The Goodmans Technology Startup Guide provides an overview of the following primary legal issues that founders of technology startups should consider:
Choosing the right business structure
Protecting intellectual property
Building a strong foundation
Raising Capital
Building the right relationships
Interacting with the public
Ignoring legal issues can stifle the growth or even destroy the potential of promising high-tech companies. A business must address legal issues in a practical manner at the outset to build a strong foundation and create every opportunity for it to achieve its full potential.
Dominion Dynamics, an Ottawa-based defense technology company, has partnered with Arctic Training Centre, a training and testing facility based in the Yukon, to develop and test its technologies. This…
Smartphone startup Nothing has closed a US$200 million Series C round, led by Tiger Global, bringing its valuation to US$1.3 billion. Other investors in the round included returning investors GV…
OpenWav, an audio streaming app that launched over the summer, continues to build momentum on its mission to return the power in the music industry to the artists at its centre.The app -- its name a…
Founded in 2014, Vancouver-based healthcare startup Molecular You provides greater visibility into individual health through its direct-to-consumer blood testing platform. Using advanced quantitative…
NASA recently announced that its Perseverance rover has uncovered the clearest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars. The discovery concerns a reddish rock sample named Sapphire Canyon collected in…
Doctors at the University Health Network’s Toronto Western Hospital recently performed the first-ever implantations of the Neuralink brain-computer interface (BCI) outside of the United States. These…
Goodmans LLP is advising Dayforce, Inc. as Canadian counsel in connection with its definitive agreement to be taken private by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of…
Goodmans LLP acted for ATW Partners in connection with a convertible note facility pursuant to which ATW will provide funding of up US$100 million to Matador Technologies Inc…
Goodmans LLP acted for the underwriters in connection with a bought deal short form prospectus offering of 43.24 million common shares of Kraken Robotics Inc. for gross proceeds of approximately C…
Goodmans LLP acted as legal advisor to OverActive Media Corp. in connection with its strategic all-share acquisition of certain esports assets of Goatch Global, S.L. (operating as "KOI") and all of…
Goodmans LLP acted for Centerharbor Canapi Ventures Investment Advisor LLP (“Canapi Ventures”) in connection with its $30 million Series B funding in FISPAN Services Inc., the industry leader in…
Goodmans LLP is advising the Special Committee of independent directors of the board of directors of WonderFi Technologies Inc. in connection with its agreement to be acquired by a wholly owned…
We are delighted to announce Goodmans LLP continues to receive top-tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Canada 2026 Guide.Recognition from Chambers and Partners is based on…
We are pleased to announce the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology 2025 once again names Goodmans lawyers among Canada's top-ranked experts.Congratulations to our 15 featured lawyers:Amalia…
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP continues to be recognized in the 2025 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.Congratulations to the 96 Goodmans lawyers recognized as leaders across…
