Cathy Gao works as a Partner at Sapphire Ventures. The firm's known portfolio counts 10 companies.
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Partner at Sapphire Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
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Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Consumer, FinTech and Hardware, and focus areas Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity and Data. Startups operating in these areas may find Cathy Gao relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at Sapphire Ventures cluster around Growth, Seed and Series B rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Cathy Gao is worth approaching.
Colleagues at Sapphire Ventures
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Paul Levine
Partner
Palo Alto, United States
Anders Ranum
Partner
San Carlos, United States
Rami Branitzky
Partner
San Francisco, United States
Nino Marakovic
CEO & Partner
Austin, United States
Mahau Ma
Operating Partner
San Diego, United States
Steve Abbott
Partner
Austin, United States
Alex Lehman
Investor
Stanford, United States
Demi O.
Principal
San Francisco, United States
Andreas Weiskam
Co-Founder
London, United Kingdom
Casber Wang
Partner
San Francisco, United States
Jason Brooke
Principal
San Francisco, United States
Jai Das
Investor
Menlo Park, United States
David Hartwig
Co-Founder & Operating Partner
Palo Alto, United States
Misty L.
Investor
San Francisco, United States
Rajeev Dham
Managing Director
San Francisco, United States
Brett Ripperger
Investor
Austin, United States
Margaret K.
Chief Executive Officer
Dallas, United States
Ralph DeBernardo
Partner
Austin, United States
Sam Procter
Investor
San Francisco, United States
Abigail Johnson
Chief Operating Officer
Austin, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Cathy Gao?
Cathy Gao is a venture capital investor based in San Francisco, California, United States, listed as Partner at Sapphire Ventures. The known portfolio of that firm counts 10 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Cathy Gao personally.
What does Cathy Gao invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Consumer, FinTech and Hardware; listed focus areas include Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity and Data. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Cathy Gao invest at?
Sapphire Ventures appears in Growth, Seed and Series B rounds across its known deals, and Cathy Gao is listed there as Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Cathy Gao listed at?
Cathy Gao is listed as Partner at Sapphire Ventures. 28 other people in the database share a firm with Cathy Gao.
How do I contact Cathy Gao?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Cathy Gao. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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