Thomas Heiser

Cooley advised Andreessen Horowitz, the lead investor, on its $80 million Series B investment in Story Protocol, the developer of an intellectual property (IP) blockchain platform offering ways to create, govern and license IP for the next generation of digital builders and consumers. This funding round brings Story Protocol to a $2.25 billion valuation. Nancy Wojtas led the Cooley team advising the a16z crypto division fund of Andreessen Horowitz, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in bold founders, innovators and entrepreneurs building the future through technology.

Cooley advised Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology, as the lead investor in Slingshot AI’s approximately $30 million seed financing.

Cooley advised New Enterprise Associates (NEA), a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. as the lead investor in Brenig Therapeutics’ $65 million Series A financing. Brenig is a pioneering neurology-focused drug development company utilizing an artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-based discovery platform for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Partner Josh Seidenfeld led the Cooley team advising NEA.

Cooley advised Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) on its $53 million Series A investment in Hippocratic AI, a California-based company building a safety-focused large language model for healthcare. This funding round brings Hippocratic AI to a $500 million valuation. Partner Josh Seidenfeld led the Cooley team advising the Bio + Health VC fund of a16z, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that invests in bold founders, innovators and entrepreneurs building the future through technology.

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Cooley advised a16z on its $20 million Series A investment in knownwell, which provides in-person and virtual primary care and metabolic healthcare. Partner Josh Seidenfeld led the Cooley team advising a16z, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley that invests in bold founders, innovators and entrepreneurs building the future through technology.

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