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Sean Giese

Partner

“Whether they find life there or not, I think Jupiter should be called an enemy planet.” Jack Handy

WORK EXPERIENCE

As Partner, Sean sources, executes, and manages investments for True Wind Capital and sits on the firm’s Investment Committee. He works closely with CEOs and company leaders as a strategic advisor, focused on all aspects of their business, including growth, M&A, operations, exiting, and helping them to overcome difficult challenges. Sean serves on the board of Merative, Envoy Global, VikingCloud, and W Energy Software.

Sean possesses nearly two decades of experience in investing and financial services. Prior to joining True Wind, he spent over a decade at Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) where he led and managed growth equity investments and buyouts within technology. Sean was involved with various investments across the technology sector including Actifio (acquired by Google), Cradlepoint (acquired by Ericsson), Datto (acquired by Vista Equity Partners), ExtraHop (acquired by Bain Capital and Crosspoint Capital), Fuze (acquired by 8×8), GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), XRS (acquired by Omnitracs) and several others. Prior to TCV, Sean was with Deutsche Bank in the Technology Mergers & Acquisitions group.

EDUCATION

Sean holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles.

Personal Life

Outside of the office, Sean dedicates his time to his two daughters, shepherding them to various activities. In his free time, he enjoys playing bridge, golf, cycling (Peloton and the real thing), and trying to finish the New York Times crossword (only the early weekdays!). If Sean weren’t in finance, he would love to work for a company trying to bring back commercial supersonic air travel.