Dr. Idan Netser

IDAN NETSER serves as co-leader of the firm’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practice. Idan focuses his practice on advising international high growth emerging technology companies, venture capital investors and large multinational corporations. Idan’s vast experience extends to corporate and partnership matters, including cross-border international investments, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, international tax, transfer pricing, tax planning and restructurings, international IP planning and exploitation, and tax controversy. Idan is particularly experienced working with Silicon Valley and Israel’s thriving technology sectors that have been a key focus of U.S. technology investment and M&A activity.

Idan’s representative clients include: Applitools (acquired by Thoma Bravo), Apprente (acquired by McDonald’s), Armis, at.inc/, Believer Meat, BlazeMeter (acquired by CA Technologies), Bluevine, Cardinal (acquired by Miro), Coinbase, Digma, Dome9 (acquired by Check Point), ElectronX, Elio, EXO Technologies (acquired by Lear Corporation), Flip (Humans), Hailo Technologies, Hourly, Innovation Endeavors, Inventive AI, Kaiizen, Lightspin (acquired by Cisco), Lumana.ai, Mellanox (acquired by NVidia), Memomi (acquired by Walmart), Markforged, Microsoft, Navmatic (acquired by Superpedestrian), Nourish, Nova Labs, Orion Resource Partners, Owl Rock Capital, Peach Finance, PhaseV, Pipe Technologies, Placer.ai, Pluto (acquired by Robinhood), Prospera (acquired by Valmont), Reshuffle (acquired by X, formerly Twitter), Resident Home (acquired by Ashley), Sage Labs AI, Salt Security, Sensi.AI, SentinelOne, Sequence, Spot (acquired by NetApp), SimpleClosure, Squid Cloud AI, Stackbit (acquired by Netlify), StructionSite (acquired by DroneDeploy), Supira Medical, Tamnoon, Tau Motors, Tenyx (acquired by Salesforce), Veev, Vertex Ventures, Versatile, VIM, Voia, Volumez, Zeev Ventures, and others.

Idan has been consistently recognized since 2019 by Chambers Global as among the world’s leading lawyers representing U.S.-based clients in Israeli-related U.S. international tax matters. He was ranked in Chambers USA as a leading lawyer for Venture Capital in California (2024–2025), which described Idan as “notably adept at assisting clients on seed, early-stage and late-stage financings,” adding that “he has considerable experience of handling issues that contain cross-border elements and is resourceful, solution-oriented and responsive.” Idan is also ranked by Chambers USA as an “Up and Coming” lawyer for Startups & Emerging Companies Nationwide (2025). Clients praised his ability to find “immediate solutions to complex problems” and he serves as a “value-added counsel and thought partner” who does a “tremendous job leading his team.” He has been recommended by Legal 500 United States for International Tax and Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2025). In the 2020 edition of Legal 500, a market commentator noted, “Idan is an amazing advisor and legal professional. While he has a deep tax knowledge in different areas of tax, his greatest asset is his relentless client service and support at all times of day. His value is especially important when working under time pressure when he stays calm and advises the clients properly.” ITR World Tax ranked Idan as a “Noted Practitioner” in California for 2026 and the International Tax Review honored him as a “Tax Leader in 2020” in the Tax Leaders Expert Guide. Idan was named to Daily Journal’s 2017 “Top 40 Under 40” list, where he was honored for his ability to lead international tax and large-scale matters, while contributing to civic and pro bono matters. He was also recognized as a “Rising Star” by Northern California Super Lawyers (2014–2019).

Idan graduated, with distinction, from both the Naval Academy and the Naval Advanced Command course. He served as the Commander of the Identification, Navigation and Communication squadron as well as in different naval command positions on board a missile frigate, and led international naval operations in collaboration with NATO.

