Last updated:
April 25, 2025
2012
Founded
143
Investments
Offices
Venture Fund
Investor Type
Cowboy Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in the Bay Area, 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. Notable investments include August, Dollar Shave Club, Textio, Accompany, and Tally Technologies.
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Developer Tools
Software
Cybersecurity
Big Data & Analytics
HR Tech
Productivity Tools
Palo Alto
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
United States