Andrew Harper

Andrew is a partner in Goodwin’s Technology group. He provides strategic counseling to emerging and high-growth companies on matters spanning the entire corporate lifecycle, including pre-incorporation planning, corporate governance, venture capital financings, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions. Andrew works with technology companies across all industries including AI, climate tech, mobility, healthtech, biotech, consumer, fintech, industrial tech, manufacturing, and SaaS. Andrew leverages his experience as general counsel of a venture-backed company to deeply understand entrepreneurs, anticipate their business and legal needs, and pragmatically achieve their goals.

Andrew also regularly represents venture capital firms, corporate venture investors, and private equity investors on their investments in high-growth companies.

Andrew has a global practice and regularly advises on cross-border transactions, particularly in India, Europe, Australia, and Singapore.

Some notable transactions include representing the following:

• Pocket FM in its $103 million Series D financing led by Lightspeed*
• Mapbox, Inc. in its $280 million Series E financing led by SoftBank*
• Nourish in its $35 million Series A financing led by Index Ventures*
• EDBI in its investment in the $16 million Series A financing of Singapore-based Automera*
• Cyble, Inc. in its $24 million Series B financing*
• Dream Sports in $400 million of investments by Tiger Global, D1, TCV, Falcon Edge and others, valuing the company at nearly $5 billion. The transactions were recognized by India Business Law Journal in its 2021 Deals of the Year awards*
• Coupang in its $1 billion Series H financing led by SoftBank*
• Calm.com, Inc. in its seed investment, Series A financing and $88 million Series B financing led by TPG Growth*
• A Fortune 5 company in several strategic investments in an electric vehicle maker totaling over $500 million*
• Apna.co in its $8 million Series A funding from Lightspeed India and Sequoia Capital India*
• A unicorn food-tech company in its $250 million Series D financing*
• Bill.com in its $88 million pre-IPO financing led by Franklin Templeton*
• Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital as lead investors in the Series C financing of Aspire*
• BMW i Ventures in numerous venture capital investments, including multiple investments in Our Next Energy*
• Fifth Wall in numerous venture capital investments, including the Series C financing of Ascend Elements*
• Kleiner Perkins in numerous venture capital investments, including the Series A financing of Together AI*
• Khosla Ventures in numerous venture capital investments, including the Series A financing of Rabbit*
• Lightspeed India Partners in numerous venture capital investments*
• Andrew also regularly represents leading investors, including: Alpha Wave, Assembly Ventures, BMW i Ventures, Congruent Ventures, EDBI, Fifth Wall, Innovation Endeavors, Jungle Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lightspeed India Partners, Magna, Mitsubishi Electric, Peak XV (fka Sequoia), Stellaris Venture Partners, Temasek and Venture Highway*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin

Prior to joining Goodwin, Andrew was a partner at Sidley Austin.

• India Business Law Journal: Deals of the Year awards (2021) – For representing Dream Sports in $400 million of investments by Tiger Global, D1, TCV, Falcon Edge and others, valuing the company at nearly $5 billion.

• Author, "Will climate tech survive the market downturn?" Daily Journal (December 28, 2022)
• Quoted in, "Tight Regulation Cools SPAC Market," Los Angeles Business Journal (April 18, 2022)