Palo Alto, US · Partner
Greg Sands
The firm
Costanoa VenturesVC firm · US18cheques in 12 months154all time13ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 1
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $3.5M
- Active
- 2013
- Stitch LabsSeries A$3.5MUSJoined · +3 investors · historical
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Companies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingAquabyte, Inc.Directorsince 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raisingHighnote Platform, Inc.Directorsince 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raisingStackHawk, Inc.Directoron 5 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingBay1, Inc.Directoron 4 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingBugcrowd Inc.Directorsince 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingDirectly Software, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raisingKukui CorpDirectoron 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raisingQuizlet, Inc.Directorsince 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raisingDirectly, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raisingLinkSmart, Inc.Directorsince 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raisingConnection Engine, Inc.Directorsince 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raisingGUARDIAN ANALYTICS INCDirectoron 8 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raisingMandelbrot Project, Inc.Directorsince 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raisingCogine, Inc.Directorsince 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raisingNexxo Financial CorpDirectoron 3 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raisingAuthentic Response, Inc.Directorsince 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raisingRETURN PATH INCDirectorsince 2009
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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334. A Decade at Costanoa, Where Large Multistage Funds Fail Founders, Denominator v. Numerator Effects, and Tips on Startup Selection (Greg Sands)
WithGreg Sands
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Greg Sands of Costanoa Ventures joins Nick to discuss A Decade at Costanoa, Where Large Multistage Funds Fail Founders, Denominator v. Numerator Effects, and Tips on Startup Selection. In this episode we cover: Lessons from 10 Years at Costanoa The Denominator Effect in VC Tips on Selecting… More on the show's page
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Greg Sands of Costanoa Ventures on building a boutique Venture Firm, firm culture, and portfolio theory - Venture Unlocked 010
WithGreg Sands
MentionsSutter Hill Ventures
About this episode
In this episode, we speak to industry veteran Greg Sands, who founded Costanoa Ventures after spending 13 years at Sutter Hill Ventures. Prior to Sutter Hill, Greg serves as the first product manager of Netscape (where he wrote the initial product plan and coined the name “Netscape”). He founded… More on the show's page
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SaaStr 154: Why The Rule of 40 Is Wrong, Why Growth Does Matter More Than Profitability & Why Every First Hire In A Function Must Be A Swiss Army Knife with Greg Sands, Founder & Managing Partner @ Costanoa Ventures
WithGreg Sands
About this episode
Greg Sands is the Founder & Managing Partner @ Costanoa Ventures, one of the leading early stage enterprise funds on the West Coast with their latest $175m fund, raised earlier this year. At Costanoa, Greg has made investments in the likes of Intacct (acquired by Sage for $800m), Quizlet,… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSaaStr 053: Assessing Product Market Fit, Why Customer Segmentation Is Crucial & The Rise Of The Full Stack CEO with Greg Sands, Founding Partner @ Costanoa Venture Capital
WithGreg Sands
About this episode
Greg Sands is the Founder and Managing Partner of Costanoa Venture Capital . Prior to founding Costanoa Venture Capital, Greg was a Managing Director at Sutter Hill, where he was an early investor in the likes of Feedburner, AllBusiness, and Return Path just to name a few. Before Sutter Hill, Greg… More on the show's page
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Mentioned in
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Investor Stories 272: Strange & Unusual (Sands, Hamed, Draper)
MentionsTim DraperAli HamedGreg Sands
About this episode
this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Greg Sands Ali Hamed Tim Draper Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 266: Lessons Learned (Jones, Sands, Borumand)
MentionsCameron BorumandGreg SandsTripp Jones
About this episode
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tripp Jones Greg Sands Cameron Borumand Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 264: Why I Passed (Sands, Page, Falvey)
MentionsGreg SandsKaren PageRyan Falvey
About this episode
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Greg Sands Karen Page Ryan Falvey Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 258: Post Mortems (Page, Zhuo, Sands)
MentionsGreg SandsKaren Page
About this episode
On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Karen Page TX Zhuo Greg Sands Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures ,… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 250: What's Next (Sippel, Zulkosky, Sands)
MentionsGreg Sands
About this episode
Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. Eric Sippel Sara Zulkosky Greg Sands The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran , General Partner of New Stack Ventures , a venture capital… More on the show's page
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