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Investment thesis
Costanoa takes a selective, long-view approach to venture investing, partnering with a small number of founders tackling big, hard problems. The firm emphasizes deep engagement and operational support, aiming to act as an extension of a startup's own team throughout the company-building journey. Testimonials highlight a focus on enterprise and software companies, with the firm drawing on decades of experience and pattern recognition to help founders navigate complex business challenges from the earliest stages through major milestones.
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Team · 22 people
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5 people who came through Costanoa Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 80 of 102 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×41SaaS ×31Enterprise Software ×28Data & Infrastructure ×20Fintech ×16Cybersecurity ×15Developer Tools ×15Deep Tech ×10
HQs:United States×63Brazil×2Canada×1Colombia×1Kenya×1Nigeria×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 7 portfolio companiesWhere their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history
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Investments · 102 tracked
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Cadana provides compensation infrastructure that lets companies offer branded global payroll, real-time payouts, and tax automation across more than 100 countries via white-label or API integration.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Albert Owusu-Asare(Co-founder & CEO)inAmeer Shujjah(Co-founder & President)inRabia Sheikhin
Co-investors500 GlobalBetter Tomorrow Ventures
Tenna develops software that ensures spectrum integrity and resilience for connected and autonomous systems, addressing signal reliability in an increasingly autonomous world.
CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechSaaS
Co-investorsfresh.fundViola Ventures
Tenna delivers real-time spectrum intelligence for defense and autonomous systems operators by detecting, classifying, and geolocating radio frequency interference using AI-powered analysis of global sensor data.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechSaaS
Co-investorsfresh.fundViola VenturesCoalition
Aquabyte develops an AI-powered platform combining computer vision and machine learning to monitor fish health, welfare, behavior, and biomass for aquaculture farms at sea and on land.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoTNorway, NO
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureGraphene VenturesStruck CapitalWesterly WindsAlaya Capital+3 more
Auterion develops products and services around open standards for autonomous systems technology, contributing to open source projects and supporting academic institutions.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechDeveloper ToolsRoboticsArlington, US
LORENZ MEIER(Executive Officer, Director)inROBERT RAINHART(Executive Officer)in
BoardALEX FERRARA(Director)inKLAUS HOMMELS(Director)in
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBessemer Venture PartnersIn-Q-TelMosaic VenturesTectonic VenturesLakestar
San Francisco, US
Antony Brydon(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Patterson(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Costanoa Venture CapitalCrunchFundToba CapitalTrue Ventures
Empirical Security builds data-driven models for vulnerability exposure management that predict which CVEs are likely to be exploited in a given organization's environment.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSChicago, US
Edward Bellis(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Roytman(Director)inJason Jacobs(Executive Officer)Stephen Ward(Director)
Board seatJohn Cowgill· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsSixty Degree CapitalHyde Park AngelsInner Loop CapitalInsight Partners
Hona builds AI-powered case management software that automates client follow-ups and case tracking for law firms.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSOrem, US
Josh Christensen(Founder)inMatt McClellan(Founder)inJoshua Christensen(Director)inChristian Griffiths(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAmy Cheetham· per SEC Form D · $11.2M raise · filed Apr 2024
Co-investorsY Combinator
KUKUI provides a custom marketing platform for auto repair shops that integrates with their point-of-sale systems to track ROI, new and returning customers, phone calls, appointment forms, and customer reviews.
