Venture capital financing gives a company the capital to grow faster than it could on its own. The money comes from sophisticated investors, and they look closely before they commit. Much of the round turns on diligence, the investor’s review of your company. The companies that raise on good terms are the ones whose records are already in order when that review begins.
Diligence runs in stages, but the one that decides the round is legal diligence: the investor and their lawyers expect your records to fit together and tell one clear, consistent story about the company. When pieces are missing or do not line up, the process slows and the questions multiply. Getting those records in order before investors look is the work that keeps a round moving and protects your leverage on terms.
TKA brings Wall Street venture capital experience to companies scaling toward investment. That background sets the standard for how the firm prepares a company: the same diligence a sophisticated investor runs, applied to your entity structure and governance, your commercial contracts, and your intellectual property before the round begins. As your fractional general counsel, TKA keeps those records current between rounds, so the company stays ready for the next investor, a merger or acquisition, or any opportunity that comes.
Shakera’s venture capital experience includes representing technology and life sciences companies and venture capital firms in preferred stock financings and general corporate matters.