Venture Capital

At CMS Carey & Allende we have a practice area specialised in Venture Capital, advising clients from their early stages to the internationalisation of the business, including successful exits. We have a team of professionals with an interdisciplinary approach, in order to become strategic advisers to our clients in the long term, supporting them at each stage of their growth, including seed capital and financing rounds (via debt, equity, SAFE or KISS); due diligence; design and implementation of vesting plans, regulatory analysis to determine the viability of the business, data protection policies, corporate governance matters and tax planning, among other matters.

Additionally, we have the knowledge and experience necessary to support them throughout the application for the benefits granted by the Research and Development Law in Chile, accompanying them closely at each stage, in order to comply with all benefit requirements.

Why work with CMS Carey & Allende on venture capital matters?

Team. We have an interdisciplinary team with experience in this industry. Our advice goes far beyond legal advice and our clients can confirm it.

Special rates. We understand the cash restrictions that may exist in many start-ups, which is why we have special rates that consider the financing rounds closed by the company.

CMS equIP. Since 2015, CMS has had a global programme called CMS equIP, dedicated to supporting the development of tech start-ups and which has been operating successfully in Chile since 2019. The programme is an incubator that selects a pool of start-ups to support, primarily through: (i) special discounts on legal advice; (ii) formal introductions to players in the industry in question, including CMS clients themselves; and (iii) access to exclusive CMS equIP training at a global level.

Other benefits. In addition to the aforementioned benefits, start-ups that work with CMS have access to templates of common industry documents (such as SAFE or Convertible Notes or stock option programmes)