Investments
33Portfolio Exits
7Funds
2Partners & Customers
4Service Providers
1About Cooley
Cooley operates as a law firm. It partners with local and national legal services organizations to represent entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and emerging growth companies in major technology fields. It was founded in 1920 and is based in Palo Alto, California.
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Dec 8, 2023
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Cooley Investments
33 Investments
Cooley has made 33 investments. Their latest investment was in Sunnyside as part of their Series A on November 11, 2023.

Cooley Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/15/2023 | Series A | Sunnyside | $11.5M | Yes | 5 | |
10/12/2023 | Series B | aifleet | $14M | Yes | 3 | |
9/7/2023 | Seed VC - II | Easop | Yes | 1 | ||
8/9/2023 | Pre-Seed | |||||
6/27/2023 | Pre-Seed |
Date | 11/15/2023 | 10/12/2023 | 9/7/2023 | 8/9/2023 | 6/27/2023 |
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Round | Series A | Series B | Seed VC - II | Pre-Seed | Pre-Seed |
Company | Sunnyside | aifleet | Easop | ||
Amount | $11.5M | $14M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Cooley Portfolio Exits
7 Portfolio Exits
Cooley has 7 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Core Communications Corporation on June 21, 2006.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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6/21/2006 | Acquired | ||||
Date | 6/21/2006 | ||||
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Exit | Acquired | ||||
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Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
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Cooley Fund History
2 Fund Histories
Cooley has 2 funds, including Cooley FS.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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10/5/2020 | Cooley FS | $0.15M | 1 | ||
Maple 2 VC |
Closing Date | 10/5/2020 | |
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Fund | Cooley FS | Maple 2 VC |
Fund Type | ||
Status | ||
Amount | $0.15M | |
Sources | 1 |
Cooley Partners & Customers
4 Partners and customers
Cooley has 4 strategic partners and customers. Cooley recently partnered with Workday on November 11, 2019.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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11/7/2019 | Client | United States | Workday’s $540 Million Acquisition Of Scout RFP Fenwick has served as primary outside counsel to Scout RFP , led by corporate partner Michael Brown . | 1 | |
10/2/2017 | Partner | ||||
10/2/2017 | Partner | ||||
Partner |
Date | 11/7/2019 | 10/2/2017 | 10/2/2017 | |
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Type | Client | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | ||||
Country | United States | |||
News Snippet | Workday’s $540 Million Acquisition Of Scout RFP Fenwick has served as primary outside counsel to Scout RFP , led by corporate partner Michael Brown . | |||
Sources | 1 |
Cooley Team
6 Team Members
Cooley has 6 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Alex Cooley | Founder | Current | |
Name | Alex Cooley | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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