Number of Portfolio Companies 6
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Nextdoor
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
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Sarah is Nextdoor’s Chief Executive Officer and also currently the Advisor of States Title. Prior to serving as Nextdoor’s CEO, Sarah was CFO of Square. Under Sarah’s leadership, Square launched its initial public offering in 2015 and added $30Bn in market cap. Before her tenure at Square, Sarah served as SVP of Finance & Strategy at

Salesforce. Sarah also held executive roles at Goldman Sachs, as well as leadership positions at McKinsey in both London and South Africa. Sarah sits on the boards of Walmart and Slack and is currently the Board Vice-Chair of Spark, a nonprofit serving at-risk middle school students through mentorship. Sarah earned her MEng in Metallurgy, Economics, and Management from the University of Oxford and her MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where she graduated as an Arjay Miller scholar.

Number of Investments 6
Sarah Friar has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - RESPONSIBLE on Jan 10, 2022, when RESPONSIBLE raised
$6.6M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 10, 2022
RESPONSIBLE
Seed Round - RESPONSIBLE
$6.6M
Jan 5, 2022
MedAll
Seed Round - MedAll
$3.4M
Sep 21, 2021
Cloudsmith
Series A - Cloudsmith
$15M
Mar 9, 2021
Belong
Series B - Belong
$40M
Feb 9, 2021
UNIPaaS Payments Technologies
Seed Round - UNIPaaS Payments Technologies
$10M
Aug 27, 2019
Bond
Seed Round - Bond
$10M
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Sarah Friar has exit - Bond.
  • Bond Bond is an enterprise-grade financial technology platform streamlining the integration between brands and banks.
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 4
Sarah Friar has 2 current jobs as CEO at Nextdoor and Co-founder at Ladies Who Launch. Additionally, Sarah Friar has had 4 past jobs including CFO at Block, Inc..
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Block, Inc.
CFOJul 2012Dec 2018
Salesforce
Senior Vice President of Finance & StrategyApr 2011Jul 1, 2012
Goldman Sachs
Managing DirectorJul 2000Apr 2011
McKinsey & Company
Business Analyst19961998
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 7
Sarah Friar holds 7 board and advisor roles including Advisor at Cloudsmith, Member of the Board of Directors at Walmart, and Member of the Board of Directors at Slack.
Number of News Articles 151
FundAug 3, 2022
Molten Ventures raised a new fund: Tapestry VC Opportunity Fund ($20,000,000)
Funding RoundJan 10, 2022
RESPONSIBLE raised $6,600,000 / Seed from Barclays Corporate Banking and 3 other investors
Funding RoundJan 5, 2022
MedAll raised $3,400,000 / Seed from Ascension and 5 other investors
Funding RoundSep 21, 2021
Cloudsmith raised $15,000,000 / Series A from Amaranthine and 12 other investors
NewsJul 6, 2021
Funding RoundMar 9, 2021
Belong raised $40,000,000 / Series B from Andreessen Horowitz and 15 other investors
NewsFeb 9, 2021