John Sellers

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I represent emerging companies and their investors at all stages, from new startup to world class public companies. I’m passionate about being part of disruptive new technologies.

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Archon Biosciences Announces $20 Million Seed Financing

October 30, 2024

Cooley advised Archon Biosciences, a biotechnology company pioneering computationally designed antibody cages (AbCs) to unlock powerful therapeutic targets beyond the reach of existing modalities, on its $20 million seed financing led by Madrona Ventures.

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Decagon Raises $65 Million Series B

October 23, 2024

Cooley advised Decagon, an innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) customer support agents, on its $65 million Series B financing round, bringing its total amount raised to $100 million.

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Socket Secures $40 Million Series B

October 23, 2024

Cooley advised Socket, a cybersecurity platform that protects companies from software supply chain attacks, on its $40 million Series B financing, bringing its total funding to $65 million.

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Logik.io Raises $25 Million Series B

October 8, 2024

Cooley advised Logik.io, the company that reimagines configure, price and quote (CPQ) and consumerizes enterprise selling experiences, on its $25 million Series B funding to accelerate CPQ innovation and further expand company growth.

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Cooley Advises on Candid Therapeutics’ $370 Million Capital Raise, Three-Way Merger

September 9, 2024

Cooley advised Candid Therapeutics, a biotechnology company dedicated to developing potentially transformative drugs to address autoimmune diseases, on its $370 million debut capital raise and three-way merger with Vignette Bio and TRC 2004.

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