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Steve Abbott

Investor

Partner at Sapphire Ventures

Austin, Texas

Writes $10M – $100M checks Β· typically $25M

About

Steve Abbott is a partner at Sapphire Ventures responsible for the firm's capital markets activities, focused on vertical and horizontal applications software. He was a founding partner of Sapphire Sport (now spun out as 359 Capital) and previously a managing director in technology investment banking at Deutsche Bank, UBS and Jefferies, with earlier roles at Bain & Company and Robertson Stephens.

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Sapphire VenturesPartnercurrent2014 β€” presentAustin, TX & Menlo Park, CA
  2. Jefferies & CompanyManaging Director, Technology Investment Banking2010 β€” 2014
  3. UBS Investment BankManaging Director, Global Head of Semiconductor & Electronics Banking2006 β€” 2010
  4. Deutsche Bank Technology GroupManaging Director, Technology Investment Banking2002 β€” 2006
  5. Robertson StephensTechnology Investment Banking1997 β€” 2002
  6. Donaldson, Lufkin & JenretteInvestment Banking1994 β€” 1995Los Angeles, CA
  7. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant1989 β€” 1991San Francisco

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1992 β€” 1994
  2. University of California, Berkeley1985 β€” 1989
  3. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
  4. Stanford Law SchoolJD

Skills & more

Management15Venture Capital87Mergers & Acquisitions92Investment Banking66IPO48Start-ups45Private Equity38Capital Markets15Corporate Development28Valuation24Corporate Finance23Due Diligence16
+8 moreFinancial ModelingMergersFinancial AnalysisInvestmentsEmerging MarketsEquitiesProject ManagementLBO

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