About Cota Capital
Cota Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Mar 2026, Cota Capital is an active investor, having invested in 154 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Esper Overall, Cota Capital portfolio has seen 5 unicorns, 8 IPOs and 32 acquisitions including key companies like Uber, Square and Zeta Global. A lot of funds co-invest with Cota Capital, with names like Celesta Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Cota Capital has team of 43 people including 15 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Cota Capital's List of Top Investments
Cota Capital has a portfolio of 154 companies, including 5 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Kilo and Compliance.ai.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Israel and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 27 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Cota Capital:
1. Uber
Network providing on-demand transportation, delivery, and business management solutions. It facilitates ride requests and connects individuals with transportation providers. Additionally, it offers delivery services for food and other goods. The network extends to business solutions, providing tools for managing rides, meals, and local deliveries for organizations.
Key facts about Uber
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $44B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $13.2B
- Employee Count: 151,576 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TrueBridge, American Express Ventures and 191 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 19, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Square
Provider of integrated point of sale and business management solutions. The company delivers hardware and software for payments, retail, restaurants, and appointments. It offers tools for managing teams, payroll, marketing, customer relationships, and cash flow. The business provides solutions for various industries, including food and beverage, retail, beauty, and services.
Key facts about Square
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $24.1B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $520M
- Employee Count: 6,645 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Saints Capital, TDM Growth Partners and 59 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 03, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Google
Provider of a comprehensive online platform offering diverse services, including search, email, productivity tools, and storage solutions, to individuals and organizations. It is a multifaceted technology company that offers a wide range of services including search, email, cloud storage, and productivity software, providing a comprehensive platform for personal and professional use.
Key facts about Google
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $350B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $35M
- Employee Count: 337,774 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Greyrock Investments, Black Capital Investments and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 18, 2010, $*****
4. Zeta Global
Provider of an AI-powered marketing platform unifying data and marketing channels. The platform offers customer data management, omnichannel activation, and analytics. It facilitates customer experience, acquisition, and campaign execution across paid channels. The platform also provides customer messaging and attribution capabilities.
Key facts about Zeta Global
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1.01B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $358M
- Employee Count: 2,819 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Savano Capital Partners and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. Gusto
Provider of a cloud-based platform offering payroll, benefits, and HR solutions. It is a SaaS-based platform offering payroll, benefits, and human resource management solutions for growing businesses, aiming to simplify complex tasks for its clients.
Key facts about Gusto
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $718M
- Employee Count: 4,369 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Cross Creek and 83 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, May 13, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Cota Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Cota Capital has invested in 154 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 7 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 8 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Kilo and most recent follow-on round was in Esper.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2023 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2022 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
2021 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
2020 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2018 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
2017 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
Cota Capital's Investments by Stage
Cota Capital has made 32 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.5M, 21 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $11.7M, 19 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $27M, 7 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $83.2M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $26M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 32 |
Seed | 21 |
Series B | 19 |
Series C | 7 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cota Capital's Investments by Sector
Cota Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech, Enterprise Infrastructure and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 145 Tech companies, 124 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 91 Software companies and at least 53 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 47 |
