Mark Selcow
VCPartner, Costanoa Ventures
Serial founder turned fintech and AI investor
Background
Mark Selcow brings 17 years of operating experience as co-founder of BabyCenter (sold to Johnson & Johnson, 2001) and Merced Systems, the leader in call-center performance management (sold to NICE Systems, 2012). He joined Costanoa Ventures in 2015 and focuses on fintech, banking, insurance, and applied AI in vertical software. He is known for deeply immersing himself in sectors before investing—opening an HSA account before backing LivelyHSA—and serves on the board of Lick Wilmerding High School in San Francisco.
Investment Thesis
B2B fintech (banking, insurance), applied AI in vertical software, healthcare AI; backs founders outside the Bay Area
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $2M–$5M
Sectors
Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)