Laura Sachar

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at StarVest Partners

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 10 investments📅 24 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2019
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2018
Ceros is the no-code content creation platform for B2B interactive content. Build immersive experiences that stop the scroll, spark engagement, and convert. No developers. No compromises.
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2014
Persado provides enterprise AI for content generation for marketers in financial services, retail, travel, and telecommunications to create emotion-informed copy that increases engagement and drives growth. The companys unique knowledge base is built with data from more than 120,000 campaigns and 150 billion customer interactions for financial services alone - driving $2.5B in incremental revenue for banks and credit cards issuers. Setting Persado apart are solutions that are compliant, scalable, and deliver both productivity and business performance. Unlike other large language models, which pull and learn from the wide internet, Persado is trained on a specialized dataset of real interaction and transaction data that measure and refine language, emotional response, and engagement. Persados Motivation AI uses advanced machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and deep learning transformer models to understand copy intent and create emotion-informed messages that are quantifiably proven to motivate individuals to take action. As an employer, Persado is committed to creating a workplace where everyone’s unique perspective is valued and people can do their best work. Persadoans are #PersadoProud for numerous innovation and workplace awards, including: * Top Leader in CB Insights GenAI for Text Content Generation matrix * Built In’s Best Places To Work * American Business Award for Content Marketing Solution (Gold) * Fortune 50 Companies Leading the AI Revolution * Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies * Gartner Cool Vendor in Data-Driven Marketing * Forrester Breakout Vendor in Content Intelligence
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2013
RetailNext is a global leader in retail analytics for physical stores. Our real-time analytics tools help retailers and manufacturers collect, analyze, and visualize in-store data. Our patent-pending solution uses the latest video analytics, Wi-Fi detection, on-shelf sensors, and data from point-of-sale systems and other sources to provide retailers with automatic insights about how customers interact with their stores. The RetailNext platform is highly scalable and can easily integrate with promotional calendars, staffing systems, and even weather services to analyze how internal and external factors impact customer shopping patterns. This allows retailers to identify growth opportunities, make changes, and measure success. RetailNext collects data from nearly 100,000 sensors in retail stores to measure more than one billion shopping trips per year. This data is then analyzed to generate trillions of data points annually. Headquartered in Campbell, CA, RetailNext is a globally recognized brand that operates in over 40 countries.
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2011
Vyze is a leading financial technology company for retailers & manufacturers. By combining a comprehensive lending supply, technology, and support under one roof, Vyze is able to deliver businesses simpler, more satisfying financing experiences for their customers, wherever and whenever they shop.
Board Member
2010
Veracode is a global leader in Application Risk Management for the AI era. Powered by trillions of lines of code scans and a proprietary AI-assisted remediation engine, the Veracode platform offers adaptive software security and is trusted by organizations worldwide to build and maintain secure software from code creation to cloud deployment. Thousands of the world’s leading development and security teams use Veracode every second of every day to get accurate, actionable visibility of exploitable risk, achieve real-time vulnerability remediation, and reduce their security debt at scale. Veracode is a multi-award-winning company offering capabilities to secure the entire software development life cycle, including Veracode Fix, Static Analysis, Dynamic Analysis, Software Composition Analysis, Container Security, Application Security Posture Management, Malicious Package Detection, and Penetration Testing.
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2002
Leading provider of email continuity, archiving, e-discovery, security and notification services delivered using SaaS model. Headquartered in Austin, Texas. Acquired in April 2008 by Dell, Inc. E&Y 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year (Central Texas) awarded to founders (Satin Mirchandani -- CEO, Mike Rosenfelt -- EVP) #1 fastest growing High Tech company in Texas, 2002-2007; winner of 2007 Deloitte & Touche "Fast 50" contest
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2002
Newgistics is now part of Pitney Bowes, and our combined industry-leading capabilities provide the most proven, scalable and complete suite of commerce solutions to help you go the extra mile in serving your customers. Ranked by IR1000 as the #1 Vendor for global ecommerce and fulfillment, we deliver results domestically and around the world for the most successful retail brands. From the critical post-purchase experience driven by industry-leading shipping, fulfillment, and returns, to unmatched reach in cross-border ecommerce, we partner with you to “Sell farther, Ship greater and Completely Over deliver™"​.
