# Brian Sapp

> Brian Sapp is a debt financing investor at Runway Growth Capital backing SaaS and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Runway Growth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/runway-growth-capital)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianjsapp

Brian Sapp is a debt financing investor at Runway Growth Capital in San Francisco focused on SaaS and Software. Brian Sapp is the Managing Director - Head of West Coast Origination at Runway Growth Capital. Brian received an MBA with honors from Cornell University and a BS in Chemical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 50% |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| GPS | 1 | 25% |
| Beauty | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 3 | 75% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Linxup | Linxup provides a real-time, easy-to-use GPS vehicle and asset tracking solution to help companies improve the productivity of their fleets. Its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform and companion mobile app help improve the productivity of their fleets, reduce costs, and improve driver performance. Linxup system generates a rich data set thatgives fleet managers insight into key driver activities such as vehicle idle times, safe driving behavior, and more. The system allows companies to track vehicles in real-time, review driving history and activities, and monitor and score each driver’s overall performance.Linxup was established in 2004 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri. | $50M | Debt Financing | Nov 22, 2023 |  |
| Madison Reed | Madison Reed is a beauty company revolutionizing the way women color their hair. The fast-growing startup uses technology, a proprietary ammonia-free formula, and a team of licensed colorists to deliver salon-quality hair color to homes nationwide for under $25. Headquartered in San Francisco, Madison Reed is a privately held company backed bytop-tier venture capital firms including Norwest Venture Partners, True Ventures and Maveron.Founded in 2013, Madison Reed started with a simple mission: To create a luxurious prestige hair color made with ingredients you can feel good about. Madison Reed’s conditioning formula is crafted without ammonia, parabens, resorcinol, PPD, phthalates, and gluten.The entire color and hair care line is enriched with argan oil, keratin, and ginseng root extract to protect and pamper hair. Its products can be found online, on mobile, and through select retailers including Sephora, QVC, and Ulta Beauty.It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $50M | Debt Financing | Feb 09, 2023 |  |
| Kin Insurance | Kin Insurance is a direct-to-consumer digital insurer focusing on the homeowner's insurance market. Kin Insurance enhances homeowners insurance convenience and affordability by removing external agents. The tech platform offers a seamless user experience, personalized coverage options, and efficient claims service. Kin utilizes extensiveproperty data for precise pricing and improved underwriting results. | $145M | Debt Financing | Oct 28, 2022 |  |
| CloudPay | CloudPay provides managed global payroll services to multinational organizations through a single, unified SaaS solution. By delivering end-to-end managed payroll services through an innovative platform, CloudPay ensures consistent and compliant payroll around the globe while reducing operating costs and minimizing manual processes. CloudPay’sservices and technology standardize the payroll function across geographies, helping organizations increase efficiency, streamline compliance, and achieve greater visibility into payroll performance and costs. The CloudPay solution is backed by deep industry expertise earned over twenty-plus years delivering services to over 2,500 multinational entities. CloudPay’s solution guarantees accurate payroll processing across 130+ countries in more than twenty-five languages. Positioned as a Leader in NelsonHall’s 2019 Payroll Outsourcing NEAT assessment and as an Achiever in Everest Group’s 2019 Multi-Country Payroll Platform report, CloudPay has won multiple awards for its technology and service, including Global Payroll Transformation Project of the Year Award (2017), Payroll Software Product of the Year (2018) and the prestigious Global Payroll Supplier of the Year (2019). To learn more, visit www.cloudpay.net. | $50M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 27, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aquarian Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aquarian-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avenue Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avenue-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Group1001](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/group1001) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hudson Structured Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hudson-structured-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Olayan Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olayan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Skyline Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skyline-capital-a78b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Runway Growth Capital

VC Fund · California City, United States

Our mission is to support passionate entrepreneurs in building great businesses by lending capital to companies looking to fund growth with minimal dilution.

5 contacts available at Runway Growth Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Sapp | Managing Director - Head of West Coast Origination | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-sapp |
| Carl Rizzo | Chief Compliance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carl-rizzo |
| David Spreng | CEO, CIO & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-spreng |
| Greg Greifeld | Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Head of Credit, Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-greifeld |
| Jeff Goldrich | Managing Director, Technology | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-goldrich-2e8b |

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## FAQ

### What does Brian Sapp invest in?

Brian Sapp invests primarily in SaaS, Software and GPS startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Brian Sapp last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brian Sapp closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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