Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksonDiversity in VC: Learnings from an LP Audit and how we can make this better together | Sapphire…This winter, , the world’s largest community of female venture investors, released a report on “The Untapped Potential of Women-led…Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksonWhat you need to know about fundraising this yearBy Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director, Sapphire PartnersJul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksonThe VC Fundraising Environment and COVID-19It’s only Tuesday morning and already it’s been a tough week and while it’s too early to know exactly how #COVID19 will impact the #VC…Mar 17, 2020Mar 17, 2020
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksonOpenLP 2.0 — The RebootMany aspects of venture funding remain a mystery, even to those working within the industry. When we launched Sapphire Partners to invest…Jul 17, 2019Jul 17, 2019
Elizabeth“Beezer”Clarkson#OpenLP Video: How Does Data Influence LP and GP Decisions?Last month I had the opportunity to speak at SuperReturn365 on a panel focused on how LPs and GPs use data in our respective business…Apr 5, 2019Apr 5, 2019
Elizabeth“Beezer”Clarkson#OpenLP: The internationalisation of venture capital: will this affect LP allocations?This article originally appeared on SuperReturn365 in March 2019.Mar 28, 2019Mar 28, 2019
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksonWhen Money Isn’t Enough: How to Distinguish Yourself as a VC in a Crowded Market(This article first appeared on SapphireVentures.com here.)Feb 14, 2019Feb 14, 2019
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksonRaising A Fund? 9 Questions That Help Get You To GP/LP FitThis post serves a part two of a two part series that samir kaji and I are co-authoring to help VC’s navigate through fundraising cycles…Jun 3, 20184Jun 3, 20184
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksonTurning the Tables on Notation CapitalI recently had the privilege of interviewing Nicholas Chirls and Alex Lines of Notation Capital on their Origins podcast about raising…Feb 26, 2018Feb 26, 2018
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksonThe A to Z on Series A: Part Three | The ExitThis is our third and final post on Series A investing. As a quick recap, in addition to direct growth-stage investing, Sapphire Ventures…Jan 25, 20181Jan 25, 20181