Sapphire Ventures

Palo Alto, California

Formerly known as SAP Ventures (the corporate VC division of SAP), Sapphire was launched October of 2014. SAP Ventures spun out of SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) in January 2011, becoming an independent venture firm. Today, Sapphire Ventures maintains a unique affiliation with the business software giant, giving portfolio companies broad exposure to enterprise customers and channel partners. In 2013, Sapphire Ventures raised more than US$900 million in fresh funding -- $650 million for its second growth fund, which invests directly in expansion-stage technology companies, and an additional $250 million to increase its new fund of funds initiative to invest in emerging early-stage venture investors worldwide. Sapphire has $1.4 billion under active management via direct growth investments and an early-stage fund of funds strategy.

Firm Location:Palo Alto, California

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Sapphire Ventures Team

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VCs	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
Steve AbbottSapphire VenturesManaging Partner	$8.0m ($2.0m - $30.0m)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Hardware, Investors in Hardware, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Security, Investors in Security
Rami BranitzkySapphire VenturesManaging Partner	$8.0m ($2.0m - $30.0m)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Hardware, Investors in Hardware, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Security, Investors in Security
Elizabeth ClarksonSapphire VenturesManaging Partner	$8.0m ($2.0m - $30.0m)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Diverse VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Female VCs (Other Lists), Investors in Hardware, Investors in Hardware, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Security, Investors in Security
Jai DasSapphire VenturesPresident	$8.0m ($2.0m - $30.0m)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Hardware, Investors in Hardware, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Security, Investors in Security
Doug HigginsSapphire VenturesManaging Partner	$8.0m ($2.0m - $30.0m)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Hardware, Investors in Hardware, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Security, Investors in Security
Paul LevineSapphire VenturesGeneral Partner	$20.0m ($10.0m - $50.0m)	Investors in Chicago (IL), Investors in New York, Investors in Boston / New England, Investors in Austin (TX), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California, Investors in Denver (CO), Investors in Seattle / Portland, Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Consumer health & fitness, Investors in Consumer products, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Local commerce, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Payments, Investors in Real estate/proptech, Investors in SaaS, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SMB software
Anders RanumSapphire VenturesVenture Partner	$8.0m ($2.0m - $30.0m)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Hardware, Investors in Hardware, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Security, Investors in Security
Eugene ChouSapphire VenturesAssociate		Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Rajeev DhamSapphire VenturesVice President		Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Kevin DiestelSapphire VenturesPrincipal		Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
David HartwigSapphire VenturesManaging Partner		Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Dongwon LeeSapphire VenturesAssociate		Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Nino MarakovicSapphire VenturesManaging Partner		Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Winter MeadSapphire VenturesVice President		Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Phil OrrSapphire VenturesAssociate		Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Lulu PengSapphire VenturesAssociate		Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Andreas WeiskamSapphire VenturesManaging Partner		Investors in Palo Alto (CA)