Ken B. Sawyer
Founder at Crib Equity, Inc.
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Ken B.
Sawyer is the founder of Crib Equity, Inc. (2022) and Saints Ventures LLC (2000).
He is currently a Director at Merisel, Inc., and a Board Member at Woodrow Wilson Center Mexico Institute, U.S.
Olympic & Paralympic Foundation, Industrial Development Funding LLC, and Crossover Capital 2019 LLC.
He is also a Director at Laureate Biopharmaceutical Services, Inc., Alliance Life Sciences Consulting Group, Inc., and Alliance Consulting Corp.
Mr. Sawyer's former positions include Chairman at ClearGauge, Inc., Director at HK Systems, Inc., Mirapoint, Inc., Continuous Computing Corp., Envivio, Inc., and Vidyo, Inc. He was also a Director at ACSIS, Inc. (2008-2022), OrSense Ltd.
(2013-2020), Intagio Corp., and KXEN.
Mr. Sawyer served as the Head of Mergers at Prudential Securities and Volpe Brown Whelan & Co. LLC, and as a Principal at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.
He was also an Advisor at Rustic Canyon Partners (2008-2013) and a Board Member at Intagio Corp.
(2007-2012) and Coloredge Visual (2011-2021).
Mr. Sawyer received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1986, his graduate degree from Copenhagen Business School in 1990, and his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1990.
Ken B. Sawyer active positions
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Saints Ventures LLC
 Saints Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Saints Ventures LLC (Saints Ventures) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Ken Sawyer and David Quinlivan. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | Founder | 2010-01-19 |
Merisel, Inc.
 Merisel, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Merisel, Inc. engages in the provision of visual marketing solutions for premier brands and retailers. The company was founded on in 1980 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2011-03-28 |
Alliance Consulting Corp.
 Alliance Consulting Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Alliance Consulting Corp. provides business and technology solutions. Its business services include enterprise contract management and business process improvement. The firm’s technical services include information technology, telecommunication services and project management. The company's resource management services include staff augmentation, pre-employment screening and alternate dispute resolution. Alliance Consulting was founded by Sam S. Bedi in 2002 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD. | Director/Board Member | 2011-04-21 |
Laureate Biopharmaceutical Services, Inc.
 Laureate Biopharmaceutical Services, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Laureate Biopharmaceutical Services, Inc. provides biopharmaceutical development and protein production services. It offers product development and manufacturing services from cell line optimization and process design to development of full-scale cGMP protein production, purification and aseptic filling, in addition to corresponding testing, validation, analytical and regulatory support. The firm's focus is on mammalian cell based monoclonal antibody and recombinant protein production for clinical and modest commercial supply. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ. | Director/Board Member | 2011-04-21 |
Alliance Life Sciences Consulting Group, Inc.
 Alliance Life Sciences Consulting Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Alliance Life Sciences Consulting Group, Inc. provides management and technology consultancy services. It offers strategic and management consulting, operations consulting, program management, business process improvement, application development, and testing and mobile development. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Industrial Development Funding LLC | Consultant / Advisor | 2017-12-31 |
| Woodrow Wilson Center Mexico Institute | Director/Board Member | 2014-01-04 |
Crossover Capital 2019 LLC
 Crossover Capital 2019 LLC Investment ManagersFinance Crossover Capital 2019 LLC (Crossover VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Noah Lichtenstein. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2019-12-31 |
| Crib Equity, Inc. | Founder | 2022-11-30 |
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Training of Ken B. Sawyer
| Stanford University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Copenhagen Business School | Graduate Degree |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 26 |
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Merisel, Inc.
Merisel, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Merisel, Inc. engages in the provision of visual marketing solutions for premier brands and retailers. The company was founded on in 1980 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
| New Image Industries, Inc. | Health Technology |
HK Systems, Inc.
 HK Systems, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing HK Systems, Inc. designs, delivers and supports comprehensive material flow solutions. Its charter is to help companies achieve their corporate objectives with the lowest possible risk by providing appropriate product, system and enterprise level solutions that yield long term rewards. The company started as the automation arm of a midwestern fortune 300 manufacturer in the late 1960's. HK Systems began a successful sequence of strategic acquisitions in the material handling industry to develop a portfolio of quality, American-made systems, software and components. Today, HK is an innovative yet conservative organization, focused on delivering complex turnkey supply chain solutions. | Producer Manufacturing |
Mirapoint, Inc.
 Mirapoint, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Mirapoint is the market leader in appliance-based solutions for secure message networks in enterprise, service provider, and education organizations, with more than 100 million mailboxes served and secured worldwide. Customers use Mirapoint solutions, including the Message Server mail appliance and RazorGate mail security appliance, to build message networks that intelligently and securely route, store, access and manage email. Mirapoint is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. | Technology Services |
Continuous Computing Corp.
