Sara Adler
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Wave Capital · Board director at Float Health
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $25K – $1M checks
FoundedFloat Health · YC
About
Sara Adler leverages years leading corporate development and M&A at Facebook, Dropbox, and Airbnb—where she built Airbnb’s M&A function and closed 25+ acquisitions—to coach founders on acquisition readiness and integration.
Invests in
ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaS
Board director at Float HealthYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Sara went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Sara can intro founders to Float Health's investors below.
Float Health's investors · 4
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Co-founders at Float Health
Experience
- Wave CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AirbnbHead Of Corporate Development2015 — 2018
- DropboxHead of Corporate Development - M&A2013 — 2015
- FacebookManager, Corporate Development2011 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
- Menlo VenturesAssociate2009 — 2011
- JPMorganAnalyst2008 — 2009
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyB.A., Economics, French2004 — 2008
Skills & more
Venture Capital39Financial Modeling24Entrepreneurship16Investments14Executive Management2Corporate Development47Private Equity5Start-ups30
Languages French
From Sara's professional profile.
Colleagues at Wave Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sara Adler work?
- Sara Adler is General Partner at Wave Capital and Founder at Float Health.
- What does Sara Adler invest in?
- Sara Adler invests in Consumer, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Sara Adler write?
- Sara Adler typically writes checks of $25K – $1M.
- What companies did Sara Adler found?
- Sara Adler founded Float Health.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,342
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Shared employers
Also worked at Airbnb145
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Also worked at Dropbox120
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Also worked at Facebook486
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Also worked at Menlo Ventures61
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