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Venture Capital

With offices across the world, our highly experienced team of Withers tech venture capital advisors has the in-depth market knowledge required to support investors and emerging companies in navigating every stage of the fundraising process.

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We are dedicated and experienced venture capital advisors, using our deep understanding of the market to help investors and emerging companies navigate every stage of fundraising.

The Withers tech venture capital practice spans our offices across Europe (London; Milan), the US (Boston; New York; San Francisco; Los Angeles) and APAC (Singapore; Hong Kong), offering a uniquely global solution to our clients.

Withers tech’s venture capital lawyers advise clients at all stages of the funding lifecycle, including:

Growth and later stage funding rounds (Series B+)
Early stage funding rounds (Seed / Series A)
Venture debt
M&A
Bridge financings (including convertible notes, Safes, advance subscriptions)
Technology transfers & university spin-outs

The Withers tech venture capital team sits alongside the firm’s other market-leading practices serving founders and emerging companies.

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Legal 500 2023

Advice is strategic and well explained.

Legal 500 UK 2023

The team is very responsive and also very helpful.

Legal 500 2023

I believe Withers has an enormous expertise, in depth knowledge of VC practice and ability to guide companies and entrepreneurs in securing the best deals and help them in negotiating process which is set for the best outcome for the client. It is fundamentally the legal leadership aspect that was the most compelling in our case, to help us navigate in a complex set of circumstances for the best result possible.

Legal 500, 2021

We at Lexicom Technology pride ourselves on our technical expertise and our transparent client relationships. Withers have been key advisors since our inception in 2006. Over the years they have provided invaluable advice to our growing business, representing us on both commercial and private client matters and over a wide range of subjects ranging from domestic property law to international commercial negotiation. They are eminently approachable and always extremely responsive to our enquires. In any arena they have provided a consistently substantial upper hand. I cannot recommend them enough.

David Sunney - Lexicom

Personal, detailed and quick. Withers tech provide solutions to problems whilst still ensuring we are fully protected.

Johan Indot, Co-Founder and Executive Director - Bioven Group

Their knowledge of the industry is very deep. Their contacts and network are really valuable. They have seen most things before we do. They have been doing this type of advice for so long that they just know it.

Robin Klein, Co-Founder and General Partner - LocalGlobe

Very experienced in US & UK venture capital deals; adept at supporting emerging VC firms; professional; have gone beyond the call to deliver; technical capability very sound too.

Legal 500, 2021

I see Withers tech as more of a sparring partner than my lawyers. We spend time thinking through different scenarios and discussing how certain decisions could positively or negatively impact the future of Meatable, and this process crystallised our priorities. Sharmela finds the exact right balance between being the ‘formal lawyer’, and being pragmatic and thinking proactively.

Krijn De Nood, CEO – Meatable DV

Withers tech have been with us through thick and thin. I trust them completely. They are so in-twined in our business. I see it as a personal relationship.

Mark Davis, CEO – Mologic Ltd

We founded Crane in order to serve founders. We enjoy partnering with Withers Tech as they share our philosophy in service to founders and companies. They hold deep insights and go above and beyond for founders, which is unique.

Crane Venture Partners

The Withers team have helped us for many years through investment completion, in-licensing multiple technologies and with our commercialisation activities. They are our trusted lawyers who provide the right pragmatic and practical advice and we very much value their support as we grow our business.

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Investment into Cazoo

Advising an investor syndicate led by Stride VC on the multiple rounds of finance (to ultimately SPAC) in Cazoo Ltd, the used car marketplace.

Alami Technologies

On its USD 20 million fundraising led by AC Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures, and Quona Capital. Alami Technologies is Indonesia's largest licensed Shariah-compliant peer-to-peer lender, and provides access to Shariah-compliant debt capital for micro, small and medium enterprises in Indonesia, as well as lending opportunities to individuals and financial institutions in Southeast Asia.

Altara Ventures

Advised Altara Ventures, a technology venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia investing in pre-A, Series A and Series B stage companies that build innovation solutions in Fintech, Logistics & Mobility, Consumer, Enterprise Software and Deep Tech, Healthcare and Edtech, in Series A fundraising rounds in two Southeast Asian technology start-ups.

EDB New Ventures

The venture-building arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), in establishing energy management company NaviX Solutions, alongside energy and automation multinational Schneider Electric.

Grab

As a lead investor in the US$100 million Series B investment in LinkAja, an Indonesian state-owned e-wallet operator. This was the first investment by a private enterprise into LinkAja and is a landmark transaction for Grab as part of its efforts to consolidate its position in the Indonesian e-wallet /digital payments space.

