# Cota Capital: portfolio, investments and team > Cota Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 200 investments on record, 8 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Cota Capital Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 200 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund $125M, Feb 2021 VC firm Seed Venture Series A Artificial Intelligence Information Technology Follow Cota Capital and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fcota-capital) Deploying now **50%** of best year **8** **cheques in 12 months**, 200 on record Since the last cheque **123** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$15M** Rounds led **2 of 200** Sole investor **12 rounds** Exits **14 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 92%** Pitch Cota Capital ## Cota Capital highlights - 01 8 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 54% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $5.6M - 04 14 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Cota Capital invests in net new by combining knowledge capital with financial expertise to drive innovative enterprise solutions. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Information Technology - **Based in:** SAN FRANCISCO, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **200 appearances** - **2026** 7 rounds - **Jul** **[Quadric](https://millionrounds.com/company/quadric)** Series C · US **$16M** With 4 others - **May** **[Farther](https://millionrounds.com/company/farther)** Series D · US · MassMutual Ventures **$150M** With 7 others - **May** **[Canyon Code](https://millionrounds.com/company/canyon-code)** Pre-seed · US **$5.0M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[Esper](https://millionrounds.com/company/esper)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Mar** **[Memebox](https://millionrounds.com/company/memebox)** Venture · US **$10M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[Uptiq](https://millionrounds.com/company/uptiq)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$25M** With 12 others - **Jan** **[Simbian](https://millionrounds.com/company/simbian)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **2025** 15 rounds - **Dec** **[Kilo Code](https://millionrounds.com/company/kilo-code)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$8.0M** *Led* - **Oct** **[Movandi](https://millionrounds.com/company/movandi)** Venture · US **$40M** With 4 others - **Sept** **[Balance](https://millionrounds.com/company/balance)** Seed · ES **$2.0M** Sole investor - **Aug** **[Mission Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/mission-bio)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others - **Aug** **[Tote.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/tote-ai)** Venture · US **$23M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Elum Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/elum-energy)** Venture · FR **$4.1M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Amplifier Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplifier-security)** Venture · US **$8.3M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[FlowFuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/flowfuse)** Seed · US **$7.3M** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Token.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/token-io)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **May** **[GridMatrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridmatrix)** Grant · US **$100K** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Cast AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/cast-ai)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$108M** With 10 others - **Apr** **[Auradine](https://millionrounds.com/company/auradine)** Series C · US **$138M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[OpenInfer](https://millionrounds.com/company/openinfer)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Savant Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/savant-labs)** Series A · US **$19M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[CellFE](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellfe)** Grant · US **$1.2M** With 4 others - **2024** 11 rounds - **Dec** **[Across AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/across-ai)** Seed · US **$5.8M** With 1 other - **Oct** **[MedShift](https://millionrounds.com/company/medshift)** Debt · US **$45M** Sole investor - **Oct** **[Citcon](https://millionrounds.com/company/citcon)** Venture · US **$4.8M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[Rhombus Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhombus-systems)** Series C · US **$45M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[STELIKA](https://millionrounds.com/company/stelika)** Seed · US **$1.9M** With 1 other - **Jun** **[VistaPath Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/vistapath-biosystems)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Apr** **[Simbian](https://millionrounds.com/company/simbian)** Seed · US **$10M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Dripos](https://millionrounds.com/company/dripos)** Series A · US **$11M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Webiny](https://millionrounds.com/company/webiny)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Neural Propulsion Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/neural-propulsion-systems)** Series B · US **$18M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[TENYX](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenyx)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **2023** 13 rounds - **Nov** **[Radius Agent](https://millionrounds.com/company/radius-agent)** Series B · US **$13M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Zendar](https://millionrounds.com/company/zendar)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Qu](https://millionrounds.com/company/qu)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Oct** **[Layr](https://millionrounds.com/company/layr)** Venture · US **$10M** Sole investor - **Sept** **[CellFE](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellfe)** Series A · Elm Street Ventures **$22M** With 8 others - **Jul** **[Jirav](https://millionrounds.com/company/jirav)** Series B · US **$20M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[RISC Zero.](https://millionrounds.com/company/risc-zero)** Series A · US **$40M** With 3 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **7 named** AE **Albert E. Azout** Executive Officer i Filing they signed BP **Babak Poushanchi** Manager of Cota Capital GP, LLC, General Partner i Filing they signed BY **Babak Yazdani** Member and Manager i Form ADV BY **Bobby Yazdani** Executive Officer of Cota Capital GP, LLC, General Partner i Filing they signed FR **Faie Reiko