Andy Leaver
InvestorOperating Partner at Notion Capital
London
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
A technology operator with a background in microelectronics who moved into software and leadership at Microsoft and GE, then helped grow and lead five companies to IPO (Ariba, SuccessFactors, Bazaarvoice, Workday, Hortonworks). At Notion he focuses on Series A+ enterprise SaaS, helping founders build and scale go-to-market and sales/marketing engines.
Experience
- ArqitChief Executive Officer (CEO)current2024 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Notion CapitalPartnercurrent2020 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- OriginInvestor & Advisorcurrent2025 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- TechWolfBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentGhent, Flemish Region, Belgium
- PanaseerBoard Member2024 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- TopiaBoard Observer2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Crane Venture PartnersPartner2016 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- HortonworksVP International Operations2014 — 2016
- WorkdayGeneral Manager and VP EMEA/APJ2011 — 2014
- BazaarvoiceVP International (EMEA & APAC)2009 — 2011
- SuccessFactorsVP Sales EMEA2007 — 2009
- AribaVP Sales & Marketing EMEA2000 — 2007
- GEeBusiness Leader1995 — 2000
- MicrosoftProgram Manager1989 — 1995
Education
- The University of ManchesterMEng/BSc, Microelectronic Systems Engineering (MSE)1985 — 1989
Skills & more
Management18Leadership12Strategy11SaaS61Enterprise Software48Cloud Computing42International Sales14ERP13E-commerce13Sales Process11CRM17Social Media4
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Colleagues at Notion Capital
Adam Hale
Venture Partner at Notion Capital
Alan Millard
Leadership and Teams Expert at Notion Capital
Andreas Panayiotou
Author of Monetisation Matters, writing on strategy and monetisation for founders, product, and product marketing leaders
Anya Sharma
Operations Assistant at Notion Capital
Arya Tandon
Investor at Notion Capital
Ben Lang
Builder, former founder, and community guy
Bethan Andrew
Finance Manager at Notion Capital
Britt Mulder
Marketing Manager at Notion Capital
Network8
Anthony DanonScout
Partner at Speedinvest
Antoine NussenbaumScout
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Casey FlintScout
Associate at Square Peg Capital
Darian ShiraziScout
General Partner at Gradient Ventures
Fred DestinScout
Investor at Atlas Venture
Julien CodorniouScout
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Eric Archambeau
Senior Managing Partner at Astanor Ventures
Michael Arrington
Partner at CrunchFund
Investors connected to Andy in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andy Leaver?
- A technology operator with a background in microelectronics who moved into software and leadership at Microsoft and GE, then helped grow and lead five companies to IPO (Ariba, SuccessFactors, Bazaarvoice, Workday, Hortonworks). At Notion he focuses on Series A+ enterprise SaaS, helping founders build and scale go-to-market and sales/marketing engines.
- Where does Andy Leaver work?
- Andy Leaver is Operating Partner at Notion Capital.
- What check size does Andy Leaver write?
- Andy Leaver typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- Where did Andy Leaver go to school?
- Andy Leaver studied at The University of Manchester (MEng/BSc, Microelectronic Systems Engineering (MSE)).
Founder mafias
The University of Manchester mafia40
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Notion Capital mafia3
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TechWolf mafia3
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Crane Venture Partners mafia2
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Panaseer mafia2
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Same school
Also attended The University of Manchester163
Joel NoyceInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames BraithwaiteFinancial Controller at NorthzoneFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesHonor de WintonExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global LlpRajiv DatarEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation Space
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Shared employers
Also worked at Origin3
Also worked at Crane Venture Partners24
Dan JaeckPrincipal at Eniac VenturesScott SageCo-Founder and Partner at Crane Venture PartnersKrishna VisvanathanCo-Founder and Partner at Crane Venture PartnersBonnie KrausCOO and Partner at Crane Venture PartnersMorgane ZerathInvestor at Crane Venture PartnersAneel LakhaniInvestor at Crane Venture Partners
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Also worked at Workday47
Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureShashank SaxenaInvestor at Sierra VenturesMarisa WarrenFounder & Managing Partner at ALIAVIA Ventures
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Also worked at SuccessFactors13
Chad HerrinInvestor at Aspect VenturesThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcKirsten Allegri WilliamsChief Marketing Officer, Infor at Gaia VenturesLauren DupontSVP of Operations at Collide CapitalAndy CohenSVP of Sales at Bill.com at PICUS CAPITALJason GreenFounder and General Partner (Emeritus) at Emergence Capital Partners
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