

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Taking Funds From Foreign Investors Could K*ll Your Next Round or Exit
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Taking Funds From Foreign Investors or Hiring Foreign Nationals Could K*ll Your Next Round or ExitAbout this EventFor many startups, foreign capital and global talent are essential to growth. But what most founders don’t realize is that one early decision - made long before your Series A or exit - can quietly poison your cap table, stall a deal, or dramatically reduce valuation years later.Accepting funds from a foreign investor (individual or fund), granting a board seat/observer rights or information rights, or hiring foreign national developers in the United States can trigger CFIUS review, export control violations, and national security concerns, often without any warning at the time. These issues rarely surface until a major financing, acquisition, or IPO, when they become expensive, time-consuming, and sometimes impossible to fix.This must-attend workshop is designed specifically for startup founders and early-stage operators in tech, AI, biotech, fintech, robotics, and other innovation-driven sectors who want to grow globally without unknowingly creating deal-killing risk.In this highly practical session, Snell &amp; Wilmer attorneys  and  will break down the regulatory landmines that routinely derail otherwise successful startups—and explain what founders need to do early to avoid them.What we’ll coverForeign Investment PitfallsHow taking money from foreign individuals or funds can trigger scrutiny years later - and why “standard” early-stage terms can create unexpected national security issues.CFIUS Traps That Blindside FoundersHow the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can affect fundraising, governance, and exits, including common mistakes involving board seats, observer rights, and information rights that create serious obstacles in diligence.Export Controls - Even Before You Have RevenueWhy export control laws apply to early-stage startups, including software, AI models, data access, and technical know-how - and how founders unintentionally violate them.Foreign Nationals on Your U.S. TeamWhat founders must understand when hiring or working with foreign national engineers or developers in the U.S., including “deemed export” risks that many companies don’t discover until investors or acquirers raise red flags.Due Diligence Deal-KillersWhat sophisticated investors and buyers are actually looking for and how failure to address these issues early can delay, restructure, or collapse a transaction entirely.Why this workshop is criticalMost founders assume these issues can be “cleaned up later.” In reality, CFIUS and export control problems often cannot be fixed retroactively. By the time they surface, the damage may already be done - slowing a financing, forcing deal concessions, or killing an exit outright.This workshop gives founders the foresight to design their company correctly from the start, rather than scrambling under pressure when stakes are highest.What you’ll walk away withA clear understanding of how foreign investment and export controls intersect with startup growthA founder-friendly checklist to evaluate risks before taking foreign money or hiring foreign nationals (in the U.S. or abroad)Practical steps you can implement immediately to reduce regulatory and diligence riskA framework for asking the right questions early - before investors, acquirors, or regulators doIf your startup plans to raise capital, hire globally, or build technology with international reach, this workshop isn’t optional—it’s preventative medicine.Agenda?: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PMDinner and Networking?: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PMWorkshop and Q&amp;A?: 08:30 PM - 09:00 PMNetworking
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Palo Alto
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5 Palo Alto Square
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- **full address**: 5 Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 5 Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, United States
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Access Silicon Valley
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
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