Sean Caplice is a partner at Gunderson Dettmer with a 25-year corporate and securities law practice that focuses on the structuring, formation, organization and operation of venture capital and other private equity funds.

Sean has been recognized as a leading fund formation attorney by Chambers USA, Who’s Who Legal and Super Lawyers, has been featured in the Daily Journal as one of its “Top 100 Lawyers” in California, and was named by Business Today as one of the “Top 10 US Attorneys Leading the Charge in Venture Capital Formation.” In 2024, he was designated as one of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America. In addition, Sean was a Lecturer at the UC Berkeley School of Law (2017 – 2022), where he taught a course on venture capital fund formation.

Prior to law school, Sean served in a variety of leadership positions as an Armor Officer and Jumpmaster in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, and left active duty as a Captain. Sean received his BS from the United States Military Academy (West Point) and his JD from Stanford Law School.