Brian Sapp
InvestorManaging Director at Runway Growth Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $10M – $50M checks · typically $25M
Experience
- Wellington ManagementTechnology Sector Lead, Growth Lendingcurrent2025 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Runway Growth CapitalManaging Director - Head of West Coast Origination2018 — 2025Menlo Park, CA
- Hercules Capital, Inc.Managing Director2014 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
- Robert W. Baird & Co.Director2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Wedbush SecuritiesManaging Director2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Thomas Weisel PartnersDirector2008 — 2009
- SVB AlliantSenior Vice President2006 — 2007
- Pacific Growth EquitiesSenior Vice President2003 — 2006
- CIBC World MarketsVice President1999 — 2003
Education
- Cornell Johnson Graduate School of ManagementMBA, Accounting and Finance
- Penn State UniversityBS, Chemical Engineering
Skills & more
FinanceInvestment BankingPrivate EquityValuationFinancial ModelingVenture CapitalMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligenceCorporate FinanceCapital MarketsEquitiesInvestments
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Corporate DevelopmentEquity ResearchIPOStart-upsM&A experienceHedge FundsAlternative InvestmentsFinancial AnalysisStrategyBusiness ValuationFinancial AdvisoryAcquisitionsFrom Brian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Runway Growth Capital
Andy Mizerek
Senior Director of Marketing at Runway Growth Capital
Andy Weyer
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Avisha Khubani
Chief Credit Officer at Runway Growth Capital
Brenda Lin
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Brinton Hoover
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Carmela Thomson
Chief Financial Officer at Runway Growth Capital
Cody Jones
Director, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
David Ehrlich
Director, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
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Andy Weyer
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Brad Pritchard
Senior Managing Director at Structural Capital
David Ehrlich
Director, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
David Spreng
Founder, CEO, and CIO at Runway Growth Capital
Edward Chen
Managing Director, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Ted Cavan
Managing Director, Technology at Runway Growth Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brian Sapp work?
- Brian Sapp is Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital.
- What check size does Brian Sapp write?
- Brian Sapp typically writes checks of $10M – $50M.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Runway Growth Capital36
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