This edition of MintzTech Connect leads with a look at the evolving role of Delaware public benefit corporations (PBCs). We also spotlight our partnership with A Good Option and our client Retro.

This edition of MintzTech Connect explores key issues shaping the venture capital and emerging companies landscape, and includes a client spotlight and a guide to being an effective board member.

Explore why standard Y Combinator SAFE liquidity terms may under-protect investors, and how adding payout multiples can strengthen returns in early exits.

California has suspended enforcement of its venture capital demographic reporting law (FIPVCC). The DFPI will not require filings by April 1, 2026, pending rulemaking.

Updated New York LLC Transparency Act limits reporting to foreign‑formed LLCs operating in NY. Learn key deadlines, exemptions, and penalties under the revised NYLTA.

Mintz client Conductive Ventures became the first to use Mintz’s innovative Series SAFE Preferred Stock structure in a recent AI startup investment. Developed in part by Mintz Member Amit Singh, the structure blends SAFE efficiency with preferred equity protections.

This issue of MintzTech Connect introduces the Series SAFE Preferred, a new early‑stage financing instrument developed by the Mintz VC & Emerging Companies team to address QSBS uncertainty in traditional SAFEs, and concludes with a spotlight on Mintz client Conductive Ventures’ first use of the structure in an AI startup investment.

California’s SB 53 sets new AI safety standards. Learn how early-stage startups can align with emerging governance to stay competitive.

Mintz client Conductive Ventures became the first to use Mintz’s innovative Series SAFE Preferred Stock structure in a recent AI startup investment. Developed in part by Mintz Member Amit Singh, the structure blends SAFE efficiency with preferred equity protections.

This issue of MintzTech Connect includes an analysis of OBBBA changes to the QSBS rules, continues with a deep dive into the tax benefits available when converting an LLC into a C corporation that is issuing QSBS, and concludes with a spotlight on our client Conductive Ventures.