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Steve Abbott
InvestorPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire Partners (Sapphire Ventures)
Austin, Texas
Writes $10M – $100M checks · typically $25M
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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.
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Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at University of California, Berkeley (undergraduate degree) Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA) Studied at Stanford Law School (JD)
- Boards
- He served on the Bay Area Leadership Council for the U.S. Soccer Foundation.
- Communities
- During his time at Stanford, he was a fellow at the Stanford Center for Conflict and Negotiation.
- More
- While at Stanford, he worked for the San Francisco 49ers on salary cap modeling. He has lived and worked in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, London and Washington, D.C., and traveled extensively on business throughout Europe and China.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Investments
Board seats
CatchpointChargebeeClariCulture AmpFevoFloqastIntelligent BrandsOpenXProject44PubNubRecommindReltioTonalYellow.ai
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Sapphire Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steve Abbott?
- 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.
- Where does Steve Abbott work?
- Steve Abbott is Partner, Capital Markets at Sapphire Partners and Partner, Capital Markets at Sapphire Ventures.
- What does Steve Abbott invest in?
- Steve Abbott invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Steve Abbott write?
- Steve Abbott typically writes checks of $10M – $100M.
- What boards does Steve Abbott sit on?
- Steve Abbott holds tracked board seats at Catchpoint, Chargebee, Clari, Culture Amp, Fevo, Floqast, Intelligent Brands, OpenX, Project44, PubNub.
- What companies has Steve Abbott invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Catchpoint, Chargebee, Clari, ClearMetal, Culture Amp, Floqast, PubNub, Recommind, Reltio, Tonal, Yellow.
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