Sandy Cass
InvestorManaging Partner at Red Swan Ventures
New York, New York, United States
Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $750K
About
Sandy Cass offers a fundraising-focused seed partnership—he's raised over $200M—and brings marketplace scaling (Artsy to $100M+ GMV; Bonobos exit) to coach founders on fundraising and unit economics.
Invests in
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFintechPropTechSaaS
Experience
- Red Swan VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentwww.redswanventures.com
- Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2008 — present
- AYR, New York CityBoard Member2016 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
- TracksmithBoard Member2017 — 2026Greater Boston
- Coffee Meets BagelAdvisor2013 — 2024
- ArtsyCFO/COO2019 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- ArtsyCFO2015 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- BonobosVP of Finance2012 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- JLL PartnersPrincipal2009 — 2011New York City Metropolitan Area
- D. E. Shaw & Co.Investment Professional2004 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
- CIBC World MarketsInvestment Professional1999 — 2003New York City Metropolitan Area
- OppenheimerFundsSummer Analyst1998New York City Metropolitan Area
- Cowen Inc.Intern1997Boston, MA
- Busy Beaver Building Centers, Inc.Retail1996Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsburgh Field ClubCaddie1990 — 1995Pittsburgh, PA
- National Computer Camps IncSummer Camp Counselor1991 — 1992Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Education
- Harvard UniversityBA, Economics1995 — 1999
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA
Skills & more
Private Equity14Financial Modeling17Corporate Development9Venture Capital6Valuation9Due Diligence5Corporate Finance5Mergers1Financial Analysis6Private Placements2Investments29Business Strategy2
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Mergers & AcquisitionsInvestment BankingBusiness DevelopmentHedge FundsStart-upsFinanceLanguages French · Spanish
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Colleagues at Red Swan Ventures
Network2
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sandy Cass work?
- Sandy Cass is Managing Partner at Red Swan Ventures.
- What does Sandy Cass invest in?
- Sandy Cass invests in Consumer, Direct to Consumer, Fintech, PropTech, SaaS.
- What check size does Sandy Cass write?
- Sandy Cass typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,457
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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management558
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Shared employers
Also worked at Coffee Meets Bagel3
Also worked at Bonobos9
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesBeth PickensManaging Director, Head of London at TSG Consumer PartnersJason BornsteinPartner at Forerunner VenturesDave EisenbergFounding Partner at Zigg CapitalIlana SternPartner at Peterson VenturesBenjamin SteinVenture Partner at Chaos Ventures
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Also worked at JLL Partners6
Also worked at CIBC World Markets28
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