Where does Tony Liu work?

Tony Liu is Partner at Costanoa Ventures.

What check size does Tony Liu write?

Tony Liu typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.

Where did Tony Liu go to school?

Tony Liu studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science, Mathematical and Computational Science); Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Management Science and Engineering - Computational Social Science); King's College, Auckland.

Tony Liu

Investor

Partner at Costanoa Ventures · Director at Earthmover

San Francisco, California

Writes $2M – $5M checks · typically $3.5M

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736 people in our graph share verified history with Tony — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

t•••@costanoa.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Director at Earthmover

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Earthmover's investors · 4

Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2025 LOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checks · since 2025 Lowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025 Preston-Werner VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $3M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Earthmover

Ryan AbernatheyCo-founder

Joe HammanCo-founder

Experience

Costanoa VenturesPartnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
DatabricksProduct Manager2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
ExpoProduct Manager2017 — 2018
TuroData Scientist2016 — 2017
AmazonSoftware Engineering Intern, Core Search Ranking2015
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessSports Research Analyst2013 — 2015
Statistics Department, Stanford UniversityML Research Program2014
HBOTechnical Consultant2014

Skills & more

Python13R9Java16C++9C4Matlab5SQL5Data Analysis12Programming7Teamwork6Machine Learning4Artificial Intelligence (AI)1

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Big DataProduct Management

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Colleagues at Costanoa Ventures

Amy Cheetham

Partner at Costanoa Ventures

Andy Huang

Finance Manager at Costanoa Ventures

Arpie Kawmongkolsi

Executive Assistant at Costanoa Ventures

David Cheng

Partner at Costanoa Ventures

Greg Sands

Founder and Managing Partner at Costanoa Ventures

Jim Wilson

Partner at Costanoa Ventures

John Cowgill

Partner at Costanoa Ventures

Katy Wiley

Director of Talent at Costanoa Ventures

Network1

Anji Ismail

Scout at Leonis Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tony Liu?: 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.
Where does Tony Liu work?: Tony Liu is Partner at Costanoa Ventures.
What does Tony Liu invest in?: Tony Liu invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools.
What check size does Tony Liu write?: Tony Liu typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.
Where did Tony Liu go to school?: Tony Liu studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science, Mathematical and Computational Science); Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Management Science and Engineering - Computational Social Science); King's College, Auckland.

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Also attended King's College, Auckland13

Jonathan WongPartner at Direct Capital Private Equity Ltd.Justin HubblePartner and General Counsel at Triple Point Ventures Logan IrvineCommercial Finance Manager at Five V Capital James StevensPartner at Bain Capital Tech Opportunities David GibsonChairman at Origin Capital Partners Dr Finn RossInvestor at Motion Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Databricks105

Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Sangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Arsalan TavakoliInvestor at Foundation Capital Ashu GargInvestor at Foundation Capital Eryk DobrushkinInvestor at Index Ventures Jules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

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Also worked at Expo3

Marco LorenzonVice President at Stripes Dave LuFounder at Hyphen Capital Stephanie PalmeriPartner at NextView Ventures

Also worked at Amazon1,104

Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health Systems Binny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoor Brad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative Robotics Jane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative Robotics Nick FrosstCo-founder of Cohere Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital

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Also worked at Stanford Graduate School of Business262

Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Elliot GeidtManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures Renee ShahPartner at Redpoint Ventures Blair ShaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Shravan NarayenInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

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