Adrian Kania
InvestorSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
Menlo Park, California
Writes $20M – $60M checks · typically $40M
About
Adrian Kania joined Sapphire Ventures' growth investment team in 2024, focusing on due diligence, supporting portfolio companies, and sourcing B2B SaaS opportunities. He previously worked at Adams Street Partners on venture growth investing covering infrastructure software, and as an investment banking analyst at Bank of America in Palo Alto.
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Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Sapphire VenturesVenture Capitalcurrent2024 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Adams Street PartnersVenture Growth2022 — 2024Menlo Park, California, United States
- Bank of AmericaInvestment Banking Analyst2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- Farmers Insurance Group of CompaniesInsurance Producer2017 — 20218197 E Florentine Rd, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
- Sands Realty - PrescottLicensed Realtor2017 — 2021Arizona
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2020Palo Alto, California
- Columbia West CapitalInvestment Banking Intern Analyst2018 — 2019Scottsdale, Arizona
- Goldwater Corporate FinanceInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2018Scottsdale, Arizona
Education
- W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Finance, General
Skills & more
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Excel3Foreign Languages8Market Valuation7Financial Modeling5Direct SalesCustomer Service4Hospitality Industry3Real Estate MarketingReal Estate2Property & Casualty Insurance1Investment Banking1
+2 more
ManagementLeadershipLanguages English · Polish
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 79 — FINRA
- Python 3 Programming — Coursera
- Property and Casualty Insurance License — Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions
- REALTOR® — National Association of REALTORS®
From Adrian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sapphire Ventures
Abigail Johnson
Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire Ventures
Adam Liu
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Aditya Reddy
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Alex Lehman
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Allison Lee
Investor at Sapphire Ventures
Anders Ranum
Partner at Sapphire Ventures
Andrea Scholz
Senior Executive Assistant at Sapphire Ventures
Andreas Weiskam
Partner and Co-Founder of Sapphire Ventures, focused on European investments
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Abigail Johnson
Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire Ventures
Alex Lehman
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Anders Ranum
Partner at Sapphire Ventures
Annalise Dragic
Principal at Sapphire Ventures
Casber Wang
Operating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
Cathy Gao
Partner at Sapphire Ventures
Chloe Steinberg
Partner at Sapphire Ventures
David Hartwig
Operating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
Demi Obayomi
Principal at Sapphire Ventures
Thomas Moon
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adrian Kania?
- Adrian Kania joined Sapphire Ventures' growth investment team in 2024, focusing on due diligence, supporting portfolio companies, and sourcing B2B SaaS opportunities. He previously worked at Adams Street Partners on venture growth investing covering infrastructure software, and as an investment banking analyst at Bank of America in Palo Alto.
- Where does Adrian Kania work?
- Adrian Kania is Senior Associate at Sapphire Ventures.
- What does Adrian Kania invest in?
- Adrian Kania invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Adrian Kania write?
- Adrian Kania typically writes checks of $20M – $60M.
- Where did Adrian Kania go to school?
- Adrian Kania studied at W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance, General).
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Shared employers
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