Marketing TechMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Jose, US
Todd Dale Westerlund(Executive Officer)Kate Wilmot(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Wilmot(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D · $324K raise · filed Feb 2018
Lively provides AI-powered customer service and support for the benefits administration industry, combining intelligent technology with human representatives to resolve employee and customer inquiries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Cyriac(Founder/CEO)inShobin Uralil(Founder/COO)in
Board seatMark Selcow· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFifty YearsFundersClubLobby CapitalOlive Tree Capital+9 more
Muon Space designs, builds, and operates satellite constellations using its proprietary Halo technology stack, which integrates spacecraft platforms, payload integration, and software-defined orchestration to deliver data and enable real-time computation in space.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechSilicon Valley, US
Jonny Dyer(Founder & CEO)inDaniel McCleese(Executive Officer, Director)Pascal Stang(Founder)inPaul Day(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatJohn Cowgill· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsACME CapitalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAir Street CapitalCarbonClimacticCongruent Ventures+7 more
San Francisco, US
Andrew Sutherland(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJon Foster(Executive Officer)
BoardFred Wilson(Director)inDavid L. Margulius(Director, Promoter)Mark Selcow(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsIcon VenturesOwl VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Altos VenturesGeneral AtlanticOwl
Return Path (now part of Validity) offers email deliverability tools that provide real-time inbox placement testing, sender reputation and authentication monitoring, blocklist alerts, and pre-send deliverability checks.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Matthew Y. Blumberg(Executive Officer, Director)George Bilbrey(Co-Founder & President)Anita Absey(Chief Revenue Officer)JOHN T. SINCLAIR(Chief Financial Officer)Lisa T. Mogensen(Executive Officer)
BoardFred Wilson(Board Director (Union Square Ventures))in
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D · $261.8K raise · filed Dec 2016
Co-investorsGen CapitalSapphire VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Costanoa Venture CapitalFoundryVista Equity Partners
RunReveal is a security operations platform that ingests, normalizes, enriches, and analyzes security logs, with AI-powered detection and response built in via native AI chat and a Model Context Protocol server.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureAustin, US
Alan Braithwaite(CTO & Co-Founder)inEvan J Johnson(Founder)in
Board seatJohn Cowgill· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsModern TechnicalRuntime VenturesOkta Ventures
StackHawk provides an API security tool designed for software development teams to identify and fix security vulnerabilities in real-time as part of their development workflow.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaSDenver, US
Joni Klippert(CEO, Co-Founder)inScott Gerlach(CSO, Co-Founder)inBryce Ambraziunas(Executive Officer)inRyan Severns(Executive Officer, Promoter)in
BoardDavid Hartwig(Director)in
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersFoundryMatchstick VenturesSapphire VenturesSkyview VenturesTaronga Group
Umba is a digital bank for African consumers and small businesses that provides banking services, credit products, and payment solutions via mobile platforms.
FintechNairobi, KE
Barry O’Mahony(Founder)
Board seatMark Selcow· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAct Venture CapitalACT Venture CapitalDunbar CapitalFrontline VenturesStreamlined VenturesValia Ventures+6 more
UpCounsel offers an online platform for businesses to work with lawyers, providing tools for team messaging, document storage and e-signature, time tracking, and invoicing and payment management for legal engagements.
LegalTechMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mason Blake(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMatthew Faustman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardVenky Ganesan(Director)
Board seatMartina Lauchengco· per SEC Form D · $12M raise · filed Apr 2018
Co-investorsAngelPadCota CapitalFundersClubHomebrewRunway Venture PartnersAiSprouts VC
Boulder, US
Bryce Ambraziunas(Executive Officer)inTodd Vernon(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRyan McIntyre(Director)inJames M. Lejeal(Director)
Board seatGregory P. Sands· per SEC Form D · $14.6M raise · filed Nov 2015
Co-investorsCostanoa Venture CapitalFoundryShea Ventures, LLC
AppOmni provides SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) software that secures enterprise SaaS and AI-driven applications to prevent data breaches, using threat research and continuous monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Brian Soby(Co-Founder)inBrendan O'Connor(Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder)Bridget Gleason(CRO and Chief Customer Officer)inTina Hawk(Chief People Officer)in
BoardAriel Tseitlin(Director)inPatrick Heim(Director)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsClearSkyInner Loop CapitalProsperity7 VenturesScale Venture PartnersSilicon Valley Data Capital+4 more
Assis is an AI-powered agent platform that automates customer interactions and sales processes, qualifying leads, handling follow-ups, and conducting outreach across various customer lifecycle stages with integration into existing business systems.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSão Paulo, BR
João Eduardo Bergamo(Founder)in
Co-investorsFJ LabsLatitud VenturesNorte VenturesCanaan PartnersK50 VenturesMAYA Capital+1 more
Basis manufactures a smart switchboard (electrical panel) for residential homes that provides energy monitoring, cost savings, and electrical safety features including shock and fire protection.
