We help startups and investors close venture deals and navigate corporate and securities matters so they can get back to building great companies. Manzano Law is a boutique US corporate law firm that focuses on venture capital and startup law, mergers and acquisitions, and cross-border transactions connected to the US and Latin America. We regularly advise startups and venture investors in connection with: • Company formation and structuring • Founder stock issuances and related issues (83(b) elections, vesting schedules) • Capital raising via convertible instruments (Safes, convertible promissory notes) and preferred equity (Series Seed, NVCA Series A) • Stock plans (a.k.a. ESOP) and option agreements for employees and advisors • Founder/service provider exits and stock buy back transactions • Capitalization table (cap table) modeling and management • Investment Fund and Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) structuring and formation • Mergers and acquisitions via stock and asset purchase and sale transactions