Firm News
Welcoming Joe Sullivan to Costanoa
Costanoa welcomes cybersecurity leader Joe Sullivan as Venture Partner. Former CSO at Meta, Uber, and Cloudflare brings deep security expertise.
Firm News
Former Meta, Uber and Cloudflare CSO Joe Sullivan Joins Costanoa to Back the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Companies
Veteran security executive brings decades of experience building security organizations and advising technology companies to Costanoa's investment team as a Venture Partner
Itera: Hardware Development at Software Velocity
Where Mission Meets Innovation: Reflections on the Harvard & MIT Technology & National Security Conference
Portfolio
How Natter Is Defining the Future of AI Conversational Intelligence
Why we invested in Natter.
Welcoming David Cheng to Costanoa
Portfolio
Forbes: This Ex-Palantir Exec Built A $900 Million Privacy-First Cell Network
Featuring Cape's Series C announcement.
Portfolio
Lumbra: Bringing Machine Speed to the U.S. Intelligence Community
Bloomberg: From CIA to CEO, Spies Step Out of the Shadows and Into the Boardroom
Bloomberg feature story on Lumbra.
Portfolio
Smack Technologies: the First Frontier AI Lab for National Security
Lewis and Clark It: The Importance of Portfolio Construction and How to Think About It
Portfolio
Seeing Without Being Seen: Why We Invested in Tenna Systems
Must Reads
Forbes: Software Uses Radios To Cut Through Electronic Fog And Find Jammers
Tenna Systems uses software to analyze data from existing radios, phones, and drones to create real-time maps of electronic jamming in conflict zones, enabling forces to navigate around interference and precisely target jammers for destruction.
Company Building
Ivo Blueprints: How Ivo Built AI That Lawyers Actually Use
Portfolio
The Long Game Pays Off: Announcing SGNL’s Next Chapter
Firm News
Eight Years In: Celebrating Aquabyte's Next Chapter
Fresh perspectives,
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At Costanoa, we believe the best guidance is hard-earned and shared humbly. Perspectives is where we reflect on what we’ve learned alongside founders — the inflection points, tough calls, and breakthroughs that define the path from idea to impact.