CleantechHardwareIoTAuckland, NZ
Co-investorsIcehouse VenturesOutset VenturesAccelBessemer Venture PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Khosla Ventures+3 more
Bigeye is a data observability platform that monitors and improves the reliability of datasets and pipelines for data engineering teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareDaly City, US
Kyle Kirwan(Co-founder)inEgor Gryaznov(Co-founder)in
Co-investors645 VenturesCoatue ManagementRackhouse Venture Management LpSequoia CapitalIn-Q-Tel
BrightGo provides software tools for janitorial and cleaning services companies (BSCs) to automate work, track operations in real-time, and manage business complexity.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Bruno, US
Gerald Fong(Founder)inSaagar Deshpande(Founder)in
Co-investorsIndex Ventures
Bugcrowd runs a crowdsourced security platform that connects organizations with a community of ethical hackers to find and disclose vulnerabilities across their attack surface.
CybersecurityMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Raethke(Executive Officer)inCasey Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardNeill Occhiogrosso(Director)Charles Beeler(Director)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesGeneral CatalystPaladin Capital GroupRally Ventures Management, LlcSquare Peg CapitalTriangle Peak Partners
Cape is a privacy-focused cellular service provider that offers secure mobile connectivity designed to protect subscriber data and privacy.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareArlington, US
John Doyle(CEO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDefinitionFDVCKarman Ventures01 AdvisorsA*+7 more
Coiled is a lightweight compute platform that enables data engineers and scientists to scale Python code to thousands of cloud machines without Kubernetes or Docker.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Matthew Rocklin(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersChemistryEssence Venture CapitalIA Ventures
CIM is an investment management firm focused on lending and asset management with fintech expertise, serving clients through investment strategies that include emerging markets and impact investing.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodSan Francisco, US
Jacob Haar(Co-Founder and Managing Partner)inMichael Hokenson(Co-Founder and Partner)Vivek Krishnappa(Chief Operating Officer)Dryden Liddle(General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer)
Co-investorsAccionAHL Venture PartnersBlue Haven InitiativeSilicon Valley
Común is a mobile financial platform for immigrants and the Latino community in the U.S., offering a U.S. checking account and debit card that can be opened without an SSN using a passport or official ID.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechNew York City, US
Andres Santos(Co-founder & CEO)inAbiel Gutiérrez(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsRedpoint VenturesRTP GlobalANIMO VenturesFJ LabsSouth Park Commons
Costanoa is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders solving large, difficult problems, providing long-term partnership and operational support.
Greg Sands(Founder)inAmy Cheethamin
Co-investorsFoundryUnion Grove Venture PartnersCherry VenturesModern TechnicalRain Capital
Costanoa is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders solving large, technically hard problems, with a focus on enterprise software companies.
