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Cowles Company

999 West Riverside Avenue, Spokane, WA, 99201, United States

Overview

Family-owned enterprise investing in growth businesses for long-term benefi

Founded

1890

Deals · 12mo

0

Links

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Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Spain
United States

Sector focus

Finance

Investment portfolio

10rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Gestalt Diagnostics
Apr 2025Led
$8 MSeries A
Quintar
Apr 2024Led
$8 MSeries A
Treasury4
Sep 2023Participated
$20 MSeries A
Vega Cloud
Oct 2022Participated
$9 MOther Equity
Vega
Sep 2022Participated
$9 MOther Equity
Spiceology
Sep 2020Participated
$5 MOther Equity
APANA
Apr 2019Participated
$11 MSeries B
Phytelligence
Sep 2017Led
$12 MSeries B
APANA
Jan 2017Participated
$4 MSeries A
CLEARAS Water Recovery
Mar 2016Participated
$4 MSeries B
Gestalt Diagnostics
Apr 2025Led
$8 MSeries A
Quintar
Apr 2024Led
$8 MSeries A
Treasury4
Sep 2023Participated
$20 MSeries A
Vega Cloud
Oct 2022Participated
$9 MOther Equity
Vega
Sep 2022Participated
$9 MOther Equity
Spiceology
Sep 2020Participated
$5 MOther Equity
APANA
Apr 2019Participated
$11 MSeries B
Phytelligence
Sep 2017Led
$12 MSeries B
APANA
Jan 2017Participated
$4 MSeries A
CLEARAS Water Recovery
Mar 2016Participated
$4 MSeries B
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Deal Distribution

Cowles Company: 10 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Cowles Company: 10 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A22
Series B12
Other Equity03

Monthly Deal Activity

Cowles Company: 10 deals are recorded across 128 months.All available history.
Cowles Company: 10 deals are recorded across 128 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Mar '161
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Sector Breakdown

Cowles Company: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (3 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Cowles Company: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (3 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Consumer & Lifestyle3
Health & Life Sciences3
Clean Energy & Sustainability3
Data, Analytics & IT3
Manufacturing2
AI & Machine Learning2
Food & Agriculture2
Developer Tools1
Hardware & Robotics1
Enterprise Software1
Fintech1
Media & Entertainment1

Deal Size Distribution

Cowles Company: 10 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Cowles Company: 10 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M3
$5M-$10M4
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Cowles Company: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Cowles Company: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States9
Europe1
Cowles Company: 20 co-investors are shown, with Kickstart Seed Fund sharing 5 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Cowles Company: 20 co-investors are shown, with Kickstart Seed Fund sharing 5 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Kickstart Seed Fund5
Album VC2
Alliance of Angels2
Element 82
Incisive Ventures2
Kurita Water Industries2
Rudeen & Company2
Tacoma Venture Fund2
Tapas Capital2
Urban Innovation Fund2
Avrio Ventures1
Centre Court Capital1
Fortson VC1
Good Works Ventures1
Inland Imaging Investments1
Next Frontier Capital1
SeventySix Capital1
Sun Mountain Capital1
TechVision Fund1
Voyager Capital1

Investment Strategy

Cowles Company: Led accounts for 30% and participating for 70% of round participation.All available history.
Cowles Company: Led accounts for 30% and participating for 70% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led330%
Participating770%
Cowles Company: Single-lead accounts for 33% and co-led for 67% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Cowles Company: Single-lead accounts for 33% and co-led for 67% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead133%
Co-led267%

Team

Stacey Cowles

President

Steve Rector

CFO

William Cowles

President

William H. Cowles

Founder