Greg Sands
VCFounder & Managing Partner, Costanoa Ventures
Founder-turned-VC focused on enterprise AI
Background
Greg Sands founded Costanoa Ventures in 2012 after 13 years as a Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures. Before investing, he was the first product manager at Netscape Communications, where he coined the company name, wrote the initial business plan, and scaled the SuiteSpot business unit from $0 to $140M in revenue. At Costanoa he leads investments in national security, AI and data infrastructure, and cybersecurity. His portfolio includes unicorns Demandbase, Quizlet, and Alation, as well as defense-tech bets like Vannevar Labs and Auterion.
Investment Thesis
Early-stage B2B; applied AI and AI infrastructure; fintech; cybersecurity and national security
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $2M–$10M
Sectors
Based in: Palo Alto, CA (North America)