About
Sara Shackelford is the CFO of Canapi Ventures with over fifteen years in private equity. She previously served as Controller at Updata Partners, spent five years at fund-of-funds Adams Street Partners, and began her career in the finance group at Benchmark Capital. She holds a Master of Science in Accountancy from DePaul University and is a CPA in Washington, D.C.
Experience
- Canapi VenturesChief Financial Officercurrent2020 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
- Updata PartnersFund Controller2012 — 2020Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Adams Street PartnersPrincipal2007 — 2012Greater Chicago Area
- Benchmark CapitalFinance Assistant2004 — 2007
Education
- DePaul Driehaus College of BusinessMaster of Science in Accountancy, Accounting2008 — 2011
- University of Missouri-ColumbiaB.A., Linguistics2000 — 2003
- University of Missouri-ColumbiaB.A., French2000 — 2003
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel2Fund Accounting7Private Equity12Venture Capital5Corporate Finance14Project Management4Financial Reporting2Accounting5Payroll3Budgets2Cash Flow2Financial Accounting1
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Financial StatementsFinanceESG ComplianceLanguages French
From Sara's professional profile.
Colleagues at Canapi Ventures
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Amogh Bhalerao
Associate at Canapi Ventures
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Austin Nembach
Associate at Canapi Ventures
Brittany Stewart
Executive Assistant at Canapi Ventures
Chip Mahan
Managing Partner at Canapi Ventures
Connie Qian
Principal at Canapi Ventures
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Danielle David Parks
Head of Talent at Canapi Ventures
Emily Keener Silverman
Vice President, Platform at Canapi Ventures
Eric Schwartz
Operating Partner at Canapi Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sara Shackelford work?
- Sara Shackelford is Chief Financial Officer at Canapi Ventures.
Same school
Also attended DePaul Driehaus College of Business14
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Also attended University of Missouri-Columbia58
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Shared employers
Also worked at Updata Partners31
Praveen SahayFounder and Managing Director at WAVE Equity PartnersArie AbecassisPartner and Co-Founder at ICONYC labsCarter GriffinGeneral Partner at Updata PartnersJon SeeberGeneral Partner at Updata PartnersBraden SnyderGeneral Partner at Updata PartnersAlex PhelanPrincipal at Updata Partners
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Also worked at Adams Street Partners12
Adrian KaniaSenior Associate at Sapphire VenturesRobin MurrayPartner & Head of Growth Equity Investments at Adams Street PartnersCaoimhe MacRunnelsPrincipal at Reach CapitalKelly CarlquistInvestor at Sandbox IndustriesVikram ChariCampus Lead at The MBA FundDominic MaierPartner - Head of Fund Investing at Atlantic Vantage Point
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Also worked at Benchmark Capital41
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkBarr YaronPartner at Amplify PartnersMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesElie WurtmanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PICO Venture Partners
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