High Tech | 25 |
FinTech | 18 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 14 |
Life Sciences | 12 |
Others | 78 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cota Capital's Investments by Geography
Cota Capital has made most investments in United States (73), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 73 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Canada | 1 |
France | 1 |
India | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cota Capital's recent investments
Cota Capital has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Esper.Here are the most recent investments by Cota Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 10, 2026 | United States | Series A | 1521 | [+1] | |
Dec 10, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6418 | - | |
Sep 18, 2025 | United States | Series D | 6812 | [+6] | |
Sep 17, 2025 | United States | Seed | 5824 | [+7] | |
Aug 18, 2025 | United States | Series B | 5798 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Cota Capital's Portfolio
Cota Capital has 5 unicorns in its portfolio - Eight Sleep, Addepar, Current and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Eight Sleep. It became a unicorn in 2026, 10 years after Cota Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Cota Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | Provider of AI-based internet-first brand of mattress and smart mattress covers | 2014 | New York City | Series D | uhxbfbj | ||
78 | Wealth management solutions for advisors | 2009 | Mountain View | Series G | kpbznuq | ||
73 | Provider of banking services, paycheck advances, credit building, and crypto trades | 2015 | New York City | Series D | sfwbxvz | ||
73 | Provider of data-driven analytics and open banking API for businesses | 2010 | Lehi | Series C | n{cpwa{ | ||
75 | AI based platform for employee background verification | 2014 | San Francisco | Series E | crehzbs |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Cota Capital's Portfolio
8 of Cota Capital's portfolio companies have become public. SoundHound got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Apr 2022 at marketcap of $1.41B and Zeta Global got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $1.91B.Here are Cota Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 28, 2022 | - | - | 7686 | |
Jun 10, 2021 | - | - | 6348 | |
Jul 17, 2020 | Oct 15, 2018 | Series B | 5055 | |
May 09, 2019 | - | - | 2951 | |
Oct 04, 2018 | - | - | 1824 |
Acquired companies in Cota Capital's Portfolio
32 companies from Cota Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Masimo in Feb 2026 by Danaher for $*****.Here are Cota Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 17, 2026 | - | - | 8166 | |
Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 30, 2025 | Series A | 4840 | |
May 08, 2025 | Apr 25, 2022 | Series C | 3155 | |
Nov 08, 2024 | - | - | 3508 | |
Sep 03, 2024 | May 10, 2022 | Seed | 3773 |
Team profile of Cota Capital
Cota Capital has a team of 43 members including 15 Partners, 4 Venture Partners and 5 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 1 more location. Cota Capital's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Cota Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Los Altos | - | - | |
Partner | Great Falls | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | |||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - |
Co-investors of Cota Capital
Over the past 11 years, 585 investors have co-invested in Cota Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Cota Capital: Y Combinator, HHS and 174 others have invested in rounds before Cota Capital. There are 10 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Cota Capital and 7 companies where HHS has invested before Cota Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Cota Capital: 243 investors entered a company along with Cota Capital. These include investors like Celesta Capital (7 companies).
- Invested after Cota Capital: A total of 166 investors have invested in Cota Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Khosla Ventures (2 companies), General Catalyst (2 companies) and SVB (2 companies).
Recent News related to Cota Capital
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Esper Raises New Funding Following Record Growth and Leadership ExpansionPR Newswire•Mar 10, 2026•Stand Together Ventures Lab, 8VC, Cota Capital, Esper
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Kilo Raises $8 Million to Bring Kilo Speed to Agentic EngineeringBusiness Wire•Dec 10, 2025•Kilo, Breakers, Cota Capital, Tokyo Black and 3 others
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PvX Secures $4.7M Seed Extension, Surpasses $250M in User Acquisition FinancingFinTechnews•Dec 08, 2025•Pvxpartners, Capital One, DraftKings, General Catalyst and 8 others
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Movandi Secures $40M to Power Next-Generation IntelligentTMC•Oct 14, 2025•Movandi, ITHCA, Murata, 5G Ventures and 5 others
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Upscale AI secures $100M to develop open-standard AI networking infrastructure.SiliconAngle•Sep 18, 2025•Upscale, Mayfield, Maverick Silicon, StepStone Group and 7 others
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Tote.ai Raises $22.6M in FundingFinSMEs•Aug 18, 2025•Tote.ai, Cervin, Storm Ventures, Cota Capital and 5 others
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Seraphic secures $29m to strengthen browser security for businessesTechCentral•Feb 27, 2025•Seraphic Security, GreatPoint Ventures, CrowdStrike, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures and 4 others
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Savant Labs Raises $18.5M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Jan 31, 2025•Savant Labs, Dell Technologies Capital, Vertex Ventures, Cota Capital and 9 others
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