Fundraising FoxSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series B · 28 people tracked
Also known as Costanoa Venture · COSTANOA VENTURE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
Costanoa Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with a small number of founders tackling big, hard problems. The firm emphasizes a long-term view on partnership, drawing on decades of operational experience to help founders reach their potential from the earliest days through major milestones. Costanoa positions itself as a deeply engaged, committed partner that supports founders through wins, challenges, and breakthroughs. Its portfolio and testimonials center on enterprise software, fintech, AI, and healthcare companies, reflecting a focus on building enduring, technology-driven businesses.
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Team · 28 people
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Greg Sands is the Founder and Managing Partner of Costanoa Ventures. He was previously a Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures, where he invested in early-stage enterprise software startups, and earlier served as the first product manager at Netscape Communications (where he wrote the initial business plan and coined the company's name) and as a business development manager at Cisco. His focus areas include national security, AI and data infrastructure, and cybersecurity.
David Cheng is a General Partner at Costanoa Ventures whose investing focus spans AI applications, fintech, and healthcare. He previously worked at DCM, where he rose from Associate to become the youngest partner in the firm's history and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Venture in 2019, and later co-founded Coreline Ventures. He holds an MBA from Wharton and a BA from NYU.
Jim Wilson is a Partner at Costanoa Ventures focused on founder sales and go-to-market strategy, helping portfolio companies develop sales strategy and build sales teams. He was previously VP of Worldwide Sales at Sumo Logic and SVP Sales at NICE Systems, where he managed the integration of Merced Systems, and earlier ran sales at Merced Systems while holding executive roles at Microsoft, Groove Networks, Inktomi, and Parametric Technology. He draws on 25 years of experience across technology industries.
Martina Lauchengco is a Partner at Costanoa Ventures focused on marketing and product go-to-market. She spent over 30 years as a marketing and product executive at Microsoft, Netscape/AOL, and Loudcloud, and wrote the book LOVED: How to Rethink Marketing for Tech Products. She teaches marketing and product in UC Berkeley's Masters in Engineering program and through SVPG workshops, and holds MA and BA degrees from Stanford University.
Michelle McHargue is a Partner focused on People & Talent at Costanoa Ventures, where she works with early-stage companies. She previously served as Talent Partner at Cowboy Ventures, leading talent-sourcing efforts across the firm and its portfolio, and has spent over a decade recruiting and building talent teams for Bay Area tech companies including Google, Adobe, and Yahoo.
Tony Liu is a Partner at Costanoa Ventures focused on AI, data, and developer infrastructure founders at early stages. His career spans data and AI roles: he worked as an ML engineer on search ranking at Amazon, built Turo's first ID fraud model as the basis of its risk platform, and led product for Workspace at Databricks. He holds a BS/MS from Stanford.
Andy Huang is Finance Manager at Costanoa Ventures. He previously served as assistant controller at Shasta Ventures, handling financial operations including tax and financial reporting, and worked at Symphony Asset Management, a fixed-income hedge fund. He began his career at KPMG's Bay Area asset management audit practice, serving hedge fund and venture capital clients for five years.
Arpie Kawmongkolsi is an Executive Assistant at Costanoa Ventures. Before joining the firm, she worked for four years as an Administrative Assistant at Icon Ventures, supporting the investment team and handling event coordination. She attended UC Santa Barbara.
Katy Wiley is Director of Talent at Costanoa Ventures, where she works with early-stage founding teams to identify hiring needs and source and close candidates. She was previously a Senior Corporate Recruiter at Toptal and spent four years as a Sr. Technical Recruiter at a boutique staffing agency. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University.
Nancy Katz is a Partner at Costanoa Ventures focused on investor relations and marketing. She previously co-founded the American Infrastructure Funds, where she led investor relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications and served on the Investment Committee, and earlier held investor relations roles at McCown De Leeuw (private equity), RREEF (institutional real estate), and Modulaire. She was also the first CEO of Net Impact, an international association of business students, and is a Rockefeller Fellow.
Pamela Magie is Director of Operations at Costanoa Ventures, where she was the firm's second employee, overseeing operations, facilities, and IT. She has extensive administrative, facilities, and IT experience across early-stage teams and corporate enterprises, and previously worked at Sutter Hill Ventures, Symantec, Veritas, Affinia, and SurfWatch Software.
Ren Crosby is the Platform & Operations Manager at Costanoa Ventures, focused on operations and community events. Prior roles include leading sales and events at Costanoa Resort, managing office operations at Telmate, over a decade at The Ritz-Carlton, and providing operational support at a private family office.
Sean Cai is an early-stage investor at Costanoa Ventures focused on applied AI. He previously served as Head of Investments for New York at General Catalyst Venture Fellows and worked at Hummingbird Ventures, and earlier held roles as a Canaan venture fellow and Emergent Ventures grantee while working on 360 videoconferencing. He studied Economics and Information Science at Cornell and has operator experience dating back to his teens.
Taylor Bernal is Director of Marketing & Platform at Costanoa Ventures, where she supports portfolio founders on brand narrative, storytelling, and founder events. She previously worked on Sequoia Capital's marketing team and spent nearly six years at fintech startup NerdWallet, which she joined as an early PR/marketing hire. She studied anthropology in college.
