I couldn’t be more excited to announce the launch of our @open_LP Twitter account ✨. x.com/Open_LP/status…

Nearly every early-stage venture manager I encounter has a reserve strategy incorporated into their fund model. But here's what's surprising... reserves aren't always a good thing! Here's my new blog on just that topic. sapphireventures.com/blog/dirty-sec…

What happens to Seed Investing in Next 18 Months…

We are frequently asked what drives #outperformance for a #VC To answer this we created a database of enterprise vs consumer performance 📊to spot patterns & analyze returns 🧵to share high level findings, but to dig deeper, download the full report👇 🔗bit.ly/3Cf17Uv

#Outperformance in #venture is a game of power law, but enterprise vs consumer patterns differ: Ent = 🧺of exits / IPO or M&A in ↕️ mkt Consumer = Large individual exits / IPO in ⬆️mkt 🙏@beezer232 & Evan Tarzian for the analysis. Read the full report 🔗bit.ly/3Cf17Uv

In our 2022 Year in Review, we highlight some of our brightest moments of the year. See the 🧵 below: 👇 linkedin.com/pulse/sapphire… #venturecapital #startup #entrepreneur #business #funding #investment #technology #vc

Great resource for any founders affected by SVB 👇🏽

Chatter about the #venture pacing slowdown is abundant - but have heard less so on analytics re: capital calls. Laura Thompson and I were curious about the numbers & any correlation - so we dug into our own emerging manager data at Sapphire Partners.📷 below w our findings!

New 🧵 - A deep dive on our emerging manager #VC data showing capital calls & how the past several quarters compare to years prior. 👏 Evan Tarzian & Laura Thompson

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…

1/3 We are excited to announce that we are deepening our commitment to AI by investing $1B+ in AI-powered enterprise startups, including those specializing in generative AI. 💫 🔗Read the announcement: bit.ly/46CGCzL

Everyone wants to know what Q4’23 + will bring for #VC fundraising. No🔮 is perfect but we want to know too so have been diving into a lot of ##'s from our database. More 2 come on how many funds go from emerging to established but for now a quick 🧵 on what we are 👀 in 2023

🔥Hot off the press— This morning, we announced that Sapphire Partners is launching a new emerging managers investment program with a sole LP, CalSTRS, the world's largest educator-only pension fund! 🚀 Everything you need to know about the news 👇

1/🧵"Portfolio construction is crucial. Winning the best deals will not be meaningful if capital is not deployed thoughtfully. 55% of all funds formed don’t return 1x." Bonfire Ventures 🔥 co-founder Mark Mullen shared the art & science of portfolio construction w Kauffman Fellows &

As LPs, we at Sapphire Partners get a front-row seat to how firms make investment decisions. At this year’s offsite, we dug into what makes a process truly work—both our own & those we evaluate from GPs. My 🔑takeaways in a new blog: hubs.li/Q035_KDf0

Congrats to Steven Lee for launching Seven Stars!