Today marks an important milestone–announcing our Fund V and Opportunity Fund III! And now the fun begins! We’re excited to continue investing this capital as early as Day One in startups across AI-Enabled SaaS, Data & AI Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, National Security, and Fintech. We’re also thrilled to announce that John Cowgill has been promoted to General Partner. Having led our investments in industry leaders like AppOmni, Cyberhaven, Kepler Communications Inc. and Muon Space, John has not only built our Cybersecurity and Space practices, but has also proven himself to be an exceptional partner to founders. Read more in Greg's latest piece ?? bit.ly/3Xwzm4t #venturecapital #startups #fundraising
Costanoa Ventures
风险投资与私募股权管理人
Palo Alto，CA 8,577 位关注者
Seed and Series A investors backing tenacious and thoughtful founders who change how business gets done.
关于我们
Seed and Series A investors backing tenacious and thoughtful founders who change how business gets done. The firm's investments include companies such as Alation, BillGo, Demandbase, Kenna Security, Roadster, and Quizlet. For more information, visit https://www.costanoavc.com.
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https://costanoavc.com/
Costanoa Ventures的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 风险投资与私募股权管理人
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- Palo Alto，CA
- 类型
- 私人持股
- 创立
- 2012
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Costanoa Ventures员工
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Michelle McHargue
Partner at Costanoa Ventures | | Talent & People | Helping Early Stage Companies Scale
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Martina Lauchengco
Costanoa Partner | Board Member | Author of LOVED | SVPG Partner | Lecturer | Speaker | Former Marketing Exec & Product Leader | AI-curious
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Mark Selcow
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Jim Wilson
Partner at Costanoa Ventures | Board Member and Advisor | Founder Sales | Enterprise Sales | GTM Strategy | International Operations
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Well deserved recognition for Auterion, Cape, and Vannevar Labs on the American Dynamism 50 list! ?????? #venturecapital #defensetech #nationalsecurity
Cool to see three Costanoa Ventures portfolio companies on The American Dynamism 50 list, put together by our friends and co-investors (and my former Netscape colleagues) at Andreessen Horowitz. Congrats to Lorenz Meier from Auterion, John Doyle from Cape, and Brett Granberg and Nini Hamrick from Vannevar Labs. And I daresay there are some additional extraordinary companies we're working with making huge contributions to National Security and Public Safety. I'll look forward to sharing more about them over time.
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?? We're Hiring at Delphina! At Delphina, we're building a Data Science Agent that automates the most tedious parts of data science—data preparation, feature engineering, and model tuning—so teams can focus on solving real business problems. Our customers are seeing transformational gains in productivity and impact, and we’re growing fast. We’re looking for a few more exceptional infrastructure and machine learning engineers to join our team and help push the boundaries of what’s possible. Please contact me on LinkedIn or at [email protected] if you are interested or know someone we should talk to. You can also see our jobs page here: https://lnkd.in/g-m3eHvG
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"Investment booms are like raffles, not like lotteries. You have to be present at the end of the evening to claim your prize." - Greg Sands. ??? ?? ???? Full article by The Wall Street Journal's Rolfe Winkler: bit.ly/3XLcwHh #venturecapital #artificialintelligence
Overall, I think the #AI boom is quite different from the Dot Com boom and bust. There is much more substance in AI, which is letting us solve business problems that were completely unsolvable 2 years ago. That said, the key lesson for me was that investment booms are like raffles not like lotteries. You have to be present at the end of the evening to claim your prize. Arguably, Webvan was every bit as revolutionary a user experience as Amazon, but was managed in a way that didn't have a chance of survival if the era of free capital went away. So . . . invest in things that solve real problems *and* have good unit economics *and* pace investments to sustain a change in environment.
