Where does Jake Saper work?

Jake Saper is General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners and Board director at Unify AI Business.

What check size does Jake Saper write?

Jake Saper typically writes checks of $4M – $20M.

What boards does Jake Saper sit on?

Jake Saper holds tracked board seats at Guru Technologies, Maze.Design, Inc., P3 Systems Inc./DE, Unify AI Business.

What companies has Jake Saper invested in?

Investments tracked here include OpenAI's Deployment Company, Zoom, Bedrock Robotics, Drone Deploy, Hanover Park, Ironclad, Logik.ai, Mechanical Orchard, Prosper AI, Rowspace, Unify.

Where did Jake Saper go to school?

Jake Saper studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Stanford University (MS Environment & Resources); Yale University (BA, Political Science and International Studies).

Does Jake Saper lead rounds?

Yes — Jake Saper has led 2 tracked investments.

Jake Saper

Investor

General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners · Investor, Series B at Gusto · Board director at Unify AI Business

San Francisco, California

Writes $4M – $20M checks · typically $10M

Find your path to Jake

6,556 people in our graph share verified history with Jake — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Tobi CokerunlockedJake: together at Maze (2022–2026)

Jake: together at Kleiner Perkins

Jake: together at Gusto

×7Jake: together at Stanford University

About

Jake Saper, developing AI coaching network theories since 2016, builds comprehensive pricing and go-to-market playbooks for AI-native services, runs rigorous diligence (including mock board meetings) and pioneers AI adoption metrics.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

j•••@emcap.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkRoboticsSaaS

Board director at Unify AI Business

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Unify AI Business's investors · 1

Emergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Unify AI Business

Austin HughesExecutive Officer, Director

Connor HeggieExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Emergence CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
RowspaceBoard Director, Co-led Series Acurrent2025 — present
Hanover ParkBoard Director, Led Series Acurrent2025 — present
The OpenAI Deployment CompanyFounding Investorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Bedrock RoboticsInvestor, Series Bcurrent2025 — present
ZoomInvestor, Led First Institutional Roundcurrent2014 — present
DroneDeployBoard Observer, Led Series Acurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
UnifyBoard Director, Co-led Founding Round, Led Series Acurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Prosper AIInvestor, Led Seed Roundcurrent2025 — present
Ironclad, Inc.Board Observer, Series Ccurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Mechanical OrchardBoard Director, Led Series Acurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
GustoInvestor, Series Bcurrent2015 — present
AssembledBoard Director, Led Series Acurrent2020 — present
MazeBoard Director, Led Series Acurrent2021 — present
Regal.aiBoard Director, Led Series Acurrent2021 — presentNew York, NY
Guru (getguru.com)Board Director, Led Series Acurrent2017 — presentPhiladelphia and San Francisco
Logik.aiInvestor, Led Series A2023 — 2025
Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow2015 — 2017
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersInvestor2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Astonfield RenewablesGeneral Manager - Global Strategy, Business Development, and Operations2009 — 2012Mumbai Area, India
Katzenbach Partners (Booz & Company)Senior Associate2006 — 2009New York City

Skills & more

SaaS1Software as a Service (SaaS)1Venture Capital28Start-ups24Strategy56Business Strategy37Management Consulting30Financial Modeling24Business Development20Corporate Development13Private Equity12Cleantech11

+9 more

Renewable EnergyEmerging MarketsStrategic PlanningMergers & AcquisitionsEnergyRestructuringSingingSolar EnergyEntrepreneurship

Languages Spanish

From Jake's professional profile.

Deals · 5

P3 Systems Inc./DEBoard seat

via Emergence Capital Partners · filed Jan 2026 · $69.2M raise

Unify AI BusinessBoard seat

via Emergence Capital Partners · filed May 2025 · $40.3M raise

Maze.Design, Inc.Board seat

via Emergence Capital Partners · filed Jun 2022 · $40M raise

Guru TechnologiesBoard seat

via Emergence Capital Partners · filed Dec 2018 · $25M raise

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ZoomLed round

via Emergence Capital Partners

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

OpenAI's Deployment Company

Investor

Bedrock Robotics Drone DeployHanover ParkIroncladLogik.aiMechanical OrchardProsper AIRowspaceUnify

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Emergence Capital Partners

Brian Jacobs

Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF

Brie Bastidas

Director of Talent at Emergence Capital Partners

David Dworsky

Principal at Emergence Capital Partners

Everett Cox

Venture Partner at Emergence Capital Partners

George Kunthara

Investor at Emergence Capital Partners

Gordon Ritter

Founder and General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners

Jason Green

Founder and General Partner (Emeritus) at Emergence Capital Partners

Joe Floyd

General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners

Network2

Brian Jacobs

Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF

Everett Cox

Venture Partner at Emergence Capital Partners

Investors connected to Jake in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jake Saper?: Jake Saper, developing AI coaching network theories since 2016, builds comprehensive pricing and go-to-market playbooks for AI-native services, runs rigorous diligence (including mock board meetings) and pioneers AI adoption metrics.
Where does Jake Saper work?: Jake Saper is General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners and Board director at Unify AI Business.
What does Jake Saper invest in?: Jake Saper invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Robotics, SaaS.
What check size does Jake Saper write?: Jake Saper typically writes checks of $4M – $20M.
What boards does Jake Saper sit on?: Jake Saper holds tracked board seats at Guru Technologies, Maze.Design, Inc., P3 Systems Inc./DE, Unify AI Business.
What companies has Jake Saper invested in?: Investments tracked here include OpenAI's Deployment Company, Zoom, Bedrock Robotics, Drone Deploy, Hanover Park, Ironclad, Logik.ai, Mechanical Orchard, Prosper AI, Rowspace, Unify.
Where did Jake Saper go to school?: Jake Saper studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Stanford University (MS Environment & Resources); Yale University (BA, Political Science and International Studies).
Does Jake Saper lead rounds?: Yes — Jake Saper has led 2 tracked investments.