John Cowgill is a Partner at Costanoa Ventures who has worked in venture capital since 2016, following an earlier career in tech startups and consulting. After joining Costanoa, he built out the firm's cybersecurity practice and has partnered with one to two cybersecurity companies per year, typically at or near formation. His current investment interests include applied AI, agent-native incident response and recovery, and permission and governance for AI.
Mark Selcow is a Partner at Costanoa Ventures who spent 17 years as an operator before moving into investing. He co-founded and served as President of two companies: BabyCenter, an online parenting resource acquired by Johnson and Johnson in 2001, and Merced Systems, a performance management software provider for customer service functions acquired by NICE Systems in 2012. He focuses on fintech, applied AI in vertical software, and healthcare AI.
Mike Albang is the CFO at Costanoa Ventures, where he develops and oversees firm and fund financial operations and supports legal, compliance, and investment-related functions. He previously worked as a Senior Manager at Standish, a startup consulting firm serving venture capital and private equity firms, and as a Senior Associate at PwC working with hedge fund managers. He is a CPA and Chartered Financial Analyst with about two decades of experience in venture finance.
Nicole Seah is an early-stage investor at Costanoa Ventures focused on healthcare, fintech, and vertical AI. Before Costanoa she was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, working on go-to-market and growth strategy across healthcare and retail. She studied behavioral economics at Wharton, writes a blog on technology and culture, and researches human values in AI.
Madison Hawkinson, a data scientist‑turned‑VC, treats investing as a data‑science experiment using A/B testing to evaluate markets and founders, combining Responsible AI leadership at Facebook with winery ownership.
Founder mafia
6 people who came through Costanoa Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 121 of 144 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×63Enterprise Software ×50SaaS ×46Data & Infrastructure ×31Developer Tools ×26Cybersecurity ×25Fintech ×25Cloud Computing ×12
HQs:United States×85Brazil×3Canada×2Colombia×1Germany×1Egypt×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×23 founders×14+ founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×3Finance & Accounting ×2Humanities ×2Law ×2Politics & Policy ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history
VictorOps ×4CrowdStrike ×2Fastpoint Games ×2Google ×2Vannevar ×2
Investments · 144 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 142025 · 172024 · 102023 · 112022 · 72021 · 172020 · 92019 · 82018 · 62017 · 12016 · 32015 · 3108 dated
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
Bryton Shang(Founder)
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureAlumni VenturesGraphene VenturesStruck CapitalWesterly Winds+4 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)inLorenz Meier(Co-Founder & CEO)inROBERT RAINHART(Executive Officer)inKevin Sartori(Founder)Rob Rainhart(COO / US CEO)
BoardALEX FERRARA(Director)in
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBessemer Venture PartnersIn-Q-TelMosaic VenturesTectonic VenturesWestern Technology Investment+1 more
Directly provides on-demand customer service solutions that help organizations handle customer inquiries across channels including phone, messaging, email, and website.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Antony Brydon(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Patterson(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsFamily Angel Management FundM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Triangle Peak PartnersVARSHA RAOCostanoa Venture CapitalToba Capital+2 more
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
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
Board seatJohn Cowgill· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesCanvas VenturesMetaplanetModern TechnicalNorwest Venture PartnersUncorrelated Ventures+4 more
Guardian Analytics provides an AI-powered platform that unifies fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance for financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechMountain View, US
Laurent Pacalin(Executive Officer, Director)Hue Harguindeguy(Executive Officer)
BoardMatt Glickman(Director)Skip Glass(Director)Jim Simons(Director)
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D · $5.6M raise · filed Sep 2016
Co-investorsWestern Technology InvestmentFoundation CapitalSplit Rock PartnersSutter Hill Ventures
Highnote is a payments platform that lets companies launch and scale financial products including card issuing, acquiring, credit programs, money movement, and real-time ledgering from a single system.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nicola Morris(Executive Officer)inChris Muccioli(Founder)John MacIlwaine(Founder)John Macllwaine(Founder)Jordan Bradley(Founder)Kin Kee(Founder)
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsOak HC/FTOmega Venture PartnersAdams Street PartnersAfore CapitalXYZ Venture Capital
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)inChristian Griffiths(Executive Officer, Director)Danielle J. Yoesep(Founder)inAdam Steinle(Founder)inDanielle Yoesep(Founder)in
Board seatAmy Cheetham· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsY CombinatorMaiora Rebel VenturesRebel FundSamsung NextSoma Capital1984 Ventures Management, Llc+6 more
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
Leap operates a platform that launches and manages retail stores for consumer brands, providing location selection, store design, operations management, and data analytics to reduce expansion risk and cost.
