Koa Labs is a venture capital firm and startup fund located in the heart of Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 2012 by technologist and entrepreneur Andrew Palmer, Koa Labs focuses on supporting mission-driven entrepreneurs aiming to build independent companies. The firm is dedicated to investing in first-time entrepreneurs from underserved communities, including female, immigrant, and BIPOC founders, with a particular emphasis on health-tech startups and the Boston-founder ecosystem.

Koa Labs typically invests between $50,000 and $250,000 in pre-seed and seed-stage companies. The firm's portfolio includes notable companies such as Marigold Health, Shimmer, AskFora, RevenueBase, and Spike.

The firm's founder, Andrew Palmer, is an American technologist and internet entrepreneur known for co-founding Vertica, a database software company acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2011, and Tamr, a data analytics company.

Koa Labs is committed to fostering a strong founders' culture in Cambridge and has invested over $14 million into startups with more than 80 founders from underserved communities.