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Agenda
6:00 PM to 6:20 PM Check-In, Food, Networking
6:20 PM to 6:30 PM Announcements
6:30 PM to 7:15 PM Stan Lewandowski, Pillsbury Law Firm: Financing instruments for seed funding (35 minutes presentation + 10 minutes of audience Q&A)
Stan will cover:
- The Startup Lifecycle
- Equity v. Convertible Securities
a) Overview
b) Convertible Promissory Notes
c) SAFEs
d) Preferred Stock - Important Issues for Angels to Consider
7:15 PM to 8:00 PM Jurgen Zach, Ekvacio Venture Services: Pre-seed and seed-stage venture funding through grants, and how to navigate shifting politics (35 minutes presentation + 10 minutes of audience Q&A)
Jurgen will provide an overview of grant options available to startups and ventures, and how to position yourself, your startup, and your team for fundability. Jurgen will cover:
1) Federal grants: Zero Equity and up to $3 Million for Standard Projects - SBIR/STTR overview across the agencies and alternatives
2) Eligibility: prerequisites for the venture and the proposal/project team
3) Example 1: National Science Foundation grants: from deep tech to AI topics and everything in between.
4) Example 2: National Institutes of Health: from dental health to oncology, clinical trials optional!
5) What is truly important in my proposal, depending on the agency?
6) Political risks and evolving grant roadmaps: what does the DOGE-led rebuilding of federal funding mean for me?
7) Alternatives to federal grants and international opportunities through joint ventures
and more!
8:00 PM to 8:30 PM Key takeaways and summaries plus joint audience Q&A
8:30 PM to 9:00 PM Networking
After Party
About Stan Lewandowski
Stan Lewandowski, Silicon Valley leader of Pillsbury’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice, counsels domestic and international companies on optimal structuring, financing, operations, development and other strategic transactional issues, primarily in the artificial intelligence, fintech, aerospace, education, life sciences, health care, digital health, travel, cybersecurity, gaming, climatetech and renewable energy sectors. With fifteen years of legal counseling experience, Stan represents emerging growth companies at every stage of the pipeline—from startup to liquidity. He works on a variety of strategic growth issues, including venture capital and private equity financing, private offerings, joint ventures and M&A transactions.
About Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman:
Pillsbury is a forward-thinking law firm thriving in an environment of intense competition and change. Entrenched in elite markets, we do cutting-edge work for market leaders, innovators and disruptors throughout the U.S. and globally. Whether advising entrepreneurs working out of a garage or the world’s largest public and private companies, we deliver exemplary client service and results, with highly regarded lawyers and business professionals operating across a diversity of leading practices. With a particular focus on the health care, life sciences, technology, energy, and financial sectors, we are recognized as one of the most innovative law firms by Financial Times and one of the top firms for client service by BTI Consulting. Pillsbury and its lawyers are highly regarded for their forward-thinking approach, their enthusiasm for collaborating across disciplines and their authoritative commercial awareness.
About Jurgen Zach:
Jurgen Zach, Startup Funding Coordinator at Ekvacio, is a scientist and entrepreneur who wants to raise awareness and recruit new applicants for this important, merit-based funding opportunity that is oftentimes overlooked in Silicon Valley and other startup ecosystems. He has been guiding startups to successful grant awards for the past six years, and the seminar will be brimming with practical advice, with a special focus on the consequences of the ongoing restructuring of the federal bureaucracy, and what it means for entrepreneurs that apply for grants. Dr. Zach has over twenty years of experience in R&D across energy, sensor technology, and medical devices, and has consulted with many startups in technical projects, grant applications, and as a fractional CTO and business development officer. He has a PhD and MA in physics, is a serial inventor holding over 30 granted or pending patents and has a publication record with dozens of publications across multiple disciplines.
About Ekvacio (Sponsor):
Ekvacio is a US-based consulting firm offering comprehensive services to startups and ventures seeking growth and international success. Our expertise includes grant services, seed- and pre-seed growth consulting to optimize fundability, and cross-border joint venture consulting to access international capital. Our contract with Inspiralia USA, a global innovation company that has helped startups raise over $3 Billion, gives our customers access to over 200 subject matter experts across the DoD and other funding agencies. Our business model is such that over 90-95% of our compensation is tied to our customers’ successful grant application. In addition, we offer the option of 100% US-based writing teams. For technology-oriented startups and small businesses with strong technical teams, grants such as the SBIR/STTR and other federal, state, and private programs represent an alternative to traditional venture funding and emphasize technical merit over existing sales, which presents an opportunity for pre- or early-revenue startups.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
SVB Experience Center, 532 Market Street, San Francisco, United States
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