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Perspectives

Congratulations Livongo, a True Company of Consequence

By Rajeev Dham and David Hartwig - July 25, 2019

We’re thrilled about Livongo achieving their latest milestone of going public! After such an accomplishment, it’s always fun and important to look back at the journey

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Congratulations, Looker, on Your Acquisition

By David Hartwig - June 6, 2019

Congratulations to Looker on your acquisition!  All of us at Sapphire Ventures are incredibly proud and thankful to have been involved during an amazing part of the Looker journey.  

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Introducing Sapphire Sport: A new early-stage venture platform

By Doug Higgins - January 29, 2019

“Put me in Coach!  I’m Ready to Play...”-John Fogerty, CenterfieldAs I start my 12th year as a partner with Sapphire Ventures, I couldn’t be more excited about the evolution of our venture platform and our newest initiative, Sapphire Sport

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News and Press

OpenLP 2.0 – The Reboot

July 16, 2019

Many aspects of venture funding remain a mystery, even to those working within the industry. When we launched Sapphire Partners to invest in venture funds, we noticed the role of limited partners (LP), the folks who invest in venture funds and whose capital is then in turn invested in startups, was particularly opaque -- even for entrepreneurs and VCs who had been through several fund-raising cycles.

Alation Raises $50 Million in Series C Funding to Further Leadership in Data Catalog Market

January 17, 2019

Company’s Triple-digit Growth Fueled by New Demand for Enterprise-Wide Data CatalogsREDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Jan. 17, 2019 – Alation Inc., the data catalog company, today announced

Auth0 Announces $55M in Series D Funding

September 21, 2018

Momentum signifies global demand for extensible identity managementBELLEVUE, Wash., May 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Auth0, a global leader in Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS), today announced $55 million

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Events

Wednesday | 01.30.19

Board Readiness Workshop

San Francisco, CA

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Thursday | 11.29.18

PropTech CEO Summit

San Francisco, CA

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Board Readiness Workshop

Wednesday September 09, 2020

San Francisco, CA

From CXO to Board Director: Forging Your Path

An intimate workshop with a high-powered group Global 2000 CIOs together with Silicon Valley CXOs and CEOs to discuss how female executives can navigate their way to company Board roles at both public and private enterprises, and further develop as corporate leaders.

 

PropTech CEO Summit

Thursday September 09, 2020

San Francisco, CA

Hosted by NFX and Sapphire Ventures, The PropTech CEO Summit is a gathering of the world’s top founders, investors and leaders to uncover the biggest opportunities in Real Estate Tech - what’s trending, what matters most and what’s next.

Learn more about the event at www.proptechceosummit.com or search for #PropTechCEOSummit on your social media.