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Ken Sawyer

Investor

Managing Director at Saints Capital

United States

Writes $250K – $100M checks · typically $10M

About

Ken Sawyer is Founder and Managing Director of Saints Capital, where he oversees Saints Ventures and Saints Capital private investment funds focused on secondary investments in venture and growth-stage companies. He serves as a Partner at Crossover Ventures and State48 Ventures, a multi-stage fund focused on Arizona-based venture investments, and previously held leadership roles in M&A at Prudential Volpe Technology Group and Volpe Brown Whelan & Co. His background includes experience in secondary direct investments and M&A advisory for technology and healthcare companies, along with prior positions at Colman Furlong & Co. and Morgan Stanley.

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Experience

  1. Saints CapitalFounder and Managing Directorcurrent2000 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Crossover VCVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  3. Industrial Development Funding (previously part of Perella Weinberg Partners)Senior Advisorcurrent2018 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  4. Crib EquityCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentPhoenix, Arizona, United States
  5. State48 VenturesMultiFamily Officecurrent2021 — presentPhoenix, Arizona, United States
  6. U.S. Olympic & Paralympic FoundationFoundation Board Membercurrent2021 — presentColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
  7. Woodrow Wilson Center for International ScholarsBoard Member - Latin America Programcurrent2014 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  8. Saints AdvisorsManaging Directorcurrent2000 — present
  9. LobInvestorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
  10. New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX)Investorcurrent2021 — present
  11. Impossible FoodsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  12. ConvivaInvestorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. Rent The RunwayInvestorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  14. Hope Street GroupBoard Member2011 — 2022Washington DC
  15. ACSIS, Inc.Board Member2008 — 2022
  16. Mocana CorporationInvestor2021
  17. FogHorn Systems, IncInvestor2021San Francisco Bay Area
  18. IoTiumInvestor and Board Observer2021San Francisco Bay Area
  19. ZipwhipInvestor2020 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
  20. Coloredge Visual / MeriselBoard Member2011 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1988 — 1990
  2. Copenhagen Business SchoolNone, International Business1989 — 1990
  3. Stanford UniversityBS, Engineering1982 — 1986
  4. Aspen Institute

Skills & more

Management17Strategy14Latin America1Board of Directors4Venture Capital99Mergers & Acquisitions71Private Equity76Start-ups52Corporate Development25Business Strategy24Capital14Finance16
+12 moreAngel InvestingHedge FundsMergersFinancial ServicesOperations ManagementEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceInvestmentsForecastingBusiness AnalysisManagement ConsultingSecondary Investing

Languages French

From Ken's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Copenhagen Business School251

LinaInvestor at InvestinorAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesThomas JuvinManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture PartnersNicolaj ReffstrupFounder, Ganni at Giant Ventures Global LlpJoe ZhangPartner at TNBAura

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Also attended Stanford University1,575

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Rent The Runway13

Koda WangFounder, Block & ex CCO, Rent the Runway at Giant Ventures Global LlpAmy VilleneuveBoard Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics at Underscore VCScott FriendPartner at Bain Capital VenturesMaureen SullivanPartner at The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Natasha PrasadVenture Fellow at SHAKTIMaya NoethPartner at Accel

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Also worked at LiveOps5

Jim EveringhamVenture Partner at Lobby CapitalJoe EandiFounder at Cyber Mentor FundMatt FisherVenture Partner at Spider CapitalAlan PriestVenture Advisor at Spider CapitalGary ClaytonInvestor at Relay Ventures

Also worked at Chegg Inc.13

Chris GirgentiVenture Advisor at Alpha PartnersAayush PhumbhraInvestor at Streamlined VenturesMatt MurphyGeneral Partner at Electric Feel Ventures LlcGustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo VenturesSid KrommenhoekPartner at Album VCChi-Hua ChienCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Goodwater Capital

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Also worked at HK Systems1

Filip SchouwenaarsAI & ML Researcher at Syndicate One

Colleagues at Saints Capital

Allison Goldberg
Managing Partner, Comcast Ventures at Saints Capital
Andrew DeYoung
Investor Relations at Saints Capital
Bob Keppler
Chief Financial Officer at Saints Capital
Brian Yee
General Partner at Saints Capital
Chris Walters
CEO, Finastra; Former CEO, Pluralsight and Avantax at Saints Capital
David Quinlivan
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Saints Capital
Drew Harman
Venture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
Farhad Massoudi
Former Founder and CEO, Tubi TV at Saints Capital