Our Services for Venture Capitalists

We conduct due diligence reviews.

We’re expert at conducting due diligence and are eager to do it on your behalf. As independent consultants, we are not shareholders in your invested companies. Therefore, we can offer a sober, removed view about business potential within which IP can be planned, protected and commercialized.

We refine your understanding of the IP landscape.

Prior art searches are an absolute necessity for companies of all sizes that are invested in IP. Freedman’s experts will analyze the IP landscape for your company, including reviews and analysis of prior art. We make sure that you know who, what, when, and where your competitors and potential competitors are seeking protection and which patents are significantly distinguishable. We also assist your clients in determining ways around existing third party IP in order to provide a clear path toward success.

We identify risks and other considerations.

Our experience enables us to identify risks and maximize downside protection, ensuring that even if the short-term commercial plan is not achieved, long-term gains for investors can be optimized. We will build you an IP profile with a long-term view.

We provide a valuable second opinion.

We have extensive experience in raising capital, and in growing and investing in start-ups as well as selling them to larger enterprises. As such, we are ideally suited to represent the particular interests of venture capitalists in their investments. We will provide you with expert advice about the potential of your IP and potential strategies for monetizing your IP.

We maximize your tax advantage.

Properly utilizing the government of Canada’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SRED) tax incentive program can create a significant financial advantage for your company. We’re experts in SRED and can help you plan for, manage and profit from it.