Shane Sabine

Managing Partner

2022 - Current

Punch Capital invests in tops immigrant founders in B2B at the earliest stages. Union Square Ventures, Craft, and Insight Partners have marked up our portfolio companies, and we've invested alongside funds such as Kleiner Perkins and General Catalyst. Founders, reach out at deals@punchcap.com.

Advisor

2022

Investing on behalf of the $7B Brown University endowment, Van Wickle is a student-run, multistage fund that invests in Brown-affiliated companies. Advisors hail from Bain Capital, Bessemer, and Battery. Alumni unicorns include MongoDB, Figma, Workday, Solugen, Warby Parker, Shutterfly, ZipRecruiter, Scopely, GoJek, and Stash.

Cohort VII

2023 - 2023

Coolwater's accelerator, known as the "Y Combinator for funds," invests in and helps co-build the next generation of great technology fund managers.

Venture Partner

2020 - 2023

NextGen invests in category-defining B2B firms such as Mercury, Carta, Clear Street, Maven Clinic, and Everlywell. • Grew early-stage investor network and startup sourcing program while sitting on fintech diligence committees

All-Star Mentor (Top 1%)

2019 - 2023

Techstars companies include SendGrid and PillPack, and have a combined market cap of $63B. • Generated follow-on funding and acquired executive talent as lead advisor to well-vetted startups • Established growth opportunities such as multiple pilots, media releases, and partnerships with industry leaders

Venture Partner

2020 - 2022

Blockchain Founders Fund is a highly performing, early-stage fund that provides fast-track growth via its leading GTM program to companies like Magna and Splinterlands. BFF seeks exceptional founders in GameFi, DeFi, and NFT. • Sourced $XM in LPs, provided deal flow, and contributed to community engagement

Advisor (Exit)

2020 - 2021

(Exit Q1 2022) Utrust is the leading blockchain payments technology that offers a radically better way to pay and get paid globally.

Advisor (Exit)

2020 - 2021

(Exit - Q3 2022) HyPoint’s advanced high-temperature fuel cell technology and 40-person team was acquired by ZeroAvia, a leader in developing zero-emission solutions for commercial aviation.

Senior Fellow

2019 - 2020

Fellow

2018 - 2019

Founder & Consultant

2008 - 2018

Ad Astra is an operational consultancy serving the innovation ecosystem and enterprises like Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom, and Bosch. • Sourced product talent for Rocket Internet board member and scouted logistics startups for proofs of concept at Volkswagen • Orchestrated transformation projects for Deutsche Telekom, reducing OPEX by $2 billion • Managed staff of 15 on asset management and sales targets