Shane Goudey

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Soma Capital Closes $412 Million Fund

January 12, 2022

Cooley advised venture capital firm Soma Capital on the closing of Soma Capital Fund III at $412 million. Shane Goudey and Katelyn Kimber led the Cooley team advising Soma Capital.

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Shane Goudey
Partner, Palo Alto
Katelyn Kimber
Associate, Washington DC

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Inspired Capital Closes Second Fund at $281 Million

September 21, 2021

Cooley advised Inspired Capital, a New York-based early-stage venture firm founded by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker, on the close of its second fund with $281 million in capital commitments. Partner Shane Goudey led the Cooley team advising Inspired Capital.

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Shane Goudey
Partner, Palo Alto
Katia MacNeill
Associate, San Francisco
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Julie Rogers
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Lux Closes Two Funds at $1.5 Billion

June 7, 2021

Cooley advised Lux Capital on the closing of two new funds at a total of $1.5 billion, bringing Lux’s total capital under management to more than $4 billion. Partner Shane Goudey led the Cooley team advising Lux, a premier venture capital firm based in New York City and Silicon Valley investing in companies on the edge of scientific and technological breakthroughs.

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Shane Goudey
Partner, Palo Alto
Stuyvie Pyne
Associate, New York
Mandy Kondo
Associate, Palo Alto

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Redpoint Ventures Closes 7th Fund at $400 Million

November 18, 2019

Cooley advised Redpoint Ventures on the closing of its 7th fund, Redpoint Ventures VII, LP, at $400 million. Partner John Dado led the Cooley team advising Redpoint Ventures, which focuses on cloud infrastructure, consumer, marketplace, SaaS and software sectors.

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Shane Goudey
Partner, Palo Alto
John Dado
Partner, Palo Alto
William Newsom
Associate, Palo Alto

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Foundry Group Closes its 7th fund at $750 Million

November 18, 2019

Cooley advised Foundry Group on the closing of its seventh fund, Foundry Group Next 2018, at $750 million. Partner Shane Goudey led the Cooley team advising the Foundry Group, which focuses on seed and early-stage investment in the technology sectors.

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Shane Goudey
Partner, Palo Alto

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Rankings & accolades

Chambers USA: Venture Capital: Fund Formation – Nationwide (2020 – 2023)

Chambers USA: Venture Capital: Fund Formation – California (2020 – 2023)

Legal 500: Investment Funds – Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital)

Memberships & affiliations

American Bar Association

The Bar Association of San Francisco

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