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Vanara Capital Announces Firm Launch and Strategic Partnership With TPG

August 19, 2025

Cooley advised Vanara Capital, an investment management firm focused on providing flexible capital solutions for growth-stage technology companies, on its strategic partnership with TPG NEXT.

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Jaclyn Rabin
Partner, New York
David Selden
Partner, New York
Kevin Beckoff
Associate, New York
Benjamin Shulman
Associate, New York
Aalok Virmani
Partner, Chicago
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Meredith Ashlock
Associate, Colorado
Hardy Zhou
Associate, New York
Steven A. Zuckerman
Associate, New York

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Founders Fund Closes $4.6 Billion Growth III Fund

August 4, 2025

Cooley advised Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm, on the close of its $4.6 billion third growth fund, Founders Fund Growth III.

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John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
Jimmy Matteucci
Partner, Palo Alto
Eric Doherty
Partner, San Francisco
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Fiona Hayman
Associate, San Francisco
Wyatt Christiansen
Associate, San Francisco
Emily Hren
Associate, San Francisco
Meredith Ashlock
Associate, Colorado
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Aalok Virmani
Partner, Chicago
Bernard Hatcher
Senior Counsel, San Francisco
Josie Fuentes
Senior Paralegal, Los Angeles

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Sentinel Global Closes $213.5 Million Inaugural Fund

June 24, 2025

Cooley advised Sentinel Global, a venture capital firm dedicated to connecting visionary founders with real-world adopters, on the close of its inaugural fund, Sentinel Fund I, with committed capital totaling $213.5 million.

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Matthew Smith
Partner, Boston
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Kevin Beckoff
Associate, New York
Charles A. Koech
Associate, Boston
Aalok Virmani
Partner, Chicago
Annie Reid
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Amplify Partners Announces Three New Funds Totaling $900 Million

June 18, 2025

Cooley advised Amplify Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm dedicated to technical founders, on the formation of three new funds – Fund 6, Fund 6 Select and Amplify Bio – with a combined $900 million in capital.

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Elizabeth Reese
Partner, San Francisco
Kevin Beckoff
Associate, New York
Jeewon Lee
Associate, New York
John Dado
Partner, San Francisco
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Zachariah A. Robert
Partner, Chicago
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Aalok Virmani
Partner, Chicago
Meredith Ashlock
Associate, Colorado
Julie Rogers
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Invictus Growth Partners Raises $574 Million for Oversubscribed Fund II and Related Co-Investment Vehicles

May 21, 2025

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John Clendenin
Partner, Palo Alto
Elizabeth Reese
Partner, San Francisco
Darren DeStefano
Partner, Reston
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Jimmy Matteucci
Partner, Palo Alto
Stacey Song
Partner, New York
Aalok Virmani
Partner, Chicago
Bernard Hatcher
Senior Counsel, San Francisco
Cicely Shannon
Associate, San Francisco
Jon Turk
Senior Paralegal, Washington, DC

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