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 was a member of the board of directors of REBOOT! National Veterans Transition Service, Inc. (NVTSI) through 2016 and on 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
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.
Extending for Success: The Rising Trend of Extension Rounds and the Importance of Due Diligence
January 11, 2023 | Article | By Jeremy Glaser, Roman M. Gorokhov, Will Perkins
Venture capital investment in United States start-ups is projected to decline in 2022 by over one-third from 2021 levels. And while down rounds remain infrequent relative to historical trends, there has been a notable upward tick in their occurrence, particularly in the fourth quarter of 2022. In light of this slowing market, companies that have already secured venture capital funding are increasingly utilizing extension rounds, which involve the infusion of additional funding from existing or new investors under the same terms as the previous financing round.
MintzTech Connect Industry News: Spotlight on Radicle Science
September 19, 2022 | Article | By Jeremy Glaser
Read about Radicle Science, a San Diego AI–driven health tech start-up with a virtual, direct-to-consumer (D2C) clinical trial model designed to validate and predict the effects of health and wellness products.
Mintz Venture Watch — Volume 3: A Report on Deal Trends from Q1 and Q2 2022
August 17, 2022 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Lewis Geffen, Jeremy Glaser
Mintz Venture Watch — Volume 2: A Report on Deal Trends from Q3 and Q4 2021
February 9, 2022 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Lewis Geffen, Jeremy Glaser
Mintz Venture Watch — Volume 1: A Report on Deal Trends from Q1 and Q2 2021
August 10, 2021 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Lewis Geffen, Jeremy Glaser
MintzTech Connect Industry News: Spotlight on EcoCart
August 2, 2021 | Article | By Jeremy Glaser
MintzTech Connect Industry News: Spotlight on GroGuru, Inc.
April 27, 2021 | Article | By Jeremy Glaser
News & Press
Letters of Intent: Considerations for Sellers
April 10, 2025|
Tech Funding, IPOs Are Less Frequent in 2024
August 20, 2024|
Rubrik Leads Trio Of IPOs That Buoy Recovering Market
April 25, 2024|
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.
Perspective From A Venture Capital Lawyer
March 9, 2023|
Seven Mintz Attorneys Recognized as 2021 San Diego Super Lawyers
March 31, 2021|
Mintz Advises DermTech in Closing a $65 Million PIPE Financing
March 11, 2020|
One Hundred Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2020
August 15, 2019|
Bitcoin Experts See Prices Surging as High as $100,000 One Year From Now
December 7, 2017|
Crafting a growth strategy ahead of consolidation
February 6, 2017|
Mintz Represents Workterra in Sale to CareerBuilder
September 15, 2016|
Craft Glue
April 1, 2016|
Mintz to Host Panel on Financing for Start-Ups
October 9, 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 – 2026)
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 – 2026); Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2016 – 2026); Corporate Law (2013 – 2026)
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, Connect
- Board member, USS Midway Museum (2022)
- President, San Diego Venture Group (2003)
