MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — December 2016

MintzTech Connect
Written By Sam Effron

By Dan DeWolf and Samuel Effron

Dear Readers,

Our client, Benji Cohen, was running an Energy Markets Division at Macquarie when he had a lightbulb moment. Everywhere he looked valuation models were being put together in the most laborious way imaginable, with Excel tables containing hundreds of columns and thousands of rows. Benji saw a real point of pain in the marketplace and acted on it. Thus, in 2012, Benji created T-REX as a subscription-based, SaaS, FinTech platform that could compress the time for the valuation process to make the process 50 times faster and more accurate as well. And, the focus would be in a growing niche — the renewable energy sector. Benji was able to see the size of the opportunity, the point of pain in the marketplace, and the solution. With much hard work and great execution, T-REX is now a leader in this part of the FinTech space. In this edition of TechConnect, we highlight T-REX in our Innovator Profile.

Additionally, we talk about the progress of crowdfunding under Title III of the JOBS Act, which has now been fully effective for seven months, and the recent revisions to Rule 504 under Regulation D. We know that raising capital is incredibly important to emerging companies and we want to be a resource to our community on the various tools available for raising capital. Finally, we have included a terrific interview with one of the leading emerging companies’ lawyers in Israel. No doubt Israel has been, and will continue to be, one of the centers of the technology revolution.

Sincerely yours,

Dan + Sam

Sam Effron

Here’s the beauty of working with start-ups: I get to collaborate with people who see things from fresh perspectives. Add technical genius and entrepreneurial drive to a creative mindset, and you get an innovator who may have what it takes to launch a big idea in the world, where it could topple the status quo. We provide guidance, insight, and tools to help make that happen. We can help you identify opportunities for growth and then help you make the most of them. That’s gratifying work. And it leads to rewarding professional relationships. At every step, we flag legal considerations that could make a big difference. At the company formation stage, you could grant yourself legal rights that will help you hold onto your company as you attract investors. If not today, then soon, you’ll need to identify key sources of funding. I can work with you to raise new capital through private placements, an initial public offering, a strategic sale. I’ve handled these and other corporate transactions for tech-based companies in a variety of industries: software and high tech, fintech and financial services, clean and green tech, biotech, video gaming, virtual reality and artificial intelligence, consumer electronics, media, e-commerce, and others. Surprise me – and disrupt the market – with your big idea. I’m here to help.

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