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Daniel I. DeWolf

Member / Chair, Technology Practice | Co-chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice

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Daniel is a leading authority on growth companies and venture capital law — and has worked on pioneering online capital-raising methods. He is immersed in the national and international ecosystem of emerging companies and investors focused on startups. He has also been a member of NYU Law School’s faculty since 2003, where he teaches venture capital law. Earlier, he co-founded and served as managing director of an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City.

Daniel is Chair of Mintz's Technology Practice Group and Co-chair of the firm’s Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice Group. Daniel also serves as Chair of Mintz’s Corporate & Securities Practice in New York, further reflecting his leadership across the firm’s transactional practices. In addition to his active legal practice, he is an adjunct professor of law at the NYU Law School. Daniel is Editor of MintzEdge, an online resource for entrepreneurs that includes useful tools and information for starting and growing a company.

Before joining Mintz, Daniel was head of venture capital funds and a managing director of SoundView Technology Group, Inc. (formerly Wit Capital), a technology-focused investment bank. Prior to joining SoundView, he was head of the corporate and new media and e-law practice groups at one of the leading New York firms representing early stage and technology companies.

Daniel has more than 35 years of corporate transactional experience, both as a lawyer and as a businessman, and has been an advisor to many emerging and developmental stage companies. He is a board member of several technology companies and was a co-founder and managing director of Dawntreader Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm.

Additionally, Daniel is an author of a leading treatise on venture capital called Venture Capital: Forms and Analysis (Law Journal Press, 2007).

Daniel is a leading authority on growth companies and venture capital law — and has worked on pioneering online capital-raising methods. He is immersed in the national and international ecosystem of emerging companies and investors focused on startups. He has also been a member of NYU Law School’s faculty since 2003, where he teaches venture capital law. Earlier, he co-founded and served as managing director of an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City.

Experience

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MintzTech Innovator Profiles - YieldStreet & ChyronHego
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MintzTech Industry Updates - Regulation Crowdfunding & The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
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Mintz is very excited to announce the launch of “The State of the Cleanweb“ report, which we are proud to support. Within, resources and energy are referred to as “software’s next meal” — and you’ll want to know why! The report was produced by SuperCollider with data powered by CB Insights, and is also supported by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

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From the days of divesting assets from companies doing business in apartheid South Africa and withholding investments to protest big tobacco, values-based investing has come a long way. And it’s no longer just about hippie companies like Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, which pioneered the concept of corporate social responsibility. With impact investing, investors are now seeking to use the markets to solve the toughest challenges of our time, such as financial inclusion, climate change, access to health care, and affordable housing. So what exactly is impact investing?

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We are thrilled to provide you with the first issue of MintzTech Connect, a bi-monthly newsletter on “all things technology” in the legal and business world, from our perspective, of course. We intend MintzTech Connect to be a periodic, easily digestible update for you to hear what we in the Technology Practice at Mintz are doing and seeing in the industry. Each issue will contain a profile of a company that is making headlines in the technology world in any number of ways, which may include its novel technology, its approach to a particular issue, and itsimpact on the world of sustainability, clean technology, or even biotechnology. Our philosophy is that “every company is a technology company” in one way or another and technology pervades our lives in many interesting and unique ways — MintzTech Connect will aim to highlight and identify many of those ways. In addition, each issue will provide you with important updates in the industry from a legal and/or regulatory perspective, or will identify areas in which change may be forthcoming. In this highly regulated industry it is important to keep abreast of the ever-changing landscape, and we will help you do just that. Finally, each issue will contain an abbreviated list of upcoming events taking place in the major technology hubs around the country so that you can pick and choose where to focus your energy in the next few months. We are excited to share our inaugural issue with you and sincerely hope you enjoy it and share it with friends and colleagues. Stay tuned for more from us in the coming months!

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MintzTech Leaders in the News - Helping The Hult Prize Finalists
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MintzTech Innovator Profile - Cylance
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MintzTech Industry Update - Cybersecurity & Data Breach
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Citizen VC Launches Online Venture Capital Platform
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The SEC is examining the use of derivatives in the secondary market for shares of private companies.1 The trading of shares of private companies remains robust, and we are writing this alert to remind everyone that whether you are a buyer or a seller, using derivatives for these types of transfers is problematic and may be unlawful and unenforceable.
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News & Press

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Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2024 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 72 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category. Additionally, two attorneys are featured in the "Hall of Fame," three attorneys are named "Leading Lawyers," four attorneys are recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyers" and one attorney is recognized as a "Rising Star."

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Events & Speaking

Moderator
Moderator
Mar
19
2020

Investing in Energy Transformation [Event to be rescheduled]

Briefing on Power, Technology and Security Strategies

Mintz, 666 Third Ave, New York, NY

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Speaker
Jul
30
2019

TechGC Roundtable

San Francisco, CA

Moderator
Jun
19
2019

Private Tech Investing Success Stories for Family Offices

Mintz, Chrysler Center, 666 Third Avenue, New York

Speaker
Apr
10
2019

TechGC Roundtable

New York, NY

Speaker
Apr
3
2019

The First Most Important Decision for the Entrepreneur: How to Choose the Right Corporate Entity for Your Startup

BioLabs@NYULangone

BioLabs@NYULangone, 180 Varick St., 6th Floor, New York, NY

Speaker
Speaker
Speaker
Mar
15
2018

Legal Clinic

NYC MediaLabs

Co-chair
Oct
27
2017
Speaker
Mar
17
2017

Corporate Formation Workshop

NYC Media Lab

New York, NY

Moderator
Nov
3
2016

The Changing World of Raising Capital

MintzEdge and Columbia Technology Ventures

New York, NY

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Daniel is a leading authority on growth companies and venture capital law — and has worked on pioneering online capital-raising methods. He is immersed in the national and international ecosystem of emerging companies and investors focused on startups. He has also been a member of NYU Law School’s faculty since 2003, where he teaches venture capital law. Earlier, he co-founded and served as managing director of an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City.

Recognition & Awards

  • Legal 500 United States: Recommended for Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2015 – 2017; 2021 – 2022, 2024)

  • Legal 500 United States: Ranked as Leading Partner for Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2025) 

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Daniel is a leading authority on growth companies and venture capital law — and has worked on pioneering online capital-raising methods. He is immersed in the national and international ecosystem of emerging companies and investors focused on startups. He has also been a member of NYU Law School’s faculty since 2003, where he teaches venture capital law. Earlier, he co-founded and served as managing director of an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City.

Involvement

  • Adjunct Professor at NYU School of Law
  • Guest Lecturer, High-Growth Corporate Transactions, Cornell Law School at Cornell Tech
  • Judge, Harvard Business School Business Plan Contest
  • Member, Advisory Council to the Public Policy Committee of the Angel Capital Association
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Daniel I. DeWolf

Member / Chair, Technology Practice | Co-chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice

San Francisco New York