Cooley Protect – Patent Resource Center

Create and Protect

Cooley Protect is a free resource designed by Cooley’s patent counseling & prosecution team.

Introducing Cooley GO in Asia

Cooley GO in Asia offers the same free founder-focused legal resources and document generators that the US and UK ecosystems have come to trust.

Q1 2022 Quarterly VC Update: Matt Sacks on the State of Venture Capital Investing

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In conjunction with our Q1 Venture Financing Report, I sat down with Matt Sacks of Lightbank to get his take on the state of venture capital investing.

Announcing our NVCA Financing Documents Generator

The National Venture Capital Association model venture financing documents are an industry standard for US venture financings. At Cooley GO, we have sought to build further on the utility and efficiency of these documents by creating a generator that produces initial drafts of the documents.

NVCA Financing Documents

Document Generator

Prepare the core set of documents for a venture financing using forms provided by the National Venture Capital Association.

Q3 2018 Quarterly VC Update: Bruce Booth on the State of Venture Capital Investing

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In conjunction with our Q3 Venture Financing Report, I sat down with Bruce Booth from Atlas Venture to get his take on the state of venture capital investing.

National Venture Capital Association [NVCA]

Glossary Term

The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is an organization that represents the US venture capital community.

Generate your 500 Startups KISS financing forms on Cooley GO Docs

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In an effort to remove some unnecessary friction from early stage financings, a number of organizations have recently provided (on an “open source” basis) various legal forms for use in financings. We think it helps entrepreneurs to have a central location where they can generate these forms.

What is the Difference Between “Friends and Family”, Seed and Series A Financings?

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While each refers to early-stage financings, there are important differences between Friends & Family, Seed and Series A financings that you need to know.