Representative M&A and IPO matters include:

• Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), an AI-powered intelligent infrastructure company that helps utilities and cities manage energy, water, and other services, in its all cash US$525 million definitive agreement to acquire Locusview, Ltd., a privately held utility-focused software and services company based in the United States and Israel.
• Performance Investment Partners LLC in their acquisition, in partnership with Kingswood Capital Management LLC, of The Vitamin Shoppe from the bankrupt Franchise Group.
• Tenyx, a developer of AI-powered voice agents, in its sale to Salesforce.
• Flip, a social and live e-commerce platform, in its acquisition of Curated, Inc.
• Pluto Capital, an artificial intelligence powered investment research platform that delivers highly-customized investment strategies based on customer needs and financial goals, in its sale to Robinhood.
• Cardinal, an opinionated feature backlog platform that uses artificial intelligence to help product managers with assessing in real time high business impact goals, specs and features, in its acquisition by Miro.
• Armis Security, a leading asset intelligence cybersecurity company, in its US$150 million acquisition of Silk Security.
• Resident Home, Inc., a house of direct-to-consumer brands in the home furnishings space in its sale to Ashley Home, Inc., an affiliate of Ashley Global Retail, LLC.
• Stackbit Inc., a developer of a website-designing technology platform, in its acquisition by Netlify.
• Lightspin Technologies, a developer of leading technology to find and understand vulnerabilities in enterprises’ cloud infrastructure, in its acquisition by Cisco.
• StructionSite, a provider of software configuration management and tracking tools, in its acquisition by aerial-reality-capture firm DroneDeploy.
• Nova Labs, Inc., a pioneer of decentralized wireless communications that launched the core technologies powering the Helium Network, in its acquisition of FreedomFi Inc.
• Memomi, a leading provider of augmented reality technology to enhance virtual optical try-on experiences, helping customers virtually “try on” eyewear in real time, in its acquisition by Walmart.
• Bullpen Parlay Acquisition Company (BPACU), an innovative special purpose acquisition company, in its US$230 million initial public offering.
• Applitools, a leading provider of visual test automation software, in a US$300 million strategic growth acquisition by Thoma Bravo.
• Reshuffle in its strategic acquisition by X, formerly Twitter.
• Spot, a leader in computer management and cost optimization on the public clouds, in its acquisition by cloud data services leader NetApp.
• Apprente, Inc., leader in voice-based, conversational technology, in its acquisition by McDonald’s Corporation.
• Coinbase, Inc. in its acquisitions of Keystone Capital Corp., Venovate Marketplace, Inc., Tagomi, Paradex, HardFork, and Digital Wealth LLC.
• King Digital Entertainment plc (NYSE: KING) in its initial public offering for approximately US$500 million.
• ScaleIO, Inc. in its acquisition by EMC Corporation.

Representative financing matters include:

