Paul Roberts

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 Align Ventures, a venture fund investing in technologies driving the future of retail, on its participation in Figure AI’s $675 million Series B financing round, which brought Figure to a $2.6 billion valuation.

Cooley advised Innovation Endeavors, an early-stage venture firm tackling the big challenges humanity could potentially face over the following decades, on the close of its fifth fund at $630 million.

Cooley advised HighLight Capital (HLC) on the close of its flagship HLC USD Fund IV at approximately $550 million.

Cooley advised Venrock on the close of its 10th fund at $650 million. After raising approximately $450 million every three years throughout the past decade’s bull market, Venrock raised the $650 million for Venrock 10 to generate greater follow-on reserves in the current market environment.