Enterprise Software
Co-investorsBCIFoundryACME CapitalACTivate CapitalArcTern VenturesCherry Ventures+6 more
Craftwork provides a digital platform for residential and commercial painting projects, offering same-day quotes, scheduling, and communication tools.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechConsumerPropTechSaaSCharlotte, US
Tim Griffin(Founder/CEO)inMike Bifulco(Founder)inSuzanne Griffin(Founder)inJoey Skavroneck(Founder)in
Co-investorsMPG FundSlow VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzForerunner VenturesGeneral Catalyst
Spring, US
Alexander Whatley(CEO)
BoardJohn Cowgill(Director)in
Co-investorsTorch Capital645 VenturesVertex Ventures
Cyberhaven provides data detection and response (DDR) software that helps security teams investigate incidents involving data exfiltration and insider threats by reconstructing the complete timeline and context of user actions and data movements.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Volodymyr Kuznetsov(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersForgePoint CapitalLaunchBay CapitalRedpoint VenturesVertex VenturesWing+5 more
Cyral provides agentless database security monitoring across cloud, on-premises, and SaaS environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Manav Mital(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesRedpoint VenturesSV AngelTrifecta Capital Advisors
datascalehr builds a modern data platform for global payroll that automatically learns and adapts to varying data structures and formats across multiple countries and providers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
Luke(Chief Architect)in
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, Llc
Definite provides continuous automated compliance and reconciliation software for bank controllers, verifying general ledger ties, regulatory filings (Call Reports, 5300s), lending limits, and HMDA/capital checks as data arrives rather than at quarter-end.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mazin Al-Ani(Founder)inFarhan Ur Rehman(Founder)inGurshabd Singh Varaich(Founder)in
Co-investorsVela PartnersY CombinatorAcrew Capital
Deliver Biosciences develops a nanoparticle-based delivery platform to genetically engineer cells in patients for cell and gene therapies, targeting cancer immunotherapies as the first indication with applications in autoimmune, neurodegenerative, and cardiovascular diseases.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Co-investorsDeep Science VenturesCIVForgePoint CapitalMoment Ventures, LlcRidge VenturesZero Infinity Partners+1 more
Delphina builds AI data agents, end-to-end analytics workflows, and shareable data apps that teams can generate from prompts and refine in chat.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Duncan Gilchrist(Founder)in
Co-investorsMotive ForceRadical Ventures
Earthmover builds a cloud data platform for exploring, visualizing, analyzing, and sharing large-scale scientific datasets, with a focus on climate and Earth science data.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureNew York, US
Ryan Abernathey(Co-founder)inJoe Hamman(Co-founder)inTony Liu(Director)in
Co-investorsPreston-Werner VenturesLOWERCARBONLowercarbon Capital
EngFlow provides build system optimization and infrastructure tooling that reduces software build times for developer teams.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
Ulf Adams(CTO, Co-Founder)inHelen Altshuler(CEO, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitzfirstminute capitalTiger Global ManagementEverywhere VenturesSerpentine VenturesAlchemist Accelerator+1 more
EvenUp provides an AI-powered claims intelligence platform for personal injury law firms to draft, review, and strengthen cases.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Rami Karabibar(Chief Executive Officer)inRaymond Mieszaniec(Chief Operating Officer)inSaam Mashhad(Chief of Product & Legal Operations)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAllison Pickens VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+13 more
Fauna built FaunaDB, a serverless document-relational cloud database, and shut down the service in May 2025.
San Francisco, US
Evan Weaver(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsConversion CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Madrona Venture GroupMango CapitalPoint72 VenturesQuest Venture Partners+4 more
Feldera builds an incremental computation engine based on its DBSP research that runs SQL queries incrementally, aimed at engineers solving large-scale data processing problems.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFoster City, US
Mohsin Beg(Executive Officer, Director)inLeonid Ryzhyk(CTO / Co-Founder)inLalith Suresh(CEO / Co-Founder)inMihai Budiu(Chief Scientist / Co-Founder)Ben Pfaff(Chief Engineer / Co-Founder)inGerd Zellweger(Head of Engineering / Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery Ventures
Fixify provides an AI-assisted IT service desk that integrates with a customer's existing ticketing and productivity tools to automate routine support tasks, backed by a human team that handles designated issue categories.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAviso VenturesDecibel PartnersPaladin Capital GroupScale Venture PartnersStoneMill Ventures
FOSSA provides audit-grade open source license compliance software that scans codebases with full-text analysis to detect licenses, enforce policies, and automatically generate attribution documents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kevin Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesMetaplanetModern TechnicalNorwest Venture Partners1517Bain Capital Ventures+2 more
FOSSA builds satellite-based IoT connectivity, including satellite infrastructure, ground stations, and IoT devices, for remote asset monitoring.
