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AI Tooling is the Essential Pick and Shovel Fueling the AI Gold Rush

Unlocking the Power of Unstructured Data with AI

As Data Centers Get Hotter, Liquid Cooling Startups Are Poised to Make a Splash

How AI Is Unlocking the Power of Unstructured Data for Businesses

Bobby Yazdani’s Best Ideas Lie Beyond the Hype of Generative AI

Transforming the Manufacturing Service Network

Investing in Innovation: How Vave is Revolutionizing Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Revolutionizing Therapeutic Drug Discovery Through Advanced CRISPR Gene-Modulation and AI

Amplifier Delivers a Unique, AI-Powered Solution to Security

Fully Autonomous Security for Intelligent Defense

OpenGov Scores Largest VC-Backed Exit in Recent Memory $1.8B

OpenGov Scores Largest VC-Backed Exit in Recent Memory $1.8B

A Winning Combination: Compliance.ai Acquired by Archer to Bring AI-Powered Regulatory Compliance to the Financial World

A Winning Combination: Compliance.ai Acquired by Archer to Bring AI-Powered Regulatory Compliance to the Financial World

Q4 2023 VC Update: Bobby Yazdani on the State of Venture Capital Investing

Q4 2023 VC Update: Bobby Yazdani on the State of Venture Capital Investing

Hard SaaS: How edge computing and bespoke networks will drive the next integration cycle

Hard SaaS: How edge computing and bespoke networks will drive the next integration cycle

A2A Payments Are Taking off in Europe. Is “Peak Card” Around the Corner and Is It Coming to the US?

A2A Payments Are Taking off in Europe. Is “Peak Card” Around the Corner and Is It Coming to the US?

The Data Lakehouse Is On the Horizon, But It’s Not Smooth Sailing Yet

The Data Lakehouse Is On the Horizon, But It’s Not Smooth Sailing Yet

As Easy Capital Goes Away, GPs Will Need Different Skills to Deliver Strong Returns

As Easy Capital Goes Away, GPs Will Need Different Skills to Deliver Strong Returns

Exciting Advances in Precision Medicine

Exciting Advances in Precision Medicine

Pay Your Way: An insider’s guide to freedom and flexibility in retail payments - Cota Access

Pay Your Way: An insider’s guide to freedom and flexibility in retail payments

Realizing Customer-Led Growth: Creating a Voice of Customer Program

Realizing Customer-Led Growth: Creating a Voice of Customer Program

Investing in the Future of Restaurants – Thoughts about entrepreneurship, building great companies, and investment philosophy

Investing in the Future of Restaurants – Thoughts about entrepreneurship, building great companies, and investment philosophy

Manisha Shah-Bugaj - Activ Surgical

Activ Surgical – Allowing Surgeons to See the Invisible

Navigating The Cloud Landscape: A Recap of 2023 and Priorities for 2024 and Beyond

Navigating The Cloud Landscape: A Recap of 2023 and Priorities for 2024 and Beyond

Eden Full Goh - Mobot - Founders in 5

Mobot – Robotic QA Testing on 200+ Devices

Commercialization of Space

Commercialization of Space

6 Keys to Unlocking the Potential of Embedded Insurance

6 Keys to Unlocking the True Potential of Embedded Insurance

Layr: Bringing Automation and a Consumer Grade Experience to Small Business Insurance

Layr: Bringing Automation and a Consumer Grade Experience to Small Business Insurance

How Gen AI & Cloud Technologies Empower Analysts to Automate Analytics - Cota Access

How Gen AI & Cloud Technologies Empower Analysts to Automate Analytics

Garrett Larsson - Rhombus

Rhombus – AI-based Enterprise Cloud Security

What Does It Take to Get Funded Today?

