Built for
Early Stage
We lead at Seed and Series A, bringing the experience, networks, and sector insights essential to turn ideas into companies of consequence. We show up early, commit with conviction, and support our founders through every turn in the journey. On the best days and the hardest, we’re here to help you win.
Backing Transformational Ideas
We focus on what we know best, backing teams solving big problems in complex, high-impact markets. Our deep expertise, operating experience and track record of success in these sectors help founders build bigger, faster.
Focused by Design
Each of our partners invests in just 1-2 companies per year. This means we can show up fully with dedicated time, capital, guidance, and resources personalized to your company’s needs. With Costanoa, founders get more than just an investor. They get an experienced, steady hand and a team committed to doing whatever it takes to help build an iconic company.
Partners on
Your Path
We’re proud of our reputation among founders as the most valued and aligned investors on their cap table. Every member of our team is dedicated to helping early-stage companies succeed. Most of us are former operators, who helped build iconic companies like Netscape, BabyCenter, Databricks and Turo. We hold the bar high in how we think and how we work, and founders feel the difference. Whether you need to hire your first salesperson, map out a new go-to-market strategy, prepare to go public, and everything in between, we are by your side.
Build Better, Faster
No other early stage firm our size brings our level of dedicated resources and expertise to support companies. We offer insights and guidance from world-class operators and experts to help you grow. Whether you're working toward product-market fit or building out your team, we’ve got your back.
BuilderOps Services
Talent
Hiring early team members is high-stakes and hard. We help you figure out when and who to hire, and how to set them up for success. From sourcing, crafting your recruiting process, identifying key talent, and getting them to the finish line, we offer practical guidance to help you build a team that scales.
Sales & Go To Market
We work side-by-side with founders to build their sales and go-to-market engine: defining the right targets, the best ways to reach them, and the systems to make it all repeatable. We help you hire your first sales person, generate leads, craft a winning GTM strategy, develop sales playbooks, and connect with key customers so you can gain real traction.
Marketing & Product
We help founders turn standout products into market leaders. Our team brings hands-on experience in product marketing, messaging, customer discovery, and launch planning, so you can iterate and scale faster. We’re here to help you connect product vision with a marketing engine that drives real, measurable results.
