Elena Sakach

Elena Sakach

Partner atGVSan Francisco

Elena Sakach is a partner at GV who joined from Coatue, TPG, and Goldman Sachs. She holds a degree from William & Mary and invests in companies like Stripe and Ramp.

What Elena can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

GV writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: GV.

Career

  1. Goldman Sachs · TMT Investment Banking Division
  2. TPG · Software Investing Practice
  3. Coatue · partner
  4. GV · partner
    Now
  5. Goldman Sachs
  6. TPG

Investments named in public bios

RampStripeTennrBasisWealth.comBlockaidGustoPlaidWaymohumans&

Focus

ai applicationsfintechdata infrastructuredeveloper toolssoftwareartificial intelligence

Education

William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business, B.B.A. in Finance with a concentration in Innovation & Design

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Questions

Who is Elena Sakach?

Elena Sakach is a partner at GV who joined from Coatue, TPG, and Goldman Sachs. She holds a degree from William & Mary and invests in companies like Stripe and Ramp.

How much does Elena Sakach invest?

Elena Sakach invests through GV, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Elena Sakach?

A warm intro from a founder GV backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Elena Sakach do before GV?

TMT Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs; Software Investing Practice at TPG; partner at Coatue; Goldman Sachs; TPG.

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