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WilmerHale advised RunSafe Security, the pioneer of a patented process to immunize software from cyberattacks without developer friction, which announced this week the successful completion of its $12 million Series B financing round.

On August 26, 2024, Butlr Technologies Inc., a physical AI (PAI) startup that uses ceiling-mounted sensors to detect individuals’ body heat to track where a person walks and where they might go next, announced its Series B funding round of $38 million.

On July 23, 2024, Level AI, an artificial intelligence company that specializes in customer experience intelligence and automation, announced that it successfully completed a Series C funding round of $39.4 million. 

WilmerHale advised Alethea, a leading technology company in disinformation detection and mitigation, in its recently announced closing of a $20M Series B funding round led by GV, with participation from Ballistic Ventures, who led Alethea’s Series A funding in 2022.

The 2024 M&A Report takes a good look at the global M&A market, covering everything from trends to key insights.

The 2024 Venture Capital Report takes a deep dive into the US venture capital market, covering everything from regional and industry breakdowns to insights on important topics.

The 2024 IPO Report takes a close look at the IPO market and shares useful market metrics and need-to-know information on topics that affect pre-IPO companies.

WilmerHale’s annual IPO, Venture Capital and M&A reports offer detailed insights into market conditions and provide comprehensive statistics and thoughtful analysis.

In 2023, we served as counsel in more than 150 venture financings raising over $4 billion, including some of the largest and most prominent deals of the year.

WilmerHale recently represented TômTex Inc., a sustainable manufacturing company that develops naturally biodegradable textiles that mimic materials like leather and suede, in its Series Seed Preferred Stock financing. 

WilmerHale recently advised Air Space Intelligence, a modern aerospace company addressing the software crisis across commercial and government sectors, in its Series B funding round.

Together, WilmerHale and Cornell University have collaborated in a joint effort to publish Startup Launch – Liftoff with Legal 101 for Entrepreneurs, a booklet for startup founders to think early about key items that will set them off on the right legal track.

In an expert analysis published by Law360, Partners Stephanie Evans, Gary Schall and Jason Chipman deep-dive into the best practices for defense technology startups to consider when navigating the expanding defense tech subsector of the emerging company ecosystem. 

WilmerHale recently represented Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) in its investment in Fnality, a wholesale digital cash payment system that will support tokenized, peer-to-peer markets. 

On July 13, 2023, HawkEye 360, Inc., the world's leading defense technology company for space-based radio frequency data and analytics, announced it has closed $58 million in new funding in a Series D-1 financing.