B2B MarketplacesRetail TechChicago, US
Jared Golden(Director)inAmish . Tolia(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRick Zullo(Director)in
Board seatJohn Cowgill· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Mar 2026
Co-investorsDnx VenturesEqual VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersMGV.VCThe Lab Private Equity Fund 2, LPWestern Technology Investment+1 more
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(CEO)inShobin Uralil(COO)inChris Williams(Head of Security)Jeffrey Lui(Vice President, Engineering)Jessica Pfistrerer(Director, People)Darren Adendorff(Talent Acquisition Manager)
Board seatMark Selcow· per SEC Form D
Co-investors515 VenturesAlly VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFifty YearsFundersClub+21 more
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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)inDaniel McCleese(Executive Officer, Director)Pascal Stang(Founder)inReuben Rohrschneider(Founder)inPaul Day(Founder)inDan McCleese(Founder)
Board seatJohn Cowgill· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsACME CapitalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAir Street CapitalCarbonClimacticCongruent Ventures+12 more
San Francisco, US
Andrew Sutherland(Founder)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-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalGeneral AtlanticIcon VenturesMedici Capital PartnersOwl Ventures+3 more
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(Founder)Anita Absey(Chief Revenue Officer)JOHN T. SINCLAIR(Chief Financial Officer)Lisa T. Mogensen(Executive Officer)Jack Sinclair(Founder)
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAnthem Venture Management, LlcFoundryGen CapitalSapphire VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Vista Equity Partners+2 more
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(Founder)inEvan J Johnson(Founder)inEvan Johnson(Founder)
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(Founder)inScott Gerlach(Founder)inBryce Ambraziunas(Executive Officer)inRyan Severns(Founder)in
BoardDavid Hartwig(Director)in
Board seatGreg Sands· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersFoundryGaingelsMana VenturesMatchstick Ventures+3 more
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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)Barry O'Mahony(Founder)Tiernan Kennedy(Founder)Mark Selcow(Director)
Board seatMark Selcow· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAct Venture CapitalACT Venture CapitalDunbar CapitalFrontline VenturesStreamlined VenturesTrueSight Ventures+9 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-investorsAngelPadCollaborative FundCota CapitalFundersClubHomebrewRunway Venture Partners+1 more
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 CapitalCostanoa Venture Capital QZFoundryShea Ventures, LLC
AKASA provides generative AI solutions for healthcare revenue cycle management, helping health systems automate administrative workflows and reduce costs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Malinka Walaliyadde(Founder)inBen Beadle-Ryby(Chief Revenue Officer, Co-founder, and Board Member)inAndy Atwal(Founder)inVarun Ganapathi, Ph.D.(Co-founder and Advisor)Andrew Atwal(Founder)Benjamin Beadle-Ryby(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementFOG VenturesFounders Circle CapitalOlive Capital+3 more
Alation builds a data catalog platform with machine learning and generative AI capabilities that helps enterprises find, understand, and trust their data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRedwood City, US
Satyen Sangani(Founder)inDr. Venky Ganti(Founder)Dr. Feng Niu(Founder)Aaron Kalb(Founder)inFeng Niu(Founder)Venky Ganti(Founder)
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaDCVC (Data Collective)Dell Technologies CapitalFoundation CapitalHarmony PartnersIcon Ventures+11 more
Ambient.ai develops an AI-powered platform using computer vision to automate physical security monitoring and threat detection for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Shikhar Shrestha(CEO)inVikesh Khanna(Founder)inVishakh Hegde(Applied Scientist)inRoland Abad(Head of Talent Acquisition)Rodaan Peralta-Rabang(Engineering Manager)Jeff Huisman(Head of Sales)
Co-investors515 VenturesAllegion VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCerity Partners VenturesLobby CapitalMonta Vista Capital+11 more
An online insurance broker operating in Egypt that sells insurance policies to customers significantly faster than traditional insurers.
FintechInsurTechCairo, EG
Shady El Tohfa(Founder)inAdham Nauman(Founder)inOmar Ezz El Din(Founder)
Co-investorsAlter GlobalEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeP1 VenturesY CombinatorANIM FundGlobal Founders Capital+1 more
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(Founder)inBrendan O'Connor(Founder)inBridget 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+5 more
Apptimize provided a mobile A/B testing and feature-flag platform that let product teams experiment, roll out features, and optimize app experiences across mobile, web, and OTT.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nancy Hua(CEO)inJeremy Orlow(CTO)Lucas Baker(Data Scientist)inJeff DiTullioChris JoeMike Fenton
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Merus CapitalStartXWestern Technology InvestmentXG VenturesY Combinator+8 more
Armory provides continuous deployment software that helps development teams automate and manage application releases across their infrastructure at scale, with built-in safety and security controls.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Isaac Mosquera(CTO)inBen Mappen(Chief Customer Officer)inDaniel R. Odio(Founder)Lonne Jaffe(Director)Phil Boyer(Director)Rashmi Gopinath(Director)
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.Crosslink CapitalGaingelsInsight PartnersJavelin Venture PartnersLumia Capital+26 more
Aserto provides a fine-grained, resource-level authorization platform that developers integrate into applications via SDKs, middleware, and gRPC/REST APIs, with a central control plane and local authorizers for real-time access decisions.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsHeavybit
