Sean Dempsey

Co-founder of early-stage venture firm Merus Capital, Former Google and Microsoft, Trail running, Skiing

[Sean Dempsey @seandem]

Excited for the journey!

[Mateo Cavasotto @mateocavasotto]

I'm excited to announce our $11M Series A led by @MerusCapital and @khoslaventures + an amazing group of supporters that will help us accelerate our path towards our mission 🎉

https://t.co/2BYjWF7mbZ

[Sean Dempsey @seandem]

A huge congrats to @spenserskates, @curtisbliu and the team @Amplitude_HQ! #amplitudelisted cc @MerusCapital

[Amplitude @Amplitude_HQ]

Ringing the bell at @Nasdaq 🔔

Thank you to our team, customers, partners, and all those that have made today’s milestone possible -- we wouldn’t be here without you! #AmplitudeListed

[Sean Dempsey @seandem]

@alekslyng @MerusCapital I like the $10-15m part. We tried that. Didn’t work. 😀

[Sean Dempsey @seandem]

That’s what we said when our sign went up. Welcome to the neighborhood. cc @MerusCapital

[Daniel S. Loeb @DanielSLoeb1]

There goes the neighborhood. Photo credit ⁦@altcap⁩

[Sean Dempsey @seandem]

@imkialikethecar I think it has contributed to the high pace of dealmaking we're all seeing. Our pace has never been higher despite a slow start last spring. Without travel and the time to schedule in-person meetings, deals are moving at lightning pace. We'll see how it turns out..

[Sean Dempsey @seandem]

They say to always hire people smarter than you and we continue to do that!

[Forbes Tech @ForbesTech]

After 13 years, Merus Capital hires its first external general partner https://t.co/IQCXYIHw53 by @rebecca_szkutak

[Axios @axios]

@SlackHQ @stewart @MerusCapital @seandem .@MerusCapital founding partner @seandem on antitrust's impact on M&A: "I do think with the scrutiny that companies are seeing today, it does have a chilling effect."

[Axios @axios]

TOMORROW @ 12:30pm ET: @danprimack and @imkialikethecar talk the future of tech M&As w/ @SlackHQ CEO @stewart and @MerusCapital founding partners @seandem and Salman Ullah #AxiosEvents

REGISTER: https://t.co/gnna90KbZU Presented by @CooleyLLP

[Merus Capital @MerusCapital]

Come watch @MerusCapital founding partner @seandem and #davesobota, VP of corp dev at @Instacart (both former M&A leaders at @Google) share their M&A playbook for startup founders at @TechCrunch Early Stage.

[Scott Austin @ScottMAustin]

1/ It's sad how quickly Covid patients are overwhelming hospitals across America.

I wanted to understand the scope so I searched local news sites around the country and found anecdote after anecdote illustrating the dire situation...

(Please consider sharing this thread) 👉

[Sean Dempsey @seandem]

@KateClarkTweets Because maybe it's both. Raise your A, then later call it a seed when you raise the next round..

[Alex Yaseen @alexyaseen]

So excited to announce our Series A. Proud and appreciative of the @parabolahq team for their hard work, passion, and energy. Big things to come!

https://t.co/W75tms35Xy

[Sean Dempsey @seandem]

@benedictevans What's also interesting about the 2006-2008 era of YouTube - mediaco legal team would threaten to force video takedown...20 minutes later the marketing team from the same mediaco would call to ask how they could get broader exposure on the platform.

[Sean Dempsey @seandem]

The summary from @benedictevans is about right! One data point missing - SNL digital short Lazy Sunday came out not long after YT walked from our offer and YT usage exploded over the summer of '06. It was a different deal by the fall.

[Venture Capital Journal @VCJournal]

Merus Capital co-founder Peter Hsing passes away https://t.co/Lop4grXPvR

[Merus Capital @MerusCapital]

It is with tremendous sadness that we share the news that on July 17th, our partner, Peter Hsing, passed away.

Pete was our partner at Merus for the last 12 years and our colleague and dear friend for over 20. Please see our full statement at https://t.co/7iYP3Z9wID.

[Womply @womply]

Do you know the name, contact information, and purchase history of every single one of your customers? If the answer to that question is “no,” don’t worry, you’re not alone. #SmallBusiness #CRM https://t.co/eMPZfG4IEv

[Aaron Bell @aaaron]

Growing excitement today as we welcome the @growlabsinc team to @AdRoll! With the acquisition, "our RollWorks division will provide our customers access to one of the largest independent B2B identity graphs in the world." https://t.co/pjhWH9u9St