Jeff Klemens

Jeff Klemens is a Partner at Sageview Capital, a growth equity firm that backs industry-defining innovators to build enduring software and tech-enabled businesses. In his role, Jeff is responsible for helping lead the firm’s investment ideation, sourcing efforts, transaction activity, and post-investment value creation. Jeff joined Sageview in 2006 as a principal, and during his time has focused on software and tech-enabled businesses in compliance, e-commerce, security, and infrastructure sectors. Jeff has been heavily involved in ten investments at Sageview, including the firm’s three highest-returning investments. Jeff’s current investments include Anitian, Elastic Path, Elemental Machines, Ezoic, MetricStream, and Pax8. His prior investments include Avalara, GoPro, Reflexis, Alfresco, and Rapid RTC.

Before joining Sageview, Jeff was an associate at SPO Partners & Co. He started his career at Goldman Sachs & Co. in the Industrial and Financial Sponsors groups of the Investment Banking Division. Jeff graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California in 2001 with a B.S. in Business Administration. He was awarded the Order of the Torch, which recognizes 12 graduating seniors for outstanding leadership, academic achievement, service and mentorship, and contributions to the USC community.