Sanjay Zimmermann

General Partner at White Star Capital

📍 Canada🔄 Updated September 2026💼 9 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2024
VC🌍 Canada
9
Total investments
3
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3
Mid stage
3
Late stage
8y
Years active

Portfolio

9 investments · sorted by recency
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Board Member
Jan 2024
✅ Built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, Sleek’s mission is to make the lives of our fellow entrepreneurs easier. 🚀 It is the easiest way to get started and manage a business day to day. Just one platform to digitally manage company incorporation, compliance, bookkeeping & accounting, payroll, reporting, taxes and SO much more. Sleeks human-first, tech-enabled approach helps entrepreneurs automate repetitive tasks, while our supportive experts offer the best, personalised advice to our customers. 🌏 Present across Singapore, UK, Australia and Hong Kong, Sleek has served over 450,000 clients across 110 countries, and processed millions of bookkeeping transactions digitally. 📍 Sleek is registered with the company registry and tax authorities of Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We are also regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Payment Services Act, and issued a Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence No. PS20200521.
late stageAccounting
Board Observer
Dec 2021
Ledn is a financial services company built for Bitcoin & digital assets, offering a suite of lending products and services to digital asset holders in over 130 countries. The company underwrote Canada’s first-ever Bitcoin-backed loan in 2018, and most recently announced the world’s first bitcoin-backed mortgage. Read our Legal Disclaimers: https://ledn.io/legal/en/legal-disclaimers
Board Observer
Dec 2021
Wrk combines the power of advanced automation technology and a human community to fulfill your company’s work at exactly the scale you need. No volume minimums and a skilled community on tap means you can go from local to global in a single click. Our self-serve software was expertly engineered to handle any type of work - from simple data entry and research tasks to complex internal processes like generating custom reports or configuring entire websites. Plus, Wrk can complete multiple projects in tandem, and delivers quality-assured results in real time. Wrk can be called upon to fill gaps, create efficiencies, and alleviate strain on your employees, providing the work your business needs, the moment you need it most. Contact us today to discover what Wrk can do for you.
Board Observer
Oct 2021
Uvaro is a certified B Corp and one of Canada’s leading workforce development companies, helping people build meaningful careers in sectors that matter to Canada’s future—like healthcare, manufacturing, energy, tech, and beyond. In 2025, we expanded our impact by acquiring Lighthouse Labs—a leading provider of technical education in Canada. Together, we now support even more learners and employers through workforce solutions that span both business and technical roles. We partner with government, industry, and educators—and work closely with local community services providers to deliver programs that meet regional needs while achieving national impact. Our workforce solutions combine career services, real-world training, and employer connections—designed to support both individuals and the broader economy. Our mission is simple: Help more Canadians experience Career Success—financial happiness, work they enjoy, and a strong sense of community. Because when Canadians thrive in their careers, our communities and economy thrive with them.
early stageHigher Education
Board Observer
Mar 2021
Flash Coffee: Dedicated to making premium, high-quality coffee accessible to a wider audience. Our by World Barista Champions, is offered at affordable prices. Customers can enjoy their coffee at one of our iconic yellow storefronts or opt for delivery through major platforms. Flash Coffee now operates in multiple regions across Indonesia and is set to expand further. We have attracted support from reputable investors and strategic partners, adding tremendous synergies and expertise. With strong backing and after finalising our Series B1 in June 2022, we are ready to become a market leader.
Board Observer
Jul 2020
At the intersection of e-commerce and fintech, Drop is the most effective end-to-end platform that enables brands and merchants to influence and understand Millennial and Gen Z behaviour. By seamlessly connecting their financial institutions, Drop members receive a customized e-commerce experience that allows them to earn rewards for their online and offline purchases and survey completions. Launched in 2017, Drop has over 5 million members in North America and has partnered with over 500 brands, including Amazon, Starbucks and Uber. Our North American Millennial and Gen Z members have spent over $144 billion since the launch of Drop, and provided valuable insights by answering over 100 million survey questions. Drop has raised $80 million from investors such as NEA, ff Venture Capital, Sierra Ventures, CRCM Ventures, Rothenberg Ventures, Hedgewood, White Star Capital, HIGHLINEvc, and RBC Capital.
Board Member
Jun 2020
Salesfloor is a customer engagement platform designed to drive more conversations & recommendations, and more sales and loyalty. It is the only platform on the market that unifies virtual shopping, clienteling, and AI assisted selling — driving sales and Total Experience with proven ROI. Salesfloor’s mission is to revolutionize the retail sales and service experience by fusing the human connection with the power of AI. With over 50,000 associates from leading retailers in apparel, beauty, jewelry, and home furnishings, Salesfloor is modernizing the role of store associates by bringing personalized, in-store service to online customers. Retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Best Buy, Macy’s, Fabletics, Ben Bridge and more choose Salesfloor to drive results––such as higher online conversion rates, increased AOV and decreased return rates. For more information visit www.salesfloor.net and follow Salesfloor on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Board Member
