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Cathy Gao

Partner at Sapphire Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Investor
VC

Invests in

Stages:

Series B

  • Min Investment:

    $10,000,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $100,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $25,000,000.00

Skills

Investments
Growth Capital
Strategy
Mergers & Acquisitions
Financial Analysis
M&A experience
Business Strategy
Mergers
Entrepreneurship
Accounting
Business Services
LBO
Valuation
Financial Modeling
Private Equity
Corporate Development
Finance
Corporate Finance
Start-ups
Due Diligence

Education

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Based in SF

3078 people

Investments

CaptivateIQ

Series C

Total Funding: $170M

Gem

Series C

Total Funding: $200M

Involve.ai

Series A

Total Funding: $16M

SafeGraph

Series B

Total Funding: $61M

Splashtop

Series E

Total Funding: $120M

Medable

Series C

Total Funding: $500M

ujet.cx

Series C

Total Funding: $100M

Work Experience

SV
Sapphire Ventures

2019

  • Partner

    2019

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EliseAI

2024

  • Board Member

    2024

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Culture Amp

2023

  • Board Member

    2023

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Gem

2021

  • Board Observer

    2021

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involve.ai

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

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SafeGraph

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

MI
Medable, Inc

2020

  • Board Observer

    2020

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UJET

2020

  • Board Observer

    2020

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CaptivateIQ

2022

  • Investor

    2022

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Sword Health

2021

  • Investor

    2021

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