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Sara Coady

Limited Partner at Operator Collective

Bend, Oregon

Overview 

Sara Coady is currently a Limited Partner at Operator Collective and has held leadership roles at notable tech companies such as Stripe and New Relic, Inc. She brings a wealth of experience in enterprise sales, cloud computing, and team leadership, with a strong track record of driving sales growth and building trusting relationships in the industry. With a background in sales leadership at companies like Splunk and VMware, Sara has demonstrated expertise in solution selling and strategic business development, making her a valuable asset in the tech industry. Her current role at Operator Collective showcases her continued success in investing in and supporting early-stage startups in various sectors, including SaaS, AI, and enterprise applications.

Work Experience 

  • Limited Partner

    2022 - Current

    Operator Collective is a venture fund and dream team community of operator LPs. OpCo brings together 200+ of tech’s most exceptional executives from diverse backgrounds to invest in and supercharge the next generation of enterprise tech.

Operator Collective is a venture fund and dream team community of Operator LPs.

  • Head of Enterprise Sales

    2020 - 2022

    Built and scaled the Enterprise GTM team focused on the largest organizations- helping the F500 disrupt, innovate and modernize their financial infrstructure.

Stripe is an API technology company that provides online payment processing and commerce solutions for Internet businesses.

Raised $9,440,247,725.00 from E1 Ventures.

  • Group Vice President, Enterprise Sales

    2015 - 2020

New Relic is a digital intelligence company that delivers full-stack visibility and analytics to enterprises.

Raised $214,500,000.00 from TPG, Wellington Management, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, BlackRock, Passport Ventures, Tenaya Capital, T. Rowe Price and Trinity Ventures.

  • Director of Sales, Major Accounts

    2013 - 2014

Splunk Ventures is an Investment Firm.

  • Director of Sales, End User Computing

    2012 - 2013

VMware Cloud allows users to run, manage, connect and secure an entire portfolio on any cloud to any device.

  • Vice President of Sales, Americas

    2011 - 2012

  • Sales Director, Comm, Media & Entertainment, Enterprise Business

    2004 - 2011

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.

Raised $1,350,000,000.00.

  • Account Executive

    1999 - 2004

  • Inside Sales Manager, North America

    1998 - 1999

Attachmate delivers advanced software for terminal emulation, legacy modernization, managed file transfer, and enterprise fraud management.

  • Sales Director, North America

    1995 - 1998

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