Overview
Paul Drews is Managing Partner at Salesforce Ventures [1], a $6 billion AUM venture fund that invests in enterprise technology companies from seed to IPO [2]. Drews has held the Managing Partner role since February 2023 [3], and previously served as Partner and Head of US Investments beginning in June 2021 [4]. Prior to joining Salesforce Ventures in July 2020 as Managing Director [5], Drews worked as a Partner at Tenaya Capital from December 2016 to July 2020 [6] and as Vice President at Battery Ventures from June 2014 to December 2016 [7]. Drews holds an MBA from The Wharton School [11] and a BS in Economics from Duke University [12].
Profile introduction
Salesforce Ventures is a $6BN AUM venture fund that partners with the most promising founders in enterprise technology to help them create outlier results. SFV Scope: - $6B AUM - Financially-driven fund leading enterprise technology investments from seed to IPO - Investments range from $10M to $100M+ - 15+ years of experience investing in the enterprise - Notable investments include Anthropic, Box, Cohere, Databricks, DocuSign, LiveKit, Lovable, Runway, Snowflake, Twilio, Vercel, Wiz, and Zoom We provide unparalleled access to strategic partnerships, early product feedback, customer introduc…
Career history
- Managing PartnerFeb 2023 to presentSalesforce Ventures
- Partner, Head of US InvestmentsJun 2021 to presentSalesforce Ventures
- Managing DirectorJul 2020 to presentSalesforce Ventures
- PartnerDec 2016 to Jul 2020Tenaya Capital
- Vice PresidentJun 2014 to Dec 2016Battery Ventures
- Portfolio Consultant2013 to 2014First Round Capital
- Young Entrepreneur Program2013 to 2014Foundation Capital
- Summer Associate2013 to 2013Greycroft Partners
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)The Wharton School
BS, EconomicsDuke University
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