Ted Wang is an American venture capitalist and lawyer. He is a partner at Cowboy Ventures and is known for the creation of the Series Seed Documents.

Life

Wang earned a bachelor's degree from

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, where he was active in student government. Later he went on to obtain a

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degree from the

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. Before transitioning to venture capital, Wang established himself as one of the country's leading startup lawyers and spent over a decade as a partner with the technology law firm

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. He served as outside counsel to various successful venture-backed technology companies, including

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, and

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. Wang has been recognized for his contributions to the legal field, including the creation of the

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Series Seed Documents in 2010. Following his departure from Fenwick & West, Wang became a board partner at Cowboy Ventures, a seed-stage venture fund based in the Bay Area. He also assisted companies in understanding the metrics needed to secure Series A and Series B financing.

References

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