Law firm serving venture capital and emerging growth companies
Gunderson Dettmer is a 200+ person law firm focused exclusively on the innovation economy—serving venture capital firms, private companies, and public firms from the venture ecosystem. The tech stack is Microsoft-heavy (Dynamics 365, Power Automate, Azure, Copilot Studio) with document-centric tools (iManage, DocuSign, Litera), and hiring is split across legal, marketing, and engineering roles, signaling internal transformation beyond traditional legal operations toward automation and content production.
Notable leadership hires: Creative Director
Founded in 1995, Gunderson Dettmer operates as a partnership with headquarters in Redwood City, California. The firm provides legal services covering business formation, corporate governance, financings, and transactions for venture-backed companies and growth equity investors across their lifecycle. Active hiring across legal, marketing, engineering, and finance indicates the firm is scaling internal capabilities in automation, content, and systems integration alongside traditional counsel delivery.
Primarily Microsoft (Dynamics 365, Power Automate, Azure, SQL Server, SharePoint, Teams), with document tools (iManage, DocuSign, Adobe, Litera Compare) and recently adopting Copilot Studio for AI workflow automation.
Yes—6 active engineering roles with accelerating velocity, alongside 9 legal and 9 marketing positions. Seniority mix spans junior to director level.
Redwood City, California. The firm also hires in Singapore and maintains the United States as a primary hiring market.
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