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Costanoa Partner | Board Member | Author of LOVED | SVPG Partner | Lecturer | Speaker | Former Marketing Exec & Product Leader | AI-curious
Mark Twain "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." Roadtrip anyone? Apparently, that's the #1 thing international travelers want to do when they come to California. They come for our open-mindedness and the freedom they feel here (except Canada right now--understandably). I loved swimming in this sea for the last two days. We helped an industry understand the impact of AI on travel planning and launch Mindtrip, Inc.'s VCA-AI Engine at VisitCalifornia's Outlook conference. Congrats to Andy Moss, Michelle Denogean, Rudi Thun for creating a great product and Lynn Carpenter for having the vision to lead the world in implementing AI into the most sought after experience for California visitors. Roadtrips! #AI #Travel #leadership #marketing
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Partner at Costanoa Ventures | | Talent & People | Helping Early Stage Companies Scale
We made it to Friday, and tomorrow is International Women's Day 2025! ?? I want to take a moment to googly eye ?? the incredible women at Costanoa Ventures who make an impact every day. From investing in and supporting our startups to driving our firm forward with excellence, authentic partnership, and collaboration, these women inspire me with their expertise, friendship, and dedication. I’m grateful to work alongside such a talented group. Let’s continue to uplift, support, and celebrate each other every day! ???? #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInVC
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A busy (and fun) day at Costanoa HQ! We kicked things off with a team breakfast, followed by a Sourcing Jam with everyone—because recruiting is a team sport around here! ??Then Rebecca Li & John Cowgill led a Lunch & Learn on the latest AI tools to level up how we work. Great to spend time together *and* get smarter along the way. #VentureCapital #artificialintelligence #hiring
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Huge congrats to Team Demandbase on the launch of Agentbase! ?? #artificialintelligence #gotomarket #startups
Today I’m thrilled to announce one of the BIGGEST product launches in Demandbase history. Introducing, Agentbase. Agentbase is a complete system of connected AI Agents that combine data and automation into unified account-based GTM workflows. Now available within the Demandbase One platform, Agentbase enables you to fully maximize the potential of an account-based GTM. Why did we launch Agentbase? B2B GTM teams are under more pressure than ever to deliver results with fewer resources. Yet, many AI solutions in the market today are creating more noise, not value. Our customers told us they don’t need another AI assistant—they need AI that delivers better outcomes. That’s exactly what Agentbase does. There’s also a gap in recognizing the potential dangers in implementing agents within a complex GTM, notably lack of interoperability, data inconsistency, and misalignment of agents across GTM functions, resulting in huge waste. Given those market realities, we were intentional in not compromising our mission by delivering a rushed, ineffective, commodified AI solution to the market. Through months of working with customers we’ve identified the most important account-based GTM capabilities that have been hardest to tap into, and built a system of agents to generate more pipeline, close more deals, and accomplish important outcomes faster. Agentbase eliminates the dangers of using agents in a complex go-to-market environment through: 1. Unified Data & AI: Agentbase improves AI accuracy and agent compatibility by using a single source of first- and third-party data. 2. Sales & Marketing Alignment: It ensures consistent messaging and priorities by aligning sales and marketing through a shared agent system. 3. Strategic AI Framework: Agentbase provides a comprehensive framework for AI implementation across your go-to-market strategy, preventing fragmentation and elevating ABM beyond a simple tactic. An example high-impact agent that was pre-released in Q4 is our "Campaign Outcomes Agent", which has driven 40% higher click-through rate and a 25% greater lift in page visits than standard campaigns. Thank you team Demandbase, for bringing Agentbase to reality. The next phase of AI-powered GTM execution is here, and we’re just getting started!
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?? When it comes to marketing, ?????????????????????????? matter just as much as your ??????????????. In our latest #BuilderOpsBlueprints, we caught up with Michelle Denogean, Chief Marketing Officer at Mindtrip, Inc., an AI-powered travel platform tackling the entire end-to-end travel journey from discovery to planning, booking and on-trip experiences. With deep expertise from Roadster to Mindtrip — plus her own book ???????????? — Michelle breaks down why founders should prioritize brand early, build authentic industry relationships, and craft a clear, memorable message (even before they think about demand gen). She shares: ?? How to show up and stand out in a noisy industry like travel ?? Why every industry connection counts — even if they aren’t a customer ?? The #1 mistake founders make with early marketing (hint: brand is not a dirty word!) ?? Read the full conversation below ?? -- #BuilderOpsBlueprints is a newsletter on company-building foundations for early-stage startups by the BuilderOps team at Costanoa Ventures. Subscribe to stay in the know! ?? #startups #marketing #artificialintelligence #travel #GTM