VC firm
Cowboy Ventures
Also known as Cowboy Capital Fund I, LLC, Cowboy Founders, Cowboy Founders Fund IV, LLC, Cowboy Mustang, Cowboy Mustang Founders, Cowboy Mustang Founders Fund I, LLC, Cowboy Mustang Fund I, LLC, Cowboy Ventures Fund II, LLC
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA, United States
- Assets under management
- $635MForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-12Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $76.3MSEC amount sold, as of 2022-01-14Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 8
- Check size
- Our initial investment is usually between $500k - $4M.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Legal name
- Cowboy Ventures, LLC
- cowboy.vc (opens in a new tab)
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About
We’ll help you build a generational company by adding incredible connections, experience, sleeve-rolled up help, and a human touch.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We have a reputation for offering unique honesty, “full stack” support, a human touch, and incredible connections.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- We love to lead and co-lead seed rounds.
- Reserves policy
- We also reserve funds for follow-on investments in the Series A and beyond.
- Eligibility
- We invest in US-based, software oriented companies.
- Investing status notes
- If you have a technology-driven solution to a big and/or growing market, are targeting US customers, haven’t yet raised a seed round, want to have a trusted, collaborative relationship with your early stage investors, and believe you’re building a company that could have a ‘VC-scale outcome’, we’d love to talk with you about what you’re building.
Funds
- Cowboy Mustang Founders Fund I, LLC
- Vintage 2022Main fund
- Cowboy Founders Fund IV, LLC
- Vintage 2022Main fund
- Cowboy Ventures Fund IV, LLC
- $76.3MVintage 2021, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Cowboy Mustang Fund I, LLC
- $64MVintage 2021, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Cowboy Ventures Fund III, LLC
- $93.3MVintage 2018, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Cowboy Capital Fund I, LLC
- $36MVintage 2012, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- COWBOY VENTURES VIC.AI SPV, LLC
- SPV
- Cowboy Ventures Fund II, LLC
- Main fund
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- COWBOY CAPITAL, LLC
- CRD number
- 165571 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-127689
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $635Mas of 2026-03-12
- Private funds reported
- 6
- Principal office
- PALO ALTO, CA, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1554990, 1620197, 1746092
Locations
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA, United States
Programs
- Founder community
- The Cowboy Community (opens in a new tab)
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