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Thomas Heiser

Associate
Miami
About

Thomas Heiser represents technology, life sciences and healthcare companies and the venture capital funds that back them – from formation and first check through growth financings and exit. He regularly counsels clients on venture financings, general corporate matters, and securities compliance across sectors, including artificial intelligence, digital health, life sciences, and enterprise software.

Areas of FocusEmerging Growth and Venture CapitalCorporate Venture CapitalCorporateLife SciencesHealthcareTechnology
Bar admissionsFloridaNew York
Education
  • J.D., Northwestern University
  • B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

EXPERIENCE

VC-side
  • A leading technology and growth venture capital firm's USD 500 million Series B investment in an AI-native data center networking infrastructure company
  • A leading technology and growth venture capital firm's USD 300 million Series D investment in an open-source platform for agentic AI and durable workflow execution
  • A multi-stage venture capital firm's USD 100 million Series D investment in an AI-native commercial insurance platform for the trucking industry
  • A multi-stage technology venture capital firm's USD 175 million Series B investment in an AI-native enterprise orchestration platform
  • A healthcare-focused crossover fund's USD 158 million equity financing in a commercial-stage cardiac medical device company
  • A life sciences and biotechnology venture capital fund's USD 141 million Series B investment in a safety-focused generative AI healthcare agent company
  • A crypto and web3-focused venture capital fund's USD 80 million Series B investment in an IP-focused Layer 1 blockchain platform
Company-side
  • An AI character and social companionship platform's USD 12 million Series Seed financing
  • A blockchain-based marketplace and tokenization platform for physical collectibles' USD 30 million Series A financing
  • A clinical-stage RNA-targeting therapeutics company's USD 65 million Series A financing
  • An open-source time series database and observability platform's USD 81 million Series E financing
  • An omnichannel retail and brand revitalization platform's Series E financing
Formations
  • The formation and US domestication of an international software company
  • The corporate reorganization and conversion of a technology company
  • The formation and conversion of a mobile gaming rewards and esports platform

Seminars

  • Panel Chair, "When Venture Meets Credit," The 2026 Silicon Valley Private Credit Summit, May 7, 2026

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Thomas was an associate at a leading technology and emerging growth firm in Silicon Valley, advising venture capital funds and emerging growth companies on financings, formations, and strategic transactions across AI, healthcare, technology and Web3. Before that, he was an associate at a major international law firm in New York, where he advised private equity funds and their portfolio companies on mergers, acquisitions and debt and fund finance transactions.

Connect

Phone

+1 305 423 8579
(Work, Miami)
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