Demi Obayomi
InvestorPrincipal at Sapphire Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $10M – $100M checks · typically $25M
About
Demi Obayomi is a Principal at Sapphire Ventures focused on horizontal and vertical SaaS investments, involved with deals including yellow.ai, Qualified, Simpplr, 6Sense, and others. He previously invested in San Francisco and New York and worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, and co-founded angel group A-Level Capital.
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Invests in
SaaS
Experience
- SapphirePrincipalcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SimpplrBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- yellow.aiBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- A-Level Capital, LLCCo-Foundercurrent2015 — presentBaltimore, Maryland Area
- NextWorld CapitalInvestor2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- FirstMark CapitalInvestor2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Analyst2015 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- 500 StartupsIntern2015San Francisco Bay Area
- The Johns Hopkins UniversityStudent Leader2011 — 2015Baltimore, Maryland Area
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2014Greater New York City Area
- Jama CocoaCo-Founder (Business Development, Operations, Finance)2012 — 2014Baltimore, Maryland Area
- Jumia NigeriaBusiness Development Intern2014Lagos
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2013New York
Education
- The Johns Hopkins UniversityBachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering and Minor in Entrepreneurship & Management2011 — 2015
- SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity)Alternative Investments Fellowship Program (AIFP)2015 — 2016
- Pearson College UWCInternational Baccalaureate Diploma2009 — 2011
- Loyola Jesuit CollegeWAEC Diploma2003 — 2009
Skills & more
Research56Microsoft Excel59Leadership54Microsoft Word17Microsoft PowerPoint7Bloomberg Certified5Financial Modeling19Portfolio Management9Management29PowerPoint27Business Planning6Financial Analysis12
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Colleagues at Sapphire Ventures
Abigail Johnson
Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire Ventures
Adam Liu
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Aditya Reddy
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Adrian Kania
Senior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
Alex Lehman
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Allison Lee
Investor at Sapphire Ventures
Anders Ranum
Partner at Sapphire Ventures
Andrea Scholz
Senior Executive Assistant at Sapphire Ventures
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Abigail Johnson
Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire Ventures
Adrian Kania
Senior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
Alex Lehman
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Anders Ranum
Partner at Sapphire Ventures
Annalise Dragic
Principal at Sapphire Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Demi Obayomi?
- Demi Obayomi is a Principal at Sapphire Ventures focused on horizontal and vertical SaaS investments, involved with deals including yellow.ai, Qualified, Simpplr, 6Sense, and others. He previously invested in San Francisco and New York and worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, and co-founded angel group A-Level Capital.
- Where does Demi Obayomi work?
- Demi Obayomi is Principal at Sapphire Ventures.
- What does Demi Obayomi invest in?
- Demi Obayomi invests in SaaS.
- What check size does Demi Obayomi write?
- Demi Obayomi typically writes checks of $10M – $100M.
- What companies has Demi Obayomi invested in?
- Investments tracked here include CaptivateIQ, FloQast, Gem, Paradox, Qualified, Simpplr, uBiome, yellow.ai.
- Where did Demi Obayomi go to school?
- Demi Obayomi studied at The Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering and Minor in Entrepreneurship & Management); SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) (Alternative Investments Fellowship Program (AIFP)); Pearson College UWC (International Baccalaureate Diploma).
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