Josh Seidenfeld

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jseidenfeld@cooley.com
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I represent high-growth technology and healthcare companies and their investors. I love simplifying legalese into actionable decisions for my clients.

About Josh

Josh is the global chair of Cooley’s digital health group and serves on Cooley’s Life Sciences Advisory Board. He represents life sciences, healthcare and technology clients through the full company life cycle, from seed stage through private financings, mergers & acquisitions and initial public offerings. He also regularly advises his clients on general corporate issues, securities matters and implications of proposed business transactions.

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Andreessen Horowitz Closes $53 Million Series A Investment in Hippocratic AI

Andreessen Horowitz Closes $53 Million Series A Investment in Hippocratic AI

March 19, 2024

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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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Thomas Heiser
Associate, Palo Alto

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Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare
Digital Health

Elroy Air Announces Nearly $50 Million in New Funding

Elroy Air Announces Nearly $50 Million in New Funding

February 8, 2024

Cooley advised Elroy Air, a company developing industry-first autonomous aircraft systems and cutting-edge software, revolutionizing the world of express shipping, on raising nearly $50 million in new funding.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Daniel Y. Lee
Associate, Palo Alto
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
John Sellers
Partner, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Lukhan Baloch
Associate, Palo Alto
Nick Perez
Associate, Washington, DC
Reza Safai
Associate, Palo Alto

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Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Aviation – Manned and Unmanned
CFIUS

VC Firm a16z Closes $20 Million Series A Investment in knownwell

VC Firm a16z Closes $20 Million Series A Investment in knownwell

December 20, 2023

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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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Thomas Heiser
Associate, Palo Alto
Joseph J. Kim
Associate, Palo Alto
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego

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Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Digital Health
Healthcare

Kimia Therapeutics Closes $55 Million Series A

Kimia Therapeutics Closes $55 Million Series A

December 19, 2023

Cooley advised Kimia Therapeutics on its $55 million Series A financing. Partner Josh Seidenfeld led the Cooley team advising Kimia Therapeutics, which is a drug discovery platform that uncovers novel biological insights through precision chemistry and machine learning.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Karen Gustavson
Associate, Seattle
Rachel Robichaux
Associate, Palo Alto
Phoebe Huang
Associate, Seattle
Meg Begur
Associate, Palo Alto
Colleen Badgley
Partner, Seattle

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Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Biotechnology
Life Sciences

Women-Led Atalan Tech Secures Seed Financing

Women-Led Atalan Tech Secures Seed Financing

October 5, 2023

Cooley advised Atalan Tech, a women-led, mission-driven company at the forefront of artificial intelligence technology for predicting and preventing clinician burnout and turnover in healthcare systems, on its $2.5 million seed financing.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
John T. Stellini
Associate, Palo Alto
Katie Weeks
Associate, Palo Alto
Daniel Y. Lee
Associate, Palo Alto

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Capital Markets
Digital Health
Healthcare
Artificial Intelligence
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California

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State Bar of California