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Steve Sarracino

Investor

Founder, Partner at Activant Capital

Connecticut

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

About

Steve Sarracino, who ran single-asset SPVs, applies extreme loss aversion to concentrate investments into very few companies, embedding staff in portfolio firms to build full commerce stacks and Amazon-level logistics.

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Invests in

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Experience

  1. Activant CapitalFounder and Partnercurrent2015 — presentGreenwich, CT
  2. Independent Sponsor and ConsultantFounder2010 — 2013San Francisco, CA
  3. Serent CapitalSenior Investment Professional2008 — 2010Private Equity
  4. American CapitalVice President2006 — 2008Palo Alto, CA
  5. McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2005Hong Kong
  6. MERRIMAN CURHAN FORD AND COVice President2002 — 2004San Francisco, California, United States
  7. Robertson Stephens & CompanyAssociate1999 — 2001San Francisco, California, United States
  8. CIBC Wood GundyAnalyst1999New York, New York, United States

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMBA
  2. Southern Methodist UniversityBA, Finance and Economics

Skills & more

SaaS4Private Equity43Venture Capital37Corporate Development14Mergers5LBO20Mergers & Acquisitions23Valuation10Entrepreneurship8Investment Banking6Due Diligence8Private Placements4
+12 moreHedge FundsSoftwareFinancial ModelingM&A experienceLeveraged FinanceCorporate FinanceGrowth CapitalBuyoutsInvestmentsStrategyStart-upsBusiness Strategy

From Steve's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,317 more

Also attended Southern Methodist University63

Minh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate VenturesJim DoehrmanAdvisor at Sierra VenturesTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCOThomas MallakSenior Financial Analyst at AlleyCorpAlex GrasPrincipal at Mercury FundBeau BarnesCFO at JStar Capital Investments

+ 57 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Activant Capital20

Libby HauserSVP Strategy & Ops at Asymmetric Capital PartnersAndrew SteelePartner at Activant CapitalMaximilian MayerPartner at Activant CapitalJohn MathesonInvestor at Activant CapitalDavid YangPartner at Socium VenturesClaudia RoweManaging Director at Balderton Capital

+ 14 more

Also worked at Serent Capital6

Greg WilsonChief Financial Officer at Playground GlobalDavid PierceDirector at CouncilNick StoffregenPartner at Elsewhere PartnersRebecca GranneOperating Partner at Shamrock CapitalJulie LiuAdvisor at Conscience VCSean KellyManaging Director, Business Development at Insignia Capital Group

Also worked at American Capital15

Kevin GasquePartner & Chief Operating Officer at GreycroftEugene "Gene" PodsiadloSenior Strategic Advisor, Special Limited Partner at AI CapitalMattVenture Partner at TFX CapitalRajeev BatraInvestor at Mayfield FundDaniel ChenPartner at Highland Creek PartnersMike MarcantonioPartner at LiveOak Ventures

+ 9 more

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,128

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,122 more

Colleagues at Activant Capital

Alison McElwee
Head of Executive Operations at Activant Capital
Andrew Steele
Partner at Activant Capital
Charles Ma
Analyst at Activant Capital
Dave Corcoran
CFO at Activant Capital
Diane Pavese
Assistant Treasurer at Activant Capital
Emma Rowand
Research Analyst at Activant Capital
Inbar Kodesh
Investor at Activant Capital
John Matheson
Investor at Activant Capital