Where does Trish Costello work?

Trish Costello is Founder of Portfolia and Founder, CEO and Managing Director at Portfolia.

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).

Trish Costello

InvestorFounder

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

San Mateo, California, United States

FoundedPortfolia

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

Intro paths

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In turn, Trish can intro founders to Portfolia's investors below.

Portfolia's investors · 2

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

Experience

PortfoliaFounder & CEOcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Kauffman Fellows Program at the Center for Venture EducationCEO/CEO Emerituscurrent2002 — presentPalo Alto, CA
National Science FoundationAdComm, SBIR; SubCommittee Chair, Commercializationcurrent2004 — present
CVE Capital CorpPresident2007 — 2013Kansas City, Missouri Area
Babson CollegeDirector, Arthur M Blank Center for Entrepreneurship2008 — 2009Wellesley, MA
Kauffman Fellows ProgramCEO1994 — 2006
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

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Business DevelopmentDigital MarketingLifesciencesEntrepreneurial OrganizationsCorporate DevelopmentExecutive ManagementProduct DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentSaaSFellowshipsMentoringStrategy

From Trish's professional profile.

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

Anna Nakayasu

Principal at Globis Capital Partners

Barbara Clarke

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).

Founder mafias

National Science Foundation mafia25

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Aaron SistoGraduate FellowshipFounded Searchable AI +1 Thomas MargeWind Power Systems ConsultantFounded Rewbi +1 Adam TiltonI-Corps Entrepreneurial LeadFounded Rithmio +1 Curtis NorthcuttExperimental Research on Wireless Networking (ERWiN) NSF-Sponsored REU in Computer ScienceFounded ChipBrain +1 Vic SinghFellowFounded Originalis Landon YoungGraduate Research FellowFounded Donate Equity

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Portfolia mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Shayna HarrisLead Investor Food and AgTech Fund I, Investor Rising America Fund IIFounded Sourcemap Chantell PrestonLead Partner, Active Aging & Longevity I and IIFounded Mentis Neuro Rehabilitation Rajashree 'Raji' BaskaranInvestorFounded Project Karna

Same school

Also attended Society of Kauffman Fellows3

Ariel ArrietaGeneral Partner at NXTP Adey SalaminFounder & Board Member at iMENA Group Khaldoon H. TabazaFounder & Managing Director at iMENA Group

Shared employers

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows Program at the Center for Venture Education383

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures Roi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel Capital Avi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital Nick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 377 more

Also worked at Babson College37

Jess LynchGeneral Partner at FoundersEdge Adam BriceTrader at Hivemind Capital Partners Sanjay ZimmermannGeneral Partner at White Star Capital Alyssa ReisnerPartner at CVS Health Ventures Gautam GuptaCo-founder and General Partner at Strata Capital Partners Avi YaronCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Serendipity Impact VC

+ 31 more

Also worked at Kauffman Foundation23

Samuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux Capital Miriam RiveraCofounder, Managing Director at Ulu Ventures Dylan ReidInvestor at Zetta Venture Partners Gul DolenInvestor at JLS Maggie KenefakeInvestor at Iron Prairie Sandra MillerVenture Partner at Fresco Capital

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