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| 08.04.2026 | Natter Secures $23M, Reshaping Enterprise Employee Insights with AI | Natter secured $23 million in new funding. Its AI video interview platform revolutionizes enterprise feedback. It replaces slow surveys and outdated focus groups. Natter delivers rapid, deep, and anonymous employee insights at scale. This f... |
| 07.04.2026 | Natter lands $23M to encourage employees to open up about their organizations through AI video interviews
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Cookies | Conversation intelligence startup Natter said today it has raised $23 million in funding to replace the traditional surveys and focus groups used by organizations to obtain insights from their employees.
The round was led by Renegade Partne... |
| 19.03.2026 | Manifold Secures $8M to Protect Enterprises from Autonomous AI Threats | Manifold secured $8 million in seed funding. The AI Detection and Response platform is a new frontier in enterprise cybersecurity. It directly addresses the growing risks from autonomous AI agents. Existing security systems fall short. They... |
| 18.03.2026 | Manifold raises $8M to secure autonomous AI agents on enterprise endpoints
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Cookies | Artificial intelligence detection and response platform startup Manifold announced today that it has raised $8 million in funding to fuel development of its platform.
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| 18.03.2026 | Manifold: $8 Million Raised For AI Detection And Response Platform Securing Autonomous Agents | Manifold, an AI Detection and Response platform focused on securing autonomous AI on enterprise endpoints, announced it has raised $8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Costanoa Ventures, with participation from Cherry Ventures, ... |
| 04.03.2026 | Smack Technologies: $32 Million Raised For Frontier AI Lab Focused On U.S. National Security | Smack Technologies, a frontier artificial intelligence lab focused on national security, announced that it has raised $32 million through a seed and Series A funding round to develop AI systems designed to support decision-making for the U.... |
| 02.03.2026 | Smack Technologies Raises $32M in Funding | Smack Technologies, an El Segundo, CA-based AI lab services company for national security, raised $32M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Geodesic Capital and Costanoa Ventures with participation from Point72 Ventures, Felicis, First... |
| 11.02.2026 | Tenna Systems Raises $13.5M in Seed Funding | Tenna Systems (formerly Tip & Cue Inc.), a NYC-based developer of software-driven spectrum intelligence for electronic warfare, raised $13.5m in Seed funding.
The round was led by Costanoa, with participation from Viola Ventures, Fresh ... |
| 11.02.2026 | Tenna Systems: $13.5 Million Seed Funding Closed For Spectrum Intelligence Platform | Tenna Systems, a defense technology company focused on software-driven spectrum intelligence, said it has raised an oversubscribed $13.5 million seed funding round to accelerate expansion in the U.S. defense market, where it said it has alr... |
| 31.01.2026 | Midship Funding Ignites AI Revolution in SOX Audits | Midship secures $4.15 million seed funding. It deploys agentic AI to automate Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing. This investment aims to revolutionize public company compliance. Traditional SOX audits are manual, costly, and resource-intensive. ... |
| 27.01.2026 | Midship Raises $4.15M to Automate SOX Testing with Agentic AI | an AI-native platform automating Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing and internal audit workflows, today announced $4.15 million in seed funding led by Costanoa Ventures, with participation from Seguin Ventures and additional angel investors. The ... |
| 26.01.2026 | AI Contract Intelligence Firm Ivo Confirms $55M Series B | Ivo, an AI-powered contract intelligence platform, has this week announced a $55M Series B funding round led by existing investor Blackbird, with participation from existing and new investors Costanoa Ventures, Uncork Capital, Fika Ventures... |
| 22.01.2026 | Ivo Secures $55 Million Series B to Dominate AI Contract Intelligence | Ivo secured $55M in Series B funding led by Blackbird. The San Francisco-based firm offers an AI-powered contract intelligence platform. It transforms legal and business operations. The platform reduces risk, boosts revenue, and streamlines... |
| 20.01.2026 | Ivo AI raises $55M to scale contract intelligence for legal teams
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Cookies | Legal artificial intelligence technology startup Ivo AI Inc. said today it has closed on a $55 million funding round as it looks to accelerate the development of its platform and expand its product and engineering teams.
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| 20.01.2026 | Ivo Raises $55M in Series B Funding | Ivo founders Min-Kyu Jung and Jacob Duligall.
