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Costanoa Ventures

·Oct 9, 2019

Welcoming Amy Cheetham and Tony Liu to Costanoa

As Costanoa approaches its eighth birthday, we are more than ever convinced that our unique approach to venture investing is just what the market needs. We strive to discover the best early-stage, product-driven companies — and serve their founders as an authentic partner throughout the startup lifecycle. Of course, like…

Startup

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Welcoming Amy Cheetham and Tony Liu to Costanoa
Welcoming Amy Cheetham and Tony Liu to Costanoa
Startup

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Costanoa Ventures

·Jul 30, 2019

Making data driven decisions in the matrix

Recently, the board of a startup I sit on was facing an important decision. The company was raising a new round of funding, and we had the happy dilemma of choosing between four compelling offers. Everyone had a strong opinion of which was best, none of which were the same…

Decision Making

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Decision Making

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Costanoa Ventures

·Apr 30, 2019

The key metric every SaaS startup should track: churn

When I was in business school, I made a lot of great connections (including one with my wife) but only learned two tangible things. Both came from Stanford’s famed accounting professor, Jim Van Horne: 1) cash is more important than your mother, and 2) you need an investor with not…

SaaS

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The key metric every SaaS startup should track: churn
The key metric every SaaS startup should track: churn
SaaS

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Costanoa Ventures

·Jan 8, 2019

Costanoa Access Fellowship 2019

After two years of success with our Costanoa Access Fellowship program, we thought it was time to go bigger and better. This summer, we’re offering not only an MBA/grad student fellowship but an additional undergraduate one as well. The Costanoa Access Fellowship addresses an obvious shortcoming in venture capital today…

Diversity

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Costanoa Access Fellowship 2019
Costanoa Access Fellowship 2019
Diversity

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Costanoa Ventures

·Dec 8, 2018

An overlooked and untapped source of talent is about to get a boost

While most of us live in a highly connected world, twenty-three percent of American households do not have a high-speed Internet connection. Moreover, six in ten people living in rural areas feel their values don’t align with those living in cities. …

Startup

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An overlooked and untapped source of talent is about to get a boost
An overlooked and untapped source of talent is about to get a boost
Startup

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Costanoa Ventures

·Dec 6, 2018

Announcing Costanoa’s Opportunity Fund

I recently detailed the reasons why boutique firms have uniquely compelling value propositions for startup founders — we bring focused capabilities, specialized expertise, and a deep emotional commitment that are hard to find at multi-stage, multi-sector funds (also known as the bulge bracket firms). However, like any product manager, I…

Venture Capital

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Announcing Costanoa’s Opportunity Fund
Announcing Costanoa’s Opportunity Fund
Venture Capital

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Costanoa Ventures

·Nov 5, 2018

How companies can falter with big brands and prosper with boutique VCs

For the last 14 years, I’ve regularly heard people exclaim, “The world (especially the VC ecosystem) is awash with liquidity.” Both founders and VCs themselves are gorging themselves on an abundance of cash. The prevailing wisdom seems to be that if a little money is good, a lot of money…

Venture Capital

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How companies falter with big checks and prosper with boutique VCs
How companies falter with big checks and prosper with boutique VCs
Venture Capital

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Costanoa Ventures

·Sep 4, 2018

The Next Step in the Data Stack

I’m thrilled to announce our investment in Pepperdata, a company whose product embodies our thesis that great AI applications need great managed data. We’re big believers in the idea that building and managing the data stack is critical to the success of efforts to build world-class AI applications. Many of…

Big Data

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The Next Step in the Data Stack
The Next Step in the Data Stack
Big Data

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Costanoa Ventures

·Jun 27, 2018

Doubling Down on Roadster

It isn’t often we see the the progress and trajectory that Roadster has delivered over the last year. Investors sometimes talk about the “Oh, s**t!” board meeting when they finally see what they actually invested in. In this case, we had the “Oh, wow!” experience. Roadster provides the modern auto…

Ecommerce

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Doubling Down on Roadster
Doubling Down on Roadster
Ecommerce

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Costanoa Ventures

·Jun 8, 2018

What the $%&* is Applied AI?

When Costanoa opened its doors in late 2012, the data revolution was underway. Thanks to the intersection of the internet, mobility and cloud computing, the ensuing information explosion generated unique opportunities for entrepreneurs to deliver products that create and transform industries. I have seen a lot of changes in the…

Machine Learning

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What the $%&* is Applied AI?
What the $%&* is Applied AI?
Machine Learning

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