Presidio LegalAugust

Build faster. Raise capital with confidence.

A PitchBook top-25 venture law firm in the U.S. by deal volume, trusted on $5B+ in venture financings and strategic transactions — combining elite venture experience with AI-powered contract execution and modern responsiveness.

A proprietary dataset of founder-friendly terms

Built from years of priced rounds with frontier AI investors. We identify the terms that help founders retain more control, minimize dilution, and preserve the freedom to build for the long term.

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Acquisitions and transactions alongside frontier AI companies

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Investors our founders have raised from

Sequoia Capital
Andreessen Horowitz
Kleiner Perkins
Khosla Ventures

Why founders work with Presidio

Whether you're raising your first SAFE or negotiating a nine-figure acquisition, we provide practical legal advice built for high-growth companies.

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    Responsive

    You get answers quickly when fundraising, hiring, or customer deals are moving fast.

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    Practical

    We focus on business outcomes, not generating billable work.

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    Startup-Native

    We've supported companies through financings, acquisitions, and hypergrowth.

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    Cost-Conscious

    Sophisticated legal guidance without traditional big-firm overhead.

AI speed. Lawyer judgment.

Our financing workflow combines venture attorneys with proprietary AI technology developed by August, enabling faster document generation, reduced administrative work, and more predictable timelines without sacrificing legal quality.

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Sean Mahsoul

Sean Mahsoul

Partner

Kate Scherschel

Kate Scherschel

Partner

Jared Verzello

Jared Verzello

Partner

Jason Kornfeld

Jason Kornfeld

Partner

Where our team comes from

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Cooley
Goodwin Procter
Gunderson Dettmer
Fenwick & West

One of the deepest datasets of AI acquisition terms.

We've represented founders in acquisitions and financings involving many of the leading AI companies, giving us unique visibility into the terms that drive outcomes.

A guaranteed price in under a minute.

Receive a fixed, guaranteed financing quote—not a range—and a committed first-draft delivery date designed to beat the standard four-to-six-week venture financing timeline.

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What kind of financing are you raising?

We'll tailor the questions and the guaranteed number to the engagement you need.