SAPPHIRE VENTURES PERSPECTIVES

Sapphire Ventures has had a long history of investing in fintech companies around the world, having backed Square (NYSE: SQ), IEX and…

By Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director, Sapphire Partners

Earlier this month, it closed a $125 million Series C funding round, and Sapphire Ventures is excited to have participated. The way we see…

I’m proud to announce that Sapphire Ventures has raised more than $1.4 billion in new capital commitments, bringing our total assets under…

There are few human connections as strong as the one that sports fans have with their teams. Entire identities are formed around local…

So it’s a surprise that as technology becomes embedded in nearly every facet of a business, seasoned IT executives and chief information…

Consumers are nowadays looking for experiences when they shop, go to restaurants or stay at a hotel. Psychological studies show that…

This article is a fresh take on a topic we originally explored in December 2016. Learn what changed when we went back and analyzed the…

Since 2014, Sapphire Ventures has been a passionate investor in the Chief Information Officer (CIO) ecosystem. It’s in our DNA to bring…

Since launching the Sapphire Ventures Portfolio Growth team 5 years ago, we’ve developed a network of CIOs, CTOs and digital executives at…

The way we work has fundamentally changed. A company’s success used to rest on its full-time, in-house workforce — yet today, the most…

When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), they often think of elusive, sophisticated systems that…

Every interaction I have as CEO of ThoughtSpot is an opportunity to learn about business transformation. In one customer meeting, I’m…

Since the inception of Sapphire Partners , our team has evaluated thousands of opportunities to invest in venture funds and have…

We’re thrilled about Livongo achieving their latest milestone of going public! After such an accomplishment, it’s always fun and important…

Many aspects of venture funding remain a mystery, even to those working within the industry. When we launched Sapphire Partners to invest…

Congratulations to Looker on your acquisition! All of us at Sapphire Ventures are incredibly proud and thankful to have been involved…

If you’ve been following the world of consumer tech for the last ten years, you know it’s become increasingly difficult for consumer…

Augmenting Technical Users With Executive Buyers

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…

This article originally appeared on SuperReturn365 in March 2019.

Just a month ago I wrote about why we are Embracing the Cloud here at Sapphire Ventures. The basic thesis is that cloud adoption has…