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Andreas Weiskam

Investor

Partner at Sapphire Ventures · Partner at Sapphire Partners · Board director at Ninetailed

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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

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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.
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Was born in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Board director at Ninetailed

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Co-founders at Ninetailed

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Sascha KonietzkeExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Paolo NegriExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Andy KaiserCo-founder and CEO; later VP Product at Contentful

Experience

  1. Sapphire Ventures, LLCManaging Directorcurrent2006 — present

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

Currency CloudDocuSignGitGuardianIovationiTACMonsieur DriveNinetailedOnventisUnmindUpvestYapily

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

Colleagues at Sapphire Ventures

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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 Ventures and Board director at Ninetailed.
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 Currency Cloud, DocuSign, GitGuardian, Iovation, iTAC, Matillion, Monsieur Drive, Ninetailed, Onventis, Unmind, Upvest, Wandera, and 1 more.
Where did Andreas Weiskam go to school?
Andreas Weiskam studied at University of St Andrews; University of Hamburg.

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