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Sands Capital Ventures

Sands Capital Ventures, based in Virginia, backs Series A and Series B startups in infrastructure, cybersecurity, healthtech, and consumer, with checks of $10 million to $30 million, mostly following other investors.

WebsitePitch pageTeam page
Entry stageSeries A, Series B
Check size$10M to $30M
Leads roundsMostly follows
FocusDev tools and infra, Cybersecurity, Healthtech, Consumer
Latest fund$1.1 (2026)$1.1 billion Global Innovation Fund III; $50 billion firmwide client assets (2026)
Investing team5 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Sands Capital Ventures

5 people on the investing team, 2 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Michael Grainger
Michael GraingerManaging Partner, Global Venture
Stephen P. Zachary
Stephen P. ZacharyManaging PartnerZachary is a managing partner at Sands Capital, where he founded the Life Sciences Pulse strategy in 2019.
Aagam Shah
Aagam ShahPrincipalFocus: therapeutic investments.
Kshitij Seth
Kshitij SethAssociateHe previously worked as an Associate at G Squared from 2021 to 2023.
Shreya Singh
Shreya SinghSenior AssociateShe previously worked at A-Level Capital and Neurodata.io, and earned degrees from Johns Hopkins University.

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Writes $10M to $30M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Notable investments

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Homepage | Sands CapitalEvery aspect of the Sands Capital culture is geared toward delivering strong results for our clients.www.sandscapital.com
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On these lists

Series A investors in United States1790Series B investors in United States563Series A healthtech investors243Series B healthtech investors128Series A dev tools and infra investors108Series A consumer investors79Series A cybersecurity investors77Series B dev tools and infra investors49

Questions

What stage does Sands Capital Ventures invest in?

Sands Capital Ventures reports entry at series a, series b.

How much does Sands Capital Ventures invest?

Sands Capital Ventures reports checks of $10M to $30M.

Does Sands Capital Ventures lead rounds?

Sands Capital Ventures mostly follows other investors.

Who are the partners at Sands Capital Ventures?

Michael Grainger (Managing Partner, Global Venture), Stephen P. Zachary (Managing Partner).

Is Sands Capital Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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