Where does Jai Das work?

Jai Das is Partner, President at Sapphire Ventures and Board director at Narrative Science and Board director at Socrata.

What check size does Jai Das write?

Jai Das typically writes checks of $10M – $100M.

Where did Jai Das go to school?

Jai Das studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship & Marketing); Brown University (B.Sc, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

Jai Das

Investor

Partner, President at Sapphire Ventures · Board Member at Blockdaemon · Board Member at DataRobot · Board director at Narrative Science · Board director at Socrata

Palo Alto, California

Writes $10M – $100M checks · typically $25M

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About

Jai Das is President, Partner and Co-Founder at Sapphire Ventures with over 15 years of investment experience, joining the firm in 2006 after roles at Oracle, Intel Capital, Agilent Ventures, and MVC Capital. He focuses on enterprise software including AI/ML, data analytics, security, open source, DevOps, and crypto, and holds a B.Sc. from Brown University and an MBA from University of Chicago Booth.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Beyond investing

Founded: Jai Das co-founded Sapphire Ventures, which was spun out of SAP.
Education: Studied at Brown University (B.Sc., Electrical Engineering) Studied at University of Chicago's Booth School of Business (MBA)
Communities: He is a frequent conference speaker, having spoken at WSJ Tech Live, Fortune Brainstorm Tech, and TechCrunch Disrupt.
Family: He was born in Kolkata, India.

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Board director at Narrative Science

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Narrative Science's investors · 3

Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks Jump CapitalChicago · since 2013 Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Narrative Science

Stuart B. FrankelExecutive Officer, Director

Kristian HammondExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Socrata

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Socrata's investors · 3

Delta-v CapitalDenver · $2M – $10M checks · since 2014 OpenView Venture PartnersBoston · $5M – $20M checks · since 2014 Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2014

Experience

Sapphire VenturesPresident, Partner & Co-Foundercurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, CA
Sapphire VenturesManaging Director2006 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
RainBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
HuntressBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentFlorida, United States
CyeraBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
Temporal TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2026 — present
GleanInvestorcurrent2024 — present
Defense UnicornsBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
ThoughtSpotBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
CohesityBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
DataRobotBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
NetskopeInvestorcurrent2017 — present
CircleCIBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
YugabyteBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
JumpCloudBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentColorado, United States
SimpplrBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ZestyBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
ClariBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
Verbit.aiBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
UJETBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
yellow.aiBoard Membercurrent2021 — present

Skills & more

Start-ups64Venture Capital56Corporate Development27Mergers4Private Equity15Mergers & Acquisitions11Entrepreneurship24Cloud Computing10Portfolio Management4Finance4Analytics9Enterprise Software20

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SaaSInvestmentsLeadershipBusiness DevelopmentCRMManagementStrategic PartnershipsStrategy

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Investments

Investor

AlfrescoAllyOApigee Ask SageBlockBlockdaemon Box Catchpoint CircleciClariCloudHealth Technologies Cohesity Cyera Cyphort DataRobot Defense Unicorns Exact Target Glean Groundwork Huntress Infinera InfluxData IPO: AYXIron.ioIsrael Israel IsraeliYogiJasperSoftJumpCloud Just Dial Matillion Mirantis MuleSoftMySQLNarrative Science NetskopeNewgen Software TechnologiesNutanixOne97 CommunicationsOnebrief Open ChatOpenXOpsrampPortworxPubNubPunchh RainSAVOSimpplr Socrata Splashtop Square Sumo LogicSumoLogicTealeafTemporalTesseractTetrateThoughtSpot UJET Uptycs VerbitYellow.aiYugabyte

Sources: curated public sources · the firm's website.

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

Aditya Reddy

Vice President at Sapphire Partners

Adrian Kania

Senior Associate at Sapphire Ventures

Alex Lehman

Vice President at Sapphire Ventures

Alex Lehman

Vice President at Sapphire Partners

Alexander Bruehl

Investor at Point Nine Capital

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Brian Paul

Partner at Tenaya Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jai Das?: Jai Das is President, Partner and Co-Founder at Sapphire Ventures with over 15 years of investment experience, joining the firm in 2006 after roles at Oracle, Intel Capital, Agilent Ventures, and MVC Capital. He focuses on enterprise software including AI/ML, data analytics, security, open source, DevOps, and crypto, and holds a B.Sc. from Brown University and an MBA from University of Chicago Booth.
Where does Jai Das work?: Jai Das is Partner, President at Sapphire Ventures and Board director at Narrative Science and Board director at Socrata.
What does Jai Das invest in?: Jai Das invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools.
What check size does Jai Das write?: Jai Das typically writes checks of $10M – $100M.
What companies has Jai Das invested in?: Investments tracked here include Alfresco, AllyO, Apigee, Ask Sage, Block, Blockdaemon, Box, Catchpoint, Circleci, Clari, CloudHealth Technologies, Cohesity, and 51 more.
Where did Jai Das go to school?: Jai Das studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship & Marketing); Brown University (B.Sc, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).