CAST.AI - Founders in 5

CAST AI – Cutting Kubernetes Costs in Half – Cota Capital

Five Tailwinds Propelling the Data Analytics Market Forward

Five Tailwinds Propelling the Data Analytics Market Forward

AI won’t replace financial advisors in the complex products market

AI won’t replace financial advisors in the complex products market

Ramen - Partho Mishra

Ramen Inc. – Network-as-a-Service for the “Uncarpeted Enterprise”

Cota Access - Cracking the code in SMB Marketing by leveraging data, automation, and AI

Cracking the Code in SMB Marketing by Leveraging Data, Automation, and AI

Jirav Helps Business Leaders Make Better Financial Decisions, Faster

Jirav Helps Business Leaders Make Better Financial Decisions, Faster

The Rising Role of AI - Cota Connect

The Rising Role of AI: A Technical Perspective

Podcast: The invention of a category, an exit, and an IPO with Bobby Yazdani

Podcast: The Invention of a Category, an Exit & an IPO with Bobby Yazdani

Ramen Brings Reliable Wireless to the “Uncarpeted” Enterprise

Cota Connect 2023

Cota Capital Kicks Off Cota Connect Summit in San Francisco

FedNow won’t bring ‘tidal wave’ of change

FedNow won’t bring ‘tidal wave’ of change

You thought the run on SVB was bad? Just wait until FedNow arrives

Personalized Cancer Care: From Gene to Treatment - Cota Access

Personalized Cancer Care: From Gene to Treatment

Why I Would Start An Enterprise Technology Company Today

Why I Would Start An Enterprise Technology Company Today

Innovating during a regulatory wave

Innovating During a Regulatory Wave

Janis Naeve on Women in Venture Capital Podcast

Janis Naeve on Women in Venture Capital Podcast

Savant Labs Is the Simple, No-Code, Low-Code Analytics Automation Platform that Business Needs Now

Savant Labs Is the Simple, No-Code, Low-Code Analytics Automation Platform that Business Needs Now

Cota Access: Cloud-flation

Cloud-flation: Will it Impact the Growth of Cloud Usage?

Why enterprise tech is seen as a safe harbor in 2023

Why enterprise tech is seen as a safe harbor in 2023

Revolutionizing Wealth Management - Cota Access

Revolutionizing Wealth Management

The Future of CX Software: The Next Adobe Is Right Around the Corner

The Future of CX Software: The Next Adobe Is Right Around the Corner

How to fix insecure operational tech that threatens the global economy

How to fix insecure operational tech that threatens the global economy

Glow Offers Small Businesses a Better Way to Buy Insurance

FlowForge Closes the Gap Between IT and OT

SoundHound – Powering the Voice AI Customer Experience

Tubi – Free, Data-Driven Streaming Movies and TV

Current and Future Applications of Computer Vision

Clever Sense – From Personalized Recommendation Engine Startup to Acquisition By Google

Mobot Uses Robots to Do Mobile App Testing Better and Faster than Humans Can

Now Is the Time for Fintech to Focus on Long-Term Financing

5G: The Critical Backbone of a Thriving Economy

Movandi – Pioneering 5G Wireless Technology

Kangaroo VC Boards: Why We Love to Hate ’Em

The Future of Developer Work Is Their Happiness Index

Farther – Next-Generation Wealth Management

How Platform9 Democratizes Cloud Computing

Medicine at the Edge: How Soon Will the Star Trek Tricorder Be in Our Hands?

Esper – A Single Source of Truth for Policymaking

Crypto vs. the Bugs

Capella Space – Satellites That Can See Through Clouds, Day or Night

The Future of Payments – What’s Next for Your Wallet?

Regulatory scrutiny is good for the future of software

Regulatory scrutiny is good for the future of software

Low-Code/No-Code: Making Everyone a Developer

The True—and Truly Inspiring—Story of 3 Underdog Brothers Who Reached the Top

Shift from Cloud to Edge

Cota Capital – Knowledge is the Ultimate Capital with Infinite Possibilities

NPS – Autonomous Driving With Zero Accidents–Seeing around the corner

Rollbar – Find and Fix Errors in Your Code in Real-Time

Our 5G Future — And How to Get There

Seeing is Believing: Observability

Take It to the Bank: The Future of Bank Accounts and Credit Cards

Will Open Banking Be the End of Banking as We Know It?