HardwareIoTSaaSSpace Tech
Julián Fernández(CEO & Co-Founder)inVicente González(COO & Co-Founder)inSergio Sarasola(CTO)in
Co-investorsEmerald Technology Ventures AgKibo VenturesBain Capital VenturesCanvas VenturesIndico Capital PartnersNorwest Venture Partners+1 more
Highnote is a platform where artists and their communities upload audio to private spaces to chat, react, and share timestamped commentary around works-in-progress and unreleased music.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Jordan Bradley(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalOak HC/FTAdams Street Partners
Itera builds and tests physical electronic circuits from a design without simulation, capturing real-world behavior and allowing rapid iteration.
Deep TechDeveloper ToolsHardware
AJ Cooper(Founder)inMattis Fjällström(Founder)in
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersUpfront Ventures
Ivo builds AI-based contract software for enterprise legal teams, used to review contracts and surface business insights from agreement portfolios.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechGreenville, US
Jacob Duligall(Founder)inMike Buiter(Chief Financial Officer)Richard Mansell(Chief Executive Officer)inDaniel Telehey(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesFikaGD1Icehouse VenturesUncork CapitalFika Ventures+2 more
Jitsu is an open-source event data collection platform that captures behavioral data from websites, apps, and other sources directly into data warehouses in real-time.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Vladimir Klimontovich(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorHouseSignalFire
Jitsu provides last-mile delivery logistics services for e-commerce brands, combining fast and affordable shipping through a technology platform and gig driver network.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesHouseSignalFire
Kepler builds an AI platform that separates language interpretation from deterministic data retrieval and computation so every answer is traceable to a verified source, aimed at finance professionals in investment banking, equity research, hedge funds, private equity, compliance, and accounting.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Vinoo Ganesh(Founder)inJohn McRaven(Founder)in
Co-investorsMantis CapitalPebblebedCanaan PartnersIA VenturesNetEaseTribe Capital
Kevala operates a cloud-based platform that uses energy data analytics to model the electrical grid, forecast electrification impacts, and support siting of solar and storage projects.
CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergySan Francisco, US
ARAM SHUMAVON(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardMARK FERRON(Director)
Co-investorsC5 CapitalConstellation Technology VenturesHigh AlphaThin Line CapitalC5 Impact Partners
Leap builds a platform that enables virtual power plant management by connecting storage, electric vehicle, and smart building systems to grid-support energy programs, helping reduce fossil fuel dependence and integrate renewable energy.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US
Remco van den Elzen(Co-founder, Leap)inTHOMAS FOLKER(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inThomas Folker(Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer)inNICK GROSSMAN(Director)inJason Michaels(CEO)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesPresidio VenturesNational Grid PartnersGaruda VenturesLightbankUnion Square Ventures (USV)+6 more
LeapXpert provides enterprise governance and security controls for messaging platforms, enabling organizations to enforce data loss prevention, information barriers, and compliance policies across channels like Teams and Slack.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsQBN CapitalApis PartnersBAM ElevateEqual VenturesJungle VenturesOwl Ventures+1 more
Liferaft provides white-label solutions and API integrations that allow businesses to embed the company's products into their own platforms under their own branding.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechHR TechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalLeadout CapitalXYZ Venture CapitalOceans Ventures
Lively is a direct-to-consumer intimates brand selling bras and related apparel in a wide range of band and cup sizes as well as standard clothing sizes.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Michelle Cordeiro Grant(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsNotable CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersHaystackInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcLiquid VenturesPJC+5 more
Locket Connect offers an "Insurance Wallet" product that lets companies embed insurance policy management into their own app, allowing customers to store policy details and renewal dates.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsCofounderZoneKogito VenturesSugar Capital
