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Anders Ranum

Investor

Partner at Sapphire Ventures

San Carlos, California

Writes $10M – $100M checks · typically $25M

About

Anders Ranum is a Partner at Sapphire Ventures who has invested in over two dozen B2B software companies since 2012, focusing on AI, data & analytics, cybersecurity, software infrastructure, and supply chain/manufacturing. He previously spent 12 years as a product management and strategy executive at SAP and holds an MBA and bachelor's from the University of South Dakota.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Beyond investing

Education
Studied at University of South Dakota (MBA)
Family
Anders Ranum was born in Trondheim, Norway.

From Anders's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

  1. Sapphire Ventures, LLC.Partnercurrent2012 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. WorkOSBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  3. LangChainInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. TRACTIANBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. AlationBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  6. JupiterOneBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  7. DremioBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  8. ExabeamInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  9. InfluxDataBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  10. YugabyteInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  11. Kong Inc.Investorcurrent2020 — present
  12. StackHawkInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  13. FeedzaiBoard Membercurrent2013 — present
  14. Auth0Board Member2018 — 2021
  15. PortworxBoard Member2017 — 2020
  16. JFrogInvestor2015 — 2020
  17. FastlyInvestor2017 — 2019
  18. SAPVP of Product Management, Business Analytics Technologies2009 — 2012
  19. SAPExecutive Director to CTO of SAP2007 — 2009Palo Alto, CA
  20. SAPProduct Strategist - NetWeaver SOA2004 — 2007
  21. SAPProduct Manager - SAP Exchange Infrastructure2002 — 2004
  22. SAPProduct Manager - B2B Marketplace2000 — 2002

Education

  1. University of South DakotaMBA, Management Information Systems1999 — 2000
  2. University of South DakotaB.S., Management & Computer Science1996 — 1999
  3. BI Norwegian Business School1995 — 1996
  4. Sør-Trøndelag University College (HiST)1993 — 1995

Skills & more

Product Management92Product Strategy1Business Intelligence26E-commerce2Integration19SOA10Product Design1Market Analysis2Entrepreneurship4Business Development10Go-to-market Strategy7Pre-sales2
+12 moreVenture CapitalEnterprise ArchitectureCross-functional Team LeadershipCloud ComputingStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsBusiness AlliancesAnalyticsOpenRewriteSAPEnterprise SoftwareSAP ERP

Languages English · Norwegian · Swedish

From Anders's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Influx DataBoard seat

via Sapphire Ventures · filed Feb 2023 · $75M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Sapphire Ventures

Network15

3 more connections

David HartwigDemi ObayomiThomas Moon

Investors connected to Anders in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Anders Ranum?
Anders Ranum is a Partner at Sapphire Ventures who has invested in over two dozen B2B software companies since 2012, focusing on AI, data & analytics, cybersecurity, software infrastructure, and supply chain/manufacturing. He previously spent 12 years as a product management and strategy executive at SAP and holds an MBA and bachelor's from the University of South Dakota.
Where does Anders Ranum work?
Anders Ranum is Partner at Sapphire Ventures.
What does Anders Ranum invest in?
Anders Ranum invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
What check size does Anders Ranum write?
Anders Ranum typically writes checks of $10M – $100M.
What boards does Anders Ranum sit on?
Anders Ranum holds tracked board seats at Auth0, Influx Data.
What companies has Anders Ranum invested in?
Investments tracked here include Alation, Auth0, Baseten, Dremio, Israel Israel Israel, LancgChain, LangChain, Tractian, WorkOS.
Where did Anders Ranum go to school?
Anders Ranum studied at University of South Dakota (MBA, Management Information Systems); University of South Dakota (B.S., Management & Computer Science); BI Norwegian Business School.

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