Cathy Gao

Partner at Sapphire Ventures

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Biography

Cathy Gao is a partner at Sapphire Ventures, where her firm bio describes her focus as B2B AI and software, including enterprise AI and health AI. She was promoted to partner in January 2021, after a year in which the firm says she worked on its investments in CircleCI, Gorgias, Medable, Moveworks and UJET. She serves on the boards of EliseAI, Blue J, Jeeva AI, Sword Health and Medable. Before Sapphire she invested at AXA Venture Partners, joined Gusto at its Series B, and began her career at TA Associates and Blackstone after studying economics and history at Wharton.

Education

• Economics and History, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (summa cum laude)

Previous Experience

• TA Associates
• Blackstone
• Gusto (joined at the Series B)
• Investor, AXA Venture Partners

Notable Investments

Board Seats

• EliseAI
• Blue J
• Jeeva AI
• Sword Health
• Medable

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