Jeremy D. Glaser
Member / Co-chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice
+1.858.314.1515
Jeremy has over three decades of experience guiding life sciences and technology companies in their growth and financing strategies. He routinely assists his clients in public offerings, angel and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and SEC compliance. His experiences as an executive at a technology company and an investment fund facilitates his ability to provide practical business as well as legal advice. Jeremy also drives content for the MintzEdge website, an online resource for entrepreneurs.
Jeremy serves as Co-chair of the firm’s Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice. Jeremy regularly represents technology-based companies principally in the life sciences, software, mobile applications, and clean energy fields. He represents both issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of securities transactions, including IPOs, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), secondary offerings, and private placements, and represents venture capital firms, hedge funds and their portfolio companies in venture capital and PIPE financings. He has deep experience representing buyers and sellers in acquisitions and dispositions of public and private companies. Jeremy is also a key contributor to MintzEdge, an online resource for entrepreneurs that includes useful tools and information for starting and growing a company.
Jeremy routinely assists his clients in growing their businesses and obtaining financing, guiding companies from initial organization through angel and venture capital financings, initial public offerings, strategic alliances, and mergers and acquisitions.
Jeremy brings a unique combination of practical legal and business experience to his clients, having served as general counsel and a partner at Sterling Stamos Capital Management, LP, an investment management company managing hedge funds and a private equity fund, and as a member of the senior management team of Medibuy.com, Inc., a Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, and Oak venture-backed B2B software company focused on the health care services industry. Jeremy is a member of the board of directors of REBOOT! National Veterans Transition Service, Inc. (NVTSI) and the board of directors of the USS Midway Museum through 2022. NVTSI is a San Diego-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting veterans in adjusting to civilian life and securing meaningful employment.
viewpoints
MintzTech Connect Industry News: Spotlight on Walkabout
April 2, 2025 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron, Jeremy Glaser
Read about Walkabout, a very interesting company with an app that aggregates everything on the internet locally, helping neighbors to connect in meaningful ways in person.
Seller Considerations When Negotiating a Letter of Intent
April 1, 2025 | Article | By Jeremy Glaser, Stephen M. Callegari
Negotiating and signing a Letter of Intent (LOI) is a key inflection point in the process of selling your business. Buyers and sellers both want the LOI to ensure a certain base level of understanding on certain key terms such as price, the structure of the deal, exclusivity, and confidentiality. However, sellers generally want, and should push for, additional details before agreeing to exclusively negotiate with a potential buyer. This article highlights key considerations for sellers to address in the LOI to protect their interests and set the stage for a successful deal.
The State of the Funding Market for AI Companies: A 2024 - 2025 Outlook
March 10, 2025 | Blog | By Jeremy Glaser, Kevin M. Yao
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as an influential technology, driving notable investments across various industries in recent years. In 2024, venture capital (VC) funding for AI companies reached record levels, signaling ongoing interest and optimism in the sector’s potential. Looking ahead, 2025 is anticipated to bring continued innovation, with promising funding opportunities and a growing IPO market for AI-driven businesses.
MintzTech Connect Industry News: Spotlight on Surgimatix, Inc
January 8, 2025 | Article | By Jeremy Glaser
Read about Surgimatix, an early-stage medical device company pioneering the first proprietary laparoscopic device that delivers suture-like fixation in seconds.
Mintz Venture Watch — Volume 7: A Report on Deal Trends from Q1 and Q2 2024
September 27, 2024 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron, Jeremy Glaser
This edition of Mintz Venture Watch reports on the firm’s VC transaction activity in the first half of 2024. During this period, Mintz represented issuers and investors in the technology, life sciences, energy, and other sectors in 73 transactions valued at more than $980 million.
MintzTech Connect Industry News: Spotlight on Radicle Science
June 13, 2024 | Article | By Jeremy Glaser, Sophia Fein
Read about Radicle Science, a B-corp transforming the supplement industry’s approach to clinical trials and efficacy validation through virtual trials that greatly expand the scale and diversity of trial participants.
Mintz Venture Watch — Volume 6: A Report on Deal Trends from 2023
February 6, 2024 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron, Jeremy Glaser
This edition of Mintz Venture Watch reports on the firm’s VC transaction activity in 2023. Mintz represented issuers and investors in the technology, energy, life sciences, and other sectors in more than 130 transactions valued at over $2.6 billion.
Mintz Venture Watch — Volume 5: A Report on Deal Trends from Q1 and Q2 2023
August 21, 2023 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Lewis Geffen, Jeremy Glaser
Despite choppy market conditions for private companies, the Mintz Venture Capital & Emerging Companies team remained busy advising emerging companies of all sizes and at all stages of growth across a wide range of industries. For the first half of 2023 we completed 72 transactions, with an aggregate deal value in excess of $1.6 billion. Below are a few highlighted transactions:
Benefits and Legal Risks of Embracing Generative AI Applications
April 5, 2023 | Blog | By Jeremy Glaser, Lorena Niebla
Generative artificial intelligence creates content and work efficiencies but also comes with legal pitfalls. Mintz Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice Co-chair Jeremy Glaser and Associate Lorena Niebla look at the technology's potential uses as well as risks related to data privacy, intellectual property, and more.