• Innovation Endeavors, Orion Capital Partners, ATINC., Munich Re Ventures, Vertex, USVP, ICON Continuity Fund, Group11, Sorenson Capital, Temasek, Zeev Ventures, and other VCs in numerous venture capital investments and related transactions.
• ElectronX, a powerful derivatives market exchange built to enable precision risk management in U.S. electricity markets, and backed by an elite consortium of global energy, quantitative trading, and technology venture capital firms, in its US$30 million Series A financing and US$10 million Series Seed financing.
• Armis, a leading asset intelligence cybersecurity unicorn company, its US$435 million Series E financing, reflecting an overall company value of US$6.1 billion, as well as in its US$200 million Series D financing and related tender offers.
• Spacial, an AI-enabled engineering firm that integrates structural, MEP, and energy planning, in its US$10 million Series Seed financing round. This round was led by TLV Partners, Mango Capital, RE-Angel, and HTV.
• Ampa, a neurotechnology company developing a portable brain-stimulation platform, in its oversubscribed US$8.5 million seed funding round, led by Nexus NeuroTech Ventures and included participation from Satori Capital, Morningside Ventures and Continuum Health Ventures.
• Sensi.AI, an advance audio-based AI Care Intelligence solution that combines continuous monitoring, predictive analytics, and automation tools to support both seniors and care providers, in its US$31 million Series B financing and in its US$45 million Series C financing round, bringing its total funding to US$100 million. The Series C financing round was led by Qumra Partners, and include participation from existing investors Zeev Ventures, Insight Partners, Entrée Capital, Flint Capital, and Jibe Ventures.
• CloudWerx (CWX), an AI-powered engineering-based cloud-exclusive consulting company, in its US$23 million Series A funding round led by Round13 Capital.
• Sequence Fintech, Inc., a developer of an autopilot cockpit for personal and small business finance interactions, in its Series Seed financing round and its US$7.5 million Series Seed extension funding round. The round, led by Aleph VC and Emerge Ventures with support from ICON and other prominent investors, brings Sequence’s total funding to US$14.5 million.
• PhaseV Trials Inc., a leader in AI/ML-driven clinical development, in its US$50 million Series A financing round.
• Simple Closure Inc., a company whose platform helps automate and streamline the dissolution and wind-down process of companies, in its Series Seed and its US$15 million Series A financings.
• Nourish, a telenutrition platform that connects people to registered dietitians covered by insurance, in its US$70 million Series B funding round.
• Supira Medical, a clinical-stage Shifamed portfolio company, in its US$120 million Series E financing round.
• Group 11, a fintech venture capital firm, as lead investor in the Series B financing of Aeropay.
• Outbuild, a fully-integrated construction scheduling and planning built for construction software company, in its US$11 million Series A financing.
• Tamnoon, a leader in Managed Cloud Security Remediation and the first and only hybrid human-AI managed service developed from the ground up specifically for cloud security remediation, in its Series A financing.
• Inventive AI, an AI-driven tool for streamlining and optimizing workflows, in its Series Seed financing.
• Orion Resource Partners, as part of a consortium, in the US$11.8 million Series Seed financing round of SiTration, Inc.
• Placer.ai, a geolocation and proximity data analytics technology company, in its US$50 million Series B financing, US$100 million Series C financing, and additional US$75 million financing at a US$1.5 billion valuation. Key investors include: Josh Buckley, WndrCo, Lachy Groom, MMC Technology Ventures LLC, Fifth Wall Ventures, Array Ventures, Aleph, BrightStreet Ventures, JBV Capital, Rahul Vohra, and Todd Goldberg.
• Flip, a social and live e-commerce platform, in its US$60 million Series B financing and US$144 million Series C financing. Key investors include: WestCap, Streamlined Ventures, and other investors.
• Lumana, an AI-powered video security platform, on its US$24 million Series Seed financing.
• Resident Home, Inc., a house of direct-to-consumer brands in the home furnishings space in its S$130 million Series B financing. Key investors include: ION Crossover Partners and Nexus Capital Management.
• Vertex Ventures as a lead investor in LightBeam.ai’s Series A financing round.
• Orion Industrial Ventures, as part of a consortium, in the US$30 million Series B financing round of Ceibo.
• Hourly, a new platform and approach to providing worker’s compensation and payroll for hourly wage workers, on its US$27 million Series A financing. Key investors include: Glilot Capital Partners, S Capital, Vintage Investment Partners, J-Ventures, and other investors.
• Veev, a building technology company that offers an automated, panelized building process, in its US$97 million Series B financing, US$100 million Series C financing, and US$400 million financing. Key investors include: Bond, LenX, Zeev Ventures, Fifth Wall Climate Tech, JLL Spark Global Ventures, and Lennar Ventures.
• Salt Security, an API vulnerability and protection platform, in its US$20 million Series A financing, US$30 million Series B financing, US$70 million Series C funding, and US$140 million Series D financing (valuing the company at +US$1.4 billion). Key investors include: Tenaya Capital, Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, Advent, Alkeon Capital, DFJ Growth, S Capital VC, and Alphabet’s CapitalG.
• Believer Meat, an industry-leading developer of innovative technology to produce cultivated meat, in its US$347 million Series B financing, the largest-ever investment in this sector. Key investors include: ADM Ventures, Menora Mivtachim, and S2G Ventures.
• Peach Finance, a modern SaaS-based loan servicing platform, in its US$20 million Series A funding. Key investors include: Canapi Ventures, SciFi VC, Caffeinated Capital, Nyca Partners, and Moore Specialty Credit.
• Versatile, a construction technology pioneer using artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things to optimize construction processes, in its US$20 million Series A funding and US$80 million Series B funding. Key investors include: Insight Partners, Tiger Global, Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, Entrée Capital, Root Ventures, Conductive Ventures, and Leigh Jasper and Rob Phillpot.
• Vim, a technology provider of online healthcare services in the U.S., in the completion of a US$24 million Series B financing and US$60 million series B funding round. Key investors include: Walgreens, Anthem, and Optum Ventures, Great Point Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Frist Cressey Ventures, and Premera Blue Cross.
• SentinelOne, an autonomous cybersecurity platform company, in its US$267 million Series F funding led by Tiger Global Management.
• Hippo, the high-growth insurtech company that offers smart coverage for homeowners, in its US$100 million Series D financing led by Bond.
• BlueVine, a leading provider of small business banking, in its US$102.5 million Series F financing. Key investors include: ION Crossover Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, 83North, SVB Capital, Nationwide, Citi Ventures, Microsoft’s venture fund, M12, and private investors.

Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.