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Trinity Ventures Closes $435 Million Continuation Fund

January 6, 2025

Cooley advised Trinity Ventures, an early-stage technology venture capital firm, in connection with the design, implementation and execution of a continuation fund transaction that resulted in the close of Trinity Ventures 2024, with approximately $435 million in total commitments.

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John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
Bernard Hatcher
Partner, San Francisco
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Katia MacNeill
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Emily Hren
Associate, San Francisco
Michael Torbati
Associate, San Francisco

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Theory Ventures Announces $450 Million Second Fund

November 22, 2024

Cooley advised Theory Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage software investments across data, artificial intelligence and Web3, on its $450 million second fund.

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John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
Stuyvie Pyne
Special Counsel, New York
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Jeewon Lee
Associate, New York

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Chemistry Announces $350 Million Debut Fund

October 22, 2024

Cooley advised Chemistry, an early-stage venture firm that leads investments in standout software companies at the Seed and Series A stages, on its $350 million debut fund, Chemistry Fund 1.

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John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
Jimmy Matteucci
Partner, Palo Alto
Randwulf P. Singleton
Associate, Colorado
Fiona Hayman
Associate, San Francisco
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Michael Torbati
Associate, San Francisco
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Selin Akkan
Associate, Palo Alto
Claire Norman
Associate, Palo Alto
Christopher Suhler
Associate, Colorado

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Acrew Capital Raises $700 Million in New Capital

October 17, 2024

Cooley advised Acrew Capital, an early-stage VC firm, on its raise of $700 million in new capital across a family of funds to continue supporting world-class founders in three key sectors: data and security, fintech, and health.

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John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
Katelyn Kimber
Partner, Washington, DC
Stacey Song
Partner, New York

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A* Raises $315 Million Oversubscribed Fund II

June 26, 2024

Cooley advised A* – an early-stage venture capital firm leading the shift from transactional capital to meaningful partnerships – on its $315 million oversubscribed Fund II.

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John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
Jimmy Matteucci
Partner, Palo Alto
Randwulf P. Singleton
Associate, Colorado
Julie Rogers
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Rankings and accolades

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

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

The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2019)

The Legal 500 US: Leading Lawyer in Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital) (2023)

The Legal 500 US: Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Equity Funds (2015 – 2022)

Clients say John ‘knows both the technical aspects involved in fund formation and combines that with amazing commercial astuteness,’ adding that ‘he knows the venture market incredibly well.’

Chambers USA - 2020