Investing Profile

Sean Dempsey(149)

VCInvestor
Co-founder and Managing Director at Merus Capital
meruscap.comMenlo Park, California
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Sean Dempsey's investing connections

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23 Investors

Connected to Satya Patel (Homebrew), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Arjun Arora (500 Global), and 20 other investors on Signal.

Networks Sean is a member of
NewCo Network
1585 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1031 CONNECTIONS
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
842 CONNECTIONS
Google Network
475 CONNECTIONS
Microsoft Network
256 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Merus Capital Managing Director
Investment Range
$250K - $6.0M
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
16
Current Fund Size
$10M

Sean Dempsey is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Sean Dempsey's Investments On Record (11)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Parabola
Series BJun 2023$24M
SeedMay 2018$2M
$34M
Co-investors: Jack Altman (Benchmark), Ilya Sukhar (Matrix), Elad Gil (Think Colorado), Ramtin Naimi (Abstract Ventures), Immad Akhund (Y Combinator), Mike Hennessey (NewCo), Carine Magescas (AngelPad), Thomas Korte (AngelPad), Saran Chari
SimiTree Healthcare Consulting
Private EquityMay 2021
Modern Health
Seed RoundJun 2018$2.4M
$170M
Co-investors: Roger Lee (Battery Ventures), Gaurav Jain (Founder Collective), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Peter Hsing (Merus Capital), Kevin Moore (KRM Interests LLC), Brian Singerman (The Founders Fund), John Doerr (Kleiner Perkins), Mamoon Hamid (Kleiner Perkins), Zachary Hargreaves, Marc McCabe, Jared Leto
TerrAvion
Series AFeb 2017$10M
$10M
Arch Systems
SeedApr 2016$2M
$23M
Co-investors: Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Clint Korver (Ulu Ventures), Miriam Rivera (Ulu Ventures), Steven Lurie (Team Builder Ventures)
Iterable
Series AJan 2016$8M
SeedFeb 2015$1M
$340M
Co-investors: Fred Wang (Trinity Ventures), Shardul Shah (Index Ventures), Thomas Korte (AngelPad), Anthony Soohoo (AI Fund), Carine Magescas (AngelPad), Eugene Zhang (TSVC Capital), Dick Costolo (01 Advisors), Murat Bicer (CRV (Charles River Ventures)), Yun-Fang Juan (Brighter Capital), Dmitry Dakhnovsky
Womply
Series UnknownAug 2014$20M
Series UnknownJan 2014
$50M
Co-investors: Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), Chad Byers (Susa Ventures), Eugene Zhang (TSVC Capital), Adam Jackson (Cambrian Asset Management LLC), Brendan Wallace (Fifth Wall Ventures), Dave McClure (Practical Venture Capital), Blake Byers (NewLimit), Don Hutchison, rich simoni
NextRoll
Series CApr 2014$70M
Series BJul 2012$15M
Series ASep 2008$4M
$89M
Co-investors: Jules Maltz (IVP), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Todd Chaffee (IVP), James Joaquin (Obvious Ventures), Bill Trenchard (First Round Capital), Charles Moldow (Foundation Capital), Max Levchin (Scifi Vc)

most interested in

Real software solving real problems; enterprise software; algorithmic-intensive applications; AI; vertical-focused SaaS

not interested in

We don't invest in consumer businesses

Sean Dempsey's Experience

Co-founder and Managing Director Merus Capital2008 - Present
Board Member Asset Management GroupPresent
Board Member NewCoPresent
Co-founder and Managing Partner Merus CapitalPresent
Board Member Emi LabsPresent
Board Member ShelterluvPresent
Board Member NextRollPresent
Board Observer Censia AIPresent
Board Member TapResearchPresent
Limited Partner Advisory Committee StoryHouse VenturesPresent
Board Member WomplyPresent
Board Member AllClear IDPresent
Director, Corporate Development Microsoft CorporationPresent
Board Member Top-PatentsPresent
Board Member University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Principal, Corporate Development Google2005 - 2007
Director, Corporate Development Microsoft1998 - 2005
M&A Analyst, Technology Group Deutsche Bank1996 - 1998

Sean Dempsey's Education

Claremont McKenna College BA Economics/Environment/Politics + French