About Scott

Scott represents emerging growth companies and the investors that fund them in a diverse range of critical transactions, from formation through funding and liquidity events. He also provides clients with day-to-day advice on corporate governance matters, strategic transactions and general legal issues. He has worked on a diverse range of critical transactions, including venture capital financings, M&A and initial public offerings.

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Experience

  • Arrakis Raises $30M Series A Financing

    • Arrakis Raises $30M Series A Financing

    July 22, 2026

    Cooley represented Arrakis in its $30 million Series A financing led by Blossom Capital, with participation from existing investor Accel. The financing brings Arrakis’ total funding to approximately $38 million. Arrakis is an AI deployment company that helps industrial enterprises deploy AI agents into mission-critical operational workflows across industries including aerospace, energy, logistics, manufacturing, construction and telecommunications.

    Scott Rudin led the Cooley team advising Arrakis.

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    Scott D. Rudin
    Partner, New York

  • M13 Leads Rime's $24 Million Series A Financing

    • M13 Leads Rime's $24 Million Series A Financing

    July 15, 2026

    Cooley represented M13 in its lead investment in Rime's $24 million Series A financing, with participation from Twilio Ventures, Corazon Capital, Unusual Ventures, Cadenza Ventures and other existing investors. Rime is a voice AI company that develops speech models trained on proprietary conversational data to power enterprise customer interactions. The company serves customers across healthcare, financial services and customer support operations and plans to use the financing proceeds to further develop its speech-to-speech AI models, expand its engineering team and accelerate enterprise adoption.

    Scott Rudin led the Cooley team advising M13.

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    Scott D. Rudin
    Partner, New York

  • Dragonfly Co-Leads Velocity's $38 Million Series A Financing

    • Dragonfly Co-Leads Velocity's $38 Million Series A Financing

    July 14, 2026

    Cooley represented Dragonfly in its co-lead investment in Velocity's $38 million Series A financing alongside FirstMark, with participation from Activant Capital, Capital One Ventures, QED Investors, Coinbase Ventures, Wintermute Ventures and Ripple. Velocity is a stablecoin treasury and settlement platform that helps enterprises, fintech companies and financial institutions modernize cross-border payments and treasury operations.

    Scott Rudin led the Cooley team advising Dragonfly.

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    Scott D. Rudin
    Partner, New York

  • TQ Ventures Leads Augmodo's $21 Million Series B Financing

    • TQ Ventures Leads Augmodo's $21 Million Series B Financing

    July 13, 2026

    Cooley represented TQ Ventures in its lead investment in Augmodo's $21 million Series B financing, with participation from Lerer Hippeau, Jefferson River Capital, Arena Holdings, Chemist Warehouse and other investors. Augmodo develops spatial AI technology and wearable Smartbadge devices that create real-time digital maps of physical environments.

    Scott Rudin led the Cooley team advising TQ Ventures.

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    Scott D. Rudin
    Partner, New York

  • Upside Raises $20 Million Series A Financing

    • Upside Raises $20 Million Series A Financing

    June 25, 2026

    Cooley represented Upside in its $20 million Series A financing. The round was co-led by Aquiline and Flare Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors 645 Ventures, Freestyle Capital, Triple Impact Capital, and Techstars. Upside is a housing stability platform purpose-built for healthcare that partners with health plans and employers to identify and stabilize individuals experiencing housing instability. The company plans to use the proceeds to accelerate its national expansion, grow its go-to-market capabilities, and deepen investment in its AI-supported delivery platform.

    Scott Rudin led the Cooley team advising Upside.

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    Scott D. Rudin
    Partner, New York
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