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Sean Jacobsohn

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Partner at Norwest Venture Partners · Board director at Elevate CDB

Menlo Park

Writes $5M – $30M checks · typically $10M

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About

Sean Jacobsohn is a partner at Norwest and a former enterprise cloud executive. He invests across early to late-stage enterprise cloud opportunities, including mobile-first business applications, human-assisted AI, B2B marketplaces, and industry cloud. He was previously a venture partner at Emergence Capital Partners and held sales and business development leadership roles at Cornerstone OnDemand, WageWorks, and Upwork. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA from the University of Wisconsin.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Elevate CDB

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Elevate CDB's investors · 4

Anthemis VentureNew York · $500K – $7M checks · since 2024Bowery CapitalNew York · $1M – $2M checksGreycroft PartnersNew YorkNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks

Experience

  1. NorwestPartnercurrent2014 — present
  2. Failure MuseumFounder & Chief Historiancurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. InscopeBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  4. BuildVisionBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. EdiphiBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. Connect The DotsBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  7. SourceDayBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  8. Elevate.incBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  9. EnableBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  10. OROBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  11. DemandbaseBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
  12. FloQastBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  13. WorkatoInvestor & Business Partnercurrent2019 — present
  14. PropelBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  15. Legion TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  16. Spiff IncBoard Member (until Salesforce acquisition)2020 — 2024
  17. EngagioBoard Member (until Demandbase acquisition)2016 — 2020
  18. RallyteamBoard Member (until Workday acquisition)2015 — 2018
  19. SatmetrixBoard Member (until NICE acquisition)2011 — 2017
  20. Emergence Capital PartnersVenture Partner2012 — 2014

Skills & more

SaaSSales Management34

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Colleagues at Norwest Venture Partners

Abhijit Chiripal
Head - Corporate Development and M&A, Norwest India at Norwest Venture Partners
Abishek Balakrishnan
Investor at Norwest Venture Partners
Aditi Mundra
Norwest India at Norwest Venture Partners
Aidan Greenstein
Investor at Norwest Venture Partners
Allison Toman
Principal at Norwest Venture Partners
Amalia Mackenzie
Investor at Norwest Venture Partners
Amanda Widjaja
Vice President & Head of Data at Norwest Venture Partners
Amie Borgstrom
Senior Advisor, MedTech at Norwest Venture Partners

Network2

Diogo Myrrha
Partner at Peak Ventures
Ellie Wheeler
Chief Operating Officer at AIX Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sean Jacobsohn?
Sean Jacobsohn is a partner at Norwest and a former enterprise cloud executive. He invests across early to late-stage enterprise cloud opportunities, including mobile-first business applications, human-assisted AI, B2B marketplaces, and industry cloud. He was previously a venture partner at Emergence Capital Partners and held sales and business development leadership roles at Cornerstone OnDemand, WageWorks, and Upwork. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA from the University of Wisconsin.
Where does Sean Jacobsohn work?
Sean Jacobsohn is Partner at Norwest Venture Partners and Board director at Elevate CDB.
What does Sean Jacobsohn invest in?
Sean Jacobsohn invests in AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Sean Jacobsohn write?
Sean Jacobsohn typically writes checks of $5M – $30M.
Where did Sean Jacobsohn go to school?
Sean Jacobsohn studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business); University of Wisconsin-Madison (BBA, Business).

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