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Jonathan Chan
Partner
Corporate
Palo Alto
San Francisco
Century City

D650-849-3095

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  • Trusted Advisor to Early-Stage and Late-Stage Emerging Companies

    Jonathan serves as corporate counsel to early-stage and late-stage venture-backed companies, with a focus on AI, crypto, cybersecurity, fintech, and video game companies.

  • Former Gaming Executive and Start-Up Co-founder Experience

    Before joining Wilson Sonsini, Jonathan was a co-founder and COO of a venture-backed investment platform for video games and, prior to that, served as a senior director of business development at Electronic Arts.

  • Counsel to Web3 and Blockchain Companies and Investors

    He advises dozens of companies that work with blockchains, digital assets, and distributed networks, and assists them with financing transactions, token transactions, and corporate structuring.

Jonathan Chan is a corporate partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he represents venture-backed start-ups and venture capital firms through every stage of growth. He guides clients through VC financings and M&A transactions, with a particular focus in AI, crypto/fintech, gaming/digital entertainment, and cybersecurity.

Jonathan brings an operator's perspective to venture dealmaking. Before returning to Wilson Sonsini, he was co-founder, COO, and board member of Fig, a venture-backed investment platform that provided more than $15 million in funding to independent game developers and was later acquired by Republic. Earlier, he served as senior director of business development and business affairs at Electronic Arts, where he led dozens of commercial transactions and partnerships across distribution, platforms, and publishing.

A frequent speaker and author on venture capital financings, Jonathan has presented at Practising Law Institute events, Consensus TechCrunch, and universities such as UC Berkeley, Caltech, Rice, Stanford, and UCLA.

Experience

Jonathan Chan is a corporate partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he represents venture-backed start-ups and venture capital firms through every stage of growth. He guides clients through VC financings and M&A transactions, with a particular focus in AI, crypto/fintech, gaming/digital entertainment, and cybersecurity.

Jonathan brings an operator's perspective to venture dealmaking. Before returning to Wilson Sonsini, he was co-founder, COO, and board member of Fig, a venture-backed investment platform that provided more than $15 million in funding to independent game developers and was later acquired by Republic. Earlier, he served as senior director of business development and business affairs at Electronic Arts, where he led dozens of commercial transactions and partnerships across distribution, platforms, and publishing.

A frequent speaker and author on venture capital financings, Jonathan has presented at Practising Law Institute events, Consensus TechCrunch, and universities such as UC Berkeley, Caltech, Rice, Stanford, and UCLA.

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Wilson Sonsini Advises Catalyst on $30 Million Seed Funding
On October 8, 2026, Catalyst, an artificial intelligence (AI) trading start-up, announced it has raised a $30 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital. Additional investors include Jump Trading, PeakXV, Lux Capital, AntiFund, Coinbase, and Premji Invest. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Catalyst on the transaction.
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Firm Advises Kanu AI on $11.7 Million Seed Funding
On September 30, 2026, Kanu AI, a platform that turns everyday employee tasks into custom software for enterprises, announced $11.7 million in funding led by Trilogy Equity Partners, with participation from a16z speedrun, BMW i Ventures, and Accel. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Kanu AI on the transaction.
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Wilson Sonsini is a proud sponsor of the Cerebral Valley AI Summit, supporting the builders, investors, and innovators driving the next wave of artificial intelligence innovation.
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