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.

 

 

 

 

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
  • OpenSea on its US$300 million Series C financing
  • Super Free Games on sale to Stillfront Group AB

Bar Qualification

  • California

Education

  • JD, University of San Diego School of Law, 2015
  • BA, San Diego State University, 2011
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February 20, 2025 Recognition

Fintech Group of the Year: Latham

Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.