Costanoa Ventures

Costanoa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012 and based in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in San Francisco. The firm specializes in making investments in seed and Series A startups, primarily focusing on business-to-business (B2B) companies. Costanoa Ventures targets investments in cloud-based services, data analytics, fintech, security, modern software as a service (SaaS), and big data technologies. By investing between $0.5 million and $3 million, the firm aims to partner with entrepreneurs to build durable companies that address complex business challenges. Costanoa Ventures supports startups in going to market and achieving product-market fit, helping to foster their long-term success.

Mike Albang

CFO

Amy Cheetham

Partner

John Cowgill

Partner

Nancy Katz

Senior Director

Tony Liu

Principal

Greg Sands

Founder and Managing Director

Mark Selcow

General Partner

Jim Wilson

Partner

Past deals in Drones

Hidden Level

Series C in 2025
Hidden Level specializes in advanced technologies for passive radar and drone detection, focusing on RF spectrum signal analysis. The company offers a comprehensive Airspace Monitoring Service (AMS) that employs networks of passive sensors to detect and track various aerial vehicles, including drones, across extensive geographical areas. This service is tailored for critical sectors such as infrastructure, defense, and public safety, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations. In addition to drone detection, Hidden Level provides custom-built sensor technology, classical systems engineering, data modeling and analysis, field testing, printed circuit board design, and full product life cycle management. Their solutions aim to enhance safety and productivity in low-altitude air traffic monitoring for aerospace component manufacturers.

Propeller Aero

Venture Round in 2023
Propeller Aero is a global leader in drone mapping and analytics solutions, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with an additional office in Denver, USA. Founded in 2014 by Francis Vierboom and Rory San Miguel, the company provides innovative hardware and software products tailored for the construction, aggregates, mining, and waste management industries. Propeller's platform empowers worksites to measure and manage their operations effectively using user-friendly visual tools accessible from any device. This flexibility enhances worksite management efficiency and collaboration while helping to reduce costs and risks. Through its solutions, Propeller serves thousands of worksites worldwide, enabling teams to track, inspect, and report on job progress and productivity with accuracy and safety.

Propeller Aero

Series B in 2020
Propeller Aero is a global leader in drone mapping and analytics solutions, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with an additional office in Denver, USA. Founded in 2014 by Francis Vierboom and Rory San Miguel, the company provides innovative hardware and software products tailored for the construction, aggregates, mining, and waste management industries. Propeller's platform empowers worksites to measure and manage their operations effectively using user-friendly visual tools accessible from any device. This flexibility enhances worksite management efficiency and collaboration while helping to reduce costs and risks. Through its solutions, Propeller serves thousands of worksites worldwide, enabling teams to track, inspect, and report on job progress and productivity with accuracy and safety.

Propeller Aero

Series A in 2018
Propeller Aero is a global leader in drone mapping and analytics solutions, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with an additional office in Denver, USA. Founded in 2014 by Francis Vierboom and Rory San Miguel, the company provides innovative hardware and software products tailored for the construction, aggregates, mining, and waste management industries. Propeller's platform empowers worksites to measure and manage their operations effectively using user-friendly visual tools accessible from any device. This flexibility enhances worksite management efficiency and collaboration while helping to reduce costs and risks. Through its solutions, Propeller serves thousands of worksites worldwide, enabling teams to track, inspect, and report on job progress and productivity with accuracy and safety.

Propeller Aero

Series A in 2016
Propeller Aero is a global leader in drone mapping and analytics solutions, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with an additional office in Denver, USA. Founded in 2014 by Francis Vierboom and Rory San Miguel, the company provides innovative hardware and software products tailored for the construction, aggregates, mining, and waste management industries. Propeller's platform empowers worksites to measure and manage their operations effectively using user-friendly visual tools accessible from any device. This flexibility enhances worksite management efficiency and collaboration while helping to reduce costs and risks. Through its solutions, Propeller serves thousands of worksites worldwide, enabling teams to track, inspect, and report on job progress and productivity with accuracy and safety.
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