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Jon O'Connell

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Jon O'Connell is a co-lead of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practice, a partner in the Corporate Group and a resident in the firm's San Francisco office. He advises startup clients on matters related to corporate governance, venture capital financings, commercial transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. He also represents venture capital funds in equity financings.

Prior to joining the firm, Jon was an early employee and partner at a legal services and technology company providing startups with support to grow and scale their operations. He managed one of the most active venture capital financing teams in the industry having completed over 100 preferred stock equity financings. During his legal career at Am Law 100 firms, he has acted as outside general counsel for hundreds of startups in industries ranging from food tech to fintech.

Career & Education

    • University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 2008
    • Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 2011
    • University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 2008
    • Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 2011

    • California
    • California

Jon's Insights

Firm News | 1 min read | 06.30.25

DataBahn.ai Raises $17M Series A To Advance Security-Native Data Pipelines

DataBahn.ai, a leader in AI-powered, security-native data pipeline platforms for modern enterprises, has secured $17 million in Series A funding led by Forgepoint Capital, with participation from S3 Ventures and GTM Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to $19 million. Crowell represented Forgepoint Capital, a leading venture capital firm that partners with transformative cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and infrastructure software companies protecting the digital future, in the transaction. The investment will accelerate DataBahn.ai’s product roadmap for agentic AI—autonomous agents that automate data engineering tasks—and support global expansion as the company cements its position as a trusted foundation for enterprise data pipelines. Already trusted by Fortune 50 and Global 2000 organizations, DataBahn.ai’s technology has helped customers reduce telemetry processing costs by over 50%, automate most data engineering workloads, and eliminate blind spots across SIEM, observability, and AI pipelines.

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Firm News | 1 min read | 06.30.25

DataBahn.ai Raises $17M Series A To Advance Security-Native Data Pipelines

Firm News | 1 min read | 06.18.25

Crowell & Moring Represents Conveyor in $20M Series B

Firm News | 1 min read | 03.11.25

Crowell & Moring Represents Nuclear Energy Startup Atomic Alchemy in its Acquisition by Oklo

Webinar | 02.25.25

First 100 Days: Navigating New Frontiers: Life Sciences in the Trump Era

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Jon's Insights

Firm News | 1 min read | 06.30.25

DataBahn.ai Raises $17M Series A To Advance Security-Native Data Pipelines

DataBahn.ai, a leader in AI-powered, security-native data pipeline platforms for modern enterprises, has secured $17 million in Series A funding led by Forgepoint Capital, with participation from S3 Ventures and GTM Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to $19 million. Crowell represented Forgepoint Capital, a leading venture capital firm that partners with transformative cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and infrastructure software companies protecting the digital future, in the transaction. The investment will accelerate DataBahn.ai’s product roadmap for agentic AI—autonomous agents that automate data engineering tasks—and support global expansion as the company cements its position as a trusted foundation for enterprise data pipelines. Already trusted by Fortune 50 and Global 2000 organizations, DataBahn.ai’s technology has helped customers reduce telemetry processing costs by over 50%, automate most data engineering workloads, and eliminate blind spots across SIEM, observability, and AI pipelines.

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