Michael Grainger

Michael Grainger

Managing Partner, Global Venture atSands Capital VenturesArlington

Michael Grainger is Global Venture Managing Partner at Sands Capital Ventures, discussing AI and cybersecurity's impact on industries and investments.

What Michael can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Sands Capital Ventures writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Mobile System 7 · Founder and President
  2. In-Q-Tel · Partner
  3. Sands Capital · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Mobile System 7

Investments named in public bios

DatabricksOpenAI

Focus

aicybersecurityventure

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Questions

Who is Michael Grainger?

Michael Grainger is Global Venture Managing Partner at Sands Capital Ventures, discussing AI and cybersecurity's impact on industries and investments.

How much does Michael Grainger invest?

Michael Grainger invests through Sands Capital Ventures, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Michael Grainger?

A warm intro from a founder Sands Capital Ventures backed works best.

What did Michael Grainger do before Sands Capital Ventures?

Founder and President at Mobile System 7; Partner at In-Q-Tel.

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