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Tractian Raises $120M in Series C Funding
12.19.2024
WilmerHale advised Tractian, a leader in manufacturing AI, on its recently announced $120 million Series C funding round led by Sapphire Ventures, with from General Catalyst, Next47, and NGP Capital.
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SAFEs: not as simple as they sound
1.21.2025
Partner and Co-Chair of the firm's Startup & Venture Capital Practice Gary Schall will join Jorian Hoover, a consultant specializing in helping startup founders reach their fundraising goals, for a webinar entitled, "SAFEs: not as simple as they sound" on Tuesday, January 21. Together they will discuss key considerations for founders raising on SAFEs in 2025, including how they work and how founders can best negotiate this increasingly complicated process.
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Corporate Transparency Act: Preliminary Injunctive Relief Reinstated by Fifth Circuit (For Now)
12.27.2024
On December 26, 2024, a separate panel of the Fifth Circuit assigned to evaluate the merits of the District Court’s grant of injunctive relief vacated the portion of the motions panel’s order granting the government’s motion to stay and reinstated the preliminary nationwide injunctive relief pending the merits panel’s consideration of the expedited appeal.
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