Ivo, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-powered contract intelligence platform, raised $55M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Blackbird, with participation from existing and new... |
| 12.11.2025 | Spectral Compute Secures $6M, Challenges Nvidia's AI Dominance | Spectral Compute just secured $6 million in seed funding. This capital fuels a bold mission: break Nvidia's CUDA monopoly. Its SCALE platform enables AI applications to run on any GPU, ending vendor lock-in. This breakthrough promises hardw... |
| 11.11.2025 | Spectral Compute: $6 Million Raised To Expand GPU Portability For High-Performance Computing | Spectral Compute, the developer of SCALE, announced that it has raised $6 million in seed funding. Costanoa led the round with participation from Crucible and several angel investors. The company plans to use the new capital to accelerate m... |
| 22.10.2025 | Tensec: $60 Million Credit Facility Secured To Expand AI-Powered Cross-Border Financial Services | Tensec, a fintech company specializing in AI-native cross-border financial solutions, announced it has secured a $60 million credit facility from Upper90 Capital Management. The new financing will enable Tensec to expand its annual trade vo... |
| 27.09.2025 | +++ Auterion +++ deskbird +++ Sunhat +++ Anybotics +++ Masterplan +++ Arsipa +++ Bloom +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker-Wochenrückblick liefern wir einen schnellen Überblick darüber, was in der deutschsprachigen Startup-Szene zuletzt wirklich wichtig war! #STARTUPLAND
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| 26.09.2025 | Earthmover Secures $7.2M: Revolutionizing Climate Data for AI Futures | Earthmover, an NYC-based software firm, secured $7.2 million in seed funding. This capital accelerates their mission: revolutionizing climate, weather, and complex scientific data management. Their innovative cloud-native platform, composed... |
| 25.09.2025 | Tech Deals Surge: AI Drones, Hybrid Work, and Strategic Acquisitions Define Market Growth | Tech funding surges across sectors. Auterion secures $130M for AI-powered defense drones, vital for democratic governments and deployed in Ukraine. deskbird raises $23M for hybrid workplace management. K2 Mobility attracts investment for he... |
| 24.09.2025 | Auterion erhält 130 Millionen – deskbird sammelt 23 Millionen ein – Amadeus Fire kauft Masterplan | Im #DealMonitor für den 24. September werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonito... |
| 23.09.2025 | Earthmover Raises $7.2M in Seed Funding | Earthmover, a NYC-based software company supporting the modern workflow for climate, weather, and other tensor data raised $7.2M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Lowercarbon Capital and joined by Costanoa Ventures and Preston-Werner Ve... |
| 11.09.2025 | TrueMeter Raises $4M in Seed Funding | TrueMeter, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-powered platform to automate energy savings for multi-location businesses, raised $4M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Ulu Ventures with participation from Pear VC, e2.vc, RiverPar... |
| 10.09.2025 | AI-Powered Pathwork Secures $3.5M to Transform Insurance | San Francisco's Pathwork secured $3.5 million in seed funding. The AI startup targets the $1.1 trillion life and health insurance industry. Its platform modernizes outdated distribution, automating complex processes for brokers and carriers... |
| 10.09.2025 | Pathwork: $3.5 Million Seed Funding Secured To Modernize Life And Health Insurance | Pathwork, a San Francisco-based startup focused on transforming the life and health insurance industry, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Costanoa and joined by Logos Fund, American Family Ventures, Meridian Vent... |
| 09.09.2025 | Pathwork raises $3.5 million | Pathwork, Pathwork
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Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Total Funding: $3.78M
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| 24.08.2025 | AI Data Platform Definite Raises $10M Seed Round Led by Costanoa | Definite, a full-stack artificial intelligence-native data platform, said it raised $10 million in seed funding led by venture capital firm Costanoa, with participation from Acrew Capital and strategic angel investors.
The funding will be u... |
| 05.08.2025 | RunReveal Raises $7M in Seed Funding | RunReveal, an Austin, TX-based security data platform provider, raised $7m in seed funding.
The round was led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Runtime Ventures, Modern Technical Fund, and Okta Ventures.
