Cota Capital was founded in 2014. Its founders are Babak Poushanchi and Babak (“Bobby”)
Yazdani. Cota Capital focuses on investing in modern enterprise technology companies.
Cota Capital’s advisory services consist of identifying and evaluating investment opportunities,
structuring, negotiating and making investments on behalf of its fund clients, managing and
monitoring the performance of such investments and disposing of such investments.
Cota Capital provides such services to funds and SPVs (as defined below) (collectively, the
“Funds”) that are exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “1940 Act”) and whose securities are not registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
As of December 31, 2023, Cota Capital had total discretionary regulatory assets under
management of approximately $1,173,497,427. Cota Capital did not manage any regulatory
assets under management on a non-discretionary basis.
Although Cota Capital may manage additional client accounts in the future, as of December 31,
2023, it served as the investment adviser to the following Funds:
Growth Funds
Cota Capital manages the Cota Growth Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Growth
Master Fund”) and its feeder fund, the Cota Growth Offshore Fund, Ltd., an exempted company
with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (together with the Growth Master
Fund, the “Growth Funds”). Cota Capital is in the process of winding down the Growth Funds
and is not accepting new investors.
Initial Funds
Cota Capital manages the Cota Capital Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited
partnership (the “Initial Master Fund”), and its two feeder funds, the Cota Capital Offshore
Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (the “Initial Offshore Feeder”), and
the Cota Capital Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Initial U.S.
Feeder,” and together with the Initial Master Fund and the Initial Offshore Feeder, the “Initial
Funds”). Cota Capital GP serves as the general partner of each of the Initial Funds.
The Initial Funds are currently closed to new investors and are not accepting additional capital
contributions at this time.
The Initial Funds invest primarily in the equity and equity-related securities of U.S. and non-U.S.
modern enterprise technology companies, with investments ranging from seed stage investments
in the private market to investments in publicly traded securities. Cota Capital is authorized,
however, to enter into any type of investment transaction that it deems appropriate under the terms
of the Initial Funds’ partnership agreements.
CFVII
Cota Capital manages Cota FinTech Ventures II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“CFVII”).
Cota FinTech Ventures GP II, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“CFVII GP”) serves
as the general partner of CFVII.
CFVII is currently closed to new investors and is not accepting capital commitments at this time.
CFVII invests primarily in private securities of U.S. and non-U.S. early-stage financial
technology companies. Cota Capital is authorized, however, to enter into any type of investment
transaction that it deems appropriate under the terms of CFVII’s partnership agreement.
CEVII
Cota Capital manages Cota Enterprise Ventures II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“CEVII”). Cota Ventures GP II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CEVII GP”)
serves as the general partner of CEVII.
CEVII is currently closed to new investors and is not accepting additional capital commitments
at this time. CEVII in not making new investments at this time.
CEVIII
Cota Capital manages Cota Enterprise Ventures III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“CEVIII”). Cota Enterprise Ventures GP III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“CEVIII GP”) serves as the general partner of CEVIII.
CEVII is available to investors that are “qualified purchasers” so that it can rely on section 3(c)(7)
of the the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“ICA”).
CEVIII is a successor fund to CEVII and invests primarily in private securities of U.S. and non-
U.S. early-stage modern enterprise technology companies, with an emphasis on infrastructure and
workflow automation. Cota Capital is authorized, however, to enter into any type of investment
transaction that it deems appropriate under the terms of CEVIII’s partnership agreement.
Special Purpose Funds
From time to time Cota Capital forms and manages, on a transaction-by-transaction basis, special
purpose vehicles to participate in investment opportunities, often alongside Cota Capital’s other
Funds. Cota Capital may also organize such vehicles to address specific tax, legal, business,
accounting or regulatory-related issues that may arise in connection with a transaction or
transactions. All of the vehicles described in this paragraph are referred to herein as “SPVs.”
Unlike the Initial Funds, CEVII, CEVIII, or CFVII, which do not limit Cota Capital’s investment
discretion, Cota Capital is often limited to investing only in the securities relating to the particular
transaction for which the SPV was organized.
General Matters
Cota Capital only manages assets on a discretionary basis. The investors in the Funds have no
opportunity to select or evaluate any Fund investments or strategies. Cota Capital selects all Fund
investments and strategies. Cota Capital may maintain idle cash or other short-term investments
and is authorized to enter into any type of investment transaction that it deems appropriate under
the terms of the Funds’ governing documents.
Cota Capital does not participate in wrap fee programs.