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Courtney Sawatzke

Investor

Early-stage Investor at Active Partners

London

About

Courtney Sawatzke is a member of Active Partners' early-stage investment team, which she joined full-time in June 2023 after an internship with the origination team and completing her MBA at London Business School. She previously worked in New York City as a consultant at Accenture Strategy, advising multinational consumer businesses on pricing strategy, organizational design, and marketing analytics. She focuses on consumer businesses, with interests in sustainability and healthy, affordable products for a mass market.

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Invests in

Climate TechConsumer

Experience

  1. Active PartnersEarly Stage Investorcurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  2. London Business SchoolCo-President - Entrepreneurship Club2022 — 2023
  3. ZX VenturesVenture Capital Fellow2022London, England, United Kingdom
  4. LBS LaunchpadProgram Manager2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
  5. Active PartnersOrigination Intern2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
  6. AccentureStrategy Manager2021New York, New York, United States
  7. AccentureStrategy Consultant2018 — 2021New York, New York, United States
  8. AccentureSenior Strategy Analyst2017 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
  9. AccentureStrategy Analyst2016 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
  10. Huron Consulting GroupHealthcare Analyst Intern2015Greater Chicago Area
  11. Hardin Design and DevelopmentBusiness Development Intern2014 — 2015Madison, Wisconsin Area
  12. EnsoDataMarket & Business Developer2014 — 2015Madison, Wisconsin Area
  13. TargetMerchandise Planning Business Analyst Intern2014Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
  14. Rotary InternationalRotary Youth International Ambassador2009 — 2010Tangará da Serra, Brazil

Education

  1. London Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2021 — 2023
  2. University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), International Business2012 — 2015
  3. Universidad de SevillaBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), International Business2015

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel11Facebook2Mintel1Marketing18Entrepreneurship10Market Research9Social Media11Event Planning10Sales3Brazilian Portuguese5Event Management3International Relations2
+9 moreCustomer SatisfactionSocial Media MarketingMarketing AnalyticsLean StartupIntercultural CommunicationBusiness AnalysisCustomer ServicePricing StrategySpanish

Languages Portuguese · Spanish

From Courtney's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended London Business School451

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

+ 445 more

Also attended University of Wisconsin-Madison174

Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDougAdvisor at Clear VenturesDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesGeorge RobertsInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersKevin WenzelAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersSaar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

+ 168 more

Also attended Universidad de Sevilla27

Lauren DenshamPartner, Head of Portfolio Services & Impact at Energize VenturesBorja BreñaPartner at Nauta CapitalRachel PhilbinVice President at Long Ridge Equity PartnersCristina GarmendiaGeneral Partner at Ysios CapitalMaria LoughlinFormer SVP of Engineering at Toast at Underscore VCHayden BlankDirector of Investor Relations & Business Development at SPiCE VC

+ 21 more

Shared employers

Also worked at ZX Ventures13

Danny PantusoInvestor at Mucker CapitalElizabeth CookManaging Partner, North America at AI CapitalGary PelissierHead of Americas + Bank Methods at Asymmetric Capital PartnersChristian TellesManaging Partner at Expanding CapitalAnnie GomanManaging Director at Btomorrow VenturesNat DisstonPartner at Atomic

+ 7 more

Also worked at Accenture587

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

+ 581 more

Also worked at EnsoData7

Chandler LallyVice President at Questa CapitalMark GorenbergInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersChris FernandezAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersMike MastersonCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Supermoon CapitalGrayson JudgeCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Supermoon CapitalPat ConnollyCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Supermoon Capital

+ 1 more

Also worked at Target27

Nate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture PartnersAlexis AlstonInvestor at Lightship CapitalPeter FranzAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesAmy ChangFounder, Accompany at Decibel PartnersKarl BrackenFounder & General Partner at Ocampo CapitalDaphne CarmeliFounder, Entrepreneur, CEO, Angel Investor, Philanthropist, Advisor and Board Member at XRC

+ 21 more

Colleagues at Active Partners

Billy Fox
Early-stage Investor at Active Partners
Chloe Grounds
Investment Associate at Active Partners
Claire McMonigle
Executive Assistant and Office Manager at Active Partners
Clare Gilmartin
Advisor at Active Partners
Gavyn Davies
Partner at Active Partners
Helena Dye
Finance & Operations Associate at Active Partners
James Gregory
Investor Relations Associate at Active Partners
Janice Cargo
Partner at Active Partners