The company intends to us... |
| 17.07.2025 | Empirical Security Raises $12M in Seed Funding | Empirical Security, a Chicago, IL-based cybersecurity company enabling organizations with Custom AI models, raised $12M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from DNX Ventures, Sixty Degree Capital, HPA,... |
| 02.07.2025 | Fintech Tensec capta US$ 12 milhões para impulsionar pagamentos cross-border | A Tensec, uma fintech global especializada em serviços financeiros cross-border, concluiu uma rodada de investimento de US$ 12 milhões. O capital será direcionado para expandir suas operações e otimizar a infraestrutura de pagamentos intern... |
| 13.06.2025 | Muon Space Soars with $146 Million Series B Funding | In the vast expanse of the cosmos, a new player is making waves. Muon Space, a Mountain View, California-based company, has successfully closed a substantial $146 million Series B funding round. This infusion of capital is not just a number... |
| 12.06.2025 | Muon Space: $146 Million Series B Raised For Scaling Satellite Constellations | Muon Space, a provider of end-to-end space systems specializing in mission-optimized satellite constellations, announced the closing of its oversubscribed $89.5 million Series B1 round, bringing total Series B funding to $146 million. The n... |
| 23.05.2025 | The Surge of Innovation: How Startups are Shaping Healthcare and Security | In the bustling world of startups, two companies have recently made headlines. MDA – Medical Decision Alliance and StackHawk are not just raising funds; they are raising the bar. Each is carving a niche in their respective fields: healthcar... |
| 23.05.2025 | StackHawk Raises $12m to Fortify API Security in AI-Driven Development | Listen to this article
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| 23.05.2025 | StackHawk: $12 Million Secured For API Security Platform | StackHawk, a shift-left API security platform company, announced it has taken on $12 million in additional funding from Sapphire and Costanoa Ventures to help security teams keep up with the pace of AI-driven development. Sapphire and Costa... |
| 23.05.2025 | StackHawk Raises $12 Million in Strategic Funding to Help Security Teams Keep Up with AI-Driven Development | StackHawk, the shift-left API security platform, today announced it has taken on $12 Million in additional funding from Sapphire and Costanoa Ventures to help security teams keep up with the pace of AI-driven development. With this funding,... |
| 22.05.2025 | StackHawk Raises $12M in Funding | StackHawk, a San Francisco, CA-based shift-left API security platform allowing teams to keep up with the pace of AI-driven development, raised $12M in additional funding.
Backers included from Sapphire and Costanoa Ventures. The round broug... |
| 21.03.2025 | Rerun's $17 Million Seed Funding: A Leap into the Future of Physical AI | In the bustling world of technology, a new player is making waves. Rerun, a Stockholm-based startup, has just secured $17 million in seed funding. This infusion of capital is set to fuel the development of a groundbreaking multimodal data s... |
| 21.03.2025 | Rerun Raises $17Million to Build the Data Infrastructure Powering the Physical AI Revolution | Computer vision and robotics veterans create the first multimodal data stack purpose-built for robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones and spatial computing
Rerun, the company building the multimodal data stack for Physical AI, today announce... |
| 20.03.2025 | Rerun gets $17M to build the essential data infrastructure for AI-powered robots, drones and cars
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One click below support... | Stockholm-based startup Rerun.io AB announced today it has raised $17 million in seed funding to build out a multimodal data stack for what it calls “physical AI.”
Today’s round was led by Point Nine and saw participation from Sunflower Cap... |
| 07.02.2025 | Self Inspection привлек $3 млн для упрощения осмотра автомобилей с помощью AI | Многие стартапы стремятся упростить и ускорить процесс осмотра автомобилей, а также сделать его дешевле. Self Inspection, стартап из Сан-Диего, считает, что его AI-решение превосходит конкурентов, и теперь он убедил в этом инвесторов.
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| 06.02.2025 | Hidden Level: $65 Million (Series C) Raised For Drone Detection Systems | Hidden Level – a leader in passive radar and radio frequency sensing technology for detecting and precisely locating drones and other threats – announced $65 million in Series C funding led by DFJ Growth with participation from Booz Allen V... |
| 05.02.2025 | Hidden Level Soars with $65 Million Series C Funding | In the bustling heart of New York City, a tech company is making waves. Hidden Level, a pioneer in passive radar and radio frequency sensing technology, has secured $65 million in Series C funding. This significant investment marks a crucia... |
| 03.02.2025 | Drone defense startup Hidden Level raises $65M for growth and security initiatives
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One click below supports our mission t... | Drone defense startup Hidden Level Inc. announced today that it has raised $65 million in new funding to scale manufacturing, expand its headcount, support public safety and enhance its defense capabilities.
Founded in 2018, Hidden Level sp... |
| 03.02.2025 | Hidden Level closes $65M Series C round | Hidden Level, a maker of sensing technology for detecting and locating drones, has captured $65 million in Series C capital to further expand its manufacturing capacity and staff.
