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Philipp Seifert is a Partner at 468 Capital, the Berlin- and San Francisco-based venture capital firm, leading its enterprise-software investing across the United States since joining in 2021; he previously spent four years at Sapphire Ventures and began his career in technology investment banking at Goldman Sachs.
Philipp Seifert is a Partner at 468 Capital, a Berlin- and San Francisco-based VC firm, where he leads U.S. enterprise-software investing. He is not one of the firm's three co-founders (Alexander Kudlich, Ludwig Ensthaler, and Florian Leibert, who founded 468 Capital in 2020) but joined as Partner in 2021. He grew up in Munich, attended Rice University on a tennis scholarship, and graduated with a B.A. in Mathematical Economic Analysis. He began his career as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank covering oil and gas, then moved to Goldman Sachs' tech-focused investment banking group in San Francisco. Before 468 Capital, he spent roughly four years as a VP at Sapphire Ventures, a growth-stage venture fund; in 2019, Business Insider named him to its '25 Rising Stars in Venture Capital.' He is a Kauffman Fellow, Class 28.
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- Partner, 468 Capital
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- San Francisco, CA
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- Who is philipp-seifert?
- Philipp Seifert is a Partner at 468 Capital, a Berlin- and San Francisco-based VC firm, where he leads U.S. enterprise-software investing. He is not one of the firm's three co-founders (Alexander Kudlich, Ludwig Ensthaler, and Florian Leibert, who founded 468 Capital in 2020) but joined as Partner in 2021. He grew up in Munich, attended Rice University on a tennis scholarship, and graduated with a B.A. in Mathematical Economic Analysis. He began his career as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank covering oil and gas, then moved to Goldman Sachs' tech-focused investment banking group in San Francisco. Before 468 Capital, he spent roughly four years as a VP at Sapphire Ventures, a growth-stage venture fund; in 2019, Business Insider named him to its '25 Rising Stars in Venture Capital.' He is a Kauffman Fellow, Class 28.
- What is philipp-seifert's role?
- philipp-seifert is Partner, 468 Capital, based in San Francisco, CA.
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468 Capital's partners are Philipp Seifert (previously Sapphire Ventures and Goldman Sachs) and Bernhard Janke (formerly LEA Partners and GFC); the firm's founders (Kudlich, Ensthaler, Leibert) are distinct from its partners
Startbase: 468 Capital startet zweiten FondsVerified2022-02-02 - 2
Philipp Seifert is a Partner at 468 Capital leading enterprise software investments across the United States; joined 468 Capital in 2021; previously a Vice President at Sapphire Ventures and earlier in Goldman Sachs TMT investment banking division; graduated from Rice University with a B.A. in Mathematical Economic Analysis on a tennis scholarship; grew up in Munich, Germany; Kauffman Fellow Class 28
Kauffman Fellows: Philipp Seifert - DirectoryReported2026-08-12 - 3
Philipp Seifert started his career as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank focused on oil and gas before moving to Goldman Sachs; in 2019 he was named to Business Insiders Top 25 Rising Stars in Venture Capital while a Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
EVCA: Meet Philipp Seifert, Partner at 468 CapitalReported2026-08-12