About
Sven Wollschlaeger grew up in the Midwest and co-founded a technology company in college that was deployed at universities across the U.S. He later worked with technical teams at publicly-traded companies and pre-IPO startups, spent time at a16z, and then three years at Insight Partners, where he helped lead seed and Series A investments in security and Gen AI companies as well as growth rounds in developer and data infrastructure firms. He now focuses on cybersecurity, which he views as central to protecting future software innovation.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Experience
- Brightmind PartnersPrincipal, Founding Investorcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- Insight PartnersInvestor2020 — 2024New York, United States
- TorqBoard Observer2023 — 2024
- Andreessen HorowitzData Projects2021San Francisco Bay Area
- StockXProduct Manager, New Product Strategy (Innovation)2020 — 2021Detroit, Michigan
- Detroit Venture PartnersEntrepreneur in Residence (EIR)2019Detroit, Michigan
- MoneyLionSoftware Engineer, Data Science (ML) & Fraud2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Quicken LoansSoftware Engineer, Data Lake2018
- VenueTouristCo-Founder2017 — 2018Ann Arbor, Michigan
- StealthVarious Projects2017 — 2018
Skills & more
Respectfully Anti-Bureaucratic3Un-Apologetically Curious4Logic-stician3
From Sven's professional profile.
Investments
Led
Anaconda
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Brightmind
Brett Gustafson
Associate Portfolio Manager at Purpose Investments
Gur Talpaz
Board Member at Brightmind
Iva Messy
Head of People at Felicis Ventures
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Iva Messy
Chief Operating Officer at Brightmind
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Jamie Mneimneh
Chief Technology Officer & CISO at Brightmind
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John Rost
General Partner & Business Advisor at Jefferson Capital
Stephen Ward
Board Member at Brightmind
Tayler Sipperly
Venture Partner at Brightmind
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sven Wollschlaeger?
- Sven Wollschlaeger grew up in the Midwest and co-founded a technology company in college that was deployed at universities across the U.S. He later worked with technical teams at publicly-traded companies and pre-IPO startups, spent time at a16z, and then three years at Insight Partners, where he helped lead seed and Series A investments in security and Gen AI companies as well as growth rounds in developer and data infrastructure firms. He now focuses on cybersecurity, which he views as central to protecting future software innovation.
- Where does Sven Wollschlaeger work?
- Sven Wollschlaeger is Principal at Brightmind.
- What does Sven Wollschlaeger invest in?
- Sven Wollschlaeger invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools.
- What companies has Sven Wollschlaeger invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Anaconda.
- Where did Sven Wollschlaeger go to school?
- Sven Wollschlaeger studied at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Bachelors, Finance); University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (Bachelors, Computer Science); Monroe High School.
- Does Sven Wollschlaeger lead rounds?
- Yes — Sven Wollschlaeger has led 1 tracked investment.
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Shared employers
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