This round closes approximately six months after Hidden Leve... |
| 14.12.2024 | Чтение на выходные: «Продуктовый маркетинг по любви. Как создавать и продвигать продукты-бестселлеры» Мартины Лаугченгко... | Содержательная и компактная книга про продуктовый маркетинг. Подойдет на выходные и не только. Объясним по порядку что к чему.
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| 27.11.2024 | The Opportunities Costanoa Ventures Sees In Vertical AI | 4 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
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| 06.11.2024 | Fixify: AI-Based IT Help Desk Solution Provider Secures $25 Million (Series A) | Fixify, an AI-based IT help desk solution provider, announced that it has closed a $25 million Series A funding round co-led by Costanoa Ventures, Decibel Partners and Paladin Capital Group with participation from Scale Venture Partners. An... |
| 16.10.2024 | ForceMetrics: Decision-Assist Public Safety Platform Company Raises $22 Million | ForceMetrics – a leading decision-assist public safety platform that consolidates critical information for first responders and provides real-time, actionable insights, saving time, money, and lives – announced today that it has raised $22 ... |
| 29.09.2024 | Costanoa Ventures Surpasses $2 Billion In Assets With Addition Of Two New Funds | Costanoa Ventures, a boutique early-stage venture capital firm, announced the successful closing of two new funds: Costanoa Fund V, a $275 million early-stage fund, and Opportunity Fund III, a $119 million fund for investing in later rounds... |
| 20.09.2024 | Flink raises $150M, Headline has €776.5M for growth-stage startups, and Ukraine's resilience in adversity | This week we tracked more than 85 tech funding deals worth over €1 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most imp... |
| 29.08.2024 | The Shifting Sands of Retail: Dollar General's Forecast and Comun's Rise | The retail landscape is shifting. Dollar General, a staple for budget-conscious shoppers, is feeling the heat. Its recent forecast cuts signal a deeper trend: consumers are tightening their belts. Meanwhile, a new player, Comun, is making w... |
| 28.08.2024 | Comun Raises $21.5M in Series A Funding | Comun, a NYC-based a Latino-founded neobank that provides modern banking solutions to immigrants in the U.S., raised $21.5M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Redpoint Ventures with participation from Animo Ventures, Costanoa Venture... |
| 26.06.2024 | Hona: Law Firm Client Engagement Platform Company Raises $9.5 Million | Hona – a leading client engagement software platform for law firms – announced that it raised $9.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Ludlow Ventures, Soma Capital, and Y Combinator.
The com... |
| 13.06.2024 | Cyberhaven: $88 Million Secured To Protect Enterprise Data | Cyberhaven, a leader in data detection and response (DDR), announced it has raised $88 million in Series C funding led by Adams Street Partners and Khosla Ventures, with significant participation from existing investors Redpoint Ventures, C... |
| 18.04.2024 | Cape dials up $61M from a16z and more for mobile service that doesn’t use personal data | AT&T’s recent mega customer data breach — 74 million accounts affected — laid bare how much data carriers have on their users, and also that the data is there for the hacking. On Thursday, a startup called Cape — based out of Washington... |
| 11.10.2022 | Earthmover to bring petascale data tools to climate tech with $1.7M pre-seed | Shortly after the COVID pandemic hit, inspiration struck Ryan Abernathey and Joe Hamman. The pair had been watching the “mass mobilization” of the epidemiology research community, Abernathey said.
“Joe and I were both thinking at the time, ... |
| 21.06.2022 | Helping AI teams make products for physical world, Rerun sprints with $3.2 million | Stockholm-based AI platform Rerun has brought in $3.2 million to allow developers to bring AI products to the physical world. The round saw backing from Silicon Valley VC Costanoa Ventures and European seed investor Seedcamp along with a co... |
| 06.12.2021 | Costanoa Ventures Closes Two New Funds, Totalling $240M | Costanoa Ventures, a Palo Alto, CA-based venture capital firm, closed its two newest funds, totalling $240M.
These include:
Costanoa Fund IV, its $225m core, early-stage fund, and
Opportunity Fund II, a $115m fund which invests in later rou... |
| 01.12.2021 | Things are heating up for Costanoa Ventures; closes two oversubscribed funds | Costanoa Ventures is seeing some of its best returns yet as it closed on two new funds, Costanoa Fund IV, a $225 million early-stage fund, and Opportunity Fund II, a $115 million funding investing in later rounds of portfolio companies.
