Mike Irvine is a corporate and securities partner at Gunderson Dettmer in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. He guides startups from formation through fundraising to M&A or IPO, working with everyone from solo founders to late-stage companies like Automattic (WordPress) and Palantir — handling entity formation, founder stock, venture financings, and employment and IP matters. He also serves as investor counsel to venture capital funds on financings at every stage.