Abe Kwon

@abekwon

Startup & VC Lawyer at @LowensteinLLP | Founder of @12plusphilly | Visiting Expert at @Wharton | Angel Investor

Philadelphia & NYC lowenstein.com/people/attorne… Joined November 2010

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Abe Kwon @abekwon Jun 4, 2024

I have some exciting news to share. I have joined @LowensteinLLP as a partner in the #ECVC group. I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining such a well-known and respected platform particularly in the early-stage ecosystem!

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www.lowenstein.com Abraham Kwon Joins Lowenstein Sandler as Partner in the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital...

Abe Kwon @abekwon Sep 9

Congrats to the team!! Amazing news!

System Laboratories, Inc. @systemlabsinc Sep 9

We've raised $20M in funding to accelerate our mission of becoming the definitive, trusted name in peptides.

@BrockEWTurner from @AxiosPro had the exclusive: axios.com/pro/health-tec…

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Abe Kwon @abekwon Aug 20

"Don't fundraise in the summer."

You've heard this from mentors, advisors, maybe from a VC who was heading to the Hamptons.

I wanted to dig into whether it's actually true. Here's what the data says:

Abe Kwon @abekwon Aug 18

"I want to incorporate but I don't want to spend $10k on a lawyer just to set up a Delaware C-Corp."

Heard this from a founder last month. He also had real legal questions about IP assignment and vesting acceleration.

So we built something for exactly this:

Abe Kwon @abekwon Jun 18, 2024

Helpful insight from @cartainc's @PeterJ_Walker on summer fundraising. Conventional wisdom is that summer is toughest so this is eye-opening. Just remember this reflects when deals close. Term sheets are typically issued 4-6 weeks prior to closing!

@LowensteinLLP #startup #VC

Peter Walker Verified account @PeterJ_Walker Jun 13, 2024

Founders - you can raise VC rounds in the summer.

Across most years, the worst month for signed venture deals is actually January. July isn't so great either - but June and August are usually pretty decent!

Deals are not always begun and signed in the same month, obviously

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