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Demi Obayomi

Investor

Principal 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

  1. SapphirePrincipalcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. SimpplrBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. yellow.aiBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. A-Level Capital, LLCCo-Foundercurrent2015 — presentBaltimore, Maryland Area
  5. NextWorld CapitalInvestor2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. FirstMark CapitalInvestor2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  7. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Analyst2015 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  8. 500 StartupsIntern2015San Francisco Bay Area
  9. The Johns Hopkins UniversityStudent Leader2011 — 2015Baltimore, Maryland Area
  10. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2014Greater New York City Area
  11. Jama CocoaCo-Founder (Business Development, Operations, Finance)2012 — 2014Baltimore, Maryland Area
  12. Jumia NigeriaBusiness Development Intern2014Lagos
  13. Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2013New York

Education

  1. The Johns Hopkins UniversityBachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering and Minor in Entrepreneurship & Management2011 — 2015
  2. SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity)Alternative Investments Fellowship Program (AIFP)2015 — 2016
  3. Pearson College UWCInternational Baccalaureate Diploma2009 — 2011
  4. Loyola Jesuit CollegeWAEC Diploma2003 — 2009

Skills & more

Research56Microsoft Excel59Leadership54Microsoft Word17Microsoft PowerPoint7Bloomberg Certified5Financial Modeling19Portfolio Management9Management29PowerPoint27Business Planning6Financial Analysis12
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Languages English

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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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