📣 Just Released 📣 We’re excited to share Sifted’s Rising 100: The software-savvy startups scaling fast in 2024 across Europe and Israel! As the sponsor of the Rising 100 ranking and accompanying report, now in its third year, Sapphire Ventures is proud to congratulate the founders, CEOs, and companies listed for their strength and ability to innovate, affirming the market’s resilience and reinforcing our conviction in the boundless opportunities ahead. 🚀 The startups featured are working on diverse apps, sites, and platforms designed to kill repetitive tasks, train artificial intelligence, improve automation, combat cybersecurity threats to businesses, and more. See who made the Rising 100 B2B SaaS startup ranking and download the report to uncover the trends shaping these startups and the region: (Links in Comments). CC: Andreas Weiskam, Imogen M., & Georgie Davies #venturecapital #B2BSaaS #B2BSaaSRising100
Sapphire Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Menlo Park, CA 38,182 followers
Backing Companies of Consequence
About us
Sapphire is global software venture capital firm with $10B+ in AUM and team members across Austin, London, New York, Menlo Park and San Francisco. For more than two decades, Sapphire has partnered with visionary teams and venture funds to help scale companies of consequence. Since its founding, Sapphire has invested in more than 170 companies globally resulting in more than 30 Public Listings and 45 acquisitions. The firm’s investment strategies — Sapphire Ventures, Sapphire Partners and Sapphire Sport — are focused on scaling companies and venture funds, elevating them to become category leaders. Sapphire’s Portfolio Growth team of experienced operators delivers a strategic blend of value-add services, tools and resources designed to support portfolio company leaders as they scale. To learn more about Sapphire, visit: https://sapphireventures.com.
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https://sapphireventures.com
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- 51-200 employees
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- Venture capital, Enterprise IT, investing, sports technology, B2B, SaaS, Enterprise Technology, Entrepreneurship , VC firm, Fund investing, Data, AI, Open Source, DevOps, Sales Tech, Analytics, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Healthcare, Consumer Tech, Growth Stage Investor, Late Stage Investor, Unicorns, Business SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, LP, Limited Partner, General Partner, and GP
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42-46 Princelet Street
Whitechapel, Spitalfields E1 5LP, GB
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801 W 5th St
Suite 100
Austin, Texas 78703, US
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439 Bryant St.
San Francisco, CA 94107, US
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Exciting to see how far we've come since Google's IPO, and even more exciting to think where #AI is taking us next. OpenAI dramatically entered the tech scene, echoing Google's disruption from two decades ago, yet today's tech giants are not standing by idly — they're actively defending their turf. Thanks for including my perspective on these transformative shifts, Benjamin Pimentel.
Where were you when #Google went public? I had just started covering tech. Check out my report for Investor's Business Daily on the 20th anniversary of the landmark IPO next month. "I wouldn't have predicted Google would be this big," Jai Das of Sapphire Ventures told Investor's Business Daily. "If you go back and see who has won in a big environment and dominated from scratch, it's only Google." In an industry known for scrappy startups disrupting tech titans, a question now hangs over Google: Will that happen again in the age of AI? #OpenAI burst onto the tech scene in spectacular fashion, akin to the way Google rocked the tech world two decades ago. But the Silicon Valley tradition of David vs. Goliath disruption is playing out differently this time around. Upstarts led by OpenAI rattled industry giants led by Google. Unlike 20 years ago, today's tech titans are pushing back hard — and could fend off the challengers. As Robert E. Siegel of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business said: "The big tech companies today are not asleep at the wheel."
