Nino Marakovic
InvestorPartner, CEO at Sapphire Ventures · Board director at BGS Holdings · Board director at VistaraIT
Austin, Texas
Writes $10M – $100M checks · typically $25M
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About
Nino Marakovic is CEO, Partner, and co-founder of Sapphire Ventures with 25 years in investing and operating, having backed over 100 private companies and VC funds. He previously worked at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, IVF Ventures, and led SAP Ventures before its spin-out, and earlier was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Robertson Stephens.
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- n•••@sapphireventures.comreveal100% confident
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Beyond investing
- Founded
- Marakovic co-founded Sapphire Ventures.
- Education
- Studied at Williams College (Bachelor's, Economics and Psychology) Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA)
- Family
- Marakovic was born in Croatia and later lived in Austria, Italy, and the San Francisco Bay Area before relocating with his family to Austin in 2021.
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Board director at BGS Holdings
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Board director at VistaraIT
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Experience
- Sapphire VenturesCEO & Partnercurrent2006 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- IVF VenturesPartner2004 — 2006
- MVC CapitalExecutive Vice President/Partner2000 — 2004
- Robertson StephensSenior Associate1998 — 2000
- Goldman SachsAssociate1997
- Morgan StanleyAnalyst1994 — 1995
Skills & more
Languages Croatian · German
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Deals · 2
BGS HoldingsBoard seat
via Sapphire Ventures · filed Nov 2020 · $50M raise
VistaraITBoard seat
via Sapphire Ventures · filed Jul 2017 · $20M raise
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Other disclosed investments
Investor
BrazeEndecaIntegral Ad ScienceLinkedInMonday.comOpsrampRight Hemisphere
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nino Marakovic?
- Nino Marakovic is CEO, Partner, and co-founder of Sapphire Ventures with 25 years in investing and operating, having backed over 100 private companies and VC funds. He previously worked at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, IVF Ventures, and led SAP Ventures before its spin-out, and earlier was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Robertson Stephens.
- Where does Nino Marakovic work?
- Nino Marakovic is Partner, CEO at Sapphire Ventures and Board director at BGS Holdings and Board director at VistaraIT.
- What does Nino Marakovic invest in?
- Nino Marakovic invests in Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does Nino Marakovic write?
- Nino Marakovic typically writes checks of $10M – $100M.
- What boards does Nino Marakovic sit on?
- Nino Marakovic holds tracked board seats at ActivTrak, Adverity, BGS Holdings, Inkling, VistaraIT.
- What companies has Nino Marakovic invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Braze, Endeca, Integral Ad Science, LinkedIn, Monday.com, Opsramp, Right Hemisphere.
- Where did Nino Marakovic go to school?
- Nino Marakovic studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Williams College (BA, Economics and Psychology); American School of Milan.
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