Guest Opinions

Elizabeth Hodgson of Duane Morris outlines the reasons why women’s healthcare is a compelling opportunity for both GPs and LPs.

Family offices are becoming catalytic capital providers via direct investments, co-investments and thematic platforms, writes Steven Thayer of Ice Miller.

CPA Anthony Venette explains how gifting carried interest derivatives is a dynamic way to maintain legacy and create significant tax savings for a VC general partner’s estate.

John McBride of Norton Rose Fulbright explains how he helped venture firm Decasonic seek patent protection for an agentic AI platform.

Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence examines how the features that make venture debt a powerful growth catalyst can also pose serious risk to borrowers when it is misunderstood, mismanaged or misaligned with the underlying business.

Chime’s success is a model for how tech-led innovation, exceptional founders and insight into overlooked segments can reshape financial services, write Emmalyn Shaw and Sarah Morgenstern of Flourish Ventures.

Healthcare services deals come with unique regulatory challenges that can materially influence valuation, deal structure and exit prospects, write Davis Mello and Marc Rigsby, attorneys with Bass, Berry & Sims.

Coaching entrepreneurs translates into stronger leadership, better execution and companies that endure, writes Lenore Champagne Beirne of Bright Ventures.

Investments in sovereign resilience blur the lines between defense, civil tech and public safety, writes Nick Kingsbury, a partner at Amadeus Capital Partners.

In part 24 of his venture debt series, Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence breaks down the key funding structures behind venture loans and growth credit and how they shape investor control and economics.