Eric Davison

Eric is a partner in Cooley’s UK emerging companies and venture capital practice. He advises high-growth technology companies and their investors on private financings, M&A and strategic and corporate governance matters.

Eric regularly advises leading US and European venture capital investors – including Accel, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Cherry Ventures, EQT Ventures, firstminute capital, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Lightspeed Venture Partners, LocalGlobe, Northzone, QED Investors, 20VC and many others – on their investments in technology companies.

Eric also represents private technology companies at all stages, from inception through to sale/initial public offering, and in a range of sectors, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and fintech companies.

Eric’s recent company-side experience includes advising:

• Swap, the global ecommerce platform, on its $100 million Series C financing led by DST Global and ICONIQ, $40 million Series B financing led by ICONIQ, and $9 million Series A financing led by QED Investors
• Codat, the fintech company that develops data insights and financial integrations, on its $100 million Series C financing led by J.P. Morgan and $40 million Series B financing led by Tiger Global
• Synthesia, the generative AI video creation software developer, on its $90 million Series C financing led by Accel, $50 million Series B financing led by Kleiner Perkins and GV, and $12.5 million Series A financing led by FirstMark
• Stable, the index-based commodity hedging solutions provider, on its $60 million Series B financing led by Acrew Capital and $6.5 million Series A financing led by Greycroft
• Red Sift, the cybersecurity company, on its $54 million Series B financing led by Highland Europe
• VEED, the AI video creation platform, on its $35 million Series A financing led by Sequoia Capital
• Electric Twin, the developer of synthetic audience AI models, on its $10 million seed financing led by Atomico and $4 million pre-seed financing led by LocalGlobe
• Portia AI, the developer of Rezonant, the AI layer for product management, on its £4.5 million seed financing led by General Catalyst and firstminute capital

Before joining Cooley, Eric worked as an investment principal at a London-based venture capital firm, where he originated investment opportunities, negotiated and executed new and follow-on investments, and monitored and supported the firm’s portfolio companies.

Eric trained as a solicitor at a London-based international law firm before joining the London corporate team of a multinational Magic Circle firm. He earned a Master of Business Administration from BPP University, completed his legal studies at BPP Law School and received a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Sussex.