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At Sapphire Ventures, we’re keeping a close eye on how the latest advancements in AI will unlock the next meaningful wave of efficiency for sales and operations teams. In our recent blog post, Sapphire Ventures’ Demi Obayomi, Aditya Reddy, Sarah Chen, and Rajeev Dham explore the Sales AI landscape, diving into four ways AI is transforming the sales function: 🚀Automating and Augmenting the SDR 🚀Enabling Personalized Outbound At the Scale of Traditional Inbound 🚀Empowering Account Executives to Win More Deals 🚀Enabling Effective, Real-Time Coaching and Analytics So, who are the companies driving this transformation in sales? Check out our market map below, where we’ve laid out some of the hottest Sales AI tools today. 👇 🔗 Link to blog in comments. #GenAI #SalesAI #GTM
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With rising interest rates and stricter regulatory scrutiny on acquisitions, many companies that once secured billions in funding are now struggling to achieve a successful outcome. At Fortune Brainstorm Tech yesterday, a distinguished panel of investors, including our own Jai Das, shared how they are thinking about the IPO markets — and whether/when they will open back up. 🔮 Check out the coverage in Fortune for insights from CapitalG’s Jill (Greenberg) Chase, Madrona's Matt McIlwain, Renegade Partners’ Renata Quintini, and Norwest Venture Partners’ Lisa Wu, on how they are navigating with the current landscape. (Link in Comments) Special thanks to Fortune’s Jessica Mathews, for moderating the discussion, Leo Schwartz for the insightful coverage, and photo credits to Steven Vargo. #venturecapital #FortuneBrainstormTech #FortuneBrainstorm
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📣 ICYMI - Sifted’s B2B SaaS Rising 100 is out now and features the software-savvy startups scaling fast across Europe and Israel! As proud sponsor of the Rising 100, now in its 3rd year, this ranking and report aims to showcase the most promising privately held software companies leading their categories and defining new ones. Congratulations to the founders, CEOs and companies who made this distinguished list! A few key takeaways: 🧠 4 out of the top 10 companies are GenAI startups, including V7, poolside, Qdrant & Adaptive ML 🌱 A record 6 companies from the climate tech sector reflect surging demand, including Plan A and PVcase 💸 Notable newcomers like BVNK and Flowdesk mark fintech's strong rebound 🌍 The UK leads with 32 companies, maintaining its top position in startup success See who made the Rising 100 B2B SaaS startup ranking and download the report to uncover the trends shaping these startups and the region: (Links in comments). CC: Andreas Weiskam, Imogen M., & Georgie Davies #venturecapital #B2BSaaS #B2BSaaSRising100
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We’re hiring! Our team is looking for a Sr. Manager, Executive Network Development to expand and manage Sapphire’s Communities, our exclusive network of enterprise technology executives (CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, Chief Digital Officers, etc.) and partners. 💫 Responsibilities will include defining strategies and processes for maintaining the network, executing on programmatic campaigns for network expansion, and supporting operations and internal reporting across the broader Business Development function. This position will play a critical role in the continued success and evolution of Sapphire’s Portfolio Growth platform. If you know someone with successful experience in business development, management consulting, or corporate strategy, ideally with direct exposure to enterprise scale operating environments please encourage them to learn more about the role! ⬇️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gZm-E-4S CC: Rami Branitzky, David Carter, and Derek Asbun #vchiring #venturecapital #businessdevelopment
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GenAI technology is undergoing a profound transformation, evolving rapidly to meet the increasing demands of modern enterprises. 🚀 Big thanks to Bryson Masse for featuring our AI market map in his VentureBeat article, which illustrates just how much the AI tech stack has exploded, featuring 200+ companies across multiple categories: https://lnkd.in/dvSXCX3r 👉 Dive into our blog to learn more about the emerging categories and companies across the GenAI infrastructure stack: https://lnkd.in/g5j9jwyw #GenAI #Infra #Startups
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It’s been two years since the IPO markets effectively closed to most startups. With companies reaching the end of their runways, startups are at a crossroads. Where should entrepreneurs turn for funding? When will IPOs return? And what are founders supposed to do in the meantime? 🤔 Join us at Fortune Brainstorm Tech next week in Park City, Utah where Sapphire Ventures Co-Founder, President and Partner Jai Das will explore these pressing questions alongside: 🔹Jill (Greenberg) Chase, Partner at CapitalG 🔹Matt McIlwain, Managing Director at Madrona 🔹Renata Quintini, Co-founder and Managing Director at Renegade Partners 🔹Lisa Wu, Partner at Norwest Venture Partners 🔹Jessica Mathews, Senior Writer at Fortune (Moderator) 🎟️ There’s still time to save a seat: https://lnkd.in/e9nce9p9 More details below. #FortuneBrainstorm #VC
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U.S. venture capital funding surged to $55.6 billion in the second quarter, marking the highest quarterly total in two years. 📈 Sapphire Ventures Partner Casber Wang recently shared his perspective on the increase with Reuters’ Krystal Hu, emphasizing the significant role of AI in this growth. His take: As AI companies develop stronger commercial use cases and begin to show real revenue, the sector's potential only increases. Read the article for more on the current trends in AI investment: https://lnkd.in/exPvHkfs #VentureCapital #AI
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What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received on leadership? And what defines a strong leader? 💪 NYSE recently asked some of the most curious minds across life sciences and healthcare tech, including our very own Sapphire Ventures Partner Cathy Gao, to share their perspective on this question and more… For more insights from, check out NYSE’s series “The Cure(ious).” 👇 📹 https://lnkd.in/ghtFBHDp #Leadership #CompanyCulture