Dorin** Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV PE **Peter E. Williams** Executive Officer of Cota Capital GP, LLC, General Partner i Filing they signed UN **Ullas Naik** Manager i Filing they signed We also hold **32** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$1.2B** assets it manages Oct 2026 **Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC - **Legal name:** COTA Capital Management, LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 226750 Funds on its Form ADV **12** private funds, **$1.9B** in gross assets · filed Mar 2024 Hedge **5** Special purpose vehicle **4** Venture **3** - Cota Capital Master Fund, L.P. *Hedge* 222 investors $575M - Cota Growth Fund, L.P. *Hedge* 76 investors $293M - Cota Capital Offshore Fund, L.P. *Hedge* 111 investors $289M - Cota Capital Institutional Partners, L.P. *Hedge* 111 investors $251M - Cota Enterprise Ventures II, L.P. *Venture* 175 investors $197M - Cota Growth Offshore Fund, LTD. *Hedge* 116 investors $172M - Cota Fintech Ventures II, L.P. *Venture* 77 investors $64M - Cota Enterprise Ventures III, L.P. *Venture* 29 investors $31M - Cota Opportunities VII, LLC *Special purpose vehicle* 14 investors $5.7M - Cota Opportunities VI, LLC *Special purpose vehicle* 8 investors $3.6M And 2 more on the filing. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **4** of 9 we have independently watched raise [ACQUIRED](https://millionrounds.com/company/icapital)[Activsurgical](https://millionrounds.com/company/activ-surgical)[Addepar](https://millionrounds.com/company/addepar)[Amplifiersecurity](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplifier-security) 310 Across Algenbio App0 Arcticsemiconductor Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **14 in all** **[Boticca](https://millionrounds.com/company/boticca)** Bought by Wolf & Badger **Undisclosed** Jul 2015 **[Amiato](https://millionrounds.com/company/amiato)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015 **[Bina Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/bina-technologies)** Bought by Roche **Undisclosed** Dec 2014 **[Shelby.tv](https://millionrounds.com/company/shelby-tv)** Bought by [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) **Undisclosed** Jun 2014 **[InstaEDU](https://millionrounds.com/company/instaedu)** Bought by [Chegg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chegg) **$30M** Jun 2014 **[Klout](https://millionrounds.com/company/klout)** Bought by Lithium Technologies **$200M** Mar 2014 **[Revel Touch](https://millionrounds.com/company/revel-touch)** Bought by Rollick **Undisclosed** Dec 2013 **[NextBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextbio)** Bought by [Illumina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illumina) **Undisclosed** Oct 2013 **[Qwiki](https://millionrounds.com/company/qwiki)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$50M** Jul 2013 **[1000memories](https://millionrounds.com/company/1000memories)** Bought by Ancestry **Undisclosed** Oct 2012 **[Clever Sense](https://millionrounds.com/company/clever-sense)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Dec 2011 **[Webs](https://millionrounds.com/company/webs)** Bought by Cimpress **$118M** Dec 2011 **[Aptela](https://millionrounds.com/company/aptela)** Bought by Vocalocity **Undisclosed** Aug 2011 **[Aardvark](https://millionrounds.com/company/aardvark)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$50M** Feb 2010 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$125M** raised in Feb 2021 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Venture Series A Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.6M** Led 2 of 200 rounds **1%** - **Sole investor:** 12 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jul 2026 - **Exits:** 14 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *55* - Venture *44* - Series A *44* - Series B *29* - Series C *11* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Signatures Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital) 87 - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 24 - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 15 - [Pejman Mar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pejman-mar-ventures) 14 - [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 13 - [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) 11 **Pitching Cota Capital?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Cota Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Signatures Capital** VC firm **87** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **24** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**SV Angel** VC firm **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Pejman Mar Ventures** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pejman-mar-ventures)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**FundersClub** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub)[**Amidzad Partners** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amidzad-partners)[**DCVC** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Felicis** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Streamlined Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/streamlined-ventures)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) ## Recently backed The latest companies Cota Capital put money into. [**Quadric** $16M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quadric)[**Farther** $150M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/farther)[**Canyon Code** $5.0M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/canyon-code)[**Simbian** Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/simbian)[**Movandi** $40M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/movandi)[**Balance** $2.0M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/balance) ## Quick answers about Cota Capital ### What does Cota Capital invest in? Cota Capital invests most often at Seed and Venture (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology. ### How active is Cota Capital? 200 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Jul 2026. ### What has Cota Capital invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Quadric (Series C, Jul 2026), Farther (Series D, May 2026) and Canyon Code (Pre-seed, May 2026). ### How big are Cota Capital's cheques? The median round it joins is $15M. ### Does Cota Capital lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 2 of its 200 investments on record (1%). ### Where does Cota Capital invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%). ### Is Cota Capital investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Cota Capital invest alongside? Most often Signatures Capital (87 rounds together), Y Combinator (24 rounds together) and SV Angel (15 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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