Vejay Lalla

Technology Partner

at Manatt

I have 25+ years of experience as a legal and business advisor to venture-backed, high-growth businesses and their investors. In particular, I have represented many of the top Silicon Valley public and private companies in their efforts to invest in and acquire technology startups and has helped various leading artificial intelligence (AI), enterprise and consumer technology startups scale their businesses and commercialize their products from inception. I act as your inside and outside general counsel helping you think through venture financings, hiring and terminations, product development, negotiate customer partnerships—including enterprise software and partnerships, data licensing, and integrations—and assists you with scaling and commercializing your technology from a legal and regulatory perspective. I focus my practice on companies in the digital health, fin-tech, and consumer tech industries. Manatt is a professional services firm that combines lawyers and consultants to generate one stop solutions from AI testing and implementation projects to regulatory advice to traditional legal services in a cost-efficient manner.
New York
AI & Data Science, Consumer FinTech, DTC (Direct-to-Consumer), FinTech Enterprise, HealthTech & BioTech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS & B2B Marketplace, Social Media & Community Platforms
mergers & acquisitionsproduct managementproduct strategy

Articles by Vejay Lalla

Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai

How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...

7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself

Learn the 7 steps to product-led growth (PLG) to build a product that sells itself. Drive activation, boost conversions, and scale efficiently with Wes Bush from ProductLed....
Balancing self-care and startup pressure as a founder

The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out

A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...

Startup Guide to AI Visibility Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....

Practical Uses of AI Automation for Startup Operations

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...

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