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 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 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

Managing Director and Head of Private Markets Finance and Operations

Michael Sramek

Managing Director, Research Analyst and Senior Portfolio Manager

Christy Steele

Principal

Past deals in Database

Pgedge

Seed Round in 2025
PgEdge is a technology company that specializes in distributed PostgreSQL, focusing on optimizing network edge performance to minimize data latency and ensure ultra-high availability. The company provides a fully managed cloud service that leverages multi-active, multi-master, and multi-region capabilities. This innovative approach enables developers to easily build and deploy highly distributed database applications across a global network. PgEdge's solutions are particularly suited for mission-critical applications that require reliable and efficient data management across diverse geographic locations.

Pgedge

Seed Round in 2024
PgEdge is a technology company that specializes in distributed PostgreSQL, focusing on optimizing network edge performance to minimize data latency and ensure ultra-high availability. The company provides a fully managed cloud service that leverages multi-active, multi-master, and multi-region capabilities. This innovative approach enables developers to easily build and deploy highly distributed database applications across a global network. PgEdge's solutions are particularly suited for mission-critical applications that require reliable and efficient data management across diverse geographic locations.

Pgedge

Seed Round in 2023
PgEdge is a technology company that specializes in distributed PostgreSQL, focusing on optimizing network edge performance to minimize data latency and ensure ultra-high availability. The company provides a fully managed cloud service that leverages multi-active, multi-master, and multi-region capabilities. This innovative approach enables developers to easily build and deploy highly distributed database applications across a global network. PgEdge's solutions are particularly suited for mission-critical applications that require reliable and efficient data management across diverse geographic locations.

Day Zero Diagnostics

Venture Round in 2022
Day Zero Diagnostics Inc. is an innovative company focused on transforming infectious disease diagnostics through advanced sequencing technologies. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company has developed a rapid diagnostic system that identifies bacterial species and their antibiotic resistance profiles directly from clinical samples. Key technologies include Blood2Bac, which enriches bacterial DNA, and BacDetect, allowing for swift detection of bacterial DNA. Additionally, the company employs machine learning algorithms for genomic antibiotic susceptibility testing and maintains a comprehensive microbial database that integrates genomic sequencing data with resistance profiles. By enabling rapid and accurate diagnoses, Day Zero Diagnostics aims to address critical needs in managing bloodstream infections and sepsis, reducing the time for diagnosis from days to hours and improving patient outcomes through targeted treatments.

Day Zero Diagnostics

Seed Round in 2017
Day Zero Diagnostics Inc. is an innovative company focused on transforming infectious disease diagnostics through advanced sequencing technologies. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company has developed a rapid diagnostic system that identifies bacterial species and their antibiotic resistance profiles directly from clinical samples. Key technologies include Blood2Bac, which enriches bacterial DNA, and BacDetect, allowing for swift detection of bacterial DNA. Additionally, the company employs machine learning algorithms for genomic antibiotic susceptibility testing and maintains a comprehensive microbial database that integrates genomic sequencing data with resistance profiles. By enabling rapid and accurate diagnoses, Day Zero Diagnostics aims to address critical needs in managing bloodstream infections and sepsis, reducing the time for diagnosis from days to hours and improving patient outcomes through targeted treatments.
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