Co-founder of early-stage venture firm Merus Capital, Former Google and Microsoft, Trail running, Skiing

Menlo Park, CA
Joined August 2008
Excited for the journey!
I'm excited to announce our $11M Series A led by @MerusCapital and @khoslaventures + an amazing group of supporters that will help us accelerate our path towards our mission 🎉 blog.emilabs.ai/article/emi-…
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Ringing the bell at @Nasdaq 🔔 Thank you to our team, customers, partners, and all those that have made today’s milestone possible -- we wouldn’t be here without you! #AmplitudeListed
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That’s what we said when our sign went up. Welcome to the neighborhood. cc @MerusCapital
There goes the neighborhood. Photo credit ⁦@altcap⁩
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They say to always hire people smarter than you and we continue to do that!
After 13 years, Merus Capital hires its first external general partner on.forbes.com/6012HAChk by @rebecca_szkutak
Sean Dempsey retweeted
.@MerusCapital founding partner @seandem on antitrust's impact on M&A: "I do think with the scrutiny that companies are seeing today, it does have a chilling effect."
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Sean Dempsey retweeted
TOMORROW @ 12:30pm ET: @danprimack and @imkialikethecar talk the future of tech M&As w/ @SlackHQ CEO @stewart and @MerusCapital founding partners @seandem and Salman Ullah #AxiosEvents REGISTER: bit.ly/3d7HTnl Presented by @CooleyLLP
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Come watch @MerusCapital founding partner @seandem and #davesobota, VP of corp dev at @Instacart (both former M&A leaders at @Google) share their M&A playbook for startup founders at @TechCrunch Early Stage.
Announcing the agenda for TC Early Stage - Operations & Fundraising tcrn.ch/38lv4Eh
1/ It's sad how quickly Covid patients are overwhelming hospitals across America.   I wanted to understand the scope so I searched local news sites around the country and found anecdote after anecdote illustrating the dire situation... (Please consider sharing this thread) 👉
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The summary from @benedictevans is about right! One data point missing - SNL digital short Lazy Sunday came out not long after YT walked from our offer and YT usage exploded over the summer of '06. It was a different deal by the fall.
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Merus Capital co-founder Peter Hsing passes away dlvr.it/RcTxzD
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It is with tremendous sadness that we share the news that on July 17th, our partner, Peter Hsing, passed away. Pete was our partner at Merus for the last 12 years and our colleague and dear friend for over 20. Please see our full statement at meruscap.com.
Sean Dempsey retweeted
Do you know the name, contact information, and purchase history of every single one of your customers? If the answer to that question is “no,” don’t worry, you’re not alone. #SmallBusiness #CRM womply.com/blog/insights/201…
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Sean Dempsey retweeted
Growing excitement today as we welcome the @growlabsinc team to @AdRoll! With the acquisition, "our RollWorks division will provide our customers access to one of the largest independent B2B identity graphs in the world." techcrunch.com/2018/11/08/ad…
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Sean Dempsey retweeted
Excited to announce the awesome investors backing Talage in our latest round of funding- @MerusCapital @Acceleprise @BattleBornVC WTI details here: businesswire.com/news/home/2… #Insurtech
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Our $18 million Series B lead investor @eqtventures explains why they chose Silexica. Have a look at the video here: hubs.ly/H0cMyYV0
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We are officially AdRoll Group! Juice bar and (morning?) fireside chat with board member Sean Dempsey @seandem and AdRoll Group CEO Toby Gabriner @tgabriner @AdRoll #rollworks #launchday
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Sean Dempsey retweeted
Ta-da! The team has been hard at work on @RollWorks for some time and great to see it come to life and join the AdRoll family. xitter.cf/rollworks/status/96853…
And we're officially live! We're @adroll's new growth platform built exclusively for B2B marketers, and our journey starts today. Join us for a webcast to learn more okt.to/fCPH88
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