Current Firm
Costanoa Ventures
Investments
1+ companies
Focus
AI, Fintech
Greg Sands was the first non-engineering hire at Netscape where he wrote the original business plan, coined the name Netscape, and built the SuiteSpot server business from $0 to roughly $140-150M in revenue, giving him unusually deep hands-on product and go-to-market experience for a VC. He spun out from Sutter Hill Ventures in an unconventional way by hand-negotiating a two-page agreement that allowed him to take portions of stakes in companies he'd led as seed corn to start Costanoa, and he invests with a product-manager-like approach where he personally goes on sales calls with founders to dissect customer needs and product-market fit before scaling go-to-market.
Greg Sands is a Founder and Managing Director, Costanoa Ventures at Costanoa Ventures, based in Palo Alto, CA.
Greg's investment focus spans AI, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Enterprise, SaaS, primarily investing at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages. This specialization allows for deep domain knowledge and strong network effects that benefit portfolio companies.
Notable investments include Quizlet. These investments span AI and Fintech.
Greg Sands is a Founder and Managing Director, Costanoa Ventures at Costanoa Ventures, based in Palo Alto, CA. Their investment focus includes AI, Fintech, Cybersecurity.
Greg Sands focuses on investments in AI, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Enterprise, SaaS through Costanoa Ventures. These focus areas reflect their domain expertise and the types of startups they actively seek to back.
Greg Sands's notable portfolio investments include Quizlet. These companies span multiple sectors and stages, reflecting a track record of identifying high-potential startups.
Greg Sands is currently at Costanoa Ventures, headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, serving as Founder and Managing Director, Costanoa Ventures.