Malga provides a modular payment infrastructure and orchestration platform that enables companies to build customized payment flows with multiple processors and methods integrated in a single system.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRio de Janeiro, BR
Alex Vilhena(Founder)inThiago Garuti(Founder)in
Co-investorsIGNIALatitud VenturesNorte VenturesY CombinatorQEDVerve Capital
Manifold operates a frontier AI lab providing GPU compute infrastructure with hardware-backed data protection and confidential computing capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureAustin, US
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupCherry VenturesModern TechnicalRain Capital
Midship provides AI agents to augment audit professionals, offering transparency into AI work performance and integration with existing audit technology stacks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Kieran Taylor(Co-Founder)inAahel Iyer(Founder)inMax Maio(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorSeguin Ventures
Noyo provides APIs and data connectivity infrastructure for benefits technology, enabling seamless integration of benefits platforms into consumer software and modern workplace systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Shannon Goggin(CEO and Cofounder)in
Co-investorsCore Venture CapitalCore Innovation CapitalGaruda VenturesGustoHomebrewNorwest Venture Partners+3 more
Numa builds AI for car dealership operations, focused on automating and managing dealership communication.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationSaaSSales Tech
Tasso Roumeliotis(CEO)inJoel Grossman(Founder)in
Co-investorsGradient VenturesThreshold VenturesTouring CapitalMitsui & Co
OpenArt Worlds is an AI tool that turns a single image or text prompt into a navigable 3D environment, letting users place characters, objects, and lighting and control camera angles.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Coco Mao(Founder)in
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesCapitalOvenDCM VenturesFELIX CAPITALSouth Quad
OpenPipe provides an SDK that automatically captures prompt-completion pairs from existing LLM providers and converts them into fine-tuned models that are faster and more cost-effective to run.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Kyle Corbitt(Founder)inDavid Corbitt(Founder)in
Co-investorsHat-Trick CapitalLombardstreet VenturesY Combinator
Outerbounds builds a full-stack platform for machine learning and data science, comprising the open-source Metaflow framework and enterprise-grade infrastructure to help data scientists and engineers design, develop, and deploy ML and data science applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsLogistics & Supply Chain
Oleg Avdeëv(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersFoundation CapitalGreenoaks
Parallel Domain creates synthetic data for autonomous systems development, addressing data generation bottlenecks in the industry.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechRoboticsMenlo Park, US
Kevin McNamara(Founder & Chief Product Officer)inZack Novak(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardSunil Nagaraj(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCalibrate VenturesFoundryMarch Capital PartnersUbiquity Ventures+2 more
Passbase offers an investor onboarding solution that automates data and document collection from institutional and individual clients, with beneficial owner mapping and compliance monitoring tools.
CybersecurityFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Mathias Klenk(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid McGibbon(Director)
Co-investorsBLN CapitalAlphabetCowboy VenturesEniac VenturesKleiner PerkinsLakestar+1 more
Prototyping.io uses artificial intelligence to convert computer-aided design files into finished mechanical components, with automated analysis and production processes designed to reduce cost and accelerate delivery.
Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Revanth Bodepudi(Founder, CEO)inPrerit Oberai(Founder)in
Co-investorsHAWKTAILY CombinatorUpfront Ventures
Rafay builds infrastructure orchestration and workflow automation software for self-service compute consumption across GPU and CPU environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsFloodgateForgePoint CapitalMoment Ventures, LlcNTT DOCOMO VenturesRidge VenturesSixty Degree Capital+1 more
Rerun is building a multimodal data stack for embodied AI, providing tools used by companies developing AI applications in the physical world.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsRoboticsStockholm, SE
Emil Ernerfeldt(Founder)in
Co-investorsPoint Nine
Senpilot develops AI agents designed to transform the utilities sector.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareToronto, CA
Hao XuinFabio Kume
Co-investorsCoreline VenturesHyperplane Venture Capital
SGNL provides privileged identity management and access control solutions for enterprises, helping CISOs manage and secure access to sensitive information across human and non-human identities.
