Evan Youngstrom advises companies and investors across technology, life sciences, defense, and other next-generation industries.
Evan guides founders, private and public companies, venture capital investors, and other stakeholders through a broad spectrum of complex matters involving:
Venture capital financings
Mergers and acquisitions
Business formations
Employment
Equity incentives
Securities law compliance
Corporate governance
Evan combines extensive experience and creativity to deliver proactive and strategic advice that helps clients navigate the unique challenges of business formations, day-to-day operations, and complex transactions. He helps first-time founders, top-tier venture capital investors, and public companies venturing into strategic investments solve novel issues to drive growth and succeed at every stage of the business life cycle.
Experience
Evan’s representative experience includes advising:
US Venture Partners on Iantrek’s US$42 million Series C financing
Major Food Group on a preferred equity investment in Loyalist Technologies
Rebalance Health on a Series C financing
IVP on Laurel’s US$100 million Series C financing
Sequoia Capital on Nominal’s US$75 million Series B financing
Engrail Therapeutics on its oversubscribed US$157 Series B financing
Mirador Therapeutics on its US$400 million Series A financing
Ouisant on a US$30 million Series A financing
Silver Lake on ReserveBar’s Series B financing
Callio Therapeutics on its US$187 million Series A financing round and concurrent exclusive license From Hummingbird Bioscience
Index Ventures and Accel on their US$100 million Series A funding round for Tessl, an open software development platform
Mainstay Medical on its US$125 million equity financing transaction
KoBold Metals on its:
US$195 million funding round
US$192.5 million Series B financing
WellTheory on its US$7.2 million seed funding round
Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, on its merger with Ginger, a leader in on-demand mental healthcare
Cruise on its US$2 billion equity investment to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving cars
Standard Metrics on its US$23.7 million Series A financing
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