CRISPR Mutant Ninja Turtles: Gene Editing, Its True Potential and the Dangers Ahead

Going Viral: The Future of Human Health

Rage Against the Machine Learning: Panel Experts Weigh in on Effective ML

Beyond the Hype: 5G and Cloud Computing

We offer Knowledge Capital to help scale our companies.

  • All
  • Podcasts
  • Founders in 15
  • Cota Access
  • Articles


Amplifier Delivers a Unique, AI-Powered Solution to Security


Fully Autonomous Security for Intelligent Defense

OpenGov Scores Largest VC-Backed Exit in Recent Memory $1.8B


OpenGov Scores Largest VC-Backed Exit in Recent Memory $1.8B

A Winning Combination: Compliance.ai Acquired by Archer to Bring AI-Powered Regulatory Compliance to the Financial World


A Winning Combination: Compliance.ai Acquired by Archer to Bring AI-Powered Regulatory Compliance to the Financial World

Q4 2023 VC Update: Bobby Yazdani on the State of Venture Capital Investing


Q4 2023 VC Update: Bobby Yazdani on the State of Venture Capital Investing

The Data Lakehouse Is On the Horizon, But It’s Not Smooth Sailing Yet


The Data Lakehouse Is On the Horizon, But It’s Not Smooth Sailing Yet

Hard SaaS: How edge computing and bespoke networks will drive the next integration cycle


Hard SaaS: How edge computing and bespoke networks will drive the next integration cycle

A2A Payments Are Taking off in Europe. Is “Peak Card” Around the Corner and Is It Coming to the US?


A2A Payments Are Taking off in Europe. Is “Peak Card” Around the Corner and Is It Coming to the US?

As Easy Capital Goes Away, GPs Will Need Different Skills to Deliver Strong Returns


As Easy Capital Goes Away, GPs Will Need Different Skills to Deliver Strong Returns

Realizing Customer-Led Growth: Creating a Voice of Customer Program


Realizing Customer-Led Growth: Creating a Voice of Customer Program

Exciting Advances in Precision Medicine


Exciting Advances in Precision Medicine

Pay Your Way: An insider’s guide to freedom and flexibility in retail payments - Cota Access


Pay Your Way: An insider’s guide to freedom and flexibility in retail payments

Investing in the Future of Restaurants – Thoughts about entrepreneurship, building great companies, and investment philosophy


Investing in the Future of Restaurants – Thoughts about entrepreneurship, building great companies, and investment philosophy

Manisha Shah-Bugaj - Activ Surgical


Activ Surgical – Allowing Surgeons to See the Invisible

Navigating The Cloud Landscape: A Recap of 2023 and Priorities for 2024 and Beyond


Navigating The Cloud Landscape: A Recap of 2023 and Priorities for 2024 and Beyond

Eden Full Goh - Mobot - Founders in 5


Mobot – Robotic QA Testing on 200+ Devices

Commercialization of Space


Commercialization of Space

6 Keys to Unlocking the Potential of Embedded Insurance


6 Keys to Unlocking the True Potential of Embedded Insurance

Layr: Bringing Automation and a Consumer Grade Experience to Small Business Insurance


Layr: Bringing Automation and a Consumer Grade Experience to Small Business Insurance

How Gen AI & Cloud Technologies Empower Analysts to Automate Analytics - Cota Access


How Gen AI & Cloud Technologies Empower Analysts to Automate Analytics

Garrett Larsson - Rhombus


Rhombus – AI-based Enterprise Cloud Security


What Does It Take to Get Funded Today?