CybersecurityEnterprise Software
Scott Kriz(Co-founder & CEO/CPO)inErik Gustavson(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAviso VenturesBrightmindCisco InvestmentsFikaMoonshots CapitalResolute Ventures+1 more
Shepherd combines underwriting expertise with technology to modernize commercial insurance risk selection, pricing, and servicing.
Construction TechFintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Mo Mahallawy(Cofounder / CTO)inJustin Levine(Founder)in
Co-investorsEra VenturesY CombinatorGreenlight ReIntact VenturesSpark CapitalSusa Ventures
Shepherd provides schools with a learning platform that integrates AI-powered study tools, tutoring access, peer collaboration features, and progress tracking to offer students personalized academic support.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechMarketplaces
Moyosoreoluwa Orekoya(Founder)inMarcella Imoisili(Founder)inKehinde Williams(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorEra VenturesGreenlight ReIntact VenturesSpark Capital
Shepherd is an AI assistant that integrates with a team's existing tools (messaging, code editors, CRM platforms) to create a unified memory system.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Philip Meng(Founder, CEO)inIshan Ramrakhiani(Founder)inElijah Renner(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorEra VenturesGreenlight ReIntact VenturesSpark Capital
Smack builds domain-specific AI models for military decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Andy Markoff(Founder & CEO)inClint Alanis(COO & Co-Founder)inDan Gould(Head of Strategy & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesFulcrum VentureGeodesic CapitalScribble VenturesCanaan PartnersFirst In+1 more
Spectral is the creator of SCALE, a compiler toolkit that recompiles CUDA code to run on a broad range of GPUs, including AMD and NVIDIA accelerators, without requiring code rewrites.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsCrucible Capital
Springboard runs online, mentor-supported career training programs in fields such as cybersecurity, software engineering, UI/UX design, data analytics, data science, and machine learning, with upcoming certificate programs for allied health roles.
EdTechFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Gautam Tambay(Co-founder & CEO)inParul Gupta(Co-founder)inAndrew Moers(President, Consumer Business)inNichole Pitzen(VP People & Places)inKara Sasse(Chief Product Officer)Sudakshmina Mandal(Head of Engineering)in
Co-investors500 GlobalGlobevestorMoneta VenturesRocketship.vcSJF VenturesTitanium Ventures+4 more
Springboard recruits and organizes rural farmers in Nigeria into registered cooperative groups, providing training, farm inputs, and market access to help them produce cocoa, plantain, and rice at commercial scale.
AgTechConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodNigeria, NG
Lawrence Afere(Co-Founder/CEO)inHelen Lawrence-Afere(Co-Founder/COO)in
Co-investorsElea Foundation for Ethics in GlobalizationLearn CapitalReach CapitalTelstra Ventures
Optimizing the resources at the heart of every cloud computation.
Cambridge, US
Suraj Bramhavar(Director)inJeffery Chou(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsThe Engine VenturesNational Grid Partners
TEAMS was a platform for finding friends and teammates for gaming, facilitating player connections.
GamingSocial
Co-investorsRedbus VenturesAmex VenturesBattery VenturesCiti VenturesDatabricks VenturesPremji Invest+3 more
Tensec provides secure global payment and banking services by partnering with established financial institutions worldwide.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaS
Sandrine Cousquer-Okasmaa(Founder)in
Co-investorsIGNIAUpper90Montage VenturesQuiet Capital
Defense technology company building AI software for U.S. national security missions; flagship product is Decrypt.
