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Our CEO, Damian Brychcy, has joined Codat's Product Advisory Board! 🎉 Check out the video below to hear Damian's thoughts on joining Codat's Advisory Board and the impact it can have on the industry. #ProductAdvisoryBoard #Innovation #DataConnectivity (Capital on Tap UK)

Thinking of Launching a First time VC fund? Bumping this up 🆙 👇🏾 Tomorrow, we’ll be discussing on all things first fund set up. From jurisdiction, regulation, administration, licensing and operations. This is the resource I wish I had when I started Openseed VC so sharing far and wide for anyone who is thinking about, in the process of or just launched a #VC fund. Come hear considerations we made, and also hear directly from amazing service providers like Dentons and PKF Littlejohn It’s tomorrow, so #lastcall Link 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/eYt9TgTZ

A VC fund needed faster, more efficient ways to draft legal documents and review deal data. Blakes Ventures and our Innovation team streamlined these tasks with document automation and a client portal, helping the fund save time and effort. Discover how we’re innovating for our clients: https://bit.ly/3YW8Lie #VentureCapital #BlakesVentures #BlakesCollaborate

Another successful Upfront Summit in the books. Rob Mazzoni from Wellington's Late-Stage Growth team and Van Jones from Wellington Access Ventures enjoyed the content, as well as the opportunity to catch up with friends in the venture capital and limited partner communities. It was clear from these conversations that LPs have renewed excitement to back new and existing managers that show clear differentiation. For VCs, the returning momentum of underlying software customer buying behavior is providing confidence that 2024 could be an improved deal environment across sectors, with AI as the clearest driver.

"You guys have a killer product here." Over the past year, we've been building and refining Deal Closings so you and your law firm can close your venture round directly on Carta. It's so rewarding to hear this type of feedback from founders. While Deal Closings did make this Series A closing much more efficient—saving the company tens of thousands of dollars that would otherwise be spent tracking down signatures and wires—what this founder most appreciated was the transparency the tool provided. Ritish didn't have to ask about status all the time, or wait on copies of a signature matrix being tracked in Excel. He could always see the current status right on his Deal Closings dashboard—reducing stress during a large closing involving many signatures. While I expected saving $50K to be at the top of Ritish Patnaik's list of benefits, I'll take it as a close second to transparency. Congrats to Ritish Patnaik and the entire team at Curve Biosciences! If you want to use Deal Closings for your next VC round, email us at dealteam@carta.com to let us know!

You know what’s up :) It’s “V” for Validation! Kicked off our Idea Validation Program March’24 Cohort at Favcy Venture Builders today. Want to be a part of the next one? Send me a DM! #ideatoaction #VforValidation

🎭 Corporate Actions Chronicles: Episode 12 – The Class Action Case ⚖️ Welcome back to #CorporateActionsChronicles, where financial events meet relatable tales. Today’s star? Class Actions—the legal drama where shareholders unite for justice (and a settlement check). What’s a Class Action? Picture this: You and thousands of other shareholders invested in TechBuzz Corp, a company that promised “revolutionary AI” but instead delivered… a glorified chatbot that can barely order pizza. 🍕🤖 Turns out, TechBuzz “forgot” to disclose a little issue: their tech wasn’t ready, and sales projections were inflated. The stock tanked. Shareholders were furious. What happens next? Class Action Lawsuit! Instead of everyone suing individually, you team up with other investors to take TechBuzz to court. The Payout Plot After some legal drama, TechBuzz agrees to settle for $50 million without admitting guilt (classic). Now comes the fun part: dividing the money. Say you own 2,000 shares of TechBuzz. The total eligible claims are 10 million shares. Your payout calculation: Settlement per share = $50,000,000 ÷ 10,000,000 = $5/share Your compensation: 2,000 shares × $5/share = $10,000 Justice served—with a side of cash! 💵 The Moral of the Story For investors: Class actions are about recovering losses and holding companies accountable. For companies: Transparency matters. Don’t overpromise or underdeliver—especially in the AI era. A Fun Spin Class actions are like a group of customers at a restaurant realizing the “unlimited buffet” was actually just three dishes. You band together to demand your money back—and maybe dessert on the house. 🍨 Would you join the fight for fairness or let it slide? Share your thoughts! #CorporateActionsChronicles #ClassActionChronicles #FinanceFun #JusticeLeagueOfInvestors #SmartInvesting

Big News! Ropella Executive Search and Ropella Equity Ventures have evolved! We’re excited to unveil our new identity: Ropella 360. Our mission? To foster connections that drive immense value within the corporate technology and private equity spheres by providing unrivaled access to the right People, Platforms, and Perspectives. Want to learn more about how we turn aspirations into achievements? Check us out at Ropella360.com!

New bidder more than doubles offer price Struggling ASX-listed software company Bigtincan, which is under offer from a US private equity firm, has now received a rival offer at more than double the price but in a much more complicated deal. Sydney-founded Bigtincan, which is led by co-founder, David Keane (pictured), is now based in the US. Read more about this, and much more about private equity and venture capital, at: https://lnkd.in/gE-aPUTb #privateequity #venturecapital

Blagoja Hamamdziev founder and CEO of Modeliks, joins Tom and Adam to discuss how their software is redefining financial planning for small businesses and startups. From driver-based planning to seamless pitch deck integration, discover how Modeliks makes financial modeling efficient and effective. Catch the latest episode of The Modern CPA Success Show to learn how this tool can streamline your financial processes. #BusinessTools #FinancialStrategy #ModernCPA