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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-investors1616 VenturesFJ LabsLatitud VenturesMAYA Capital VenturesNorte VenturesCanaan Partners+2 more
Assured builds an agentic AI platform for property & casualty (P&C) insurance claims, covering the end-to-end claims lifecycle from ingestion and orchestration to adjudication.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSWellseley Hills, US
Afik Gal(Executive Officer, Director)Justin(Founder)inTheo Patt(Founder)inDavid Kahan(Executive Officer)Roee Nahir(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Lewis-Weber(Founder)
Co-investorsICONIQKleiner PerkinsMTECH CAPITALDCM VenturesFirst Round CapitalICONIQ Capital+2 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-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Icehouse VenturesOutset VenturesAccelBessemer Venture PartnersKhosla Ventures+3 more
Basis Theory provides a payment vault platform that tokenizes and routes payment data across payment service providers while maintaining PCI compliance.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Ben Milne(Founder)Brian Billingsley(Founder)Colin Luce(Founder)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBoxGroupConversion CapitalGood FriendsKindred VenturesMoneta VC
Bedrock Ocean manufactures autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and a cloud platform that collect high-resolution seafloor mapping and monitoring data for offshore energy, maritime infrastructure, defense, and scientific research sectors.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechHardware
Anthony DiMare(Founder)Charles Chiau(Founder)
Co-investorsEniac VenturesGaingelsHarmony PartnersMana VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersKatapult Africa+2 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(Founder)inEgor Gryaznov(Founder)in
Co-investors645 VenturesCoatue ManagementRackhouse Venture Management LpRogue CapitalSequoia 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(Founder)inCasey Ellis(Founder)inSergei Belokamen(Founder)
BoardNeill Occhiogrosso(Director)Charles Beeler(Director)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesGeneral CatalystPaladin Capital GroupPartech VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcSquare Peg Capital+1 more
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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(Founder)inGavin Uhma(Founder)Nicholas Espinoza(Founder)Nick Espinoza(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDefinitionFDVCKarman Ventures01 AdvisorsA*+12 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 ValleyAccion Venture Lab
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(Founder)inAbiel Gutiérrez(Co-founder & CTO)inAbiel Gutierrez(Founder)
Co-investorsFJ LabsRedpoint VenturesRTP GlobalSouth Park CommonsANIMO Ventures
Costanoa is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders solving large, difficult problems, providing long-term partnership and operational support.
San Francisco, US
Greg Sands(Founder & Managing Partner)inAmy Cheethamin
Co-investorsFoundryUnion Grove Venture PartnersCherry VenturesModern TechnicalRain Capital
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(CEO)inMike Bifulco(Founder)inSuzanne Griffin(Founder)inJoey Skavroneck(Founder)inDustin Kerns(COO)Becca Crandall(Chief of Staff)
Co-investorsMPG FundPioneerSlow VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzForerunner Ventures+4 more
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)inCristian Zamfir(Founder)George Candea(Founder)Radu Banabic(Founder)Vitaly Chipounov(Founder)Nishant Doshi(CEO)in
Co-investorsCollective LiquidityCrane Venture PartnersCyber Mentor FundForgePoint CapitalLaunchBay CapitalRedpoint Ventures+9 more
Cyral provides agentless database security monitoring across cloud, on-premises, and SaaS environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Manav Mital(Founder)inSrini Vadlamani(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesRedpoint VenturesFelicis VenturesSV AngelTheory VenturesTrifecta Capital+2 more
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(CEO)inMichael Ritchie(Founder)Mike Ritchie(Founder)
Co-investorsBarn VenturesVela 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(Co-Founder)inJeremy Hermann(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsMotive ForceRadical VenturesTenacity Capital Global
Demandbase provides an AI-powered B2B intelligence platform that integrates go-to-market data, tools, and execution across the GTM ecosystem.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Golec(Founder)inGabriel Rogol(Chief Executive Officer)Umberto Milletti(Chief Product & Technology Officer)inGabe Rogol(CEO)in
BoardAnthony Lee(Director)inStacey Bishop(Director)in
Co-investorsScale Venture PartnersCamber PartnersFirstMark CapitalFoundation CapitalJackson Square VenturesNewView Capital+8 more
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(Founder)inJoe Hamman(Founder)inTony Liu(Director)in
Co-investorsPreston-Werner VenturesLowercarbon Capital
Elevate Security identifies high-risk employees within organizations and provides user risk intelligence to security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Robert Fly(Co-founder & CEO)inMasha Sedova(Co-founder & President)in
Co-investorsDefy PartnersHacker.Capital LLCWebb Investment NetworkFoundryShasta Ventures
Empirical Bio builds machine learning software that predicts and optimizes the structure of enzymes and other biomolecules.
BiotechLondon, GB
Jamie Weigold(CEO)in
Co-investorsBRC InnovationEntrepreneur FirstScopus Ventures Management, LlcTranspose Platform Management
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 VenturesSiesta Ventures+3 more
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EvenUp provides an AI-powered claims intelligence platform for personal injury law firms to draft, review, and strengthen cases.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rami Karabibar(Chief Executive Officer)inRaymond Mieszaniec(Chief Operating Officer)inSaam Mashhad(Chief of Product & Legal Operations)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAllison Pickens VenturesavraB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBain Capital Ventures+21 more
Fauna built FaunaDB, a serverless document-relational cloud database, and shut down the service in May 2025.
