Tabetha Hinman

Tabetha Hinman

Full Stack Startup and Small Business Attorney

San Jose
California
Licensed in
CA
UCLA
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About
Hi there! I have spent two decades working in Silicon Valley as a tech attorney, both in big law and in house roles. I currently work as a fractional General Counsel to tech companies, offering full-stack business and legal strategy advice across all aspects of fundraising, legal, sales, marketing, and people operations in hardware, SaaS and AI environments.

Feel free to check out my LinkedIn profile or website for more details about my background. Happy to chat if you need help!
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"Tabetha has been a pleasure to work with. We appreciate her responsiveness, attentiveness and professionalism. She is easy to talk to and very knowledgeable and well-connected. We are very fortunate to have discovered her and will continue to consult her for al our business needs."


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"Loved working with Tabetha from beginning to end, she understands people, process and enterprise; probably the most important skills for a lawyer to master. Besides being awesome, she is also a pleasure to work with, major plus."

Employment contract advice and negotiation
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"I have known Tabetha for a number of years and have always been very impressed by her work, both during the period she worked at 2Wire, and most recently while working directly with me. Her professionalism and business executive experience are among the best I have seen, and are further enhanced by her creativity, focus, drive, and market sense; she is able to identify and bring to closure a broad range of corporate legal and business issues and has an impressive knowledge of the business of establishing and operating a company. Tabetha has consistently proven to be an outstanding GC with excellent tactical and strategic skills, and has made invaluable contributions to our start-up’s vision, product and business direction. The overall quality of Tabetha’s work is simply outstanding."

Corporate formation and representation for a B2B and B2C recommendation app.
Non-UpCounsel Client

Work History

Halio, Inc.

General Counsel, Chief People Officer, Interim Marketing VP

Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

Smart glass window manufacturer, delivering the world’s most responsive, intelligent platform for daylight management with solutions that advance sustainability, productivity, and wellness. Collaborated on corporate funding strategy, strategic planning and partnerships, marketing, HR and legal functions.

Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

Hitch, Inc.

General Counsel & COO

Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

Seed stage Human Capital Management SaaS platform facilitating an internal talent marketplace for mid- to large-cap companies. Collaborated on and managed corporate funding strategy, strategic planning, and HR and legal functions.

Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

Mimosa Networks

General Counsel & Chief Business Officer

Jan 2012 - Nov 2018

Corporate Secretary and member of the Company's executive staff, advising on evolving business strategy and legal issues. Responsible for all corporate contracts and employment matters. Executed multiple rounds of corporate financing transactions. Monitored and managed export compliance, GDPR, FCPA, FCC, open source software disclosures, patents and trademarks.

Jan 2012 - Nov 2018

Axiom

Corporate and Licensing Attorney

Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

Representing both public and start-up technology companies, including Zappos and GluMobile, in a variety of business and legal matters including entity formation and corporate governance, licensing and marketing agreements and employment issues.

Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

Tabetha Hinman, Esq.

Sole Practitioner

Sep 2008 - Jan 2012

Representing technology and start-up companies in a variety of business and legal matters including entity formation and corporate governance, licensing and marketing agreements and employment issues.

Sep 2008 - Jan 2012

PopSugar

COO & General Counsel

Mar 2006 - Dec 2006

Founding team member of venture-backed media and technology start-up, featuring lifestyle content targeting women 18-34. Advised on all aspects of early-stage company, including entity formation, financing strategies, contract negotiation, hiring and facilities build-out. Established human resources processes and insurance plans.

Mar 2006 - Dec 2006

2Wire, Inc.

General Counsel

Jun 2002 - Jun 2005

General Counsel to private international home networking company with over 230 employees and $220M in annual revenue on all relevant legal matters, including: financing strategy, board of directors issues, lines of credit, real estate and corporate insurance matters. Managed outside counsel in litigation and settlement of various litigation matters.

Jun 2002 - Jun 2005

Gunderson Dettmer

Associate

Jul 1998 - Apr 2002

Corporate & Securities Associate representing a broad range of start-up companies, public companies and venture capital investors in equity financings, M&A transactions, IPOs, and venture fund formation.

Jul 1998 - Apr 2002

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