William Newsom

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Crosslink Capital Closes $350 Million 10th Fund

April 23, 2024

Cooley advised Crosslink Capital, a premier early-stage venture capital firm with more than $4.2 billion in assets, on the close of its 10th flagship venture capital fund – Crosslink Ventures X, L.P. – aimed at backing early-stage investors.

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Jordan Silber
Partner, San Francisco
William Newsom
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Wyatt Christiansen
Associate, San Francisco
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Fiona Hayman
Associate, San Francisco
Emily Hren
Associate, San Francisco

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Menlo Ventures Announces $1.35 Billion in New Capital

November 16, 2023

Cooley advised Menlo Ventures, a top venture capital firm, on its close of $1.35 billion in new capital.

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John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
William Newsom
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Randwulf P. Singleton
Associate, Colorado
Bernard Hatcher
Partner, San Francisco
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Annie Reid
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Redpoint Ventures Closes Ninth Early-Stage Fund With $650 Million

August 10, 2022

Cooley advised venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures on the closing of its ninth early-stage fund – Redpoint Ventures IX – with $650 million in committed capital. Lawyers John Dado and Will Newsom led the Cooley team advising Redpoint Ventures.

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John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
William Newsom
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Bernard Hatcher
Partner, San Francisco
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Francis Wheeler
Partner, Colorado
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Reid
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Upfront Ventures Raises More Than $650 Million Across Three Funds

July 30, 2022

Cooley advised venture capital firm Upfront Ventures on its fundraise of more than $650 million to be deployed across three unique funds focused on various stages of the startup life cycle – the firm’s seventh early-stage fund, Upfront VII, which closed with $280 million in capital commitments; its third growth-stage fund, Upfront Growth III, with $200 million; and its Continuation Fund, with more than $175 million. Lawyers John Dado and Will Newsom led the Cooley team advising Upfront Ventures. 

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John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
William Newsom
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Bernard Hatcher
Partner, San Francisco
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Emily Hren
Associate, San Francisco
Hongru Sun
Associate, Palo Alto
Julie Rogers
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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HOF Capital Raises $300 Million for Latest Early-Stage Fund

May 9, 2022

Cooley advised HOF Capital, a multistage venture capital firm that invests in ambitious entrepreneurs, on its $300 million latest early-stage fund. Lawyers John Dado and Will Newsom led the Cooley team advising HOF Capital.

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John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
William Newsom
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Bernard Hatcher
Partner, San Francisco
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Annie Reid
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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