Sean Marshall
InvestorFounder at Perkins Cove Partners · Scout at Craft Ventures
Massachusetts
Writes $50K – $25M checks · typically $12.5M
About
Scaled sales operations at Klaviyo from 15 to 300 people and helped grow the company from $90M to over $9B valuation before its NYSE IPO. Previously held enterprise sales roles at Localytics, Yammer, and SuccessFactors, and served as an investment scout at Craft Ventures focused on pre-seed B2B SaaS deals.
Experience
- CopleyCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentBoston, MA
- Second NatureBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Stealth StartupCo-Founder2024 — 2025Boston, MA
- Perkins Cove PartnersManaging Partner2022 — 2025Greater Boston
- AsymmetricExecutive in Residence2023 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Craft VenturesScout2021 — 2023
- KlaviyoSVP, Global Sales2018 — 2022Greater Boston Area
- Upland LocalyticsVice President, North American Sales2017 — 2018Greater Boston Area
- Upland LocalyticsSenior Director of Sales, East2013 — 2016Greater Boston Area
- Yammer, Inc.Strategic Account Executive2011 — 2013Greater Boston Area
- SAP SuccessFactorsEnterprise Account Executive (+ other roles)2005 — 2011Greater Boston Area
- OracleAssociate Consultant2004Greater Boston Area
Education
- Bentley UniversityBS, Management / Marketing2000 — 2004
Skills & more
Sales24Account Management13SaaS62Start-ups15Social Media7Personnel Management1Enterprise Software36Salesforce.com19Solution Selling23Lead Generation27Cloud Computing7Enterprise Social Networking3
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Colleagues at Perkins Cove Partners
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Network4
Brian MurrayScout
Partner and COO at Craft Ventures
Bryan RosenblattScout
Partner at Craft Ventures
Elena (Lainy) PainterScout
Partner at Craft Ventures
Georg EllScout
Venture Partner at Craft Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sean Marshall work?
- Sean Marshall is Founder at Perkins Cove Partners.
- What check size does Sean Marshall write?
- Sean Marshall typically writes checks of $50K – $25M.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup341
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Also worked at Craft Ventures32
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Also worked at Upland Localytics4
Also worked at SAP SuccessFactors13
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