Coming to America: US expansion and fundraising

Hosts:

Kath Easthope: COO, Boardwave

Dan Glazer: Partner, Wilson Sonsini

Sponsor: Wilson Sonsini

Coming to America: US expansion and fundraising

Please note: this event is designed for those planning to expand and/or fundraise in the US in the next 12 months, or those who have expanded or fundraised in the past 12 months.

For many high-growth enterprises, there’s nowhere better to start and grow than the UK, and nowhere better to expand and raise later-stage funding than the United States.  The US offers the promise of massive commercial opportunities and plentiful venture and growth capital.  However, doing business and raising money in an unfamiliar, highly-competitive environment requires thoughtful advance planning and clinical execution.

In this facilitated Q&A session, we will discuss best practices for navigating the logistical aspects of launching and operating a UK business in the States, and setting and meeting expectations for US later-stage funding.

Join us to discuss topics such as when you should consider establish US operations, when you should look to raise money from US VCs, where is the best place to set up in the US, how long does it take, how should you approach pitching in the US vs Europe, how to hire in the US and create the optimal team and what government resources are available to assist with US expansion. You can also submit questions in advance of the event. To help you with this, here’s Wilson Sonsini’s US Expansion, Fundraising & Exit FAQ:  link.

The discussion will be led by Daniel Glazer, who leads the US Expansion group and London office at Silicon Valley-headquartered Wilson Sonsini. 

Wilson Sonsini represents more tech companies on their venture financings, M&A transactions, and IPOs than any other law firm globally.  The firm is a Silicon Valley "anchor tenant," having taken public Apple, Doordash, Google, Linkedin, Lyft, Netflix, Palantir, Roblox, Square, Twitter, and many others.  Wilson Sonsini London is a US and dual-qualified UK/US team that supports UK/EU tech and life sciences companies through their US life cycle – US launch and scaling, US fundraising, and US M&A/IPO exit.