Last updated 2026-07-20
- Raised $95M Undisclosed Round, Aug 2018
- Raised $55M Undisclosed Round, 2014
- Raised $40M Undisclosed Round, Jul 2012
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About
Cowboy Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, co-founded by Aileen Lee in 2012. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage companies across various sectors, including enterprise SaaS, fintech, software infrastructure and security, healthcare, consumer products, future of work, AI-native software, and vertical software. Cowboy Ventures is known for its founder-first approach, offering deep expertise, experience, and a human touch to help entrepreneurs build generational companies. The firm emphasizes a strong community, connecting founders with a network of engaged, startup-savvy individuals ready to share lessons learned from successful ventures.
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Q&A
- What is Cowboy Ventures' investment focus?
- Cowboy Ventures is a seed-stage focused fund investing in digital startups.
- What is the typical investment stage for Cowboy Ventures?
- Cowboy Ventures primarily invests in Pre-Seed and Seed stage companies.
- What are some of Cowboy Ventures' recent investments?
- Cowboy Ventures recently invested in CapStack, a Banking OS for Cooperation, and Elementary Data, an open-source data observability framework.
- What is the investment range for Cowboy Ventures?
- Cowboy Ventures' investment range is between $6M and $8.5M.
- In which sectors has Cowboy Ventures made investments?
- Cowboy Ventures has made investments in the Business Software and Fintech & Insurtech sectors.
- When did Cowboy Ventures make its most recent investments?
- Cowboy Ventures made investments in March 2023 and December 2022.
- Can you provide details on Cowboy Ventures' investment in CapStack?
- In March 2023, Cowboy Ventures participated in a Pre-Seed round for CapStack, which raised $6M.
- Can you provide details on Cowboy Ventures' investment in Elementary Data?
- In December 2022, Cowboy Ventures participated in a Seed round for Elementary Data, which raised $8.5M.
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| Founded | 2012 |
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