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Thomas Michael

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Venture Capital / Emerging Companies
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  • Phone: 310.312.4255
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  • Fordham University School of Law, J.D.

    University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., English

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Thomas Michael is a venture capital and emerging companies partner in Manatt’s Los Angeles office. Tom represents founding entrepreneurs and venture-backed companies at every phase of their life cycle. Having represented companies in over $1 billion of venture capital financing transactions, his practice focuses on venture capital and private equity growth stage financings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, and commercial transactions.

Tom also represents venture capital funds, angel networks, family offices, high net worth individuals, and celebrities in venture investment and strategic transactions. Additionally, he provides business consulting and outside general counsel services to clients across the full spectrum of industry sectors.

Prior to joining Manatt, Tom co-chaired a global law firm’s startup practice.

Experience

Experience

Recent Venture Financing Matters

  • Misfits Market, a full-service online grocery store fighting food waste, in all rounds of venture financing since formation, including the closing of a $225 million Series C-1 round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from Series C lead investors Accel Partners and D1 Capital.
  • Burrow, a direct-to-consumer furniture and home goods company, in all rounds of venture financing since formation, including the closing of a $25 million Series C round led by Parkway Ventures, with participation from NEA and Red & Blue Ventures.
  • Link, a fintech company offering a seamless low-cost online payment solution, in its Series A round led by Valar Ventures.
  • Goody, a personal and enterprise gifting platform, in its Series A financing led by NEA, with participation from Softbank Vision Fund 2.
  • Parallel Learning, a digital health platform providing services for students with learning differences, in its $20 million Series A round led by Tiger Global, with participation from Obvious Ventures and Vine Ventures.
  • Nucleus Genomics, a cutting-edge genetics analysis company, in its $14 million Series A round led by Seven Seven Six Ventures.
  • Rarify, a non-fungible token infrastructure platform, in its $10 million Series A round led by Pantera Capital.
  • Trellis, an artificial intelligence legal tech platform for court analytics, in its Series A round led by Headline Ventures, with participation from Calibrate Ventures, Craft Ventures and Revel Ventures.
  • Perelel, a direct-to-consumer vitamin and women’s health company, in its Series Seed round led by Unilever Ventures.
  • OfColor, a financial wellness platform focused on diverse employees, in its Series Seed round led by PSG Equity.

Other Venture and Corporate Matters

  • Venture fund representation, including Adjacent Ventures, BITKRAFT Esports Ventures, M13, Merlin Ventures, Mint Ten and Pareto.
  • Celebrity representation, including A-list celebrities, athletes, influencers and talent in angel investments, commercial partnerships, and general investment strategy and structuring.
  • Outside general counsel, including FaZe Clan, Boardriders, Kongregate, APP World Tour, Immi, AMGI, Axoni, Lido, BeautyStat, Underlining, Nodal, Function Health, Within Health and many more.

Recent Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Gamelancer, the world’s largest Gen Z online gaming network, in its merger with Wondr Gaming Corp., a publicly traded entertainment and media company.
  • Hammerhead, a next-generation cycling computer and operating system, in its sale to renowned cycling company SRAM.
  • Applied Software, one of the largest fabrication, construction and manufacturing system integrators in the world, in its sale to GRAITEC.
  • Confidential, a cannabis company in a $200 million roll-up acquisition of five retail dispensaries.
  • Confidential, a beauty and wellness company in its sale to a public biotech and cosmetics company.
  • Confidential, a world famous musician in the $100 million sale of catalog rights to an international private equity fund.
  • Confidential, a software platform in its $50 million sale to a public technology company.
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Admitted to practice in New York and California

Thomas in the News

  • 01.03.23

    Manatt Advances 19 Legal and Consulting Professionals Across ...

    Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today the advancement of 19 professionals, ...

  • 04.21.22

    Manatt Represents Gamelancer, Inc., in Its Sale to Wondr Gaming Corp.

    A Manatt team represented Gamelancer, Inc., currently the largest online gaming platform on TikTok and Snapchat with more than 26.5 million followe...

  • 12.14.21

    Manatt Continues Growth of Digital and Technology Team With Arrival ...

    Timothy Lohse’s extensive intellectual property litigation and prosecution experience and Michel Narganes’ sophisticated corporate work ...

  • 10.29.21

    Manatt Continues to Invest and Innovate in Pro Bono Capabilities With ...

    Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, today welcomed Alexandra S. McCown to its pro bono practice, resident in the New York office. McCown will ...

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Thomas's Events and Webinars

  • 04.07.22

    Never ‘Met a Verse’ I Didn’t Like: Prospering and Capturing ...

    Join an interdisciplinary panel of Manatt professionals for the second of a three-part webinar series on the metaverse and the dawn of the Web3 era. ...

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