Tayler Tanner is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he advises founders on capital raises and corporate matters—from early-stage companies raising several million dollars via SAFEs to growth-stage companies raising hundreds of millions in complex equity financings.
Working in the heart of Silicon Valley, Tayler has negotiated financings on behalf of founders with lead investors including a16z, Founders Fund, Lightspeed, General Catalyst, Thrive, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, GV, DCM, NEA, Pelion, Silver Lake, Adams Street Partners, CapitalG, and many others. He has also negotiated strategic investments on behalf of his clients, including investments by Nvidia and Amazon.
Tayler advises companies on secondary sales and liquidity opportunities for employees and other stockholders and has represented companies in public offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He is a trusted advisor for his clients on a variety of strategic and day-to-day legal matters, helping founders and GCs navigate the many decisions that come with building a company.
Tayler Tanner is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he advises founders on capital raises and corporate matters—from early-stage companies raising several million dollars via SAFEs to growth-stage companies raising hundreds of millions in complex equity financings.
Working in the heart of Silicon Valley, Tayler has negotiated financings on behalf of founders with lead investors including a16z, Founders Fund, Lightspeed, General Catalyst, Thrive, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, GV, DCM, NEA, Pelion, Silver Lake, Adams Street Partners, CapitalG, and many others. He has also negotiated strategic investments on behalf of his clients, including investments by Nvidia and Amazon.
Tayler advises companies on secondary sales and liquidity opportunities for employees and other stockholders and has represented companies in public offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He is a trusted advisor for his clients on a variety of strategic and day-to-day legal matters, helping founders and GCs navigate the many decisions that come with building a company.
- J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2018Cum Laude; Senior Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review
- B.S., Business Management, Brigham Young University, 2014Summa Cum Laude, Thomas S. Monson Presidential Scholar
- State Bar of California
- J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2018Cum Laude; Senior Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review
- B.S., Business Management, Brigham Young University, 2014Summa Cum Laude, Thomas S. Monson Presidential Scholar
- State Bar of California
Representative Venture Capital and Growth Equity Transactions
- Divergent Technologies in multiple financing transactions, including its $290 million Series E financing at a $2.3 billion valuation
- Standard Bots in its $200 million Series C financing and $63 million Series B financing
- Lighter in a $68 million funding round at an implied $1.5 billion fully-diluted valuation
- Scanner in its $22 million Series A financing
- Project Eleven in its $20 million Series A financing
- Numeric in multiple financing transactions, including its $51 million Series B financing
- Micro1 in its $35 million Series A financing
- Hello Patient in its $22.5 million Series A financing
- Metronome in multiple financing transactions, including its $50 million Series C financing
- Mandolin in its $40 million Seed and Series A financing
- Brightwave in its $15 million Series A financing
Representative Venture Capital and Growth Equity Transactions
- Divergent Technologies in multiple financing transactions, including its $290 million Series E financing at a $2.3 billion valuation
- Standard Bots in its $200 million Series C financing and $63 million Series B financing
- Lighter in a $68 million funding round at an implied $1.5 billion fully-diluted valuation
- Scanner in its $22 million Series A financing
- Project Eleven in its $20 million Series A financing
- Numeric in multiple financing transactions, including its $51 million Series B financing
- Micro1 in its $35 million Series A financing
- Hello Patient in its $22.5 million Series A financing
- Metronome in multiple financing transactions, including its $50 million Series C financing
- Mandolin in its $40 million Seed and Series A financing
- Brightwave in its $15 million Series A financing
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