The Carney Startup Team effectively and efficiently helps our clients turn a great idea into a product or service, and bring it to market. Whether you are a first-time entrepreneur or a seasoned startup professional, we can help you navigate your company’s life cycle from inception to exit. Our services include:

• Formation and structuring of new companies
• Changes to existing companies to make them more attractive to potential investors
• Tech licensing and commercial transactions
• Employee and independent contractor agreements
• Stock grants, stock options, and other forms of equity compensation
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Tax planning
• Compliance with federal and state securities laws
• Cap table management
• Corporate governance
• Preparing for and managing the due diligence process
• Debt and equity financings, including convertible promissory notes and stock offerings
• Formation of investment funds and special purpose entities
• Intellectual property selection, protection and enforcement
• Acqui-hire transactions

Our team members have a diversity of experience, having worked at startups, VCs, public companies, large national law firms, and boutique startup law practices. As a result, we have a unique range of perspectives to resolve your current problems, anticipate future needs, and eliminate potential roadblocks before they arise. Our clients include companies within a wide range of industry sectors:

• Software
• Video games
• Virtual reality and augmented reality
• Internet of Things
• Biotech
• Medical device
• HealthTech
• FinTech
• Mobile application development
• Wearable technology
• CleanTech
• Food and beverage
• Hospitality
• Cannabis
• Sustainable agriculture
• Social purpose companies

We also represent sources of capital, such as angel investors, VCs, and lenders. As a result, we understand the financing deal from both sides of the negotiating table.

Zachary Haveman

Renee Li

Daniel Neuman

Leland Quinn

Susan Schalla

Haiyan Tao

Jared Vermillion

Joseph Wallin