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Gui Costin, Founder and CEO

Gui Costin

Founder, CEO

Gui Costin is the Founder and CEO of Dakota, a financial, software, data and media company based in Philadelphia, PA. Dakota’s flagship product, Dakota Marketplace, is a database of institutional investors used by over 6,000 fundraisers and many of the leading global investment firms. Prior to starting his entrepreneurial career, Gui earned his Bachelor of Science in Rhetoric and Communications from the University of Virginia. In 2001, he relocated to Philadelphia, working for a number of firms in the area before founding Dakota in 2006.

Blogs Written By Gui

How to Find RIAs Already Invested in Your Asset Class Using 13F Data

Data sourced from Dakota Marketplace, the global LP and GP intelligence platform trusted by thousands of investment professionals. Learn More | Book a Demo Work smarter, not harder. This is the...

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How to Use Dakota's Alumni Network to Warm Up Cold LP Outreach

Data sourced from Dakota Marketplace, the global LP and GP intelligence platform trusted by thousands of investment professionals. Learn More | Book a Demo The hardest part of fundraising isn't the...

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Emerging Manager Growth Show Episode #45

Family Offices, First-Generation Wealth, and the Fundraising Playbook Emerging Managers Need Hosted by Gui Costin, Founder & CEO, Dakota and Tim Dolan, VP Investment Sales Watch on YouTube | Listen...

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