Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksoninSapphire Ventures PerspectivesDiversity 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…8 min read·Dec 14, 2020----
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksoninSapphire Ventures PerspectivesWhat you need to know about fundraising this yearBy Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director, Sapphire Partners7 min read·Jul 20, 2020----
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksoninSapphire Ventures PerspectivesThe 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…2 min read·Mar 17, 2020----
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksoninSapphire Ventures PerspectivesOpenLP 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…7 min read·Jul 17, 2019----
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksoninSapphire Ventures Perspectives#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…1 min read·Apr 5, 2019----
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksoninSapphire Ventures Perspectives#OpenLP: The internationalisation of venture capital: will this affect LP allocations?This article originally appeared on SuperReturn365 in March 2019.5 min read·Mar 28, 2019----
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksoninSapphire Ventures PerspectivesWhen Money Isn’t Enough: How to Distinguish Yourself as a VC in a Crowded Market(This article first appeared on SapphireVentures.com here.)10 min read·Feb 14, 2019----
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksoninSapphire Ventures PerspectivesRaising 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…9 min read·Jun 3, 2018--4--4
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksoninSapphire Ventures PerspectivesTurning 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…1 min read·Feb 26, 2018----
Elizabeth“Beezer”ClarksoninSapphire Ventures PerspectivesThe 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…8 min read·Jan 25, 2018--1--1