Halima A. Nguyen

Cooley advised Bluestein Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in the future of food, on the close of its $45 million in capital commitments for its third foodtech fund.

Cooley advised Baird Capital, a manager of two investment platforms – venture capital and global private equity – investing in business-to-business technology and services-focused companies worldwide, on the final close of its sixth US venture capital fund, its largest venture fund to date, with a total of $218 million in committed capital.

Cooley advised Ensemble, an early-stage venture capital firm backed by category-defining advisers, on its $100 million debut fund.

Cooley advised Chingona Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in founders whose backgrounds uniquely position them to create businesses in growth markets that are often overlooked, on the closing of its new $52 million fund. Lawyers Rachel Goddard, Noah Pittard, Mystery Murphy, Mandy Kondo and Christine Zhao led the Cooley team advising Chingona Ventures.

Cooley advised 186 Ventures, a venture capital firm that provides pre-seed and seed-stage funding to impactful founders, on the closing of its oversubscribed $37 million inaugural fund. Nicole Peppe and Zach Robert led the Cooley team advising 186 Ventures.