Rachel Goddard

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I love the fund formation work that I do, and the clients and Cooley team I do it with. Together, we build funds that jump-start the cutting-edge companies of tomorrow.

Passions

Being a mom to three girls

Watching my girls play sports (softball and ballet)

Instructing spin classes

Skiing

Experience

Bluestein Ventures Closes $45 Million Fund III

February 20, 2024

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.

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Rachel Goddard
Partner, Chicago
Richard E. Ginsberg
Partner, Chicago
Winston Gu
Partner, Chicago
Halima A. Nguyen
Associate, Chicago

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Arboretum Ventures Closes $268 Million Sixth Fund

July 10, 2023

Cooley advised Arboretum Ventures, a healthcare venture capital firm, on the closing of its $268 million sixth fund.

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John Clendenin
Partner and Business Department Vice Chair, Palo Alto
Rachel Goddard
Partner, Chicago
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Leah Duncan
Associate, Chicago
Julie Rogers
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Chingona Ventures Closes New $52 Million Fund

May 17, 2022

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.

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Rachel Goddard
Partner, Chicago
Noah Pittard
Partner, Colorado
Mystery Murphy
Special Counsel, Colorado
Mandy Kondo
Associate, Palo Alto
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Halima A. Nguyen
Associate, Chicago
Miriam Petrillo
Partner, Chicago
Leslie Cancel
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Jim Fulton
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Selin Akkan
Associate, Palo Alto
Aaron Velli
Partner, Washington, DC
Bernard Hatcher
Partner, San Francisco

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ACME Capital Closes Venture Funds Totaling More Than $300 Million

February 10, 2022

Cooley advised ACME Capital, an early-stage venture firm investing in pioneering founders, on the closing of more than $300 million for Fund IV and its adjacent Opportunity Fund. Partner Aaron Velli led the Cooley team advising ACME.

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Aaron Velli
Partner, Washington, DC
Paul Roberts
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Rachel Goddard
Partner, Chicago
Wyatt Christiansen
Associate, San Francisco
Annie Reid
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto

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Memberships & affiliations

American Bar Association

The Virginia Bar Association

Indiana State Bar Association

Rachel is fantastic. She can plow through mountains of work and is very detail oriented

ACME Fund III, LP