Sapphire Ventures

📣 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

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

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

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 

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

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

Congratulations to the Newcomer and Volley teams on a successful Cerebral Valley AI Summit, this time in its inaugural New York debut! 🗽 Sapphire kicked off the Summit with a Steering Committee dinner, co-hosted with the conference organizers and Latham & Watkins, bringing together founders shaping the future of AI applications and infrastructure, investors backing this innovation, and reporters covering the industry. ✨ The room was buzzing with thoughtful conversation from founders, CEOs, and AI execs from companies like Corti, Crate, Crusoe, Databricks, Etched, Fivetran, Forethought, Lepton AI, Nomic AI, OctoAI, Ramp, Recraft, and more. Thank you to Eric Newcomer and his team for partnering with us! 💡The summit’s key takeaway was loud and clear: Now is the time to build AI applications. Don’t wait for foundation models to get smarter—start now. For a full Summit recap, check out the Download from CVNY by Eric Newcomer, Madeline Renbarger and Charlotte Ehrlich, and make sure you subscribe for updates about the next Cerebral Valley 👇 ⏪https://lnkd.in/gDnQ9Utd   📥 https://www.newcomer.co/ Cc: Nino Marakovic, Rajeev Dham, Cathy Gao, Casber Wang, & Tori (Thompson) Robertson #VentureCapital #CerebralValley #AI

Congratulations to the following Sapphire Ventures portfolio companies for being featured in Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces list for 2024! 🏆 👏 Alation  👏 FloQast 👏 Huntress 👏 Pendo.io This recognition exemplifies how well these companies work to prioritize their people and set the standard for millions of other businesses. Learn more and see who else made the list (Link in comments). #CompanyCulture #CompaniesofConsequence

Congratulations to Katherine Kostereva, Founder and CEO of Creatio, and the entire Creatio team on the $200M capital raise! 💫 Most business software takes a “one size fits all” approach, but the reality is no two businesses are alike. These solutions, typically rigid and expensive to customize, struggle to adapt to the dynamic needs of modern enterprises. Creatio’s no-code platform enables enterprises to accelerate time-to-value by leveraging its unique composable architecture and embedded Copilot, empowering organizations to deploy business-critical applications, such as CRM, case management, and complex workflow automation. We’re thrilled to back Creatio on its journey to empower business technologists to build and deploy applications at speed and scale. Looking forward to teaming up with fellow investors StepStone Group, Volition Capital, and Horizon Capital. Read more about the news and why we’re proud to back Creatio and lead this capital raise at the links in the comments. 👇 CC: Rajeev Dham, Jane Lee, & Shatakshi Mohan #NoCode #WorkflowAutomation #CompaniesofConsequence

We are excited to partner with Eric Newcomer and his team this week at the Cerebral Valley AI Summit, bringing together top AI founders/CEOs, investors and media in their first-ever New York event! 🗽🚀 We’ll hear from a fantastic lineup of speakers and discussion leaders, including Sapphire Ventures’ own Casber Wang, as well as many other AI leaders paving the way in the industry. 🗓️ Thursday, June 27, 2024 ⌚ 9am - 7pm ET 🗽 New York, New York 🔗 There’s still time to apply! Link to attend in the comments. #CerebralValleyAISummit #AI #Innovation