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 several firms in the area before founding Dakota in 2006.