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

Top 10 Reasons Private Equity Firms Use Dakota’s RIA Data to Source New Investment Opportunities

The Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) industry has become one of the most active investment sectors in private markets. Thousands of independent RIAs manage trillions of dollars in assets, making...

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Less Is More

When I was coaching golf at Haverford, I learned something that changed how I lead forever: It’s not what you say, it’s what you don’t say. When you’re coaching 15 – 18-year-old boys in an individual...

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For the Love of the Game

I watched my three kids grow up playing Little League. And I saw something that always bothered me. You’d have a nine-year-old kid at bat… and the coach is acting like it’s the Final Four...

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