# Sebastian Gunningham

> Sebastian Gunningham is a pre-seed investor at Material Bank backing Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Material Bank
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-j-gunningham-ba820/

Sebastian Gunningham is a pre-seed investor at Material Bank focused on Software and Machine Learning. Sebastian Gunningham is the past CEO of The We Company. & senior vice president of Amazon Marketplace, which includes Marketplace Seller Services, Fulfillment by Amazon, Amazon Payments, and the consumer website. Prior to joining Amazon in 2007, he was CEO of Peace Software, where he led the turnaround and sale of the company to First Data.Gunningham was previously a vice president at Apple Computer, responsible for worldwide enterprise sales for the hardware and software lines. Prior to Apple, he spent 13 years at Oracle, holding titles from product manager to senior vice president and with responsibilities including leading consulting and sales organizations to running the operations of various countries and regions of the world.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 67% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 67% |
| PaaS | 1 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Spain | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kamba Group | Investment management firms rely on data to extract insights to manage risk and generate alpha. The process of acquiring and managing data is manual, slow, and decentralized, costing funds time and billions in unrealized returns. Kamba’s AI-powered platform, connects all data users with the right data, effortlessly and optimizes the subsequentdata processes. It facilitates data acquisition and its efficient management through its advanced matching, collaboration, idea generation, communications, data quality analytics, procurement, delivery, cataloging, licensing, and compliance capabilities. | $1M |  | Jan 02, 2023 |  |
| IDOVEN | Idoven has developed the world’s first AI cardiologist -Willem- that augments both a cardiologist’s and non-cardiology expert clinician’s ability to identify, triage and diagnose patients at scale through APIs. The company counts clients such as AstraZeneca, Abbott, Novartis, GE Healthcare, FIFPRO, Google, Santander and Real Madrid Foundation.Idoven is backed by top-tier investors and business angels including Insight Partners, Northzone and Wayra (Telefónica), Iker Casillas, Pau Gasol, the Accel Starters program, EIC Accelerator, Horizon 2020, ERC and EIT Health. The company has been awarded with numerous distinctions for its AI technology in Europe and the US, including the the European Seal of Excellence 3x from the European Commission, granted by Horizon 2020, European Research Council ERC 2x (RIA) Europe’s most prestigious research grant, supporting excellent researchers in carrying out ground-breaking, high-risk, high-gain, frontier research projects, EIC Accelerator, and EIT Health. Idoven was ranked #1 Spanish HealthTech company in 2020 by NEOTEC. Idoven has been Google for Startups Resident at Google Campus Madrid and part of the Google for Startups Global Alumni Program. The company has won the prize Emprendedor XXI from CaixaBank, the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award from the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, and has been awarded at South Summit 2021 as the Most Disruptive Startup, and Best Health and Wellbeing Startup. Selected by CB Insights as one of the top 150 global companies in Digital Health for 2022, and top 50 global companies in Digital Health for 2023. Idoven was recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2025. | $19.5M | Series A | Jun 21, 2022 |  |
| CLIPr | CLIPr is a premier Video Intelligence Platform (VIP) that leverages AI and machine learning to transform the way users interact with video content. By extracting and organizing key moments from both short- and long-form videos, CLIPr saves users countless hours and enhances productivity. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Jul 31, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Northzone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northzone-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TBD Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tbd-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wayra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayra) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Material Bank

VC Fund · New York, United States

Material Bank is a marketplace for design professionals and brands in the architecture and design industry, providing the a way to discover and sample materials. The platform powers complex searches across hundreds of brands in seconds. Samples ordered by midnight (ET) are delivered in a single box by 10:30 AM the next day—always free for designprofessionals. With a rapidly growing community of members, Material Bank offers a way for brands to connect with thousands of vetted design professionals in the specification process.

5 contacts available at Material Bank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Sandow | Chairman | — |
| Holly Maloney | Investor | — |
| Jeneen Minter | Chief Financial & Analytics Officer | — |
| Neal Winneg | General Counsel | — |
| Peter Fain | EVP & President, DesignShop | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Sebastian Gunningham invest in?

Sebastian Gunningham invests primarily in Software, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Sebastian Gunningham last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sebastian Gunningham closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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