Sands Capital

About Sands Capital

Sands Capital is an active, long-term investor in leading innovative growth businesses globally. Their mission is to add value and enhance the wealth of clients with prudence over time by combining analytical rigor and creative thinking to identify high-quality growth businesses. Founded in 1992, Sands Capital is an independent, staff-owned firm headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area, with offices in London and Singapore, managing $59B in client assets as of September 30, 2025.

Products & Services

Public Equity:An unconstrained approach to seeking the best growth businesses outside of the U.S.

Venture and Growth Equity:Investment in innovative businesses across all stages of the growth spectrum.

Growth Capital Solutions:Providing growth capital solutions through an integrated investment platform spanning alternatives, growth equity, and public equity to institutions and fund sponsors in over 40 countries.

Specialties

Long-term Growth Investing Public Equity Venture and Growth Equity Active Stewardship Innovation Investing Concentrated growth investment strategy Public equity Venture and growth equity Alternatives Stewardship

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Venture Capital Fund T: - FT: Venture Capital Fund	A: 1100000000 MR: - FA: 1.1 billion FAN: 1100000000	D: 2026-03-17 FD: 2026-03-17	4 investors
2	RT: Fund Close T: - FT: Fund Close	A: 555000000 MR: - FA: $555 million FAN: 555000000	D: 2024-05-14 FD: 2024-05-14	-

Venture Capital Fund Latest

2026-03-17

$1.1B

4 investors (Pro only)

Fund Close 2024-05-14

$555.0M

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Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

K

Katherine (Okon) Bates

Research Analyst

B

Benjamin H. Betcher, CFA

Portfolio Manager Sr. Research Analyst

E

Emerson F. Bluhm, CFA

Sr. Research Analyst

T

Teeja Boye, CFA

Portfolio Manager Sr. Research Analyst

M

Matthew Buckley

Research Analyst

B

Brian A. Christiansen, CFA

Sr. Portfolio Manager Research Analyst Executive Managing Director

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Recent News

Sands Capital Announces New Product Launch

2 days ago

Company unveils innovative solution to transform the industry, expanding market reach and capabilities...

Leadership Team Expands with Industry Veteran

1 week ago

New executive brings 20+ years of experience to accelerate growth and strategic initiatives...

Company Recognized as Industry Leader

2 weeks ago

Receives prestigious award for innovation and customer satisfaction in competitive market...

Key Competitors

C1

Competitor Alpha

Series B · $50M raised

C2

Competitor Beta

Series C · $120M raised

C3

Competitor Gamma

Series A · $25M raised

C4

Competitor Delta

Seed · $10M raised