# Cowboy Ventures

> Palo Alto and New York seed fund founded in 2012 by Aileen Lee, who coined the term 'unicorn.' Purpose-built for pre-seed and seed—Cowboy says roughly 70% of its investments are pre-product—and known for hands-on support through seed-to-Series A.

## Profile

- **Typical check size:** $250K-$3M (stage-based estimate)
- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** New York, NY & Palo Alto, CA
- **AUM:** N/A
- **Rounds they lead:** Pre-Seed, Seed
- **Rounds they invest:** Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

## Links

- [Website](https://cowboy.vc)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/cowboy-ventures)
- [Crunchbase](https://crunchbase.com/organization/cowboy-ventures)
- [X / Twitter](https://twitter.com/cowboyvc)

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/cowboy-ventures