Published inCowboy Ventures·May 27It’s Asian American Heritage Month — Let’s Debunk Some MythsSharing some quick reflections, and ways to potentially help by AileenLee, Cowboy Ventures The month of May is nationally recognized in the US as Asian American Heritage month. It’s a great opportunity to make an effort to learn about and appreciate the ways Asian Americans have made contributions to American…6 min read6 min read
Published inCowboy Ventures·May 22The New Generative AI Infra StackCompanies want to use generative AI, but they need new infrastructure tools to make it happen By Matt & Robby Generative AI has taken the tech industry by storm. In Q1 2023, a whopping $1.7B was invested into gen AI startups as hundreds of millions of users adopted applications like…7 min read7 min read
Published inCowboy Ventures·Apr 10Breaking Into Venture During A Downturn & Navigating Your First YearBy Matt Lu & Robby In 2020, our team shared resources on how to break into venture capital. That post generated a lot of interest and we received feedback that it helped folks understand how to recruit into and be successful as an entry-level venture capital investor. …2 min read2 min read
Published inCowboy Ventures·Mar 6Can My Open Source Company Raise Series A?Investors’ definition of ‘greatness’ has changed — this is what founders need to know By: Robby Historically, there has been no clear playbook for open source metrics, benchmarks, and timeline to paid product. Prior to the 2022 downturn, many open source companies could raise Series A (and even Series B)…4 min read4 min read
Published inCowboy Ventures·Feb 6Making Money from Open SourcePart 2: Deciding on the Right Open Source Business Model Welcome to Part 2 of our series on Making Money from Open Source. This post focuses on open source business models, and how project creators might think about the revenue and company potential for their projects. For Part 1 on…5 min read5 min read
Published inCowboy Ventures·Jan 23Announcing $260M in new capital with Cowboy Fund IV & Mustang I, Yeehaw!By Team Cowboy (Aileen, Robby, Jillian, Ted, Allegra, Matt, & Mae) At Cowboy Ventures, our mission is to back the most promising seed stage companies, while having a positive impact on the communities around us. …4 min read4 min read
Published inCowboy Ventures·Jan 19Making Money from Open SourcePart 1: Turning Project-Market Fit into Product-Market Fit By: Robby Imagine you’re the creator of an open source project. You release your project on GitHub, follow it up with a Hacker News post, and within a few months, surpass 1,000 stars. Woohoo! You start thinking, “maybe I should start a…6 min read6 min read
Published inCowboy Ventures·Jan 8Marking Cowboy Ventures’ 10 Year AnniversaryBy Aileen Lee We recently passed the 10 year mark at Cowboy Ventures, woohoo! It’s a good time to reflect on the past decade, and share excitement for the years ahead. …12 min read12 min read
Published inCowboy Ventures·Dec 13, 2022The Fable and Challenges of Credit Cards in the USFor the past few years, many have cited that today’s younger generations mistrust credit cards. Perhaps because it’s the debt instrument of their parents because they have seen the turmoil that debt can cause, the Great Recession, or the burden from student loans. …Debt5 min readDebt5 min read
Published inCowboy Ventures·Dec 5, 2022Jillian Williams is our new Partner at Cowboy, Yee Haw!By: Aileen Lee It gives me great pleasure to share our awesome cow-lleague Jillian Williams has been promoted to be a Partner at Cowboy Ventures, woohoo 🤠! Jill is an outstanding thinker, collaborator, connector, teammate, finder of great early stage ventures, student of financial markets & business, and human being…5 min read5 min read
