 24. The Capital Summit will be held in Chicago from July 23-24 and offers track-based programming focused on fundraising within the current state of our venture ecosystem.

The Capital Summit is part of TechChicago Week (TCW) which showcases Chicago’s vibrant tech ecosystem with a week of culture, inclusive access, opportunities, conversations and community. This event combines culture and technology to create an innovative experience for everyone. The conference aims to engage the region's diverse tech community, including tech companies, founders, startups, corporations, VCs, youth, nonprofits, operators and engineers/techies. We look forward to seeing you there.

Endeavor WNY hosted their National Selection Panel in Buffalo, NY and Thompson Hine was a proud event sponsor. The event brought entrepreneurs and Endeavor team members together from across the United States as founders pitched to be selected in the process of becoming an Endeavor Entrepreneur internationally. 43North, the world’s largest business plan competition, hosted panel judges, including partner Lindsay Karas Stencel, showcasing Buffalo’s growing entrepreneurial culture.

Data Insights – Heads up Founders: VCs are Open for Business in the Summer

Prevailing wisdom suggests that U.S. venture capital takes a summer hiatus, perhaps to tan and recuperate, or lounging on the beaches of Saint-Tropez or another exclusive locale.

But the data says otherwise! June and August emerge as robust months for completed deals (based on priced rounds data from Carta over the past five years).

July…well, let’s just say it’s a different story.

Of course, this only represents the month the deal was actually signed. The fundraising process precedes the signature date by several weeks.

Ultimately, trying to perfectly “time” the fundraising process is probably a losing battle. There are so many factors that dictate whether a VC will say yes to your startup, and the time of year is not a major one.

To view the full chart, click <a href="https://admin.thompsonhine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/carta-june13.jpg">here</a>.

***Data provided by <a href="https://carta.com/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=blast&amp;utm_campaign=20240516-amer-general-data_newsletter&amp;utm_content=&amp;mkt_tok=MjE0LUJURC0xMDMAAAGTIg2qCK8oufnoEIkdOMw9HdIa0AiSF8oyKb4d4PDhUo5VsQDW2KNg9XcS4Cp3GSSffPzaOv3eiI3Bt0IE4Bbx1WW44YiG5txpRyI3Dn4y8eoulys9FrmTsDmAHQ">Carta Insights</a>

QuickLaunch: Experienced Guidance for Startups and Investors

Our QuickLaunch program is tailored to entrepreneurs, startups and investors, providing guidance on growth and funding cycles and offering cost-effective counsel on day-to-day legal matters from formation to funding to exits. Our seasoned team helps navigate the confusing waters of growth, funding, expansion and those tricky legal issues that can arise, often at fixed or budgeted pricing by using our firmwide proprietary SmartPaTH™ tool. To learn more about our tailored, value-enhancing solutions, please visit our <a href="https://www.thquicklaunch.com/">QuickLaunch</a> site.

For more information, please contact a member of our QuickLaunch <a href="https://www.thquicklaunch.com/quicklaunch-team/">team.</a>

New Ventures Update – June 2024

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