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Costanoa Ventures

vc$275MCo-investsLeads rounds

Fund Size

$275M

Check Size

$1.0M$10.0M

Location

United States

Activity

Statusactively investing

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Investment Thesis

Costanoa Ventures backs visionaries solving big, hard problems across data infrastructure, applied AI, cybersecurity, fintech, and emerging security domains. The firm leads investments from formation through Series A, focusing on concentrated stakes (10-15%+ ownership) and providing deep operational expertise via its BuilderOps program.

About Costanoa Ventures

Costanoa is an early-stage venture capital firm with $2.3B AUM, investing in transformational B2B startups. It offers a unique BuilderOps program to accelerate product-market fit through go-to-market strategies, sales playbooks, and talent plans. The firm targets 35-40 companies per fund with typical check sizes of $2M-$5M for early-stage deployment.

Sectors

data infrastructureapplied ai / saascybersecuritynational securitydefense tech

Stages

pre-seedseedseries-a

Geography Focus

USAEuropeCanadaAsia-PacificLatAmIsraelMENAIndiaAfricaANZ

Team

NameTitleRoleLinks
Amy CheethamPartnerSenior
Jim WilsonPartnerSenior
Ching-Yu HuVenture AdvisorMid
Greg SandsFounder and Managing PartnerC-Level

Notable Investments

DemandbaseQuizletAlationVannevar LabsCapeAuterionKepler CommunicationsMuon SpaceBillGoKenna SecurityRoadster

Traits

Leads rounds

Co-invests

FAQ

What does Costanoa Ventures invest in?

Costanoa Ventures invests in data infrastructure, applied ai / saas, cybersecurity, national security and defense tech at the pre-seed, seed and series-a stages.

Which geographies does Costanoa Ventures focus on?

Costanoa Ventures focuses on USA, Europe, Canada, Asia-Pacific, LatAm, Israel, MENA, India, Africa and ANZ, and is headquartered in United States.

What is Costanoa Ventures's typical check size?

Costanoa Ventures typically writes checks of $1M to $10M.