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Ramin Sayar

Investor

Venture Partner at DFJ · Office Manager at Square Peg Capital · Director; President & CEO at Sumo Logic

Los Altos, California, United States

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About

Ramin Sayar joined DFJ Growth as a venture partner in 2024, bringing 25 years of infrastructure software product and operations experience as a product manager, executive, and CEO. He was president and CEO of Sumo Logic, which he grew from $10 million to over $300 million in revenue through its 2020 IPO and 2023 acquisition by a private equity firm, and previously held roles at VMware, HP Software, Tibco Software, iPlanet Software, and Netscape Communications. He holds a bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara and an MBA from San Jose State University.

Invests in

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Director; President & CEO at Sumo Logic

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Sumo Logic's investors · 17

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksCross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityFrancisco PartnersSan FranciscoFranklin TempletonSan MateoGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2015IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksRuna CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checksSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSutter Hill VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $5M checksTenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksWingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checksWorkday VenturesSan Francisco

Co-founders at Sumo Logic

CBChristian Beedgen
Christian BeedgenCo-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director
KSKumar Saurabh
Kumar SaurabhCo-Founder & VP Engineering
BKBruno Kurtic
Bruno KurticFounding VP of Product / Chief Strategy Officer

Experience

  1. DFJ GrowthVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
  2. XBOWMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
  3. Endor LabsBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  4. AcceldataIndependent Board Directorcurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  5. PhreesiaMember Board of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  6. SisenseBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  7. SAYAR LLCTechnology Investorcurrent2020 — presentUnited States
  8. Consultant and AdvisorAdvisor & Investor - Various Tech Startup Companiescurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. TessianMember Board Of Directors2020 — 2023United States
  10. Sumo LogicPresident and CEO2014 — 2023Redwood City, California
  11. JFrogBoard Observer & Advisory Board Member2014 — 2019Santa Clara, California
  12. VMwareSenior Vice President & GM, Cloud Management Business Unit2010 — 2014palo alto
  13. HP Software Technology Pvt. Ltd.Vice President of Products & Strategy - Data Center, Virtualization and Cloud2006 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Mercury SoftwareSenior Director of Products2003 — 2006
  15. TIBCO Software Inc.Sr. Director of Products2000 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
  16. AOLSenior Product Line Marketing Manager - E-Commerce Products1999 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
  17. Netscape CommunicationsSenior Product Marketing Manager - Commerce Division1997 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Audit Committee1Cybersecurity1Board Level1Board GovernanceBoard level experienceMarketing Strategy3Product Management99Virtualization88Start-ups76Pre-sales23Strategic Partnerships32Cloud Computing99
+12 moreStrategyGo-to-market StrategyVMwareData CenterMergersProduct MarketingProfessional ServicesPartner ManagementTelcoLeadershipManagementE-commerce

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Investments

Board seats

AccelDataPhreesia

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at DFJ

Allison Sowers
Executive Assistant at DFJ
Angel Duan
Associate at DFJ
Barry Schuler
Founder and Managing Partner at DFJ
Brian Akin
Senior Associate at DFJ
Chris Shanahan
Principal at DFJ
Evan Fu
Associate at DFJ
Gabrielle Matulich
Executive Assistant at DFJ
Jen Kodner
Talent Partner at DFJ

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ramin Sayar?
Ramin Sayar joined DFJ Growth as a venture partner in 2024, bringing 25 years of infrastructure software product and operations experience as a product manager, executive, and CEO. He was president and CEO of Sumo Logic, which he grew from $10 million to over $300 million in revenue through its 2020 IPO and 2023 acquisition by a private equity firm, and previously held roles at VMware, HP Software, Tibco Software, iPlanet Software, and Netscape Communications. He holds a bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara and an MBA from San Jose State University.
Where does Ramin Sayar work?
Ramin Sayar is Venture Partner at DFJ and Director; President & CEO at Sumo Logic.
What does Ramin Sayar invest in?
Ramin Sayar invests in Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What boards does Ramin Sayar sit on?
Ramin Sayar holds tracked board seats at AccelData, Phreesia.
Where did Ramin Sayar go to school?
Ramin Sayar studied at UC Santa Barbara (Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts and PreMed); San José State University (MBA, Business and Marketing Strategy).

Founder mafias

UC Santa Barbara mafia179

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San José State University mafia51

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Alex FieldingFounded Privateer Space +2Samir KajiBachelorsFounded Allocate +1Narbeh DerhacobianMBAFounded Adesto Technologies +1Deny KhoungBFAFounded Standard MetricsRoger ThorntonMSFounded Witness aiAdam PluemerEnvironmental ScienceFounded Instadeep

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Netscape mafia15

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Luke NosekEvangelismFounded PayPalBrad PorterEngineerFounded Collaborative RoboticsLaura YeciesVice President Client Product (Browser) DivisionFounded Bonehealthtech +1Jonathan AbramsSenior Software EngineerFounded Jabrams +1Javier SolteroSoftware EngineerFounded AcompliHugo BarraSoftware Engineer Intern, Netscape Navigator 4Founded Detect

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Tessian mafia10

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Paul Sanglé-FerrièreAssociate Product ManagerFounded Workflow +1Piotr DabkowskiSoftware EngineerFounded Eleven Labs +1Scott SageSeed InvestorFounded CraneChris MansfieldGTM & ProductFounded GoodCourseMerlin KafkaProduct Manager (Enterprise AI)Founded RexBen FreemanBusiness DevelopmentFounded Omnea list view

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Sisense mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Gal AgaDirector of SalesFounded Aligned +1Daniel ShinarInvestorFounded ZygYossi GelmanDirector of Enterprise Sales EngineeringFounded Deeto

Same school

Also attended UC Santa Barbara491

Logan GreenCo-founder of LyftJen WangDeal Operations Manager at Felicis VenturesArturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniDanielle RomanowskiExecutive Assistant at Sapphire Ventures

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Also attended San José State University222

Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalCarrie RuleVP Finance at Redpoint VenturesJamie WatsonGTM Coordinator at Scale Venture PartnersDeny KhoungPortfolio Support at 8VCKim TranFinance at Lux CapitalSathya ShanthakumarDirector of Investor Relations at 7wire Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at DFJ Growth20

Mikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalBarry SchulerFounder and Managing Partner at DFJRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJSam FortPartner at DFJJustin KaoPartner at DFJJocelyn KinseyPartner at DFJ

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Also worked at XBOW7

Sanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzoneKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalLauren ReederSeed/early-stage investor at Sequoia CapitalJihong KimManaging Director at Samsung VenturesDeepak RavichandranPartner at Alkeon CapitalBobbie EnglertVice President at March Capital Partners

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Also worked at Sisense19

Itzik ParnafesVenture Partner at Key1 CapitalRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJAlexandre DahanPrincipal at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Lihi SegalVenture Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Aviad HarellManaging Partner at Team8Ashley KramerRevenue Leader, OpenAI at Stage 2 Capital

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Also worked at Sumo Logic42

Chiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftSahir AzamInvestor at Index VenturesAhmed Al-BaharEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpKat CreamerOperations Manager at Red Cell IncubationRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJ

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