John Dado

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.

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.

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.

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).

Cooley advised Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), one of Silicon Valley’s original venture firms, on the raise of its $1.6 billion 18th fund to partner with transformational technology companies and help supercharge their growth.