Sanjay Zimmermann
InvestorGeneral Partner at White Star Capital
Toronto
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $1.8M
About
Sanjay Zimmermann is a General Partner at White Star Capital, which he joined in 2017. He previously worked in investment banking at Rothschild & Co in London on cross-border M&A with the TMT team, and earlier produced a video interview series featuring entrepreneurs. Based in Toronto, he focuses on Canadian and Southeast Asia opportunities for the fund and has worked on over 25 investments across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- White Star CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- White Star CapitalPartner2023 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- White Star CapitalPrincipal2020 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- White Star CapitalAssociate2017 — 2020Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- WrkBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- Flash CoffeeBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSingapore
- SleekBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSingapore
- DropBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- mxHeroBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LednBoard Observer2021 — 2024
- SalesfloorBoard Member2020 — 2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- CLARKBoard Observer2018 — 2019Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
- RothschildInvestment Banking Analyst - TMT2015 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- Eship7Founder & Director2012 — 2015Worldwide
- Babson College FundTechnology Sector Analyst2014 — 2015Wellesley, MA
- RothschildInvestment Banking Summer Analyst - TMT2014London Area, United Kingdom
- Cognizant Technology SolutionsFinancial Analyst2013
- Babson Apprentice FundPresident & Founder2012 — 2013Wellesley, MA
- Babson CollegePresident of Babson Media Group2011 — 2013Babson Park
- V.K. IndustriesResearch Analyst2012Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- GE CapitalFresham Finance Discovery Intern2012Norwalk, ct
- H2G0CEO2011 — 2012Babson Park
- Eastern Canada Key ClubGovernor2009 — 2011Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Upper Canada CollegeCEO2009 — 2010Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Government of CanadaAdministrative Assistant2009Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Accounting17Real Estate Development5Real Estate Investment7Mortgage Banking4Multimedia4Video Production8Thomson One5Tennis7Hockey3LinkedIn4Event Planning26Google Earth4
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NonprofitsFundraisingValuationSocial EntrepreneurshipSocial NetworkingVenture CapitalResearchTime ManagementIBISTeam LeadershipManagementLeadershipLanguages English · French · German
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute
- UK Financial Regulation — The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)
- Level 3 Certificate in Securities — The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)
- CFA Institute - 2015 Research Challenge - Local Participant — CFA Institute
From Sanjay's professional profile.
Colleagues at White Star Capital
Adam Gale
Manager, Fund Administrator at White Star Capital
Alberto Lopez Toledo
Venture Partner & CTO Advisory at White Star Capital
Alejandro Licona
Vice President at White Star Capital
Alex Thabet
Venture Partner at White Star Capital
Alex Wilson
Investor at White Star Capital
Arjun Mehra
Associate at White Star Capital
Bérénice Moustial
Vice President at White Star Capital
Blanche Ajarrista
Partner, Head of Strategy at White Star Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sanjay Zimmermann?
- Sanjay Zimmermann is a General Partner at White Star Capital, which he joined in 2017. He previously worked in investment banking at Rothschild & Co in London on cross-border M&A with the TMT team, and earlier produced a video interview series featuring entrepreneurs. Based in Toronto, he focuses on Canadian and Southeast Asia opportunities for the fund and has worked on over 25 investments across North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Where does Sanjay Zimmermann work?
- Sanjay Zimmermann is General Partner at White Star Capital.
- What check size does Sanjay Zimmermann write?
- Sanjay Zimmermann typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- Where did Sanjay Zimmermann go to school?
- Sanjay Zimmermann studied at INSEAD (MBA); Babson College (Bachelor of Science, Finance and Economics); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (General Course, Accounting and Finance).
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