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Sean Jacobsohn

Investor

Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

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

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

Experience

  1. NorwestPartnercurrent2014 β€” present
  2. Failure MuseumFounder & Chief Historiancurrent2022 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. InscopeBoard Membercurrent2026 β€” present
  4. BuildVisionBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  5. EdiphiBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  6. Connect The DotsBoard Observercurrent2024 β€” present
  7. Amberflo.ioBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” present
  8. Provus IncBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  9. Channel99Board Observercurrent2022 β€” present
  10. SourceDayBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  11. Elevate.incBoard Observercurrent2021 β€” present
  12. EnableBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” present
  13. OROBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” present
  14. DemandbaseBoard Observercurrent2020 β€” present
  15. FloQastBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” present
  16. WorkatoInvestor & Business Partnercurrent2019 β€” present
  17. ProdlyBoard Observercurrent2019 β€” present
  18. PropelBoard Membercurrent2018 β€” present
  19. Legion TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2017 β€” present
  20. Spiff IncBoard Member (until Salesforce acquisition)2020 β€” 2024

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business1996 β€” 1998
  2. University of Wisconsin-MadisonBBA, Business1989 β€” 1994

Skills & more

SaaS99Sales Management34Building Alliances14Inside Sales4International Business17Enterprise Software99Cloud Computing99Venture Capital99Angel Investing23Start-ups99Business Development99Customer Success3
+12 moreBusiness CloudGo-to-market StrategyTriathlonMarathonEntrepreneurshipStrategyE-commerceProduct ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness AlliancesStrategic PartnershipsCorporate Development

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Sean Jacobsohn work?
Sean Jacobsohn is Partner at Norwest Venture Partners.
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.

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