Becky Mancero

Becky focuses her practice in corporate and transactional law, with an emphasis on startup and growth companies, as well as their investors. Becky is a trusted advisor for companies through the various phases of the startup lifecycle and often works closely with the founding leadership from formation to exit. Becky guides clients through navigating entity formation, raising and investing capital, growing their teams, managing equity incentive plans, negotiating commercial contracts, and advising on purchase, sale, and investment transactions. Becky also counsels social enterprise organizations and impact investors to help them effect positive change.

Prior to joining SPZ, Becky worked as an attorney at an Am Law 200 firm. Becky has represented hundreds of companies throughout the startup lifecycle and is energized by working with passionate, creative, and driven leaders. Becky counsels clients in various industries from technology and software, health and fitness, beauty, food and beverage, and professional services.

Becky graduated from the University of Denver’s School of Law with a certificate in Corporate and Commercial Law. During law school, Becky co-founded the Venture Law Society and the student-run venture capital group Pioneer Venture Group. She also founded a pro bono legal clinic for early-stage entrepreneurs through the Downtown Denver Partnership at The Commons on Champa. Additionally, Becky completed the University’s year long QF Social Enterprise Fellowship program. She gained experience as a law clerk and associate attorney at Michael Best, and as a legal intern at global nonprofit Accion, an organization that focuses on microfinance and fintech impact investing. Earlier, Becky served as a legal intern at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and as a legal intern at Galvanize, Inc., a Colorado-based emerging-growth company focused on technology education.

Becky attended the University of California, Berkeley for her undergraduate degree in Media Studies where she developed her passion for working with startup companies and entrepreneurs.

Becky’s personal interests include running, hiking, traveling, fostering rescue pups, volunteering with youth advocacy nonprofits, and learning about organizational leadership.

Listen to Becky share how to keep an effective cap table for smooth funding processes in StartHub's The Funding Blueprint podcast episode, "From Cap Table to Boardroom: Essential Legal Strategies for Startups."

Representative Matters

• Represented SaaS startup in $110M Series D financing.
• Represented HR tech startup in $10M Series A financing.
• Represented SaaS startup in $3M corporate strategic financing.
• Represented AI hardware and software startup in $16M Series A.
• Represented a software company in $100M+ acquisition by a Fortune 500 company.
• Represented multiple startups across industries through Techstars accelerator programs and beyond.
• Represented startups across industries pre-seed and Series Seed financings, ranging from $500K+.
• Represented startups across industries as outside general counsel.

Honors & Recognitions

• Expert Columnist, Built In, 2022-present
• Pathfinder, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2021

Professional Activities

• Director, Colorado “I Have A Dream Foundation” Board of Directors
• Adjunct Professor, University of Denver
• Supervising Attorney/Mentor, Startup Law Initiative at Berkeley Law

Licensure

Becky is admitted to practice in Colorado and California