Apr 2020
mxHEROs Mail2Cloud digital bridge supports the capture of email body and/or attachments from client legacy email archives, at-rest content within active employee email inboxes, or via inflight bi-directional capture based on outbound or inbound capture rules. Once captured - based on the centrally controlled set of business rules established in mxHEROs administrative control panel, the content is enriched with meta-data and placed into client or agency preferred cloud content management platforms. Email is a poor system of record and a poor system of engagement for digital content. It is also the #1 threat vector and surface of attack for breach events from ill-intended actors. The content is simply more valuable and more secure when it is available via purpose-built content platform technologies. Through mxHEROs auto-capture and digital hygiene solutions, customers gain more value from their digital content and they improve their information security posture. No software to install, no training required, users use email the way they do today, and mxHEROs digital bridge works its magic behind the scenes! Average time to value (wall-to-wall global deployment) against the most common use cases is <90 minutes! www.mxhero.com
Board Observer
Apr 2018
CLARK is one of the largest global InsurTechs. To protect the world of our customers, we built an insurance expert that fits in their pockets to make sure they are fully covered throughout the different stages of their lives. We offer a mobile app where customers can manage their insurance needs in the most convenient way. International investors like Allianz X, Portage, White Star Capital and Yabeo and Tencent support us. Roughly 30 brands are bundled under the umbrella of CLARK, providing a great insurance experience to more than 2 million customers. Our team is composed of more than 700 employees across offices in Frankfurt (headquarter), Berlin, Saarbrücken, Bristol, Amsterdam, Vienna, Paris and Zurich.
mid stageInsurance
Experience · 14 entries
All (14)
Investments (9)
Founder (2)
Board (9)
2024
Board Member
Jan 2024
✅ Built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, Sleek’s mission is to make the lives of our fellow entrepreneurs easier. 🚀 It is the easiest way to get started and manage a business day to day. Just one platform to digitally manage company incorporation, compliance, bookkeeping & accounting, payroll, reporting, taxes and SO much more. Sleeks human-first, tech-enabled approach helps entrepreneurs automate repetitive tasks, while our supportive experts offer the best, personalised advice to our customers. 🌏 Present across Singapore, UK, Australia and Hong Kong, Sleek has served over 450,000 clients across 110 countries, and processed millions of bookkeeping transactions digitally. 📍 Sleek is registered with the company registry and tax authorities of Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We are also regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Payment Services Act, and issued a Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence No. PS20200521.
late stageAccounting
2023
Partner
Jan 2023
White Star Capital is an international multi-stage technology investment manager built by a team of founders, investors and operators with a track record of entering new markets, expanding teams and exiting companies. Our approach to venture is characterized by a unique combination of international presence, perspective, and people. With offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, we partner closely with our founders to help them scale globally.
2021
Board Observer
Dec 2021
Ledn is a financial services company built for Bitcoin & digital assets, offering a suite of lending products and services to digital asset holders in over 130 countries. The company underwrote Canada’s first-ever Bitcoin-backed loan in 2018, and most recently announced the world’s first bitcoin-backed mortgage. Read our Legal Disclaimers: https://ledn.io/legal/en/legal-disclaimers
Board Observer
Dec 2021
Wrk combines the power of advanced automation technology and a human community to fulfill your company’s work at exactly the scale you need. No volume minimums and a skilled community on tap means you can go from local to global in a single click. Our self-serve software was expertly engineered to handle any type of work - from simple data entry and research tasks to complex internal processes like generating custom reports or configuring entire websites. Plus, Wrk can complete multiple projects in tandem, and delivers quality-assured results in real time. Wrk can be called upon to fill gaps, create efficiencies, and alleviate strain on your employees, providing the work your business needs, the moment you need it most. Contact us today to discover what Wrk can do for you.
Board Observer
Oct 2021
Uvaro is a certified B Corp and one of Canada’s leading workforce development companies, helping people build meaningful careers in sectors that matter to Canada’s future—like healthcare, manufacturing, energy, tech, and beyond. In 2025, we expanded our impact by acquiring Lighthouse Labs—a leading provider of technical education in Canada. Together, we now support even more learners and employers through workforce solutions that span both business and technical roles. We partner with government, industry, and educators—and work closely with local community services providers to deliver programs that meet regional needs while achieving national impact. Our workforce solutions combine career services, real-world training, and employer connections—designed to support both individuals and the broader economy. Our mission is simple: Help more Canadians experience Career Success—financial happiness, work they enjoy, and a strong sense of community. Because when Canadians thrive in their careers, our communities and economy thrive with them.
early stageHigher Education
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