San Francisco, US
Evan Weaver(Founder)Matt Freels(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesConversion CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Madrona Venture GroupMango CapitalPoint72 Ventures+11 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(Founder)inLalith Suresh(Founder)inMihai Budiu(Founder)Ben Pfaff(Founder)inGerd Zellweger(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesInovia Capital
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
Mase Issa(Founder)Matt Peters(Founder)Peter Silberman(Founder)
Co-investorsAviso VenturesDecibel PartnersPaladin Capital GroupScale Venture PartnersStoneMill Ventures
Focal Systems develops AI-powered solutions for retail store operations, including shelf-monitoring cameras and an automated task management operating system that provides real-time visibility into product availability and inventory status.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Michael Cantalino(COO)inAdriano Quiroga(CTO)Francois Chaubard(CEO)Michael John Cantalino(Founder)
Co-investorsPoint72 VenturesSeabed VCUncork CapitalY CombinatorZetta Venture Partners
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-investorsCanvas VenturesEmerald Technology Ventures AgKibo VenturesBain Capital VenturesIndico Capital PartnersNabtesco Technology Ventures+2 more
Fuzzbuzz provides automated fuzzing testing delivered as a cloud service for software developers seeking to identify vulnerabilities and edge cases in their applications.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sabera Hussain(Founder)inEverest Munro-Zeisberger(Founder)inAndrei Serban(Founder)in
Co-investorsHacker.Capital LLCHomebrewIn-Q-TelY Combinator408 VenturesFuel Capital+4 more
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Jeff Fernandez(Founder)inNick Narodny(Founder)Surag Mungekar(Founder)
Co-investorsLerer HippeauWestern Technology Investment
Hidden Level develops advanced RF (radio frequency) sensing technology for defense, aviation, and intelligence applications.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechGovTechHardwareSyracuse, US
Jeffrey A. Cole(Executive Officer, Director)inJeffrey Cole(Founder)inBrad Garber(Executive Officer)inGary Dominicos(Founder)inTim Graham(Executive Officer)inMike Goll(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBooz Allen VenturesClaritas CapitalDRONE FUNDFounders Circle CapitalIn-Q-TelIronGate Capital Advisors+16 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 CapitalAdams 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)inMin-Kyu Jung(Founder)inMin-Kyu Jung Jacob Duligall(Founder)
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)inDaniel Sokolovsky(Founder)inPeter Wysinski
Co-investorsY CombinatorAcorn Pacific VenturesAltaIR CapitalBee PartnersEclipse VenturesFour Cities+2 more
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 VenturesBee PartnersEclipse VenturesHouseSignalFire
Andy Moss(Founder)inElsa Kawai(Founder)Mika Kozma(Founder)Mike Lenz(Founder)Trey Matteson(Founder)Vincent Lo(Founder)
Co-investorsFJ LabsKima VenturesTrucks VCCounterview CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCSlow Ventures+1 more
Kenna Security offers risk-based vulnerability prioritization using real-world threat intelligence and data science, now part of Cisco.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaS
Ed Bellis(Founder)Jeff Heuer(Founder)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersOurCrowdPeakSpan Capital PartnersUS Venture PartnersCiti VenturesDecacorn Capital+1 more
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(CEO & Co-founder)inJohn McRaven(Founder)in
Co-investorsMantis CapitalPebblebedCanaan PartnersIA VenturesNetEaseTribe Capital
Kepler operates a satellite constellation designed to relay data between spacecraft in low Earth orbit and beyond, functioning as internet exchange points for space-to-space communications.
Advanced ManufacturingCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureHardwareIoTSpace TechToronto, CA
Mina Mitry(Founder)inJeffrey Osborne(Founder)Mark Michael(Founder)Wen Cheng Chong(Founder)
Co-investorsBDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundBerkeley SkyDeck FundCanaan PartnersDns CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGarage Capital+13 more
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(CEO, Founder)in
BoardMARK FERRON(Director)
Co-investorsC5 CapitalConstellation Technology VenturesHigh AlphaThin Line CapitalCercano ManagementPSL Ventures
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(Founder)inNICK GROSSMAN(Director)inJason Michaels(CEO)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesNational Grid PartnersPresidio VenturesDNV VenturesFJ LabsGaruda Ventures+9 more
Leap Wallet is a crypto wallet product serving users across multiple market cycles, built with partners in the blockchain ecosystem.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsAccelApis PartnersBAM ElevateEqual VenturesJungle VenturesOwl Ventures+1 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-investorsAloniqQBN CapitalApis PartnersBAM ElevateEqual VenturesJungle Ventures+2 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
Ian Blumenfeld(Founder)
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalLeadout CapitalWormhole 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)
Co-investorsInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNotable CapitalTransmedia CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersHaystackLiquid Ventures+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)inAlex Liao Vilhena(Founder)inMarcel Nicolay(Founder)
Co-investorsCitrino VenturesGaingelsIGNIALatitud VenturesNorte VenturesY Combinator+7 more
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
Manifold builds AI Detection and Response security for enterprises deploying autonomous AI agents, monitoring agent behavior at runtime across source code, pipelines, and production systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsRain CapitalCherry VenturesModern Technical
Marble Health addresses pediatric mental health care access by connecting children with treatment providers.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Dan Ross(Founder)Jake Sussman(Founder)
Co-investorsFJ LabsLorimer VenturesMute Ventures
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(Founder)inAahel Iyer(CPO)inMax Maio(Founder)inRaul Villar Jr.(CEO)in
Co-investorsEight CapitalY CombinatorGoodwater CapitalInformation Venture PartnersSeguin Ventures
Million provides AI coding tools that verify code correctness and performance, targeting developers building web applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Aiden Bai(CEO)inNisarg Patel(Founder)inJohn YangRay Arayilakath(Recruiter)Isabelle Reksopuro(Recruiter)
Co-investorsY CombinatorEight CapitalHawk Hill VenturesHillhouse Capital
Nanonets provides AI agents that automate document-heavy, complex business processes by extracting structured data from documents like invoices and purchase orders, then executing workflows across finance, operations, and healthcare systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sarthak Jain(CEO)inPrathamesh Juvatkar(CTO)inSarthak Jain (CEO)(Founder)Arun GandhiNitisha Kundu(HR)Shikhar Khanna(Sales)
Co-investorsAccelElevation CapitalFundersClubSoma CapitalY CombinatorAgrolimen Ventures+6 more
Noyo builds APIs and infrastructure that connect and standardize benefits data, enabling modern benefits experiences to be embedded into software.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Shannon Goggin(Founder)inDennis Lee(Founder)
Co-investorsAmand VenturesCore Venture CapitalFikaGaruda VenturesHomebrewNeythri Futures Fund+9 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-investorsCherry VenturesGradient VenturesThreshold VenturesTouring CapitalMitsui & Co
Berlin-based hospitality provider blending technology and design to improve hotel experiences across Europe; acquired Native Places.