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2019
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2019
For 200 years—since 1817—the Academy has brought together extraordinary people working at the frontiers of discovery. Among the oldest scientific organizations in the United States, it has become not only an enduring cultural institution in New York, but also one of the most significant organizations in the global scientific community. Throughout its history, the Academy's Membership has featured thinkers and innovators from all walks of life, including U.S. Presidents Jefferson and Monroe, Thomas Edison, Charles Darwin, Margaret Mead, and many more. Today, the Academy numbers over 20,000 Members in 100+ countries, with a President's Council that includes 36 Nobel Laureates, and a distinguished Board of Governors comprised of leaders from business, academia, and philanthropy. The mission of the New York Academy of Sciences is to drive innovative solutions to society's challenges by advancing scientific research, education and policy. Convening and Mobilizing Communities of Experts To drive scientific progress, the Academy hosts over 150 events & symposia annually, connecting experts across sectors, disciplines, and national boundaries. Research presented at the Academy is disseminated globally via the prestigious Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and through innovative digital media such as "eBriefings"​, podcasts, and live webinars. Catalyzing Collective Action to Address Global Challenges Moving from knowledge dissemination to action, the Academy brings individuals and organizations together to drive real-world solutions to global challenges. Whether through public-private partnerships, open innovation challenges, or on-the-ground programming, the Academy and its network are tackling some of the world’s most pressing concerns, including: global malnutrition, early childhood development, and the need to improve access to STEM education in underserved communities. Supporting Scientists and Engineers Through Every Step in their Careers From cradle to career, Academy programs and initiatives are helping to build a better STEM pipeline. * Through the Global STEM Alliance, the Academy and its partners connect brilliant young students with one another and with professional role models around the world * Supported by over 40 universities and research institutions, our Science Alliance program helps Graduate Students and Postdocs transition to successful careers through a robust curriculum of career readiness and soft skills training * The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists identify and encourage promising young scientists early in their careers, when they need it the most * The Innovators in Science Award recognizes promising Early Career Scientists and outstanding Senior Scientists in the therapeutic areas of Neuroscience, Gastroenterology, Regenerative Medicine, and Oncology The continued success of Academy programs and initiatives depends upon the engagement and support of an amazing global network of partner institutions, funders, and of course Members. As it enters its Third Century, the Academy is proud to celebrate all the innovators, educators and problem-solvers—past, present and future—who make up the World’s Smartest Network®.
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2018
Transactis has been acquired by FIS Global
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2018
Ceros is the no-code content creation platform for B2B interactive content. Build immersive experiences that stop the scroll, spark engagement, and convert. No developers. No compromises.
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2018
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2014
Persado provides enterprise AI for content generation for marketers in financial services, retail, travel, and telecommunications to create emotion-informed copy that increases engagement and drives growth. The companys unique knowledge base is built with data from more than 120,000 campaigns and 150 billion customer interactions for financial services alone - driving $2.5B in incremental revenue for banks and credit cards issuers. Setting Persado apart are solutions that are compliant, scalable, and deliver both productivity and business performance. Unlike other large language models, which pull and learn from the wide internet, Persado is trained on a specialized dataset of real interaction and transaction data that measure and refine language, emotional response, and engagement. Persados Motivation AI uses advanced machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and deep learning transformer models to understand copy intent and create emotion-informed messages that are quantifiably proven to motivate individuals to take action. As an employer, Persado is committed to creating a workplace where everyone’s unique perspective is valued and people can do their best work. Persadoans are #PersadoProud for numerous innovation and workplace awards, including: * Top Leader in CB Insights GenAI for Text Content Generation matrix * Built In’s Best Places To Work * American Business Award for Content Marketing Solution (Gold) * Fortune 50 Companies Leading the AI Revolution * Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies * Gartner Cool Vendor in Data-Driven Marketing * Forrester Breakout Vendor in Content Intelligence
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