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Blog

7 pages

AI and the Labor Shortage Economy/news/ai-and-the-labor-shortage-economy
Leveraging AI in industries without enough talent
AI-ification of "Unsexy Tech"/news/ai-ification-of-unsexy-tech
AI-ification of "Unsexy Tech"/news/ai-ification-of-unsexy-tech-2
Do startups have a chance vs big tech in the age of AI? History says yes…in due time/news/do-startups-have-a-chance-vs-big-tech-in-the-age-of-ai-history-says-yes-in-due-time
The article argues that AI startups can challenge Big Tech incumbents, drawing lessons from the web and mobile revolutions and pointing to innovation, timing, and purpose-built solutions.

Press

1 page

Announcing $260M in new capital with Cowboy Fund IV & Mustang I, Yeehaw!/news/announcing-260m-in-new-capital-with-cowboy-fund-iv-mustang-i-yeehaw
Cowboy raised $260M for two funds: Cowboy Fund IV, a $140M seed fund, and its first Mustang Fund, a $120M fund for investing in Cowboy portfolio companies.

Team

6 pages

Aileen Lee/team/aileen-lee
The page profiles Aileen Lee, Founder and Managing Partner at Cowboy Ventures, and covers her investment focus, portfolio companies, and background.
Caroline Duffy/team/caroline-duffy
The page profiles Caroline Duffy, Partner at Cowboy Ventures, and covers her investment focus, portfolio companies, and background.
Donna Boyer/team/donna-boyer
The page profiles Donna Boyer, Executive-in-Residence (EIR) at Cowboy Ventures, and covers her investment focus, portfolio companies, and background.
Rohan Puranik/team/rohan-puranik
The page profiles Rohan Puranik, Principal at Cowboy Ventures, and covers his investment focus, portfolio companies, and background.

Homepage

1 page

Homepage/
The company helps build companies through independent thinking, resilience, ingenuity, honesty, connections, and a human touch.

Privacy

1 page

Privacy Policy/privacy-policy
Cowboy Ventures' privacy policy explains how it collects, uses, and protects personal information when visitors access cowboy.vc.

Coverage

4 items

For Aileen Lee, mundane tech still has the most promise
Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures, discusses the firm’s direction and AI’s effects on jobs and business models. In a revisited conversation with Connie Loizos, Lee considers automation and job creation and offers a glimpse of recent changes to Cowboy Ventures’ team.
Jul 2025 · Startups | TechCrunchNews article
For Aileen Lee, mundane tech still has the most promisetechcrunch.com/podcast/for-aileen-lee-mundane-tech-is-still-has-the-most-promise/
Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures, discusses the firm’s outlook and AI’s effects on job creation, automation, and new business models. The StrictlyVC Download episode revisits Connie Loizos’ conversation with Lee and offers a glimpse into recent changes to Cowboy Ventures’ team.
Jul 2025 · TechCrunchNews article
Portex founder Brittany Ennix learned the importance of supply chains from Uber and Flexporttechcrunch.com/2024/09/05/portex-raises-6-25-million-seed-to-make-freight-shipping-easier/
Portex raises a $6.25 million seed round to make freight management easier for small and mid-sized businesses. Founded by Brittany Ennix, the company offers a platform for managing shipments, communicating with freight partners, comparing quotes, and reviewing analytics. Portex plans to use the funding to hire, expand internationally, and develop AI-powered automation.
Sep 2024 · TechCrunchNews article
Consumer tech is bound for a comeback among unicorns, but maybe not just yet
Cowboy Ventures examines how the profile of billion-dollar private companies has shifted toward enterprise and predicts a possible consumer-tech resurgence. The firm says unicorns grew from 39 in 2013 to more than 532, with 78% now focused on B2B, reversing the balance in 2013. Founder Aileen Lee and team member Allegra Simon say the enterprise-heavy shift could create room for more consumer unicorns in coming years.
Jan 2024 · TechCrunchNews article