Laura B. Sachar
Managing Partner at StarVest Partners
Laura B. Sachar
Managing Partner at StarVest Partners
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
1999 - Current
StarVest is a New York-based venture capital firm with $400 million under management that is funding technology-enabled business services companies throughout the U.S. The firm’s value-added partnership maintains a laser focus on five key emerging technology and services sectors: Software as a Service (SaaS), Internet Marketing Services, eCommerce Services, Data Aggregation Services and Identity and Security Management. StarVest was an early investor in the software-as-a-service sector. The firm was the first and primary venture investor in NetSuite in 2000, when it had $100,000 in revenues. It became the leading SaaS company in enterprise resource planning (“ERP”), growing to $1 billion in revenue. As a founding partner of StarVest, Laura has been active and served on the boards of Veracode (sold to CA Technologies), MessageOne (sold to Dell Computer), Connected (sold to Iron Mountain), iCrossing (sold to Hearst) and Newgistics (sold to PE firm and subsequently Pitney-Bowes) among others. Laura currently serves on the boards of RetailNext (ecommerce infrastructure), Persado (AI marketing), Transactis (fintech payments) and Ceros (SaaS marketing). Other notable investments: Fieldglass (SaaS human capital management company sold to PE firm and subsequently SAP), insurance.com (1st online insurance marketplace), CrowdTwist (loyalty) and AppDirect (cloud brokerage services).
Member
2022
Federal advisory committee managed by the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo. NACIE is charged with developing a National Entrepreneurship Strategy that strengthens America’s ability to compete and win as the world’s leading startup nation and as the world’s leading innovator in critical emerging technologies.
Board Member
2018
Experiential content creation platform that empowers marketers and designers to create engaging, interactive, and immersive content experiences.
Board Member
2014
Privately held growth-equity stage enterprise platform creating and optimizing marketing messages.
Board Member
2013
Privately held growth-equity-stage in-store retail analytics company.
Board Member
2019
Nonprofit supporting scientists, educators & innovators since 1817; offers scientific symposia, webinars, career readiness training & youth STEM programs.
Board Member
2018
A co-ed, Jewish sleepaway summer camp for children and teens ages 7-16 welcoming all children and teaching respect, giving back, community & charity.
Board Member
2018 - 2019
Industry leader in electronic bill presentment and payment technologies. Sold to MasterCard.
Board Member
2011 - 2019
Privately held payments company selling into the retail industry. Sold to MasterCard in April 2019.
Board Member
2010 - 2017
Privately held late-stage SaaS security software company selling to large global customers. Sold to CA Technologies for $614M.