Mintz Venture Watch — Volume 4: A Report on Deal Trends from 2022
February 9, 2023 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Lewis Geffen, Jeremy Glaser
This edition of Mintz Venture Watch reports on the firm’s VC transaction activity in 2022, including data for Q3 and Q4. Mintz represented issuers and investors in the life sciences, cybersecurity, energy, and other sectors in more than 128 transactions valued at more than $3 billion in 2022.
News & Press
Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2025 edition of Legal 500 United States and Canada guides. The firm is recognized in 20 practice categories, and 78 of its attorneys are individually ranked in the guide, with several receiving recognition in more than one category. Additionally, two attorneys are featured in the "Hall of Fame," seven attorneys are named "Leading Lawyers," and five attorneys are recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyers."
Chambers USA has recognized 43 of Mintz’s practices and 88 of its attorneys in its 2025 guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those featured in the guide, 17 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm expanded its rankings this year with three new practice area listings and 17 attorneys recognized for the first time or in additional categories.
Letters of Intent: Considerations for Sellers
April 10, 2025
A memo written by Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Practice Co-chair Jeremy Glaser and Associate Stephen Callegari was referenced in a DealLawyers.com update about letters of intent (LOI). The Mintz memo provides an overview of some of the key issues that sellers should understand fully before signing up for a letter of intent.
AI: The New Legal Powerhouse — Why Lawyers Should Befriend the Machine to Stay Ahead
October 24, 2024
Member Jeremy Glaser and Associate Sharzaad Borna published an article in Westlaw Today focused on how the legal profession has changed because of AI. The discuss changes in areas such as billing, the work of support staff and junior associates, and ethics.
Tech Funding, IPOs Are Less Frequent in 2024
August 20, 2024
Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Co-Chair Jeremy Glaser spoke with the San Diego Business Journal about trends in the VC market in the San Diego tech space this year. Jeremy notes that although only a few IPOs seen in the first quarter performed well in the aftermarket, there are some bright spots to watch.
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas
August 15, 2024
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.
Rubrik Leads Trio Of IPOs That Buoy Recovering Market
April 25, 2024
Mintz Attorneys Recognized as Leaders of Influence in Technology by San Diego Business Journal
March 25, 2024
Mintz is pleased to announce that Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Co-chair Jeremy Glaser and Members Sebastian Lucier and Pedro Suarez have been named to the San Diego Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence in Technology 2024 list. The award recognizes industry leaders in technology and highlights their careers and accomplishments.
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
BOSTON – Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 59 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category.
BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.
SAN DIEGO – Mintz is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been named San Diego Super Lawyers and three have been recognized as Rising Stars in the 2023 edition of the annual publication.
Perspective From A Venture Capital Lawyer
March 9, 2023
Co-chair of the firm’s Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice Jeremy Glaser was featured in a Q&A in SD Founders. Jeremy spoke about a wide spectrum of matters including cryptocurrency, post-covid VC, M&A, and IPO activity, economic slowdown, and working in San Diego.
Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Crafting a growth strategy ahead of consolidation
February 6, 2017
Mintz Attorneys Eddie Wang Rodriguez and Jeremy D. Glaser Named to San Diego Business Journal’s List of 500 Influential Business Leaders
December 08, 2016
Mintz Represents Bio-Medical Devices, Inc. in Sale of SteriShield Manufacturing Operations to Stryker Corporation
September 19, 2016
Mintz Represents Workterra in Sale to CareerBuilder
September 15, 2016
Mintz Attorney Jeremy D. Glaser to Speak at ACG San Diego Craft Beer Industry Program
September 08, 2016
Best Lawyers Names Mintz Attorney Jeremy D. Glaser One of the Best Lawyers in San Diego
August 15, 2016
Reg A+ and Equity Crowdfunding: Getting Though the Growing Pains of a New Era in Raising Capital
May 26, 2016
Craft Glue
April 1, 2016
Mintz to Host Panel on Financing for Start-Ups
October 09, 2014
Eleven Mintz Members Named Southern California Super Lawyers
January 17, 2014
Nine Mintz Members Named San Diego Super Lawyers
June 10, 2013
podcasts
From the Edge - In the Boardroom: Session 7 - Down Rounds
December 16, 2022 | Podcast | By Melanie Ruthrauff Levy, Stephen Osborn, Jeremy Glaser
In our seventh session, the team is joined by Jeremy Glaser, Co-chair of our Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice, to discuss what you need to know about down round financings – overview; perceptions, implications, and risks; and how a board can best prepare for a down round.
MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: Building a Point of Care Medical Diagnostic Co. During COVID-19
November 9, 2020 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: Craitor’s Eric Shnell on Building a Successful 3D Printer Co.
