Investing Profile

Sean Dempsey(147)

VCInvestor
Founding Partner, Merus Capital
meruscap.comMenlo Park, California
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21 Investors

Connected to Satya Patel (Homebrew), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Arjun Arora (Expa), and 18 other investors on Signal.

Networks Sean is a member of
Google Network
310 CONNECTIONS
Microsoft Network
152 CONNECTIONS
Deutsche Bank Network
52 CONNECTIONS
Claremont McKenna College Network
17 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Merus Capital General Partner
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
$26M
Co-investors: Ramtin Naimi (Abstract Ventures), Thomas Korte (AngelPad), J Zac Stein (Craft Ventures), Blake Bartlett (Openview Venture Partners), Cristina Cordova, Mike Hennessey, Zack Kanter, Jon Brelig, Saran Chari, Melissa Tan
SimiTree Healthcare Consulting
Private EquityMay 2021
Modern Health
Seed RoundJun 2018$2.4M
$170M
Co-investors: Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Gaurav Jain (Afore Capital), Brad Flora (Y Combinator), Kevin Moore (KRM Interests LLC), Lachy Groom (LGF), Peter Hsing (Merus Capital), Frederic Kerrest, Jared Leto, Marc McCabe
TerrAvion
Series AFeb 2017$10M
$10M
Arch Systems
SeedApr 2016$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Steven Lurie (Team Builder Ventures)
Iterable
Series AJan 2016$8M
SeedFeb 2015$1M
$340M
Co-investors: Fred Wang (Trinity Ventures), Dick Costolo (01 Advisors), Thomas Korte (AngelPad), Dmitry Dakhnovsky
Womply
Series UnknownAug 2014$20M
Series UnknownJan 2014
$50M
Co-investors: rich simoni, Adam Jackson
NextRoll
Series CApr 2014$70M
Series BJul 2012$15M
Series ASep 2008$4M
$89M
Co-investors: Todd Chaffee (IVP), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Jonah Goodhart (WGI Group)

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
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