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Cota Capital

San Francisco, CA · Invests in US · Website

Pre-SeedSeedSeries ASeries BB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsCybersecurityFintechHealthcare & BiotechEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureFintech & PaymentsSecurity & CybersecurityHealthcare & Digital HealthSemiconductors & Hardware

Thesis

Cota Capital invests in 'net new' technologies — visionary ideas that either were never before possible or solve problems that didn't exist before. Knowledge is the true capital. The firm backs early-stage enterprise technology companies where deep operational expertise, competitive intelligence, and network access can provide compounding advantage beyond the check.

Likely not a fit for

No pure consumer plays, gaming, or non-enterprise technology. Avoids incremental improvements to established categories without clear moat.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Leads or follows
Typical decision
~1 month
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$1.1B
Decision process
Investment Committee

Partners & team

13 contacts on file

KJ

Kevin Jacques

Venture PartnerVenture Partner · Primary contact

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Vincent Plot

PartnerPartner

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Bobby Yazdani

General PartnerFounder & Managing Partner

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Murat Kilicoglu

PartnerPartner

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Adit Singh

PartnerPartner

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PW

Pete Williams

Platform & OpsPartner & Chief Operating Officer

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Vivienne Chua

Platform & OpsChief Financial Officer

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Faie Dorin

Platform & OpsGeneral Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

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Gabi Schindler

Platform & OpsChief Marketing Officer

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Suresh Batchu

Venture PartnerVenture Partner

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Ben Malka

Venture PartnerVenture Partner

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Val Vaden

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Vikram Venkat

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Portfolio

GustoHr Tech Work

Gusto provides online payroll and HR solutions designed to support small businesses. With a focus on automating payroll processes and offering comprehensive HR services, Gusto aims to simplify the management of employee benefits, compliance, and talent management for over 400,000 businesses.

Current

Current is a financial technology company that aims to revolutionize banking by providing modern financial tools designed for individuals who feel constrained by traditional banking systems. Their platform offers features such as paycheck advances, early direct deposit, and a credit-building card, all aimed at making banking more affordable and accessible.

MXFintech Payments

MX helps financial institutions, fintechs, and businesses understand and do more with financial data, improving business and consumer outcomes by providing reliable data connectivity and actionable insights.

AddeparEnterprise Software

Addepar is an investment portfolio management platform that empowers investment professionals with data, insights, and technology to make informed investment decisions.

RollbarEnterprise Software

Rollbar is an error logging and tracking service that provides code-first observability for software teams, helping them monitor, understand, and solve errors in real-time.

CloudNatixEnterprise Software

CloudNatix provides efficient AI infrastructure as a service, enabling businesses to optimize their AI workloads across multiple cloud platforms with a focus on cost reduction and scalability.

Seraphic SecuritySecurity Cyber

Seraphic Security provides enterprise browser security solutions that protect users and data across any browser, focusing on real-time protection and data governance.

SimbianSecurity Cyber

Simbian is the autonomous, self-improving SecOps platform built to stop AI attacks. Our offensive and defensive AI agents work together from alert triage and remediation to threat hunting and pentesting.

Kilo CodeEnterprise Software

Kilo is an open-source AI coding agent that integrates with popular development environments like VS Code and JetBrains, enabling developers to build, ship, and iterate faster with AI-powered tools for coding, debugging, and deployment.

Savant LabsEnterprise Software

Savant Labs is a cloud-native, no-code analytics automation platform designed to empower analysts to unlock the true potential of data-driven insights. It automates data workflows, transforming raw data into governed, repeatable outputs with a complete audit trail.

MovandiEnterprise Software

Movandi is a next-generation semiconductor and systems company solving some of the hardest problems in high-frequency wireless, across 5G, fixed wireless, and non-terrestrial satellite networks. Their technology enables data to move faster, farther, and more reliably, forming the backbone of tomorrow’s global digital and AI infrastructure.

Tote AIEnterprise Software

Tote AI is revolutionizing fuel and convenience retail through an AI-native point-of-sale system that unifies loyalty, marketing, operations, and associate support, driving higher revenue per visit and enabling seamless customer experiences.

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Cota Capital Research Overview Cota Capital is a San Francisco-based multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Bobby Yazdani. The firm manages approximately $1.07 billion in assets under management across 8 funds and has invested in over 143 technology companies since inception. Cota Capital focuses exclusively on enterprise technology, backing visionary founders building transformative

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