John Clendenin

Partner and Business Department Vice Chair
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The investment firms I work with span the globe. I help them navigate legal and business challenges from their formation through their operation and investment activities.

Experience

Infinity Ventures Closes $184 Million Second Fund

October 22, 2024

Cooley advised Infinity Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on fintech and commerce infrastructure investments, on its $184 million second fund.

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Elizabeth Reese
Partner, San Francisco
John Clendenin
Partner and Business Department Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Wyatt Christiansen
Associate, San Francisco

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Costanoa Ventures Closes Fifth Early-Stage Fund at $275 Million and Nearly $120 Million Third Opportunity Fund

September 18, 2024

Cooley advised Costanoa Ventures, a seed and Series A investment venture capital firm specializing in enterprise and fintech, on its fifth early-stage fund of $275 million and its nearly $120 million third Opportunity Fund.

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John Clendenin
Partner and Business Department Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Stuyvie Pyne
Special Counsel, New York
Randwulf P. Singleton
Associate, Colorado
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Julie Rogers
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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PruVen Capital Closes Oversubscribed $378.5 Million Fund II

September 3, 2024

Cooley advised PruVen Capital, an independent venture capital firm whose investors are exclusively global leaders in financial services and insurance, on the close of its oversubscribed $378.5 million second fund.

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John Clendenin
Partner and Business Department Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Hongru Sun
Associate, Palo Alto
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Stephanie Li
Associate, Beijing
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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J2 Ventures Secures $150 Million Argonne Fund

July 9, 2024

Cooley advised J2 Ventures, a deep tech venture capital fund focused on new technologies that are critical for both the private sector and the national security interests of the US and its allies, on its $150 million Argonne Fund.

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John Clendenin
Partner and Business Department Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Jeff Laretto
Partner, New York
Alexander Fullman
Associate, New York
Randwulf P. Singleton
Associate, Colorado

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Andreessen Horowitz Closes $7.2 Billion in New Funds

April 16, 2024

Cooley represented Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology, on the closing of $7.2 billion for the following new funds: American Dynamism ($600 million), Applications ($1 billion), Games ($600 million), Infrastructure ($1.25 billion) and Growth ($3.75 billion).

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Matthew Smith
Partner, Boston
John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
Jordan Silber
Partner, San Francisco
John Clendenin
Partner and Business Department Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Jimmy Matteucci
Partner, Palo Alto
Zachariah A. Robert
Partner, Chicago
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Randy Coffey
Associate, San Francisco
Chris Bates
Associate, Boston
Charles A. Koech
Associate, Boston
Fiona Hayman
Associate, San Francisco
Bella Berkley
Associate, Boston
Julie Rogers
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto
Annie Reid
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Admissions and credentials

California

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Band 1 for Venture Capital: Fund Formation – California (2024)

Chambers USA: Venture Capital: Fund Formation – Nationwide (2020 – 2024)

The Legal 500: Investment Fund Formation and Management – Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital) (2020-2024)

John is excellent to work with as he is incredibly responsive, thoughtful and able to synthesize issues in a way that is practical. He knows our fund structures and risk profile well. He is unfailingly client-oriented, highly responsive and great at managing his internal resources.

Chambers USA