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Cowboy Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 110 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $76M, Nov 2022VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterpriseFintechDev Tools

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100%of best year7cheques in 12 months, 110 on record
Since the last cheque2days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led7 of 110Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Cowboy Ventures

Cowboy Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    7 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $13M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We seed trailblazers, changemakers, and legends in the makingFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
EnterpriseFintechDev Tools
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first110 appearances

  1. 2026

    7 rounds

  2. Oct
    MintiveSeed · FR · Leap Ventures$7.0MLed
  3. Oct
    CarbonAIUS · Pulse 2.0$12MLed
  4. May
    EisenSeries A · US · Ventureburn$10MWith 4 others
  5. May
    BasataSeries A · US · Ventureburn$21MWith 4 others
  6. Apr
    PetualSeed · US$20MWith 4 others
  7. Mar
    Standard KernelSeed · US · Ventureburn$20MWith 9 others
  8. Mar
    ContinuumVenture · CA$7.2MWith 2 others
  9. 2025

    3 rounds

  10. Oct
    ContraVenture · US$740KWith 4 others
  11. Jun
    PallaSeries A · LatamList$15MWith 10 others
  12. Jan
    CapStack TechnologiesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  13. 2024

    5 rounds

  14. Oct
    GetSetUpGrant · US$36KWith 2 others
  15. Sept
    PortexSeed · US$6.3MWith 2 others
  16. Jul
    ArcolVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  17. Jan
    Aura HealthVenture · US$6.2MWith 3 others
  18. Jan
    Fullcast.ioDebt · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  19. 2023

    4 rounds

  20. Nov
    Mon AmiSeed · US$3.4MWith 5 others
  21. Feb
    SamoohaSeries A · US$13MSole investor
  22. Jan
    ChartHopSeries C · US$20MWith 3 others
  23. Jan
    Mobile.devVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  24. 2022

    9 rounds

  25. Dec
    Vic.aiSeries C · US$52MWith 4 others
  26. Oct
    GetawaySeed · US$4.4MWith 2 others
  27. Oct
    TallySeries D · US$80MWith 4 others
  28. Aug
    HoneSeries B · AU$30MWith 3 others
  29. May
    LaunchNotesSeries A · US$15MWith 2 others
  30. May
    Planet FWDSeries A · US$10MWith 5 others
  31. Jan
    TextioVenture · US$1.0MWith 5 others
  32. Jan
    AvisoSeries B · US$14MWith 5 others
  33. Jan
    ByteboardSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  34. 2021

    8 rounds

  35. Dec
    PassbaseSeries A · DE$10MWith 4 others
  36. Nov
    SVT RoboticsSeries A · US$25MWith 3 others
  37. Sept
    NakedPoppySeed · US$2.7MWith 4 others
  38. Aug
    BrandlessGrowth · US$118MWith 5 others
  39. Jul
    MaestroSeed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  40. May
    LumaTaxVenture$4.0MWith 5 others
  41. Feb
    The LandingSeed$2.5MWith 2 others
  42. Feb
    NEWNESSSeed$3.5MWith 2 others
  43. 2020

    1 round

  44. Jul
    effxSeed$3.9MWith 2 others
  45. 2019

    9 rounds

  46. Oct
    NatalistSeed · US · FinSMEs$5.0MLed
  47. Oct
    Mon AmiSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.4MLed
  48. Sept
    PassbaseSeed · US · TechCrunch$3.6MLed

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 registration2 named

AWAileen W LeeManaging Director of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
TWTed WangManaging Director of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 17 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

$635Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Cowboy Capital, LLC
SEC number
CRD 165571

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

LibratoBought by SolarWinds$40MJan 2015
One JacksonBought by TaskRabbitUndisclosedNov 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Cowboy Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

First Round CapitalVC firm10rounds togetherKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm8rounds togetherBaseline VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator7rounds togetherFelicisVC firm6rounds togetherHarrison MetalVC firm6rounds togetherSlow VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm5rounds togetherBloomberg BetaVC firm5rounds togetherCRVVC firm5rounds togetherForerunner VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherShasta VenturesVC firm5rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Cowboy Ventures put money into.

Basata$21M · May 2026Petual$20M · Apr 2026Continuum$7.2M · Mar 2026Contra$740K · Oct 2025CapStack TechnologiesJan 2025GetSetUp$36K · Oct 2024

On podcasts

4 episodes naming Cowboy Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Cowboy Ventures

What does Cowboy Ventures invest in?

Cowboy Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise, Fintech and Dev Tools.

How active is Cowboy Ventures?

110 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 7. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Cowboy Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Mintive (Seed, Oct 2026), CarbonAI (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026) and Eisen (Series A, May 2026).

How big are Cowboy Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Cowboy Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 7 of its 110 investments on record (6%).

Where does Cowboy Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%).

Is Cowboy Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Cowboy Ventures invest alongside?

Most often First Round Capital (10 rounds together), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (8 rounds together) and Baseline Ventures (7 rounds together).

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