Daniel I. DeWolf
Member / Chair, Technology Practice; Co-chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice
+1.212.692.6223
Daniel is a leading authority on growth companies and venture capital law — and has worked on pioneering online capital-raising methods since the Internet’s beginning. He is immersed in the national and international ecosystem of emerging companies and investors focused on start-ups. 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. In addition to his active legal practice, he is an adjunct professor of law at the NYU Law School. Daniel is also 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).
viewpoints
MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — December 2020
December 9, 2020 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
Crowdfunding Expanded; SEC Announces Increase in Amounts Permitted To Be Raised by Crowdfunding
November 11, 2020 | Alert | By Daniel DeWolf
MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — October 2020
October 1, 2020 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
MintzTech Connect Industry News — June 2020
June 25, 2020 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
MintzTech Connect Industry News — April 2020
April 21, 2020 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
MintzTech Connect Upcoming Events — January 2020
January 27, 2020 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
MintzTech Connect Industry News — January 2020
January 27, 2020 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
MintzTech Connect Upcoming Events — October 2019
October 15, 2019 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
MintzTech Connect Industry News — October 2019
October 15, 2019 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
MintzTech Connect Industry News - July 2019
July 18, 2019 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
News & Press
Altamira Turns To Mintz For Guidance on VaST Acquisition
March 03, 2023
Early-Stage VC Firm Partners With Mintz To Support Cos.
August 1, 2022
Private Capital Marketplaces & IPOs
January 7, 2021
Mintz Advises Vida Ventures on $600 Million Vida II Fund
August 05, 2019
Various Ways to Raise Capital
September 13, 2016
Yes, E-signatures Are Enforceable
July 12, 2016
Events & Speaking
BioLabs@NYULangone: Financing Strategies for Emerging Companies in the New Normal
View the Webinar Recording
Investing in Energy Transformation [Event to be rescheduled]
Briefing on Power, Technology and Security Strategies
Mintz, 666 Third Ave, New York, NY
Private Tech Investing Success Stories for Family Offices
Mintz, Chrysler Center, 666 Third Avenue, New York
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
Daniel is a leading authority on growth companies and venture capital law — and has worked on pioneering online capital-raising methods since the Internet’s beginning. He is immersed in the national and international ecosystem of emerging companies and investors focused on start-ups. 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
Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2015 – 2017; 2021 – 2022)
Daniel is a leading authority on growth companies and venture capital law — and has worked on pioneering online capital-raising methods since the Internet’s beginning. He is immersed in the national and international ecosystem of emerging companies and investors focused on start-ups. 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