Berlin, DE
Inga Svinhufvud Laudiero(Founder)inAndy Ruff(Founder)Christian Gaiser(Founder)Dimitri Chandogin(Founder)Gerhard Maringer(Founder)Inga Laudiero(Founder)
Co-investorsDN CapitalFelix JahnHeadlineLoric VenturesNordstarAntler+3 more
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)inJohn Qiao(Founder)
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesCanaan PartnersCapitalOvenDCM 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)inKyle Corbitt David Corbitt(Founder)
Co-investorsEast Sunshine VenturesEight CapitalHat-Trick CapitalLombardstreet VenturesY CombinatorGoodwater Capital+3 more
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)inOleg Avdeev(Founder)Peter Wang(Founder)Savin Goyal(Founder)Ville Tuulos(Founder)
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)inZack Novak(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardSunil Nagaraj(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCalibrate VenturesFoundryMarch Capital PartnersRRE 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(Founder)inDavid McGibbon(Director)Dave McGibbon(Founder)Felix Gerlach(Founder)in
BoardTed Wang(Director)in
Co-investorsBLN CapitalCowboy VenturesSquad CapitalAlphabetEniac VenturesKleiner Perkins+2 more
PayNearMe operates a payments platform for billers and operators, spanning digital payment methods and a cash-at-retail network.
Sunnyvale, US
Danny Shader(Founder)in
BoardDan Levitan(Director)inJon Callaghan(Director)inMark Britto(Director)
Co-investorsDns CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGMO VenturePartnersMaveronMultiplier CapitalNext Legacy Partners+5 more
Pepperdata provides real-time, automated resource optimization software for data workloads running on Kubernetes and YARN, helping enterprises reduce infrastructure costs by up to 30% without manual intervention.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSilicon Valley, US
SEAN A. SUCHTER(Executive Officer, Director)inChad Carson(Founder)CHARLES C. CARSON, JR.(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Suchter(Founder)
BoardPETER WAGNER(Director)inED CLUSS(Director)
Co-investorsSilicon Valley Data CapitalSpider CapitalWebb Investment NetworkWingAME Cloud VenturesGlencrest Group+1 more
Propeller Aero provides a drone-based data analytics platform for surveying and tracking physical worksites.
Mobility & Transportation
Francis Vierboom(Founder)inRory San Miguel(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAccelBlackbird VenturesCostanoa Venture CapitalSequoia Capital
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(CEO)inPrerit Oberai(CTO)in
Co-investorsEight CapitalHAWKTAILY CombinatorZero Index20VCBlast.Club+10 more
Rafay builds infrastructure orchestration and workflow automation software for self-service compute consumption across GPU and CPU environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSunnyvale, US
Hanumantha Kavuluru(Founder)Haseeb Budhani(CEO & Co-Founder)Hemanth Kavuluru(CTO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsFloodgateForgePoint CapitalMoment Ventures, LlcNTT DOCOMO VenturesPlug and Play VenturesRidge Ventures+2 more
Reach provides a platform for organizations to identify and remediate hidden security risks, exposures, and misconfigurations across their existing security tools.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Garrett Hamilton(Founder)inColt Blackmore(Founder)in
BoardGregory Eaton(Founder & Managing Director)in
Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesBallistic VenturesCheyenne VenturesIn-Q-TelM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Ridge Ventures+2 more
Regrow provides software and services to help farmers and agricultural businesses adopt regenerative practices that reduce land-based emissions.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Anastasia Volkova(Founder)inWilliam Salas(Founder)
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesArtesianHAWKTAILMain Sequence VenturesRethink ImpactSE Ventures+4 more
Replicant builds AI Agents that handle customer service conversations across voice, chat, and SMS, using a company's existing conversation data to resolve specific workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Gadi Shamia(Founder)inBenjamin Gleitzman(Founder)inBen Gleitzman(Founder)Jeremy Powers(Founder)Josh Lerman(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAtomicBloomberg BetaKhosla VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersOmega Venture Partners+7 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)inMoritz Schiebold(Founder)Nikolaus West(Founder)
Co-investorsPoint NineSunflower Capital Management Fund
Sela delivers call disposition data and customer engagement tools for loan officers and financial institutions to improve lead conversion and manage customer outreach at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSales Tech
NateVahe
Co-investorsInception Studio Capital
Self Inspection provides an AI-powered vehicle inspection platform for car dealerships, enabling fast and accurate condition assessments across trade-ins, retail sales, wholesale, and fleet operations.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRetail TechSaaSSan Diego, US
Constantine Yaremtso(Executive Officer, Director)inVince Gaydarzhiev(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGareth Schweitzer(Director)Karim Bousta(Director)in
Co-investorsDVx VenturesRebellion VenturesGoodwater Capital
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 SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Scott Kriz(Founder)inErik Gustavson(Founder)in
BoardGregory Sands(Director)Stephen Ward(Director)Andrew Peterson(Director)
Co-investorsAviso VenturesBrightmindCisco InvestmentsFikaMoonshots CapitalResolute Ventures+2 more
Shepherd combines underwriting expertise with technology to modernize commercial insurance risk selection, pricing, and servicing.
