ACME Capital Closes Venture Funds Totaling More Than $300 Million

 Washington, DC – February 9, 2022 – Cooley advised ACME Capital, an early-stage venture firm investing in pioneering founders, on the closing of more than $300 million for Fund IV and its adjacent Opportunity Fund. Partner Aaron Velli led the Cooley team advising ACME.

Along with Fund IV, ACME’s largest fundraise to date, ACME has also deployed $155 million in capital through limited partner co-investment vehicles over the past year, bringing its aggregate capital commitments to $1.5 billion. The fresh capital will continue to fuel ACME’s model of closely partnering with extraordinary founders early in their journeys to support their pursuit of game-changing ideas that are shaping society, business and the environment.

Co-founded by Hany Nada and Scott Stanford, ACME is a San Francisco-based, early-stage venture capital firm investing in breakthrough-enabling technologies and business model innovations disrupting massive sectors. The firm teams up with entrepreneurs around the world who work with significant technologies to make a positive impact for the future.

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