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Cooley

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Description

Cooley is a legal services company that solves legal issues for entrepreneurs, investors, and established companies.

Investor Profile

Cooley has backed more than 47 startups, with 8 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 4 rounds, about 9% of its total and boasts 6 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, United Kingdom, Canada.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Stage Focus

  • Seed (32%)
  • Series A (23%)
  • Pre Seed (23%)
  • Series B (11%)
  • Series Unknown (6%)
  • Series C (2%)
  • Corporate Round (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (87%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)
  • Canada (4%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Information Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Legal Tech
  • Fintech
  • Media And Entertainment
  • Health Care
  • Business Intelligence
  • Internet
  • Financial Services
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Cooley frequently co-invest with?

Fenwick & West
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 4
Perkins Coie
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 4
Baseline Ventures
North America, Wyoming, United States, Jackson
Co-Investments: 4
DLA Piper
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 3
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 4
Boston Seed Capital
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 3
Foundry Group
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Co-Investments: 3
Operator Collective
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 9
Ridge Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Cooley often collaborate with?

BL
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Shared Deals: 3
David Chang
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 3
AD
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
AR
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 3
SB
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 4
BS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
CK
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 3
David Brown
North America, New York, United States, Rochester
Shared Deals: 3
AG
Asia, Delhi, India
Shared Deals: 3
AA
North America, Vermont, United States, Burlington
Shared Deals: 3

What are some of recent deals done by Cooley?

Crosby

New York, New York, United States

Crosby is a company with programmers from Ramp, Vanta, Meta, and Google joining attorneys.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Software
Series AOct 8, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
BrightAI

San Francisco, California, United States

BrightAI provides physical AI solutions for infrastructure and services.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingInternet of ThingsMobile
Series AJul 18, 2025
Amount Raised: $51,000,000
RetroRate

San Diego, California, United States

Agent-focused real estate software in the assumable loans space.

Consumer SoftwarePropTechReal Estate
SeedJun 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $2,200,000
Runwise

New York, New York, United States

Runwise is a smart operating system company that provides a software platform for building heat management.

Information TechnologySensorSmart BuildingSoftware
Series BJun 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
SingleFile Technologies

Seattle, Washington, United States

SingleFile Technologies is a companies and law firms fill out reports, manage filings, maintain internal records and remain in good standing

Information TechnologyLegal TechSoftware
Series AFeb 19, 2025
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
Coverd, Inc.

New York, New York, United States

Gamified Personal Finance

FinTech
Pre SeedDec 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,600,000
World Class Health

New York, New York, United States

World Class Health is a Hospitals and Health Care company.

Health CareHospital
SeedNov 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $8,000,000
Suma Wealth

Los Angeles, California, United States

Suma Wealth is a FinTech company with the mission to engage, educate, and empower the Latinx community.

FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech
SeedOct 5, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,833,700
Aifleet

Austin, Texas, United States

aifleet is a tech-first trucking company, using AI to optimize for asset utilization and driver experience

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Fleet ManagementSupply Chain ManagementTransportation
Series BSep 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $16,600,000
Superluminal Medicines

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Superluminal Medicines is a generative biological and chemical company that innovates drug discovery and development processes.

BiotechnologyMedicalPharmaceutical
Series ASep 9, 2024
Amount Raised: $120,000,000