Learn from a Leader: Startup Strategies for Attracting Venture Capital

About Our Speakers: Dr. Chris Holly Ph.D JD, and Dr. Dan Knauss PhD JD

Dr. Chris Holly is a patent lawyer with experience in IP portfolio creation and counseling; early-, mid-, and late-stage fundraising diligence; targeted acquisitions; and post-grant adversarial proceedings at the USPTO. Chris counsels clients across the market spectrum, from small startup companies to billion-dollar private and publicly traded corporations. Chris’ practice focuses upon helping clients in the synthetic biology, agriculture, microbiology, and biotechnology industries create and leverage robust IP portfolios.

Dr. Dan Knauss is an experienced life sciences intellectual property litigator. He counsels clients regarding disputes in a wide variety of technology areas – including cancer and antiviral medicines, biosimilars and antibody drugs, agricultural technology and biofuels, and medical devices. He has litigated cases to trial in various district courts and at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the Delaware Court of Chancery and the International Trade Commission (ITC).

About Cooley LLP

Cooley stands out as one of the world’s premier law firms specializing in advising emerging companies and their investors within the AgTech ecosystem. With an extensive portfolio of hundreds of emerging companies, we possess a deep and nuanced understanding of the unique challenges that startups in this sector face. Companies and venture capital groups choose to partner with Cooley not only for our legal expertise, but also for our genuine passion for the AgTech industry and our unwavering commitment to client success.

About The Series: Learn From a Leader

Learn from a Leader is an on-going speaker series hosted by AgStart, a non-profit organization supporting entrepreneurs advancing innovation in agriculture and food technology (AgriFoodTech). AgStart hosts a local speakers from the AgriFoodTech sector and supporting leaders to speak on a topics relevant to our entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our goal is to offer a space to connect with local individuals and learn from leaders in our local AgriFoodTech sector on topics relevant to our AgStart community. Events take place in our AgStart Event Center: 1100 Main St., Suite 170, Woodland, CA 95695.

L earn more at www.agstart.org

Event Venue

AgStart Event Center, 1100 Main Street, Woodland, United States