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Andreas Weiskam
InvestorPartner at Sapphire Partners (Sapphire Ventures)
London, UK
Writes $10M – $100M checks · typically $25M
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About
Andreas Weiskam is a Partner and Co-Founder of Sapphire Ventures, based in London and focused on European investments across fintech, data, security, and infrastructure. Before Sapphire Ventures he worked at SAP, and earlier in his career co-founded Zadu, a venture-backed instant messaging startup in the San Francisco Bay Area during the first internet wave. His current portfolio includes Contentful, GitGuardian, Matillion, Unmind, Upvest, and Yapily, with notable exits including Criteo, Currencycloud, DocuSign, Iovation, and Wandera. He holds degrees from the University of Hamburg and the University of St. Andrews and is a Kauffman Fellow.
Contact· published on Andreas's own website
Invests in
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Sapphire Ventures. Co-founded Zadu, a venture-backed instant messaging startup in the San Francisco Bay Area during the first internet wave. Weiskam co-founded Zadu, a venture-backed startup providing instant messaging technology with presence awareness.
- Education
- Holds a graduate degree in business administration from the University of Hamburg, Germany. Earned an MLitt with distinction in management, economics and politics from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Studied at University of Hamburg (Diplom-Kaufmann, Business)
- Communities
- Is a Kauffman Fellow. Weiskam is a member of Kauffman Fellows Class 13 and served his fellowship at SAP Ventures with mentor Nino Marakovic.
- More
- Was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
From Andreas's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 2
MatillionBoard seat
via Sapphire Ventures · filed Nov 2021 · $150M raise
WanderaBoard seat
via Sapphire Ventures · filed May 2017 · $20M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
IovationLavanteNinetailedRetail SolutionsScytl
Investor
CazooContentfulCurrency CloudDocuSignGitGuardianIovationiTACLavanteLogLogicMonsieur DriveOnventisQubitScytlUnmindUpvestYapilyZend Technologies
Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andreas Weiskam?
- Andreas Weiskam is a Partner and Co-Founder of Sapphire Ventures, based in London and focused on European investments across fintech, data, security, and infrastructure. Before Sapphire Ventures he worked at SAP, and earlier in his career co-founded Zadu, a venture-backed instant messaging startup in the San Francisco Bay Area during the first internet wave. His current portfolio includes Contentful, GitGuardian, Matillion, Unmind, Upvest, and Yapily, with notable exits including Criteo, Currencycloud, DocuSign, Iovation, and Wandera. He holds degrees from the University of Hamburg and the University of St. Andrews and is a Kauffman Fellow.
- Where does Andreas Weiskam work?
- Andreas Weiskam is Partner at Sapphire Partners and Partner at Sapphire Ventures.
- What does Andreas Weiskam invest in?
- Andreas Weiskam invests in Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- What check size does Andreas Weiskam write?
- Andreas Weiskam typically writes checks of $10M – $100M.
- What boards does Andreas Weiskam sit on?
- Andreas Weiskam holds tracked board seats at Iovation, Lavante, Matillion, Ninetailed, Retail Solutions, Scytl, Wandera.
- What companies has Andreas Weiskam invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Cazoo, Contentful, Currency Cloud, DocuSign, GitGuardian, Iovation, iTAC, Lavante, LogLogic, Matillion, Monsieur Drive, Onventis, and 7 more.
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