Jim Sanger

Partner, ABS Ventures

Mr. Sanger focuses on investments in software, network communications, and business services companies. Previously he served as a Managing Director of Deutsche Bank Venture Partners. He also served as Chief Technology Officer and Director of Tech Investment for Deutsche Bank’s London-based corporate venturing group. Prior to his work in private equity, Jim held management positions in IT at Deutsche Bank, Barclays Bank and Bell Atlantic (now Verizon Communications).

Mr. Sanger has managed numerous investments, including Gomez, Qualys, Island Data, Inxight Software (acquired by Business Objects), AlphaBlox (acquired by IBM), and Intralinks (acquired in a syndicated buyout led by Rho Partners).

Mr. Sanger was Co-Chairman of the 2007 New England Venture Summit, and a Japanese edition of his recent book, The Text Mining Handbook (Cambridge University Press), is currently being prepared for publication by Tokyo Denki University Press. Jim received his BA, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.