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Katie Schwartz Thiry

Katie Schwartz Thiry

Managing Director atSalesforce VenturesFirm active Oct 9San Francisco, CA
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Katie Schwartz Thiry is a Managing Director at Salesforce Ventures, focusing on SaaS, healthcare, and fintech. She has invested in companies like Airtable and DataRobot and previously worked at Crosslink Capital and Vista Equity Partners.

What Katie can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Salesforce Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Barclays
  2. Edison Software · operator
  3. Chime · operator
  4. Vista Equity Partners · investor
  5. Crosslink Capital · investor
  6. Salesforce Ventures · Managing Director
    Now
  7. Barclays · Investor

Investments named in public bios

AirtableBetterUpDataRobotIroncladixLayerLyraModern TreasurySpiffStordWheel

Focus

saashealthcarefintech

Education

Kellogg School of Management, MBAPrinceton University, bachelor’s in Politics

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Who is Katie Schwartz Thiry?

Katie Schwartz Thiry is a Managing Director at Salesforce Ventures, focusing on SaaS, healthcare, and fintech. She has invested in companies like Airtable and DataRobot and previously worked at Crosslink Capital and Vista Equity Partners.

How much does Katie Schwartz Thiry invest?

Katie Schwartz Thiry invests through Salesforce Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Katie Schwartz Thiry?

A warm intro from a founder Salesforce Ventures backed works best.

What did Katie Schwartz Thiry do before Salesforce Ventures?

Barclays; operator at Edison Software; operator at Chime; investor at Vista Equity Partners; investor at Crosslink Capital; Investor at Barclays.

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