Sands Capital

Sands Capital, established in 1992, is an independent, employee-owned investment management firm based in Arlington, Virginia. It specializes in growth equity investments, focusing on both public and private markets globally. The firm's investment approach is centered around rigorous, bottom-up fundamental research to identify high-quality growth businesses across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, and consumer goods. Sands Capital offers its services to a diverse range of clients, such as pension plans, endowments, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals. It operates through two affiliates: Sands Capital Management for public market investments and Sands Capital Ventures for private market investments. The firm aims to provide long-term, active investment strategies that add value and enhance clients' wealth over time.

Ian Barnes

Managing Director

Matthew Buckley

Senior Research Associate

Brian Christiansen

Executive Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst

Christopher Eng

Principal

Kumar Gautam

Partner

Michael J. Ginder

Partner

Michael Graninger

Managing Partner

Michael Graninger

Partner

Nicholas Graziano

Principal, Portfolio Services

David Levanson

Senior Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst and Executive Managing Director

Barron B. Martin, Jr.

Managing Partner

Annie McCormick

Director, Client Service

Mark McGovern

Venture Partner

Dana M. McNamara

Executive Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer

Jake Merrill, CFA

Principal

Barron Martin

Research Analyst

Gene Riechers

Venture Partner

Frank M. Sands, Jr.

CEO, CIO

Marina Serenbetz

Partner

Shreya Singh

Associate

Erin Soule

Director of Finance and Operations

Michael Sramek

Managing Director, Research Analyst and Senior Portfolio Manager

Christy Steele

Principal

Past deals in PaaS

Pgedge

Seed Round in 2025
PgEdge specializes in providing distributed PostgreSQL solutions that enhance network edge performance, minimize data latency, and ensure ultra-high availability for critical applications. The company's technology features multi-master replication capabilities, allowing for active-active operations across various geographic regions. This setup enables developers to easily build and deploy highly distributed database applications within a fully managed cloud service. By integrating multi-active, multi-master, multi-region, and multi-cloud functionalities, PgEdge supports users in creating robust database environments that can efficiently operate on a global scale.

Pgedge

Seed Round in 2024
PgEdge specializes in providing distributed PostgreSQL solutions that enhance network edge performance, minimize data latency, and ensure ultra-high availability for critical applications. The company's technology features multi-master replication capabilities, allowing for active-active operations across various geographic regions. This setup enables developers to easily build and deploy highly distributed database applications within a fully managed cloud service. By integrating multi-active, multi-master, multi-region, and multi-cloud functionalities, PgEdge supports users in creating robust database environments that can efficiently operate on a global scale.

Pgedge

Seed Round in 2023
PgEdge specializes in providing distributed PostgreSQL solutions that enhance network edge performance, minimize data latency, and ensure ultra-high availability for critical applications. The company's technology features multi-master replication capabilities, allowing for active-active operations across various geographic regions. This setup enables developers to easily build and deploy highly distributed database applications within a fully managed cloud service. By integrating multi-active, multi-master, multi-region, and multi-cloud functionalities, PgEdge supports users in creating robust database environments that can efficiently operate on a global scale.
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