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Tod Sacerdoti

Investor

Founder, CEO at Synapse Partners · Partner at Flex Capital Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Founder and CEO of Pipedream (acquired by Workday in 2025) and BrightRoll ($640M acquisition by Yahoo! in 2014).

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechMarketplacesPropTechSaaSSocial

Experience

  1. PipedreamCEO / Founder (acquired by Workday)current2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Flex CapitalInvestor / Foundercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. YahooVP, Ad Products (via acquisition)2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  4. BrightRollCEO & Founder (acquired by Yahoo!)2006 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Plaxo Inc.Director, Business Development2004 — 2006
  6. Robertson StephensInvestment Banking Analyst1999 — 2001

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2001 — 2003
  2. Yale UniversityB.A., Economics1995 — 1999
  3. Palo Alto High School1991 — 1995

Skills & more

Availability16Microsoft Office24Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Online Advertising99Strategy99Strategic Partnerships99Advertising99Digital Media99Business Development99Web Video99Digital Marketing85
+12 moreBusiness StrategyMobile AdvertisingNew MediaE-commerceSEMOnline MarketingProduct DevelopmentDigital StrategyPublic SpeakingFinancial ModelingCommunicationLead Generation

Languages Italian · Japanese

From Tod's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AppLovinChimeDatavantGorgiasIterableJuniper SquareLiveRampMarqetaMercuryOneSignal

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Synapse Partners

Ashok Shrivastava
SVP, Chief Data Officer at Synapse Partners
Bill Mark
President Information and Computing Sciences at Synapse Partners
E. Simoudis
Investor at Synapse Partners
Evangelos Simoudis
Founder and Managing Director at Synapse Partners
Jim Eberlin
Founder and CEO at Synapse Partners
Matthew Shortal
Principal Deputy Director and Chief Commercial Officer, DIU at Synapse Partners
Stefan Happ
EVP Payments at Synapse Partners

Network2

Ashmeet Sidana
Founder and Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital
Girish Mathrubootham
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Together Fund

Investors connected to Tod in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Tod Sacerdoti work?
Tod Sacerdoti is Founder, CEO at Synapse Partners.
What does Tod Sacerdoti invest in?
Tod Sacerdoti invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech, Marketplaces, PropTech, SaaS, Social.

Founder mafias

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia252

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo VisionIanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +2Mikhail KokorichStanford Executive ProgramFounded Destinus +2Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +2Jesse BuckinghamMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Vooma +2Don MuirMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Arc +2

+ 245 more

Yale University mafia182

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Michael SeibelBAFounded SocialCamJustin KanPhysics and PhilosophyFounded Rye +5Kevin RyanBAFounded Business Insider +2Harry GrunerFounded Hilos +2Emmett ShearBSFounded Softmax +2Jake SchwartzBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Brave Health +1

+ 175 more

Palo Alto High School mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sina FarzanehFounded AdvocacyScott HartleyFounded StreamNativeJackson MosesHigh School DiplomaFounded Silent VenturesDiego ReyFounded Endpoint HealthJerry WuHigh SchoolFounded Auxos

Flex Capital Partners mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Auren HoffmanPartnerFounded EliotNest +1Paul JohnsonPartnerFounded Pauljohnson

Synapse Partners mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jim EberlinFounder and CEOFounded Gainsight

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,285 more

Also attended Yale University619

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

+ 613 more

Also attended Palo Alto High School23

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMarina BeveridgeDirector, Strategy & Network Development at Sapphire VenturesJocelyn GoldfeinInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersSkylar DorosinPrincipal at NVP CapitalScott PettyGP & Senior Advisor at Signal Peak VenturesLeela SrinivasanCEO, Parity at Bull City Venture Partners

+ 17 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Pipedream1

Jon CallaghanFounder and Venture Capitalist in Palo Alto, CA

Also worked at Yahoo278

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

+ 272 more

Also worked at BrightRoll3

Jon CallaghanFounder and Venture Capitalist in Palo Alto, CABen FuPartner at OMERS VenturesAuren HoffmanGeneral Partner at Flex Capital Partners

Also worked at Plaxo Inc.4

Jon CallaghanFounder and Venture Capitalist in Palo Alto, CAEdward SuhGeneral Partner at Alpine VenturesSeth SternbergCEO and Co-Founder, Honor Technology at HonorCameron RingCo-Founder, Honor Technology at Honor