Grab

In drafting the strategic collaboration agreement with a leading venture capital firm in relation to the launch of Grab Ventures Ignite (GVI), the Vietnamese extension of its flagship accelerator programme, Grab Ventures, dedicated to Vietnamese early-stage startups and aimed at encouraging technology entrepreneurship and supporting the growth of Vietnam’s startup ecosystem.

JustCo Holdings (JCH) and JustGroup Holdings

On the proposed combination of the businesses of the two entities into JCH. As transaction counsel, we also act for the clients in the (i) sale by an existing fund manager investor of its post-combination stake in JCH; and (ii) proposed investment into post-combination JCH by Daito Trust, a major Japanese real estate player.

Kejora Ventures

(i) Indonesian logistics business SiCepat Ekspres Indonesia's blockbuster USD 170 million Series B fundraising; and (ii) an associated secondary purchase of shares in SiCepat Ekspres from existing shareholders

Two Series C investors

In a round of funding by a global e-commerce platform based in Singapore. The investors included one of the world's largest international mail, shipping and distribution organisations and a venture capital subsidiary owned by an Indonesia listed company.

Festicket Limited

Festicket is the world's largest portal for music festival experiences, providing music fans with a seamless service to book ticket and travel packages for music festivals worldwide. We have been proud to work with Festicket throughout its journey, most recently in connection with its $10.5 Series D funding, as well as its acquisition of Ticket Arena and Event Genius, which will allow Festicket to incorporate additional services into its offering (including self-service ticketing and POS cashless payments).

Gauss Ventures – investment into Curve

Curve is one of the UK's leading fintech companies, having developed a platform that lets its customers consolidate all of their bank cards into a single Curve card and app to make it easier to manage spending and access other benefits. It recently raised a US$55M Series B financing, on which Withers tech advised lead investor, Gauss Ventures, a venture capital fund based in London focusing on fintech and the data economy.

Snyk Limited

Snyk is a London and Boston-based company that focuses on identifying and developing security solutions for developers. We advised the company on its recent $70M funding round, led by Accel and with participation from existing investors GV and Boldstart, with such funding intended to support the company as it scales its operations on a global basis.

Sofar Sounds Limited

Sofar Sounds transforms everyday spaces (typically living rooms) into venues for immersive and personal live events, bringing artists and their fans close together and putting on 600 shows per month in 430 cities worldwide. As a long-standing client we were delighted to support them on their recent $25M round, led by Battery Ventures and Union Square Ventures.

Symphony Ventures Limited

Longstanding client Symphony Ventures is a global consulting and managed services firm, specialising in Intelligent Automation (IA) and Robotics Process Automation (RPA). In October 2019 Symphony was purchased by US based Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated, and we were delighted to advise the company's founders and investors in connection with this sale.

The Business of Fashion Ltd

Long-standing client, The Business of Fashion Ltd (BoF), is a leading media company covering the fashion and luxury sector. It recently completed a Series B financing led by the Financial Times, on which several of BoF's key existing investors, including Index Ventures and Felix Capital, also participated. Withers tech was proud to have acted for BoF on this exciting new partnership.

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Withers tech advises vacation rental software platform Lodgify in $30 million Series B funding round

30 November 2022 | firm news

Withers tech advises as Edenred Capital Partners joins a £5 million seed investment into 5Mins AI

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Withers tech advises as food and ag-tech company Roslin Technologies Limited closes £11 million Series A funding round

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14 November 2022 | firm news

Withers tech represents VC fund Supernode Global on its lead investment into Eterlast Ltd's $4.5 million seed funding round, a pioneer in the Web3 and NFT sphere

3 November 2022 | firm news

Withers tech advises as SI2 Fund leads a £550k investment into We Are Digital

1 November 2022 | firm news

Withers tech advises as climate fund ETF Partners leads on £10 million Series A investment

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Investment into Cazoo

Alami Technologies

Altara Ventures

EDB New Ventures

Grab

Grab

JustCo Holdings (JCH) and JustGroup Holdings

Kejora Ventures

Two Series C investors

Festicket Limited

Gauss Ventures – investment into Curve

Snyk Limited

Sofar Sounds Limited

Symphony Ventures Limited

The Business of Fashion Ltd

Recent recognition

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Venture capital deals survey

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Withers tech advises vacation rental software platform Lodgify in $30 million Series B funding round

Withers tech advises as Edenred Capital Partners joins a £5 million seed investment into 5Mins AI

Withers tech advises as food and ag-tech company Roslin Technologies Limited closes £11 million Series A funding round

Withers tech represents VC fund Supernode Global on its lead investment into Eterlast Ltd's $4.5 million seed funding round, a pioneer in the Web3 and NFT sphere

Withers tech advises as SI2 Fund leads a £550k investment into We Are Digital

Withers tech advises as climate fund ETF Partners leads on £10 million Series A investment

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