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Sytse Sijbrandij

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Sid Sijbrandij is the Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair of GitLab Inc., the DevOps platform. GitLab’s single application h...

Investor Profile

Sytse Sijbrandij has backed more than 8 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 2 rounds, about 25% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series A, Seed, Grant rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Cyber Security, IT Infrastructure.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (38%)
  • Seed (38%)
  • Grant (13%)
  • Series B (13%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Cyber Security
  • It Infrastructure
  • It Management
  • Network Security
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
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Who does Sytse Sijbrandij frequently co-invest with?

CRV
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
Climate Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Stanford University
North America, California, United States, Stanford
Co-Investments: 1
Fontinalis Partners
North America, Michigan, United States, Detroit
Co-Investments: 1
Toba Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
BlueScopeX
Oceania, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne
Co-Investments: 1
HV
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 1
Good Growth Capital
North America, South Carolina, United States, Charleston
Co-Investments: 2
Eni Next
Europe, Lazio, Italy, Rome
Co-Investments: 1
Moonfire Ventures
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Sytse Sijbrandij often collaborate with?

KM
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
AW
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
JL
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Shared Deals: 1
AS
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
JF
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 2
Daniel Grzelak
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Shared Deals: 1
FE
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
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North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Sytse Sijbrandij?

Fleet Device Management

San Francisco, California, United States

Fleet Device Management offers an open-source device management platform for IT and endpoint security teams.

Cyber SecurityIT InfrastructureIT ManagementNetwork SecuritySoftware
Series BJun 17, 2025
Amount Raised: $27,000,000
Swift Solar

San Carlos, California, United States

Swift Solar designs and manufactures photovoltaic cells that are lightweight and more flexible than conventional panels.

EnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergySolar
Series AJun 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $27,000,000
Pano

San Francisco, California, United States

Pano uses deep learning AI and computer vision to automatically detect, verify and classify wildfire events in real time.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)HardwarePublic SafetySoftware
Series ASep 19, 2022
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Fleet Device Management

San Francisco, California, United States

Open-source device management for everyone. Replace the sprawl with a modern device management platform that works the way you want.

Cyber SecurityIT InfrastructureIT ManagementNetwork SecuritySoftware
Series AApr 28, 2022
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Glo

San Francisco, California, United States

The currency that lifts people out of extreme poverty. Glo is a completely new style of philanthropy. Join the movement.

GrantApr 28, 2022
Amount Raised: $2,000,000
Fleet Device Management

San Francisco, California, United States

Open-source device management for everyone. Replace the sprawl with a modern device management platform that works the way you want.

Cyber SecurityIT InfrastructureIT ManagementNetwork SecuritySoftware
SeedJan 20, 2022
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Swift Solar

San Carlos, California, United States

Swift Solar designs and manufactures photovoltaic cells that are lightweight and more flexible than conventional panels.

EnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergySolar
SeedDec 14, 2020
Amount Raised: $8,162,512
Remote

San Francisco, California, United States

Remote offers payroll, tax, HR, and compliance solutions for distributed teams.

ComplianceConsultingHuman ResourcesRecruitingSoftware
SeedApr 1, 2020
Amount Raised: $11,000,000