Matt O’Brien’s practice focuses on venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities law compliance and other general corporate matters.
Matt works with a variety of public and private company clients primarily in the artificial intelligence, life sciences, blockchain, education, ecommerce, fintech, SaaS, proptech, IoT and digital health sectors. He advises entrepreneurs, startup companies and investors through all stages of their life cycle, from formation, venture capital financings and exit. Matt also advises on buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions for various clients.
Representative Experience
Prior to and since joining Pillsbury, Matt’s notable representations include:
- Represented a blockchain startup in connection with its $100 million Series A financing.
- Represented Microshare Inc. in connection with its $18 million Series A financing and $11 million Series B financing.
- Represented RentRedi Inc. in connection with its $12 million Series A financing.
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- Representative VC Financings Experience
- Represented First Ascent Biomedical Inc. in connection with its $6 million funding round.
- Represented EarnStack Inc. in connection with its $3 million Series Seed financing.
- Represented Marqii Inc. in connection with its $6 million Series A financing.
- Represented Tozuda Inc. in connection with its Series Seed financing.
- Represented Hoonify Technologies Inc. in connection with its $1 million Series Seed-1 financing and $3 million Series Seed-2 financing.
- Represented Lessonbee Inc. in connection with its $1.3 million Series Seed financing.
- Represented The Good Face Project Inc. in connection with its $5.6 million Series Seed financing.
- Represented Hivecell Inc. in connection with its Series AA financing.
- Represented LaunchTN, a state investment fund, in connection with various investments ranging from Series Seed and Series A financings to SAFE and convertible note investments.
- Represented Acronym Venture Capital as lead investor in connection with its investment in lngest AI Corp.’s $2 million Series Seed financing.
- Representative Mergers & Acquisitions Experience
- Represented Swiftly Systems Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Bybe, Inc.
Professional Highlights
- During law school Matt served as a legal intern to Justice Gerald Lebovits of the New York Supreme Court (Summer 2018)
Education
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J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 2019
B.S., Supply Chain Management, Lehigh University, College of Business and Economics, 2015
Admissions
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California
New York
Texas