CAST.AI - Founders in 5


CAST AI – Cutting Kubernetes Costs in Half – Cota Capital

Five Tailwinds Propelling the Data Analytics Market Forward


Five Tailwinds Propelling the Data Analytics Market Forward

AI won’t replace financial advisors in the complex products market


AI won’t replace financial advisors in the complex products market

Ramen - Partho Mishra


Ramen Inc. – Network-as-a-Service for the “Uncarpeted Enterprise”

Cota Access - Cracking the code in SMB Marketing by leveraging data, automation, and AI


Cracking the Code in SMB Marketing by Leveraging Data, Automation, and AI

Jirav Helps Business Leaders Make Better Financial Decisions, Faster


Jirav Helps Business Leaders Make Better Financial Decisions, Faster

The Rising Role of AI - Cota Connect


The Rising Role of AI: A Technical Perspective

Podcast: The invention of a category, an exit, and an IPO with Bobby Yazdani


Podcast: The Invention of a Category, an Exit & an IPO with Bobby Yazdani


Ramen Brings Reliable Wireless to the “Uncarpeted” Enterprise

Cota Connect 2023


Cota Capital Kicks Off Cota Connect Summit in San Francisco

FedNow won’t bring ‘tidal wave’ of change


FedNow won’t bring ‘tidal wave’ of change


You thought the run on SVB was bad? Just wait until FedNow arrives

Personalized Cancer Care: From Gene to Treatment - Cota Access


Personalized Cancer Care: From Gene to Treatment

Why I Would Start An Enterprise Technology Company Today


Why I Would Start An Enterprise Technology Company Today

Innovating during a regulatory wave


Innovating During a Regulatory Wave

Janis Naeve on Women in Venture Capital Podcast


Janis Naeve on Women in Venture Capital Podcast

Savant Labs Is the Simple, No-Code, Low-Code Analytics Automation Platform that Business Needs Now


Savant Labs Is the Simple, No-Code, Low-Code Analytics Automation Platform that Business Needs Now

Cota Access: Cloud-flation


Cloud-flation: Will it Impact the Growth of Cloud Usage?

Why enterprise tech is seen as a safe harbor in 2023


Why enterprise tech is seen as a safe harbor in 2023

Revolutionizing Wealth Management - Cota Access


Revolutionizing Wealth Management

The Future of CX Software: The Next Adobe Is Right Around the Corner


The Future of CX Software: The Next Adobe Is Right Around the Corner

How to fix insecure operational tech that threatens the global economy


How to fix insecure operational tech that threatens the global economy


Glow Offers Small Businesses a Better Way to Buy Insurance


FlowForge Closes the Gap Between IT and OT


SoundHound – Powering the Voice AI Customer Experience


Tubi – Free, Data-Driven Streaming Movies and TV


Current and Future Applications of Computer Vision


Clever Sense – From Personalized Recommendation Engine Startup to Acquisition By Google


Mobot Uses Robots to Do Mobile App Testing Better and Faster than Humans Can


Now Is the Time for Fintech to Focus on Long-Term Financing


5G: The Critical Backbone of a Thriving Economy


Movandi – Pioneering 5G Wireless Technology


Kangaroo VC Boards: Why We Love to Hate ’Em


The Future of Developer Work Is Their Happiness Index


Farther – Next-Generation Wealth Management


How Platform9 Democratizes Cloud Computing


Medicine at the Edge: How Soon Will the Star Trek Tricorder Be in Our Hands?


Esper – A Single Source of Truth for Policymaking


Crypto vs. the Bugs


Capella Space – Satellites That Can See Through Clouds, Day or Night


The Future of Payments – What’s Next for Your Wallet?

Regulatory scrutiny is good for the future of software


Regulatory scrutiny is good for the future of software


Low-Code/No-Code: Making Everyone a Developer


The True—and Truly Inspiring—Story of 3 Underdog Brothers Who Reached the Top


Shift from Cloud to Edge


Cota Capital – Knowledge is the Ultimate Capital with Infinite Possibilities


NPS – Autonomous Driving With Zero Accidents–Seeing around the corner


Rollbar – Find and Fix Errors in Your Code in Real-Time


Our 5G Future — And How to Get There


Seeing is Believing: Observability


Take It to the Bank: The Future of Bank Accounts and Credit Cards


Will Open Banking Be the End of Banking as We Know It?


CRISPR Mutant Ninja Turtles: Gene Editing, Its True Potential and the Dangers Ahead


Going Viral: The Future of Human Health


Rage Against the Machine Learning: Panel Experts Weigh in on Effective ML


Beyond the Hype: 5G and Cloud Computing

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