Congrats to Timothy Chen, Founder of Essence Venture Capital on his $27M fund! 👏 We’re thrilled to partner with Tim, described by Business Insider as “an investor whose domain expertise, business savvy, and humility make him an indispensable partner for startups.” businessinsider.com/tim-chen-essen…

Excited for tidexchange’s annual Spark conference this week to discuss emerging trends in #VC alongside LP & GP co-panellists! More details & registration👇 bit.ly/3CZo9jj

1/👑 Once upon a time, today's legendary venture funds were emerging managers… Which is why today I’m excited to share that Sapphire Partners is launching a new program to invest in emerging venture managers with a sole LP, CalSTRS, the world's largest educator-only pension

Loved this conversation with Beezer Clarkson and Harry Stebbings and super appreciate your partnership (pic for attention) think she is saying "DPI..."👇

Scenes from Nathan Leung's panel earlier this week at J.P. Morgan's inaugural Austin Innovation Economy Symposium! 💫 Thank you to JP Morgan for bringing this community together to better enable founders and investors to tackle 2024 & beyond! 🙏 #VentureCapital

I wrote down some thoughts on cybersecurity in the context of AI, specifically on the juxtaposition of a) how AI often stands for "already implemented" in cyber and b) the massive capabilities and opportunities GenAI can help unlock. Thanks to TechCrunch for the feature!

We’re hiring an Associate & VP to join the Sapphire Partners team in SF! 💫 Know of any aspiring LPs or one looking to make their next move? 🔗Please share and encourage them to apply here: boards.greenhouse.io/sapphireventur… #VC #Hiring

🎙️Sapphire Partners’ Nate Leung shares how prior experience as a VC and now an LP has shaped his perspective today on the latest Swimming with Allocators with co-hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat. Listen below! 🎧Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fro… 🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4OZLja…

Story opening early access today. give it a whirl.

How are venture capital firms navigating the challenging IPO market? Sapphire Partners' Nate Leung shares his LP perspective with TechCrunch, shedding light on the strategic shift towards the secondary market as a viable alternative for both obtaining and providing liquidity.

📣Emerging VC Managers: If you're in Bay Area - you don't want to miss this IRL early-stage #VC networking event next Thurs, 6/27 w Sapphire Partners, EQUIAM, EY & CalSTRS, hosted by NASP NorCal & Citizens. 💫Space is limited - reserve your spot today!

📣 Calling all Bay Area-based LPs: Join us in Napa this week to meet VC’s rising stars! OpenLP has partnered with EVCA and Citizens to host its annual EVC List 2023 honoree GP/LP mixer. If you’re looking to connect with the future leaders in the industry - We hope

Congratulations to Sapphire Partners’ Beezer Clarkson for being recognized as a Woman of Influence in private markets by Venture Capital Journal! 🎉 Honored for her investment prowess and described as “a lighthouse in the venture community,” Beezer has worked to democratize access to information

Privileged to join Forerunner’s visionary Founding Partner Kirsten Green at #RAISE2024. We’ll dig into her journey from emerging manager to franchise platform and dominant force in #VC . Kirsten is a powerhouse, and one we're proud to back at Sapphire Partners RAISE Global

Next week at Women’s Venture Capital Summit, CalSTRS is in the spotlight for a discussion on how the nation’s 2nd largest pension fund approaches its venture strategy + why it’s tapped Sapphire Partners & Tiger Iron Capital to help manage their funds. Laura Thompson

If you had 15min to tell thousands of Berkeley CS/Data/Stats grads what to do with their lives, what would you say? Last Thursday I told them to RUN AT FAILURE. Afterwards, while we were shaking hands & taking selfies, hundreds of them told me that they are excited to go fail. I

Congrats @StevenL on launching Seven Stars! fortune.com/2025/06/11/ter… Excited to support you and the founders you partner with - thank you for allowing us to be along for the ride 🚀

Congrats to Steven Lee on launching Seven Stars, a $40M fund backing the next wave of pre-seed & seed-stage AI founders!🌟 We’re proud to be an early LP. As Nate Leung told Allie Garfinkle for Fortune Term Sheet, Steven’s edge is clear: “An outstanding track record from a highly respected

Gamma 3.0 🚀🚀🚀

We Better Tomorrow Ventures raised another $140M to continue to back the best pre-seed and seed stage founders building fintech companies. Grateful to our team, founders, and investors!