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Shane Sabine

Managing Partner at Punch Capital

Greater Palma de Mallorca Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Shane Sabine is the Managing Partner at Punch Capital, with a focus on supporting early-stage B2B immigrant founders in sectors such as logistics, digital health, and AI. With a background in venture capital and startup consulting, Shane has excelled in fundraising and strategic planning, having worked with notable organizations like Techstars and Blockchain Founders Fund. Shane's career highlights include serving as an All-Star Mentor at Techstars, being a Venture Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund, and his current role as Managing Partner at Punch Capital, where he seeks to invest in diverse founders in innovative sectors like Web3/Blockchain and AI.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner

    2022 - Current

    Punch Capital backs the best immigrant founders at the earliest stages. We've invested alongside respected firms like Kleiner Perkins and Khosla before funds like Union Square, Craft, and Insight have marked up our portfolio companies. Founders, reach out at shane@punchcap.com.

  • Advisor

    2024

    Contributed to the investment approach of a prominent NYC-based family office, engaging across diverse asset classes and esoteric products. Played a key role (confidential) in supporting their Sequoia-backed AI startup and sourced high-value, innovative investment opportunities. The office has participated in notable transactions, including a $250M deal, in collaboration with respected institutional funds.

  • Fund Advisor

    2022

    Investing on behalf of the $7B Brown University endowment, VWV is a student-run, multistage fund that focuses on Brown-affiliated companies. Fellow advisors hail from Bain Capital, Bessemer, and Battery Ventures.

  • Fund Manager (Cohort VII)

    2023 - 2023

    Coolwater's accelerator, often called the "Y Combinator for funds," supports the next generation of great venture capital fund managers, who have collectively raised $1.5 billion to date.

  • 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

NextGen Venture Partners invests in seed-stage companies with the participation of their venture partners.

  • 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

Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.

Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.

  • 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 millions of dollars in LP investment commitments, provided deal flow, and contributed to growth of the investor community

  • 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 via an $80M reverse merger by ZeroAvia, a leader in developing zero-emission solutions for commercial aviation.

HyPoint is a provider of a hydrogen fuel cell system for air transportation market.

Raised $5,540,000.00 from Waarde Capital.

  • Senior Fellow

    2019 - 2020

    Alumni Ventures has raised over $1B since its founding in 2014. • Promoted to senior fellow after launching inaugural Brown University-focused fund and playing instrumental role in building fellow training program

  • Fellow

    2018 - 2019

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital investment firm that manages fund families that invest in a portfolio of companies.

Raised $500,000.00 from Michael Bunning.

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