Costella Kirsch

Costella Kirsch is a venture capital firm founded in 1986 and located in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in providing structured debt financing to emerging technology companies, focusing on sectors such as healthcare devices, life sciences, oncology, and femtech. By targeting innovative firms in these areas, Costella Kirsch aims to support growth and development in the technology and life-science sectors. The firm combines its expertise in venture capital with a commitment to fostering advancements in these critical industries.

Richard Ginn

Managing Director and CFO

8 past transactions

Oats Overnight

Venture Round in 2021
Oats Overnight is a manufacturer of oatmeal-based nutritional breakfasts. The company offers a spoon-free, high-protein oatmeal that is prepped at night. Oats Overnight is dedicated to providing high-quality products, so it only uses superfoods like maca root, raw cacao, hemp, coffee, and others along with certified gluten-free oats.

eConnect

Debt Financing in 2020
eConnect has generated more than $50m in revenue from its powerful SaaS platform installed with the largest hospitality operators around the globe and continues to experience significant growth. eConnect combines video camera streams with transaction data to generate previously unknown information about customers and their behaviors. eConnect powers these cameras with AI and Facial Recognition to analyze vast amounts of data creating insights never before possible.

eConnect

Debt Financing in 2019
eConnect has generated more than $50m in revenue from its powerful SaaS platform installed with the largest hospitality operators around the globe and continues to experience significant growth. eConnect combines video camera streams with transaction data to generate previously unknown information about customers and their behaviors. eConnect powers these cameras with AI and Facial Recognition to analyze vast amounts of data creating insights never before possible.

Gbox by OnCircle, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2013
Gbox is a Direct-to-consumer multimedia monetization to empower YouTubers, MCNs, and any other video creators. Its patented technology “wraps” anything of value and controls decentralized content access on the web. Unique transaction engine allows a variety of business models (subscriptions, PPV, advertising, eCommerce, social currency, and more). It is the best way to sell and distribute videos on the web. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

DailyFeats

Venture Round in 2012
DailyFeats is a provider of software products and services. It operates a website as well as develops software applications that help people set goals to improve their lives. DailyFeats applications allow users to earn points for completing their goals and redeem their points for savings from national brands or partner donations to non-profits. The company was established in 2008 in New York, New York.

KidZui

Venture Round in 2011
KidZui provides a browser that appeals to kids and only lets them navigate certain pre-approved areas of the web.

GuardianEdge Technologies

Debt Financing in 2007
GuardianEdge, the leader in endpoint data protection, enables enterprises to safeguard confidential and proprietary data, ensure regulatory compliance, and securely mobilize computing environments. The award-winning GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform combines managed encryption and device control technologies to protect data on laptops, desktops, portable storage devices, and smartphones. GuardianEdge solutions have been deployed by leading enterprises such as Lockheed Martin, Providence Health Services, and The Hertz Corporation to protect millions of users worldwide. GuardianEdge government customers include the Internal Revenue Service; the U.S. Departments of Defense, Education, Justice, State, Treasury, and Veteran Affairs; the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps; as well as numerous state and local government agencies. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in San Mateo, California.

iolon, inc.

Debt Financing in 2002
iolon, Inc., is a privately held optical networking components company. The company provides high performance tunable devices for advanced fiber optic networks. iolon s initial product is a high-powered, external cavity, tunable laser source ideal for high bit rate, long haul applications. Future product lines include tunable filters, optical switches, polarization controllers, spectral monitors and universal transponders. iolon s platform technology enables advanced automation for high volume manufacturing based on patented micro-optics, MEMS and advanced servo control technologies.
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