John Dado

Cooley advised Theory Ventures, a venture capital investment firm, on its $230 million debut fund.

Cooley advised venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures on the closing of its ninth early-stage fund – Redpoint Ventures IX – with $650 million in committed capital. Lawyers John Dado and Will Newsom led the Cooley team advising Redpoint Ventures.

Cooley advised venture capital firm Silverton Partners on the formation of its latest venture capital fund, representing $248 million in total commitments. Casey Schulte led the Cooley team advising Silverton Partners.

Cooley advised venture capital firm Upfront Ventures on its fundraise of more than $650 million to be deployed across three unique funds focused on various stages of the startup life cycle – the firm’s seventh early-stage fund, Upfront VII, which closed with $280 million in capital commitments; its third growth-stage fund, Upfront Growth III, with $200 million; and its Continuation Fund, with more than $175 million. Lawyers John Dado and Will Newsom led the Cooley team advising Upfront Ventures. 

Cooley advised Headline, a leading tech-enabled global venture capital firm, on the closing of its North America-focused early-stage fund, Headline US VII, with $408 million in new capital. Lawyers John Dado, Jimmy Matteucci, Paul Roberts, Cunmei Zhang and Emily Hren led the Cooley team advising Headline.