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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?

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
Recast

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Recast is a sports and entertainment streaming platform.

BroadcastingMedia and EntertainmentSportsVideo Streaming
SeedJul 9, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,987,244