 Continuous Computing Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Continuous Computing Corp. produces platform solutions for network equipment manufacturers. It specializes in telecom, LTE, femtocell, DPI and trillium. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Technology Services |
Envivio, Inc.
 Envivio, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Envivio, Inc. engages in the provision of IP video processing and distribution solutions. The company's principal activity is to provide IP-based MPEG-4 video systems and solutions for mobile and wire-line telecommunication service providers, cable multiple system operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, and content providers. Its other services include on-site project assessment, systems integration, on-site delivery, and operational and customer support. The company was founded by Yuval Fisher and Julien Signes on January 5, 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Vidyo, Inc.
 Vidyo, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Vidyo, Inc. provides video conferencing solutions. Its services include adoption, deployment, project management, and telehealth clinical design. The firm's products include mobile, desktop, huddle room and board room. Its core capabilities include management and call control, media routing and optimization, recording and webcasting, and interoperability. The company was founded by Tal Dilian, Ofer Shapiro, Isaac Levy, Avery More, and Alexandros Eleftheriadis and in 2005 and is headquartered in Hackensack, NJ. | Consumer Services |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry. | Finance |
ACSIS, Inc.
 ACSIS, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Acsis, Inc. provides product visibility, traceability and supply chain optimization software solutions. Its solutions include edge, serialization and edge solutions, serialized shipping station and supplier and partner integration. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Marlton, NJ. | Technology Services |
Laureate Biopharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Laureate Biopharmaceutical Services, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Laureate Biopharmaceutical Services, Inc. provides biopharmaceutical development and protein production services. It offers product development and manufacturing services from cell line optimization and process design to development of full-scale cGMP protein production, purification and aseptic filling, in addition to corresponding testing, validation, analytical and regulatory support. The firm's focus is on mammalian cell based monoclonal antibody and recombinant protein production for clinical and modest commercial supply. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ. | Health Technology |
Rustic Canyon Partners
 Rustic Canyon Partners Investment ManagersFinance Rustic Canyon Partners(Rustic Canyon Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by Tom Unterman and John Babcock in 1999.The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
OrSense Ltd.
 OrSense Ltd. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services OrSense Ltd. develops and markets non-invasive monitoring systems for measurement of hemoglobin. Its products include NBM 200 is a non-invasive finger blood analytics monitor measures and displays arterial blood hemoglobin and pulse rate values; Glasswing offers a unique, breakthrough non-invasive solution for hemoglobin measurements; and SpectOLight Sensor non-invasive optical measurement platform includes a ring-shaped sensor probe fitted around the subject's finger. The company was founded in Shimon Eckhouse, Ilya Fine and Alex Sternberg in 1996 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel. | Distribution Services |
Saints Ventures LLC
Saints Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Saints Ventures LLC (Saints Ventures) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Ken Sawyer and David Quinlivan. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | Finance |
Intagio Corp.
 Intagio Corp. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Intagio Corp. operates a travel website for luxury travel. The firm is a pre-packaged vacation solution provider from North America. It also provides gift certificates, passport and visa related services. The company was founded by Eric Jeck in 2006 and is headquartered in Rockville Centre, NY. | Consumer Services |
KXEN
 KXEN Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services KXEN provides business analytics software. It's product KXEN analytic framework provides a suite of predictive and descriptive modeling engines that create robust analytic models. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Suresnes, France. | Technology Services |
ClearGauge, Inc.
 ClearGauge, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ClearGauge, Inc. provides online marketing and analytics consultancy services. It offers business level analytics for improved tracking and business decision-making. The firm also provides Web analytics consulting and implementation, user experience, engagement optimization, and online strategy and research services. The company was founded by Bill Furlong in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
Alliance Life Sciences Consulting Group, Inc.
Alliance Life Sciences Consulting Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Alliance Life Sciences Consulting Group, Inc. provides management and technology consultancy services. It offers strategic and management consulting, operations consulting, program management, business process improvement, application development, and testing and mobile development. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ. | Commercial Services |
| Coloredge Visual | |
Hope Street Group
 Hope Street Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Hope Street Group operates as a social advocacy group. The non-profit company is based in Washington. Martin Scaglione has been the CEO of the American company since 2014. | Commercial Services |
| Woodrow Wilson Center Mexico Institute | |
Alliance Consulting Corp.
Alliance Consulting Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Alliance Consulting Corp. provides business and technology solutions. Its business services include enterprise contract management and business process improvement. The firm’s technical services include information technology, telecommunication services and project management. The company's resource management services include staff augmentation, pre-employment screening and alternate dispute resolution. Alliance Consulting was founded by Sam S. Bedi in 2002 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD. | Commercial Services |
| Colman Furlong & Co. | |
| U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation | |
| Industrial Development Funding LLC | |
Crossover Capital 2019 LLC
Crossover Capital 2019 LLC Investment ManagersFinance Crossover Capital 2019 LLC (Crossover VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Noah Lichtenstein. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
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