Construction TechFintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Mo Mahallawy(CTO)inJustin Levine(Founder)inLeslie Ruiz(Recruiter)Carly(Recruiter)
Co-investorsEra VenturesOn DeckY CombinatorAirAngelsGreenlight ReIntact Ventures+4 more
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(CEO)inMarcella Imoisili(CTO)inKehinde Williams(COO)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
Skedulo provides scheduling and workforce management software for deskless and mobile field teams, letting businesses build optimized shift schedules and rosters by resource, location, client, or skillset.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matt Fairhurst(Founder)inJames Davies(Founder)
BoardNIKI SCEVAK(Director)inPAUL MANSFIELD(Director)PRIYA SAIPRASAD(Director)inMARK SELCO(Director)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)QIC VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTriangle Peak PartnersCostanoa Venture Capital+1 more
Sleuth helps development teams ship code faster by making knowledge accessible for AI and easy to use.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Dylan Etkin(Founder)inDon Brown(Founder)Michael Knighten(Founder)
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Felicis VenturesMenlo VenturesAmplify PartnersBenchmarkBison Ventures+15 more
Smack builds domain-specific AI models for military decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechBoston, US
Andy Markoff(Founder & CEO)inClint Alanis(COO & Co-Founder)inDan Gould(Head of Strategy & Co-Founder)Giuseppe Stuto(Executive Officer, Director)Frank Iudiciani(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesFulcrum VentureGeodesic CapitalNomi Capital Defense Fund IPalumni VCScribble Ventures+8 more
Smile ID provides AI-based identity verification using biometrics, device and network intelligence, and document verification against government databases.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsFintechSilicon Valley, US
William BaresinMark Straub(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalBeta.VenturesCRE Venture CapitalFuture AfricaIntercept VenturesLocalGlobe+13 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+3 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 CapitalMoneta VenturesReach CapitalRocketship.vcTitanium 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
System Two Security builds an AI-agent platform for detection engineering, operating the detections.ai community and enterprise product.
Co-investorsThe HiveRuntime VenturesWebb Investment Network
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
Tenna provides equipment management software that unifies construction fleets — including heavy equipment, vehicles, tools, attachments, and materials — into a single system using GPS telematics and BLE technology.
Construction TechIoTSaaS
Avner Bendheim(Founder)in
Co-investorsViola Venturesfresh.fund
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 CapitalRenegade Partners
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Account engagement platform helping B2B organizations achieve predictable revenue growth.
Amanda Kahlow(Founder)inJason ZintakinDustin Chang(Founder)Premal Shah(Founder)Shane Moriah(Founder)Viral Bajaria(Founder)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBain Capital VenturesBase Venture Management, Inc.Battery VenturesField Ventures+16 more
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)Brett Granberg(Founder)Nini Hamrick(Founder)Nini Moorhead(Founder)
Co-investorsAloft VCBlack FlagFelicis VenturesGeneral CatalystIn-Q-TelPoint72 Ventures+6 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(CEO and Founder, Vercel)inNaoyuki Kanezawa(Founder)Tony Kovanen(Founder)
BoardGeoff Lewis(Director)inDaniel Levine(Director)inReid Christian(Director)in
Co-investors8VCAccelBedrockBeyond CapitalCoatue ManagementCold Start Ventures+35 more
Vic.ai provides AI-based automation for accounts payable and accounting operations, helping finance teams process invoices at scale as they add suppliers and staff.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Alexander Hagerup(Founder)inKristoffer Roil(Founder)inRune Loyning(Founder)
Co-investorsConnectivity VenturesCowboy VenturesFarvatn VentureICONIQNotable CapitalPlanet 9 Capital
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
Weights & Biases is an AI developer platform that enables teams to build, train, and monitor AI agents, applications, and models with tools for experiment tracking, model management, and agent evaluation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Shawn Lewis(Founder)inLukas Biewald(Founder)inChris Van Pelt(Founder)inMariah Nagy(Executive Officer)inYan-David Erlich(Executive Officer)inCameron Kinloch(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAIX VenturesBond Capital ManagementBrighter CapitalBrilliant Phoenix CapitalCoatue ManagementDiagram Capital+42 more
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
Shepherd uses technology and underwriting expertise to help commercial enterprises select, price, and manage risk more effectively.
