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2022 is proving to be a challenging year for Enterprises large and small.   While the pace of Cloud migration continues, the shift for IT executives has become optimizing and fine-tuning their environment.   From security testing, app performance optimization, data quality and observability, and operations management, companies are trying to get more out of their cloud infrastructure while continuing to build new capabilities and processes.  

Please join us for an informal discussion with our investors and select portfolio companies attending AWS to discuss trends at the Capital Grille, a short 5 minute walk from the Venetian. 

We're currently at capacity. Register to add your name to our waitlist. 

Costanoa Innovation Showcase: Business Optimization in the Cloud

Costanoa recently looked at founder locations and realized many of you are in NYC.   With that in mind, we would like to organize a dinner for our NYC founders.   We're planning this for Monday, 2/27 at 

.   We have a private room set aside and I'll be in town as well as our newest investor in the data space, Madison Hawkinson, who lives there.  

This is a great chance to connect and network, plus I can tell the group about some upcoming plans and content from the Builder Ops team.   Look for more details soon, and please let us know if you can attend.

Costanoa CEO & Founders of NYC

Please join Costanoa Ventures, to discuss 2023 trends in security. As we enter a new year where operational efficiency matters, how will security organizations adjust and continue to innovate while managing tighter budgets and a very thin labor pool? We'll cover a broad range of topics and trends over good food and drink in one of the private dining rooms at Flour + Water. We hope you can join us for a casual discussion and networking event.

2023: New Year, New Trends in Security Dinner

For our next Learning Lab, we're covering a topic that many founders have expressed interest in lately: product design. Whether or not you have someone dedicated to the function, the work must get done. We're bringing in two experts: 

 (Chief Growth Officer at DesignMap) and 

 (former Chief Product Officer at dbt Labs & current Executive in Residence at Costanoa). We'll cover the following:

Learning Lab: How to Use Product Design to Win 

This Learning Lab is focused on helping the Costanoa Portfolio companies understand and leveraging Generative AI practices using the OpenAI platform.  Guest speakers include: 

, founder of Definite.  This Learning Lab is open to primarily Engineering and Product Leaders, but also anyone interested in learning about building on the OpenAI platform.  Topics to be covered include:

Learning Lab: Leveraging Generative AI with OpenAI

 seeks to enable conversations and action so more women earn more seats at more tables at every level of management-- from first-time managers to board members. We’re excited to finally bring Seat @ the Table back in person this year–special thanks to LinkedIn for hosting us! Our focus remains on women builders, aka women with technical backgrounds leading product and engineering. 

These remarkable leaders will share what's helped them most in their leadership journeys.

There will be open networking time with food and drink before the panel. It’s a great opportunity to meet more product and engineering peers who can support you in your journey.

The event is open to anyone who wants to learn more about what it takes to be a strong leader or ally for women in product and engineering. 

Seat @ the Table was founded by the Costanoa Ventures team back in 2017. Special thanks to this year's sponsors, the LinkedIn Marketing for Startups team and Women@ ERG, for hosting us at the LinkedIn SF Office!

Seat@theTable: Women Builders 

Update: We're moving the date to 6/1 due to the Warriors Playoffs schedule - GO DUBS! 

Back by popular demand - we're gathering our sales & marketing community together for another in-person huddle. This time, we're excited to host you all at our new home right across from Oracle Park! 

 filled with learnings, libations, light bites (& likely lots of laughter!) with your fellow sales and marketing rockstars. 

Costanoa Sales & Marketing Huddle IRL

Calling all visionary women builders of New York City! Have you ever considered starting your own company? Or are you in the early stages of getting your idea off of the ground?

We’re thrilled to bring together a curated group of women builders (aka women in product, engineering, & machine learning) for an evening of inspiration and connection with women who have already taken the leap to becoming founders. The event will take place during NYC Tech Week on Wednesday, October 18th from 6-8pm at South Park Commons in NYC, hosted by the 

We’ve assembled a lineup of remarkable founders who have “been there, done that” and will share what it’s like to go for it. The risks. The rewards. They’ll share openly about their journeys, the highs and the lows, including, how and when do you dare to start.

Bring your burning questions and any friends who are also thinking about starting their own company! Please RSVP by Oct 2 so we have an accurate headcount.

Special thanks South Park Commons for hosting us at their office in NYC!

 - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem

Bettye Watkins

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