Sean Michael Caplice

SEAN is a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Gunderson Dettmer. Sean’s corporate and securities law practice focuses on the structuring, formation, organization and operation of venture capital and other private equity funds and their general partner and related management company entities. Sean advises funds in all stages of their operations, to include the preparation of offering materials, negotiating with investors regarding fund formation matters, drafting partnership, limited liability company and other governance agreements, and counseling fund managers on all aspects of day-to-day operations. Sean serves as fund counsel for a number of top-tier venture capital firms and provides advice regarding all segments of venture fund formation and governance matters, including securities laws and compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, ERISA as well as other statutes and regulations within the regulatory framework applicable to venture and private equity funds.

Sean’s representative clients include: Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, August Capital, Austin Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Sevin Rosen Funds, Tiger Global, True Ventures and Vector Capital.

In 2009, Sean was selected as a "Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star."

Sean holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he was an editor of the Stanford Journal of Law, Business and Finance. He received a B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. After West Point, Sean served in a variety of leadership positions as an Armor Officer and Jumpmaster in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, and left active duty as a Captain. Sean holds FINRA Series 63 and Series 65 exam licenses and is admitted to practice law in California