Madison Hawkinson is a data scientist turned venture capital investor at Costanoa Ventures who treats her entire investing career as a data science experiment, applying A/B testing concepts to how she evaluates markets and founders. She brings an unusual combination of technical AI experience from building Facebook's Responsible AI organization, running data science at Greycroft and Thrasio, plus hands-on small business ownership through her Sonoma wine label Ranch Road Vineyards.
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Costanoa Ventures
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AI, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Data, SaaS
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Pre-Seed - Series A
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$2M - $5M
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Costanoa Ventures was founded by Greg Sands, the ex-Sutter Hill MD and first product manager at Netscape who helped name the company and build SuiteSpot from $0 to $140M, giving the firm deep roots in both enterprise VC and early internet product building. The firm fills a "missing middle" by taking concentrated 10-15%+ ownership in ~35 deals per fund while providing unusually intensive early-stage support through monthly board meetings, joining founders on sales calls, and an in-house BuilderOps platform led by partner Martina Lauchengco that goes deep on sales, marketing, and talent.
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