Costella Kirsch
Venture debtMenlo Park · Seed–Growth · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Costella Kirsch specializes in creative, structured debt financing for emerging growth companies, offering custom debt solutions to venture-backed, bootstrapped, and angel-backed businesses. Operating in Silicon Valley since 1986, the firm emphasizes speed, simplicity, and strong industry relationships in its lending approach. It invests across technology (SaaS, hardware, eCommerce, cloud), consumer goods (food & beverage, beauty, home goods, fashion), and healthcare (diagnostics, medical devices, med-tech platforms), typically targeting revenue-stage companies on a growth trajectory. The firm also considers other sectors such as data analytics, clean tech, and tourism.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 30 of 40 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×8Consumer ×6Direct to Consumer ×6FoodTech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Healthtech ×4
HQs:United States×11Canada×1
Investments · 40 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12019 · 12015 · 14 dated
Better Booch produces kombucha with fruit and botanical flavors, sold in recyclable cans as single flavors and variety packs.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Cadient provides an AI-powered hiring platform that automates recruitment from sourcing through onboarding, with modules for candidate matching, screening, interview assessment, and retention prediction designed for high-volume hourly workforce hiring.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Commerce V3 (CV3) is a marketing operations agency that engineers brand visibility across AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude) and search platforms for e-commerce businesses.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceMarketing Tech
Seattle, US
Michael Cockrill(Director)Benjamin Vaught(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Russ Mann(Director)Boris Wertz(Director)
Design Pickle is a creative-as-a-service platform that delivers graphic design, motion graphics, and illustration services to startups and brands with guaranteed 24-hour turnaround times for initial drafts.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Hiyo makes organic non-alcoholic "social tonics" — canned functional beverages formulated with adaptogens, nootropics, and botanicals like ashwagandha, L-theanine, and lion's mane — as an alternative to alcohol.
Direct to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness
EquiSolve provides automated compliance and regulatory filing management with proactive ticket creation and assigned representative support for press releases and regulatory filings.
Enterprise SoftwareLegalTech
Hydrolix is a real-time data analytics platform that enables sub-second analytics at global scale for petabyte-scale log data, reducing infrastructure costs while providing instant insights from both real-time and historical data across distributed environments.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Marty Kagan(Founder & CEO)Hasan Alayi(Founder)
Infrrd provides document automation and data extraction software for financial services and insurance companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Jose, US
Amit Jnagal(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardSrinivas Ramanujam(Director)Ashish Gupta(Director)Alan Rich(Director)
InvoiceASAP provides free mobile and web invoicing, estimates, and customer management tools designed for field service businesses.
FintechSaaS
Motherly is a media brand for mothers, publishing articles, recipes, a podcast (The Motherly Podcast), and research such as its annual State of Motherhood survey.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentWellness & Fitness
Next Century Spirits develops and markets spirits brands and provides beverage development and production for partners in the spirits industry.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerFoodTechZebulon, US
Anthony Moniello(CEO)Thomas Spisak(Executive Officer)arjun rajaratnam(Executive Officer)Robert Mason(Executive Officer)Tom Spisak(Chief Financial Officer)Joel Pawlak(Co-founder)
Oats Overnight makes ready-to-mix, spoon-free overnight oats in customizable flavor bundles, using whole grains and protein sources like whey and pea protein.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechTempe, US
Brian Tate(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardManpreet Singh(Director)Mark Leavitt(Director)Dave Ritterbush(Director)
Parker Clay designs and sells leather travel bags and accessories.
Direct to ConsumerImpact & Social GoodSanta Barbara, US
Brittany Bentley(Director)Ian Bentley(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHarry Nelson(Director)
Menlo Park, US
Herpreet Singh Walia(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJesse Draper(Director)
Toronto
Darin Bassin(Director)David Fawcett(Executive Officer, Director)Chad Larsson(Executive Officer, Director)Ann Lum(Executive Officer)
Shibumi provides enterprise software for managing AI investments and strategic initiatives, offering real-time visibility into project status, KPIs, and portfolio-wide dependencies for business and transformation leaders.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Sprinly is a meal delivery service offering fully vegan, plant-based dishes prepared by chefs and delivered fresh weekly, with no cooking required.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Vantage Robotics develops flying camera drones, focusing on safety and performance.
HardwareIoTRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Tobin Fisher(Executive Officer, Director)
VirtuERN provides cloud-based workflow management software for hospice and medical equipment facilities, offering billing, visit tracking, and equipment management capabilities.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
HealthtechMedical DevicesChesterfield, US
Michael Fanning(Chief Executive Officer)Pamela Boone(Chief Financial Officer)Jason Stroisch(Chief Operating Officer)Juanita Hinshaw(Director)John Kitchens(Director)
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioSmarshacq. by K1 Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSmarsh · prnewswire.com · Jul 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Costella Kirsch invest at?
- Costella Kirsch invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Costella Kirsch focus on?
- Costella Kirsch focuses on Cleantech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS, Semiconductors, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is Costella Kirsch located?
- Costella Kirsch is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
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