# Amy Cheetham

> Amy Cheetham is a seed investor at Costanoa Ventures (San Francisco) backing FinTech and Payments. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Costanoa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/costanoaventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 76%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-cheetham-61835127
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/amyecheetham
- Website: https://x.com/amyecheetham

Amy Cheetham is a Partner of Costanoa Ventures. She previously worked at Zuora as a Chief of Staff, Sales Strategy & Operations. Amy Cheetham attended Connecticut College.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 6 | 35% |
| Payments | 5 | 29% |
| Software | 5 | 29% |
| Financial Services | 5 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 29% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 41% |
| Series A | 7 | 41% |
| Series B | 2 | 12% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 10 | 59% |
| Brazil | 1 | 6% |
| Mexico | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Midship | Midship is an AI-powered application that automates the extraction of data from various documents | $4.2M | Seed | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| Ivo | Ivo provides an AI-powered contract intelligence platform that helps legal and business teams review, analyze, and extract insights from agreements. It offers tools for automated redlining and comparison against playbooks, a repository that organizes contract libraries without manual tagging, and an assistant that answers complex contract questionsusing natural language. The platform connects to common workflows like Microsoft Word and enables users to uncover relationships between contract documents and surface risk or deviation patterns. Ivo’s technology aims to reduce the manual effort in contract review and support strategic decision-making across functions that work with agreements. | $55M | Series B | Jan 20, 2026 |  |
| Marble Health | Marble Health provides access to personalized therapy to help teens in their mental health journey. Marble Health provides prompt and affordable care for middle and high school students experiencing common mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and trauma. They ensure that all teens and their families can access treatment using theirexisting insurance coverage, including both commercial and Medicaid plans. | $15.5M | Series A | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Basis Theory | Basis Theory provides a programmable vault and API platform for tokenizing, routing, and securing sensitive data throughout its lifecycle. It enables applications to collect, process, and share data — such as payment card information, personally identifiable information (PII), and other high-risk data — while the data remains encrypted and undercustomer control. The platform supports PCI Level 1, SOC 2 Type 2, and ISO 27001 standards, and it lets developers use sandboxed environments to build compliance-first experiences. Basis Theory also supports flexible payment routing, backup PSPs, and integrating with any payment processor without disrupting existing infrastructure. | $33M | Series B | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Tensec | Founded in 2023, Tensec is a global fintech that enables small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to enter global trade and thrive by giving them access to global transaction banking solutions that are user-friendly, efficient, and secure.Tensec founders have driven startups from foundation to exit, built decacorns, and led global teams atcompanies such as PayPal, Credit Karma, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. We’re putting together a world-class team to disrupt the $50 trillion cross-border b2b financial services industry by providing SMBs the financial strength to participate and win in the global economy.We believe that successful companies and teams are directly correlated to a company's cultural DNA. At Tensec, we make a deliberate effort to create values and foster a culture able to unleash both human and organizational potential. We strongly believe that the best business results derive from teams that have a strong identification with a mission, push themselves to the edge, and love what they do.The Tensec team is diverse and global, with members in New York, San Francisco and São Paulo. We are funded by top venture capital firms such as Costanoa Ventures, Quiet Capital, Cambrian Ventures, Ignia Partners and WillowTree Investments. | $12M | Seed | Jun 18, 2025 |  |
| Ivo | Ivo provides an AI-powered contract intelligence platform that helps legal and business teams review, analyze, and extract insights from agreements. It offers tools for automated redlining and comparison against playbooks, a repository that organizes contract libraries without manual tagging, and an assistant that answers complex contract questionsusing natural language. The platform connects to common workflows like Microsoft Word and enables users to uncover relationships between contract documents and surface risk or deviation patterns. Ivo’s technology aims to reduce the manual effort in contract review and support strategic decision-making across functions that work with agreements. | $16M | Series A | Feb 05, 2025 |  |
| Cadana | Cadana is on a mission to dismantle all barriers for talent to access global opportunities. Our platform allows companies to compliantly hire and pay people in 100+ countries. | $7.1M | Seed | Jun 20, 2024 |  |
| Hona | 24/7 AI receptionist, automated intake, and the #1 client portal - built for law firms all in one platform. | $9.5M | Series A | Apr 29, 2024 |  |
| Highline | Highline is a new way to reduce credit risk and expand access. Customers can now pay bills directly from ADP, Paychex, Gusto & more. Customers gain peace of mind that payments are taken care of without worrying about bank account balances. The gainfully employed deserve access to credit, and Highline technology now makes that possible. | $13M | Series A | Aug 22, 2022 |  |
| Highline | Highline is a new way to reduce credit risk and expand access. Customers can now pay bills directly from their payroll. Customers gain peace of mind that payments are taken care of without worrying about bank account balances. The gainfully employed deserve access to credit, and Highline technology now makes that possible. | $13M | Series A | Aug 22, 2022 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Foundation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundation-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [High Alpha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-alpha-llc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fika Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fika-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GD1 (Global From Day One)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-from-day-one-fund-ii) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Costanoa Ventures

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Costanoa Ventures leads Formation, Seed, and Series A stage investments in companies that change the way the world does business.

5 contacts available at Costanoa Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amy Cheetham | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amy-cheetham |
| David Cheng | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-cheng-5 |
| Gregory Sands | Founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-sands |
| Jim Wilson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-wilson-5 |
| John Cowgill | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-cowgill |

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## FAQ

### What does Amy Cheetham invest in?

Amy Cheetham invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Amy Cheetham last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Amy Cheetham closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 17 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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