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Sarah Young

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Founding and General Partner at Sandpiper Ventures

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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About

Sarah Young is a venture capitalist and founding general partner of Sandpiper Ventures. Before starting Sandpiper, she advised CEOs, boards, and governments on business growth and capital attraction, and previously served as Managing Partner of a strategic communications and advisory firm; she has also bought, scaled, and exited a business of her own. She is a Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow and Harvard Business School Executive Fellow, and focuses on under-capitalized opportunities using a data-driven approach.

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Experience

  1. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Fellowcurrent2025 — present
  2. Sandpiper VenturesFounder & General Partner, Sandpiper Venturescurrent2020 — present
  3. Harvard UniversityHarvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow2024 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. NATIONAL Public RelationsManaging Partner, Atlantic Canada2015 — 2024Halifax, Canada Area
  5. NATIONAL Public RelationsPartner and Senior Counsel2012 — 2015Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  6. MT&L Public Relations Ltd.Principal2001 — 2012
  7. Fleishman-HillardVice President1998 — 2001
  8. T4G LimitedMarketing Manager1997 — 1998

Skills & more

Nonprofits22Media Relations73Strategic Communications88Crisis Communications61Corporate Communications43Public Relations85Marketing Communications47Internal Communications11Speech Writing10Social Media23Social Media Marketing21Press Releases13
+4 moreEvent ManagementMarketingCommunications PlanningManagement

From Sarah's professional profile.

Colleagues at Sandpiper Ventures

Andrea Barrios
Investment Principal at Sandpiper Ventures
Cathy Bennett
Founding and Managing Partner at Sandpiper Ventures
Joe Lieberman
Managing Partner at K20 Fund
Lauren Ledwell
Investment Principal at Sandpiper Ventures
Mark Fraser
CSO at Sandpiper Ventures
Rhiannon Davies
Founding and Managing Partner at Sandpiper Ventures
Shahr Savizi-Smed
Managing Partner at Women's Equity Lab
Simon Gregory
Partner, Chief Compliance Officer at SoftBank Vision Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sarah Young?
Sarah Young is a venture capitalist and founding general partner of Sandpiper Ventures. Before starting Sandpiper, she advised CEOs, boards, and governments on business growth and capital attraction, and previously served as Managing Partner of a strategic communications and advisory firm; she has also bought, scaled, and exited a business of her own. She is a Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow and Harvard Business School Executive Fellow, and focuses on under-capitalized opportunities using a data-driven approach.
Where does Sarah Young work?
Sarah Young is Founding and General Partner at Sandpiper Ventures.
Where did Sarah Young go to school?
Sarah Young studied at Concordia University (MA, Media Studies); Mount Allison University (Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours, Political Science); Mount Allison University.

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Also worked at NATIONAL Public Relations1

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