August 25, 2020 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
MintzEdge 101: Negotiating Your Venture Term Sheet – Ryan Floyd, Storm Ventures
July 30, 2020 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: Una Ryan Guides Entrepreneurs from Startup to Exit
November 26, 2019 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser, Terri Shieh-Newton
MintzEdge 101: The Value Of Mentors – John M. Morris, Vistage Chair
November 7, 2019 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
California’s New Independent Contractor Law — What Your Emerging Growth Business Needs to Know
September 23, 2019 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser, Jennifer Rubin
MintzEdge 101: Optimizing the Sale of Your Company - John Rotchford (SASI)
September 11, 2018 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: Building a Strong IM Business – D. Pfister (AlphaCore Capital)
July 3, 2018 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
MintzEdge 101: How Passion Can Make Your Business Successful – George Daou (Daou Winery)
June 19, 2018 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
Events & Speaking
Exploring Alternative Funding Paths for Tech Startups: From Private Equity to Going Public
TechCon SoCal
San Diego
Navigating the Southern California Venture Investing Landscape Opportunities, Challenges and Future Potential
Techcon Social
San Diego
M&A and financing in exits: the ultimate founder’s dream
IBA 5th Silicon Beach Conference: From Start-Up to Exit
IBA 4th Silicon Beach Conference
Strategic Money – risks and rewards of having corporate investors invest in your client
Shutters on the Beach, Santa Monica, California
Start Up Conference Berlin – Volume 4: Venture Capital and its recent developments in Germany
Luther
Berlin, Germany
Maximize Your M&A Value and Learn How to Structure a Successful Transaction
Mintz Levin
San Diego, CA
What's Brewing in the Craft Beer & Distilled Spirits Space - Trends & Updates
Association for Corporate Growth San Diego
Solana Beach, CA
Consumers as Investors | Redefining Financing Options for Entrepreneurs
OTC Markets
Santa Monica, CA
Mergers & Acquisitions in Life Sciences — Maximizing Your Returns and Best Practices
Mintz Levin, 3580 Carmel Mountain Rd., Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92130
Jeremy has over three decades of experience guiding life sciences and technology companies in their growth and financing strategies. He routinely assists his clients in public offerings, angel and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and SEC compliance. His experiences as an executive at a technology company and an investment fund facilitates his ability to provide practical business as well as legal advice. Jeremy also drives content for the MintzEdge website, an online resource for entrepreneurs.
Recognition & Awards
Chambers USA: California – Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (2021 – 2025)
San Diego Super Lawyers: Securities & Corporate Finance (2010 – 2014, 2019 – 2025)
San Diego Business Journal 2023 Top 100 Leaders in Law
San Diego Business Journal: San Diego 500 - The Book of Influential Business Leaders (2017 – 2019)
San Diego Business Journal: "Best of the Bar" (2014, 2015)
Recognized by The Legal 500 United States as “highly reputed” for Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2014)
Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Venture Capital & Emerging Companies (2014 – 2017; 2021 – 2022, 2024 - 2025)
Best Lawyers in America: San Diego Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year (2020)
Best Lawyers in America: San Diego Venture Capital Law Lawyer of the Year (2016, 2021)
San Diego Daily Transcript: "Top Attorneys" Corporate Transactional (2008 – 2010, 2012 – 2013)
Best Lawyers in America: Venture Capital Law (2013 – 2025); Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2016 – 2025); Corporate Law (2013 – 2025)
San Diego Magazine 2020 Top Lawyer
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
Phi Beta Kappa
Jeremy has over three decades of experience guiding life sciences and technology companies in their growth and financing strategies. He routinely assists his clients in public offerings, angel and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and SEC compliance. His experiences as an executive at a technology company and an investment fund facilitates his ability to provide practical business as well as legal advice. Jeremy also drives content for the MintzEdge website, an online resource for entrepreneurs.
Involvement
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, San Diego Bar Association Business & Corporate Law Section
- Board member, San Diego Venture Group
- Board member, USS Midway Museum (2022)
- President, San Diego Venture Group (2003)
Recent Insights
Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2025 edition of Legal 500 United States and Canada guides. The firm is recognized in 20 practice categories, and 78 of its attorneys are individually ranked in the guide, with several receiving recognition in more than one category. Additionally, two attorneys are featured in the "Hall of Fame," seven attorneys are named "Leading Lawyers," and five attorneys are recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyers."
Chambers USA has recognized 43 of Mintz’s practices and 88 of its attorneys in its 2025 guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those featured in the guide, 17 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm expanded its rankings this year with three new practice area listings and 17 attorneys recognized for the first time or in additional categories.
A memo written by Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Practice Co-chair Jeremy Glaser and Associate Stephen Callegari was referenced in a DealLawyers.com update about letters of intent (LOI). The Mintz memo provides an overview of some of the key issues that sellers should understand fully before signing up for a letter of intent.