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| 17.11.2021 | Plug raises $2.7M to make payment acceptance in Brazil less terrible | This morning Plug Pagamentos (Plug) announced a $2.7 million seed round, led by Costanoa Ventures‘ latest partner, Amy Cheetham. Other investors in the round included Verve Capital and Norte Ventures, among others. [Update: Also QED and Lat... |
| 10.11.2021 | Rivian’s IPO shows investors are still keen on venture-like risks | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 06.07.2021 | Sarah Guo, Kobie Fuller & Casey Aylward headline investor panel at TC Sessions: SaaS | While SaaS has become the default way to deliver software in 2021, it still takes a keen eye to find the companies that will grow into successful businesses, maybe even more so with so much competition. That’s why we’re bringing together th... |
| 24.03.2021 | Daily funding roundup - March 24th, 2020 | Ginger raised $100M; Pacaso landed $75M; Ketch secured $23M; Kubecost picks up $5.5M
Feedzai: Feedzai is a San Mateo, Ca.-based data science company that prevents, detects, and remediates fraud risk for financial institutions. Feedzai has r... |
| 13.02.2021 | 9 investors discuss hurdles, opportunities and the impact of cloud vendors in enterprise data lakes | About a decade ago, I remember having a conversation with a friend about big data. At the time, we both agreed that it was the purview of large companies like Facebook, Yahoo and Google, and not something most companies would have to worry ... |
| 09.09.2020 | Bolster Your Management Team And Board | I have had the great pleasure of working with Matt Blumberg and the senior leadership team of USV’s former portfolio company Return Path (which was sold in 2019) for much of the last twenty years. Matt and and many members of his leadership... |
| 09.09.2020 | Bolster Your Management Team And Board | I have had the great pleasure of working with Matt Blumberg and the senior leadership team of USV’s former portfolio company Return Path (which was sold in 2019) for much of the last twenty years. Matt and many members of his leadership tea... |
| 08.09.2020 | How to spot opportunities and land funding in agriculture tech, the multibillion-dollar industry that's only becoming more crucial with population growth | Tortuga AgTech robots. Tortuga AgTech This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 07.08.2020 | Edtech startup Springboard secures USD 31M from Telstra Ventures | San Francisco based edtech startup, Springboard, announced on Wednesday (5th August, 2020) that it has secured USD 31 million in series B funding round led by new investor Telstra Ventures. a mentor-guided online learning platform, on Wedne... |
| 21.03.2020 | How to steer a startup through a major downturn | We’re now in the fourth significant financial crisis of my career.
The first was in 1987. I had just graduated college, gotten my first job, and opened a Schwab account. Then the market dropped 23% in one day. Although I was fortunate I had... |
| 21.03.2020 | How to steer a startup through a major downturn | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 08.11.2019 | Research: October Health IT M&A Activity, Public Company Performance | – Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) summary of Health IT/digital health merger & acquisition (M&A) activity, and public company performance during the month of October 2019
During the month of October, Health IT continued its evoluti... |
| 20.03.2019 | New Funding for Workplace Software Firms Skedulo and Scope AR | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Two young San Francisco companies on Wednesday announced fundraisings to bolster their online services aimed at improving workforce efficiency.
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| 27.12.2018 | Why your startup shouldn’t rush to $1 million in revenue | Martina Lauchengco Contributor
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| 06.12.2018 | Costanoa Ventures Closes $75M Opportunity Fund | Costanoa Ventures, a Palo, Alto, California-based early-stage venture firm focused on tech startups that solve “real-world business problems,” raised $75m for its opportunity fund.
The fund followed Fund III, which closed in September 2017,... |
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| 30.01.2018 | Costanoa Ventures and NEA Lead Seed Round for Aquabyte | Aquabyte, a startup applying computer vision and machine learning models to dramatically optimize fish farming efficiency, today announced a $3.5 Million Seed Round of funding co-led by Costanoa Ventures and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) ... |
| 19.12.2017 | India: Online education startup Springboard raises $9.5m Series A led by Costanoa | Premium
Online education start-up Springboard, which provides courses for professionals, on Monday said it has raised $9.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Costanoa Ventures, with participation from Learn Capital and Appdynamics f... |
| 18.12.2017 | Springboard raises $9.5M to offer an online alternative to the master’s degree | Springboard is a platform that helps people advance their tech skills, and ultimately career. Today it took a step further to realizing its own potential after it landed a $9.5 million Series A round to develop specialisms.
