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Trish Costello

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Founder, CEO and Managing Director at Portfolia · AdComm, SBIR; SubCommittee Chair, Commercialization at National Science Foundation

San Mateo, California, United States

FoundedPortfolia

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About

Trish Costello builds venture funds that center women as lead investors and customer-experts, targeting overlooked intimate-health spaces like menopause and pelvic health, and teaching first-time angels via learn-by-investing deal teams.

Invests in

Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechImpact & Social Good

Founder at Portfolia

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Portfolia's investors · 2

New York Venture PartnersNew York · $25K checksWakestream VenturesGrand Rapids · $150K – $500K checks

Experience

  1. PortfoliaFounder & CEOcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Kauffman Fellows Program at the Center for Venture EducationCEO/CEO Emerituscurrent2002 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  3. National Science FoundationAdComm, SBIR; SubCommittee Chair, Commercializationcurrent2004 — present
  4. CVE Capital CorpPresident2007 — 2013Kansas City, Missouri Area
  5. Babson CollegeDirector, Arthur M Blank Center for Entrepreneurship2008 — 2009Wellesley, MA
  6. Kauffman Fellows ProgramCEO1994 — 2006
  7. Kauffman FoundationDirector, Venture Capital & High Growth Entrepreneurship1994 — 2002Kansas City, Missouri Area

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99Business Strategy58Start-ups99Strategic Partnerships69New Business Development11Higher Education9Entrepreneurship Education15Philanthropy4Emerging Markets10Angel Investing50Board of Directors8
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentDigital MarketingLifesciencesEntrepreneurial OrganizationsCorporate DevelopmentExecutive ManagementProduct DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentSaaSFellowshipsMentoringStrategy

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Colleagues at Portfolia

Aarti Chandna
SV2 Board Member at Silicon Valley
Alicia Robb
Venture Fund Partner at Portfolia
Amber Caska
Venture Fund Partner at Portfolia
Anastasia Bottos
Investor at Portfolia
Angela Jackson
Venture Fund Partner at Portfolia
Anna Nakayasu
Venture Fund Partner at Portfolia
Barbara Clarke
Venture Fund Partner at Portfolia
Beatriz Franco
Venture Fund Partner at Portfolia

Frequently asked questions

Who is Trish Costello?
Trish Costello builds venture funds that center women as lead investors and customer-experts, targeting overlooked intimate-health spaces like menopause and pelvic health, and teaching first-time angels via learn-by-investing deal teams.
Where does Trish Costello work?
Trish Costello is Founder of Portfolia and Founder, CEO and Managing Director at Portfolia.
What does Trish Costello invest in?
Trish Costello invests in Climate Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
What companies did Trish Costello found?
Trish Costello founded Portfolia.
Where did Trish Costello go to school?
Trish Costello studied at Society of Kauffman Fellows (I Co-Founded Kauffman Fellows and am honored to be CEO Emeritus and an Honorary Kauffman Fellow).

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