Construction TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTech
Justin Levine(Founder)inKehinde Williams(Founder)inMarcella Imoisili(Founder)inMo Mahallawy(Founder)inMohamed El Mahallawy(Founder)Moyosoreoluwa Orekoya(Founder)in
Co-investorsEra VenturesFounders FactoryIntact VenturesSpark CapitalY Combinator
Z1 offers a mobile banking application and linked prepaid card for teenagers and young adults in Latin America, enabling account holders to manage spending, receive income from jobs and side work, and build financial skills.
FintechSão Paulo, BR
Joao Pedro Thompson(Founder)inThiago Achatz(Founder)inMateus Craveiro(Founder)inSophie Secaf(Founder)inMayara Gonçalves(People and Culture Manager)Karen Maximo(Tech Recruiter)
Co-investors3cubed VenturesClocktower VenturesGaingelsHomebrewKaszek VenturesMantis Capital+16 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Kevala TechnologiesSlideRule Labs, Inc.VividlyDataloreMarkup AIMindtripStitch LabsTenna 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.
Exits · 12
12 acquisitions · showing 4Apptimizeacq. by AirshipArmoryacq. by HarnessCyralacq. by Varonis SystemsZ1acq. by NG.CASH
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPrototyping.io · americanbazaaronline.com · Sep 25, 2026
Muon Space · venture5.com · Aug 23, 2026
Smack Technologies · citybiz.co · Aug 19, 2026
OpenArt · intercom.help · Aug 4, 2026
Self Inspection · natlawreview.com · Jul 30, 2026
Empirical Security · theaiinsider.tech · Jul 29, 2026
Definite · ycombinator.com · Jul 15, 2026
Auterion · resiliencemedia.co · Jul 13, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Costanoa Ventures made?
- Costanoa Ventures has 144 tracked investments, 12 of which have exited, including 34 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Costanoa Ventures invest at?
- Costanoa Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B 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, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, LegalTech, 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 Felicis Ventures, Fika, Foundry, among 60 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Costanoa recently focused on national security and defense technology investments, including announcing Joe Sullivan as a Venture Partner and highlighting portfolio companies like Lumbra and Vannevar that apply AI and advanced technology to intelligence and military challenges. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team187th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Mark Selcow, Costanoa Ventures - 1Mby1M Entrepreneursh...
1Mby1M Roundtables · Mark Selcow
What Founders Get Wrong About Picking VCs | Greg Sands, Costanoa Ventures | The Venture Variety Show
The Venture Variety Show · Greg Sands
2025 Venture Investing ft. Costanoa Ventures Partner Amy Cheetham
Grace Gong · Amy Cheetham
The Power of Storytelling with Amy Cheetham at Costanoa Ventures
DrinksWithAVC · Amy Cheetham
Defining Product Market Fit with Amy Cheetham at Costanoa Ventures
DrinksWithAVC · Amy Cheetham
Fundraising & Facing Your Fears with Amy Cheetham at Costanoa Ventures
DrinksWithAVC · Amy Cheetham
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Co-investors · 116
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.
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.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies, aiming to help them become category leaders. Its Platform team of operators supports portfolio companies with customer introductions, go-to-market talent, and growth advisory.
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.
General Catalyst is a global venture capital and investment firm backing founders across stages and industries, with a notable focus on AI, healthcare transformation, defense, and space.
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.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.
Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.
▶104 more co-investors
B Capital GroupTrue VenturesScale Venture PartnersPreston-Werner VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)GV (Google Ventures)Foundation CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersBattery VenturesHomebrewSalesforce VenturesBlackbird VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalSequoia CapitalRedpoint VenturesSpark CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Streamlined VenturesIA VenturesOwl Ventures645 VenturesAdams Street PartnersEqual VenturesAltos VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersUncork CapitalBenchmarkFirstMark CapitalSoftBank Vision FundAmplify PartnersLerer HippeauUS Venture PartnersWingHigh AlphaHeavybitGreenoaksRadical VenturesSamsung NextNational Grid PartnersPaladin Capital GroupCongruent VenturesUbiquity VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Index VenturesEverywhere VenturesPlug and Play VenturesRRE VenturesOak HC/FTFreestyle CapitalCanvas VenturesFloodgateAcrew CapitalBanana CapitalThreshold VenturesLightbankUncorrelated VenturesChemistryDell Technologies CapitalUnusual VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesAIX VenturesDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)March Capital PartnersOurCrowdHyde Park Venture PartnersDecibel PartnersJackson Square Venturesfirstminute capitalHouseXfundToyota VenturesRembrandt Venture PartnersCerity Partners VenturesWorkday VenturesCalibrate VenturesFrialeAlchemist AcceleratorMPG FundElement PartnersMain Sequence VenturesDVx VenturesLeonis CapitalAlaya CapitalWesterly WindsGreylock PartnersKrakenNextView VenturesPhysical IntelligenceEmergence Capital PartnersObvious VenturesStride VCTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundAwesome People VenturesTribeca Venture PartnersAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)Shrug CapitalSummit PartnersScout VenturesSorenson VenturesPritzker Group Venture CapitalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)ChainforestBerkeley Blockchain XceleratorJetBlue Ventures
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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