Palo Alto, US
Brett Carlsen Granberg(Executive Officer, Director)Eleony Shepherd Moorhead(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAloft VCBlack FlagFelicis VenturesPoint72 VenturesDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)New Normal+1 more
Vercel is an infrastructure platform for building and deploying applications, with emerging support for agentic capabilities that allow AI agents and humans to collaborate in software development.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Guillermo Rauch(Founder & CEO)in
BoardGeoff Lewis(Director)inDaniel Levine(Director)inReid Christian(Director)in
Co-investors8VCAccelBedrockBeyond CapitalCoatue ManagementCold Start Ventures+26 more
Weekend Health is a healthcare company aiming to provide patient care that is warm and approachable, delivered on flexible schedules including evenings and weekends.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsBling CapitalDCM Ventures
Welli provides point-of-care financing for medical procedures, letting patients apply from their phone and receive credit approval in minutes with fixed installments.
Digital HealthFintechHealthtech
Felipe Jaramillo López(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesNew Ventures CapitalSalkantay VenturesCommunity Investment Management
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FOSSA, Inc.Guardian AnalyticsHighnote Platform, Inc.Kevala TechnologiesLeap Services, Inc.SlideRule Labs, Inc.VividlyDataloreMarkup AIMindtripSelf InspectionSmackTenna SystemsToroToro Data Labs
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
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- How many investments has Costanoa Ventures made?
- Costanoa Ventures has 102 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited, including 31 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Costanoa Ventures invest at?
- Costanoa Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Costanoa Ventures's typical check size?
- Costanoa Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $8M.
- What sectors does Costanoa Ventures focus on?
- Costanoa Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Costanoa Ventures located?
- Costanoa Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Costanoa Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Costanoa Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Costanoa Ventures co-invest with?
- Costanoa Ventures most often shares deals with Foundry, Point72 Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, among 37 tracked co-investors.
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Foundry invests in early-stage startups and venture funds across multiple sectors. The firm builds a portfolio-based network connecting portfolio companies with other investors and entrepreneurs.
Point72 Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, providing insight, industry expertise, and network support. Since 2016 it has invested in more than 130 companies.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/
BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.
Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City that invests at the edge of large markets undergoing transformation from technological and societal pressures.
Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm with over 30 years of history, backing companies across technology and healthcare sectors through close, hands-on partnerships with founders.
Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.
Streamlined Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders and invests at the seed stage to help build large-scale companies.
▶103 more co-investors
Scale Venture Partners645 VenturesRadical VenturesAdams Street PartnersCongruent VenturesAccelInsight PartnersFelicis VenturesFoundation CapitalSpark CapitalB Capital GroupNorwest Venture PartnersBattery VenturesOak HC/FTIA VenturesHomebrewHigh AlphaBlackbird VenturesOwl VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalGreenoaksNational Grid PartnersPaladin Capital GroupEqual VenturesUbiquity VenturesSequoia CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Index VenturesAlumni VenturesUncork CapitalBenchmarkEverywhere VenturesTrue VenturesFirstMark CapitalRRE VenturesCanvas VenturesAmplify PartnersFloodgateAcrew CapitalBanana CapitalThreshold VenturesLightbankWingChemistryBetter Tomorrow VenturesDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)March Capital PartnersDecibel PartnersPreston-Werner VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)firstminute capitalHouseToyota VenturesCalibrate VenturesAlchemist AcceleratorMPG FundWorkday VenturesAltos VenturesAlaya CapitalWesterly WindsGreylock PartnersKrakenPlug and Play VenturesNextView VenturesFreestyle CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersObvious VenturesSoftBank Vision FundStride VCTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundLerer HippeauUS Venture PartnersUncorrelated VenturesSalesforce Japan Co.,Ltd.Dell Technologies CapitalUnusual VenturesAwesome People VenturesAIX VenturesTribeca Venture PartnersOurCrowdHyde Park Venture PartnersAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)HeavybitShrug CapitalSummit PartnersJackson Square VenturesSamsung NextScout VenturesXfundSorenson VenturesRembrandt Venture PartnersCerity Partners VenturesFrialePritzker Group Venture CapitalElement PartnersMain Sequence VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)DVx VenturesChainforestBerkeley Blockchain XceleratorJetBlue VenturesLeonis Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Costanoa Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Costanoa Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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