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| 15.09.2017 | Venture Capital Firm Costanoa Ventures Closes Third Fund, at $175M | Costanoa Ventures, a Palo Alto, CA-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage enterprise technology startups, closed its third fund, at $175m.
The fund, which brings the total capital under management by the firm to over $500m, focus... |
| 14.09.2017 | Costanoa Ventures raises $175 million fund | Costanoa Ventures has raised a $175 million fund, the third fund for the Palo Alto-based venture firm.
With a focus on enterprise technology, Costanoa Ventures typically invests at seed stage and Series A. The new fund brings the total capi... |
| 28.01.2017 | Startups: When and how to go vertical | In their early days, many software companies find themselves asking which customers to target. That may mean choosing between small businesses and large enterprises; it may mean choosing if and when to focus on specific verticals.
Going ver... |
| 28.01.2017 | Startups: When and how to go vertical | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 21.08.2016 | Why classic B2B positioning statements don’t work | Positioning statements are one of the most foundational marketing tools for any company. So why are so many of them bad?
The popular formula has become so common there’s even a generator that creates one in 30 seconds. Not surprisingly, for... |
| 21.08.2016 | Why classic B2B positioning statements don’t work | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 11.06.2016 | Product-market fit: It’s all about defining your archetype customer | We meet with many early stage entrepreneurs who have product in market and have moderate early success in getting customers to pay. Their traction isn’t good enough to convince investors that they’ve achieved product-market fit and are read... |
| 11.06.2016 | Product-market fit: It’s all about defining your archetype customer | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
We meet with many early stage entrepreneurs who h... |
| 20.04.2016 | Daily funding roundup - April 20, 2016 | Cabify bagged $120M; Brighter raised $21M; Fame and Partners secured $10.2M
Beijing-based Yummy Express, China’s O2O solutions provider offering logistics and operations services completed $10 million of Series C Financing, led by ClearVue ... |
| 12.04.2016 | Popular study app Quizlet creates a game for groups in the classroom, Quizlet Live | Education tech venture Quizlet has finally created a product specifically for use by teachers in their classrooms, dubbed Quizlet Live. It’s an online, question-and-answer matching game for small teams to play face-to-face in the same room.... |
| 19.03.2016 | We’re entering the era of the full-stack CEO | We’re used to talking about full-stack developers — people who can do front end as well as back end development, understand the layers of both hardware and software, and know how to access (and make accessible) the data and programmatic fun... |
| 26.01.2016 | Daily funding roundup - January 26, 2016 | Grovo announced $40 funding; Vidyard nabbed $35M; Cedexis closed $22M Series B funding
Grovo, a SaaS-based learning management system (LMS) for companies, today announced that it has closed $40 million in a Series C funding round led by exi... |
| 23.11.2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 23, 2015 | ColorChip raised $25M; Quizlet secured $12M; Sportpursuit received $14.4M funding
South Korean apartment cleaning service WaHome has received $1 million in a seed investment from Sparklabs Global Ventures, Mashup Angels, Fast Track Asia and... |
| 18.10.2015 | Hit the brakes? I thought I was blitzscaling?! | The financing environment for growth technology companies (both public and private) has clearly stumbled recently. For whatever reason (precipitous fall in Chinese market, fear of rate increases, etc.), the market has turned from a “maximiz... |
| 18.10.2015 | Hit the brakes? I thought I was blitzscaling?! | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The financing environment for growth technology c... |
| 14.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 14, 2015 | GrabTaxi secured $400M; The Honest Company raised $100M; Massdrop bagged $40M
The Honest Company, the subscription service that offers eco-friendly baby and family products, has long been seen as a potential IPO candidate. Now comes a bit o... |
| 07.07.2015 | Costanoa Venture Capital Closes Second VC Fund, at $135M | Costanoa Venture Capital, a Palo Alto, CA-based early stage venture capital firm, closed its second fund, at $135m.
Founded in 2012, Costanoa Venture Capital focuses on providing Series A and Seed investments to entrepreneurs building cloud... |
| 13.06.2015 | The Real Silicon Valley | Greg Sands Contributor
Greg Sands is founder and managing partner at Costanoa Venture Capital.
Every time I hear people talking about unicorns, I think “all hat, no cattle” or “another person living in the land of style over substance.” I’v... |
