# Greg Sands at Costanoa Ventures

> Greg Sands, Investor & Board Observer at Costanoa Ventures. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with...

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Palo Alto, US · Partner

# Greg Sands

Investor & Board Observer at [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures)

Latest rounds

- **Stitch Labs** Series A · $3.5M Sept 2013

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Sept 2013
- **Filings:** 17 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 4 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 17 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Costanoa Ventures
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Costanoa Ventures** VC firm · US **18** cheques in 12 months **154** all time **13** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $3.5M
- **Active:** 2013

2013

- [Stitch Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/stitch-labs) *Series A* **$3.5M** *US* Sept 2013 Joined · +3 investors · historical

By stage

- Series A **1**

Alongside

- [Costanoa Venture Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures)
- [Greg Waldorf *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greg-waldorf)
- [True Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures)

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

- [Aserto](https://millionrounds.com/startup/aserto-2)
- [Highnote](https://millionrounds.com/startup/highnote)
- [Kovair Software](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kovair-software)
- [Landit](https://millionrounds.com/company/landit)
- [Passbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/passbase)
- [VictorOps](https://millionrounds.com/company/victorops)
- FeedBurner
- Grovo
- Guardian Analytics
- Inc.
- Inflection
- LinkSmart
- Stitch Labs
- Zilo Networks

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Aquabyte, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Highnote Platform, Inc.** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **StackHawk, Inc.** Director on 5 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Bay1, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Bugcrowd Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Directly Software, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Kukui Corp** Director on 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Quizlet, Inc.** Director since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Directly, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **LinkSmart, Inc.** Director since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Connection Engine, Inc.** Director since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **GUARDIAN ANALYTICS INC** Director on 8 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Mandelbrot Project, Inc.** Director since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Cogine, Inc.** Director since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Nexxo Financial Corp** Director on 3 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Authentic Response, Inc.** Director since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **RETURN PATH INC** Director since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Costanoa Ventures

- [**Mark Selcow** Board Member *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-selcow)
- [**Martina Lauchengco** Author, Loved: How to Rethink Marketing Tech Products *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/martina-lauchengco)
- [**McKenzie Parks** Board Observer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mckenzie-parks)
- [**Michelle McHargue** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/michelle-mchargue)
- [**Mimi S.** Founder & CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mimi-s)
- [**Nancy Katz** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/nancy-katz)
- [**Pallavi Hukerikar** Head of Product *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/pallavi-hukerikar)
- [**Paul Melmon** Vice President Engineering, Pure AS-a-Service Business Unit *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-melmon)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 26 May 2022 · 37 min 334. A Decade at Costanoa, Where Large Multistage Funds Fail Founders, Denominator v. Numerator Effects, and Tips on Startup Selection (Greg Sands) With [Greg Sands](https://millionrounds.com/person/greg-sands) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 1 Dec 2020 · 44 min Greg Sands of Costanoa Ventures on building a boutique Venture Firm, firm culture, and portfolio theory - Venture Unlocked 010 With [Greg Sands](https://millionrounds.com/person/greg-sands) Mentions [Sutter Hill Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sutter-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 4 Dec 2017 · 29 min 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 With [Greg Sands](https://millionrounds.com/person/greg-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 2 Sept 2016 · 24 min SaaStr 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 With [Greg Sands](https://millionrounds.com/person/greg-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Greg Sands in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 1 Dec 2022 · 6 min Investor Stories 272: Strange & Unusual (Sands, Hamed, Draper) Mentions [Tim Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-draper)[Ali Hamed](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-hamed)[Greg Sands](https://millionrounds.com/person/greg-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 20 Oct 2022 · 6 min Investor Stories 266: Lessons Learned (Jones, Sands, Borumand) Mentions [Cameron Borumand](https://millionrounds.com/person/cameron-borumand)[Greg Sands](https://millionrounds.com/person/greg-sands)[Tripp Jones](https://millionrounds.com/person/tripp-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 6 Oct 2022 · 5 min Investor Stories 264: Why I Passed (Sands, Page, Falvey) Mentions [Greg Sands](https://millionrounds.com/person/greg-sands)[Karen Page](https://millionrounds.com/person/karen-page)[Ryan Falvey](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 25 Aug 2022 · 10 min Investor Stories 258: Post Mortems (Page, Zhuo, Sands) Mentions [Greg Sands](https://millionrounds.com/person/greg-sands)[Karen Page](https://millionrounds.com/person/karen-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 30 Jun 2022 · 8 min Investor Stories 250: What's Next (Sippel, Zulkosky, Sands) Mentions [Greg Sands](https://millionrounds.com/person/greg-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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