Bruker Capital Management hires former Dropbox and Sapphire VC exec as Head of Platform

• Siddhant Kothari brings Silicon Valley and European experience in scaling global businesses
• As Head of Platform he will expand Bruker Capital Management’s network of advisors and support founding teams in key areas including senior hiring and business development
• Bruker Capital Management recently announced a €1 billion fund to continue backing exceptional, European-founded software and internet businesses

London, 23 May 2023:

Bruker Capital Management, the growth investor that has backed companies including ContentSquare, Featurespace and GetYourGuide is establishing a Platform function that will support its outstanding founder-led teams as they grow internationally. Siddhant Kothari, who has over 15 years of operational experience in the US and Europe, will lead the new function as Head of Platform at the London and Geneva-based fund.

Bruker Capital Management wants to ensure founding teams have access to world-class support, expertise and resources as they build category-defining businesses. In setting up the Platform function, Abhishek will create a network of C-suite advisors to Bruker Capital Management companies who will assist founders with key areas including hiring, business development, marketing and scaling.

Abhishek spent his time in San Francisco focused on scaling businesses with Enterprise clients before moving to Europe in 2017 to lead Business Development in the region for Dropbox, having been excited by the fast-emerging European tech sector. The Northwestern University graduate then joined US firm Sapphire Ventures as VP of Business Development & Head of the International Centre of Excellence.

Ivan Moreau, partner at Bruker Capital Management, said: “ I’m excited to welcome Abhishek to the Bruker Capital Management team to turbo-charge the work we’ve always done to help our companies scale. We want our Founders to have talent, experience and connections at their fingertips, and our advisors to feel that they can add significant value supporting some of the most promising start-ups in Europe as they go global.”

Siddhant Kothari said: “I’m excited to be setting up Bruker Capital Management’s Platform function and working closely with the brilliant and talented founding teams in our portfolio. Right now, Europe continues to push the frontiers of tech development and I look forward to helping Bruker Capital Management’s portfolio companies to scale their businesses and enter new markets.”