John Sellers

Senior Counsel
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I represent emerging companies and their investors at all stages, from new startup to world class public companies. I’m passionate about being part of disruptive new technologies.

Experience

Baseten Secures $150 Million Series D

September 5, 2025

Cooley advised Baseten, a company powering inference for the world’s fastest-growing artificial intelligence products, on its $150 million Series D financing, valuing the company at $2.15 billion.

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Partner, Palo Alto
Daniel Y. Lee
Associate, Palo Alto
Alice Wu
Associate, Palo Alto
Sam Thompson
Associate, Santa Monica
Celine Koh
Associate, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Melody Van Horn
Senior Paralegal, Palo Alto
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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EliseAI Secures $250 Million Series E

August 20, 2025

Cooley advised EliseAI, an artificial intelligence company automating complex healthcare and housing systems, on the close of its $250 million Series E financing.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Phoebe Huang
Associate, Seattle
Amanda Gonzalez Burton
Associate, New York
Sara Siddiqi
Associate, New York
Kristine Kevorkova
Associate, Santa Monica
Jasmine Hsu
Associate, Palo Alto
Keshara Senanayake
Associate, New York
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Anisha Mohin
Associate, New York
Jayne M. Munger
Associate, New York
Jessica Li
Associate, Palo Alto
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
Joy Chow
Associate, New York
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego
Amanda A. Main
Partner, Palo Alto
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Kimberly Nguyen
Special Counsel, Reston
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Julie Wicklund
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Ryan Bowers
Associate, Washington, DC
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Jimmy Gilligan
Associate, Boston
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York
Jon Turk
Senior Paralegal, Washington, DC
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Brandon Lefebvre
Quantitative Analyst, Boston
Kevin Gurley
Quantitative Analyst, New York

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Jocasta Neuroscience Secures $35 Million Series A

August 12, 2025

Cooley advised Jocasta Neuroscience, a preclinical-stage, longevity-focused company, on its $35 million Series A financing. Its lead asset, a proprietary formulation of the longevity protein a - Klotho, is used to treat a range of conditions, including cognitive impairment in neurodegenerative diseases.

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Gregory S. Grossman
Partner, Chicago
Briana Yesilli
Associate, Chicago
Adam Bloom
Associate, Chicago
Caitlin Courtney
Partner, Palo Alto
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Mateus Kaba Aboud
Associate, Chicago

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Hadrian Secures $260 Million Series C

July 17, 2025

Cooley advised Hadrian, a manufacturing company building artificial intelligence-powered factories for America, on its $260 million Series C financing round.

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Peter H. Werner
Partner in Charge – San Francisco, San Francisco
Emma E. Mann-Meginniss
Partner, San Francisco
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Zander Olsson
Associate, San Francisco
Carl Min
Associate, San Francisco
Erin Wright
Associate, San Francisco
Kavi Huded
Associate, New York
David Shekman
Associate, San Francisco
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Chu Lee
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco

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Harvey Announces $300 Million Series E

June 24, 2025

Cooley advised Harvey, a domain-specific artificial intelligence platform for legal and professional services, on its $300 million Series E at a $5 billion valuation.

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Matthew Bartus
Partner, San Francisco
Tara Capsuto
Partner, San Francisco
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
John Paul Oleksiuk
Partner, New York
John Sellers
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Rebecca Ross
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Parker Armsby
Associate, New York
Kayla Blaker
Associate, Colorado
Dennis F. Craig II
Associate, Washington, DC
Millie Heuer
Associate, Seattle
Alice C. Hu
Associate, San Francisco
Carl Min
Associate, San Francisco
Tyler Saavedra-Buckley
Associate, San Francisco
Michael Suyat
Senior Paralegal, San Francisco
Katie Kissner
Quantitative Analyst, San Francisco
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Northern California Super Lawyer: Business Law


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