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Venture Capital And Private Equity Investors Take Note: Primary Care May Be The Next Behavioral Health

Photo of Aytan DahukeyPhoto of Kenneth YoodPhoto of Samuel O'BrienBy Aytan Dahukey, Kenneth Yood and Samuel O'Brien on Posted in Investment
According to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) study reported in Health Affairs on March 24, 2020, national health care spending reached $3.81 trillion in 2019 and is projected to increase to $4.01 trillion by the end of 2020.  CMS also projects that by 2028, health care spending will reach $6.19 trillion, and … Continue Reading

Seeking foreign investors for your tech startup? Congress says, “not so fast.”

Photo of J. Scott MaberryPhoto of Reid WhittenPhoto of Hwan KimBy J. Scott Maberry, Reid Whitten and Hwan Kim on Posted in Funding, Investment
The U.S. Congress is currently considering legislation that would tap the brakes on foreign direct investment in the United States, particularly on investments in sensitive industries like artificial intelligence, robotics, and semiconductors. We know: you’re saying we already have that in the form of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (known as … Continue Reading

SAFEs and KISSes Poised to Be the Next Generation of Startup Financing

Photo of Stephanie ZeppaPhoto of Andrew KreiderBy Stephanie Zeppa and Andrew Kreider on Posted in Investment
Overview In late 2013, startup accelerator Y Combinator unveiled its Simple Agreement for Future Equity (“SAFE”) investment instrument as an alternative to convertible debt.  While SAFE templates surfaced in different varieties, the purported goal was to create a standardized set of basic funding terms between startups and investors while deferring decisions about valuation, liquidation preferences … Continue Reading
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