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Sapphire Ventures (Sapphire Partners / early stage)

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Palo Alto, CAWebsite

Sapphire Ventures (Sapphire Partners / early stage) is a Seed venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, CA investing in Enterprise, Developer Tools, SaaS. The firm typically writes $2.0M–$10.0M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$2.0M–$10.0M
Portfolio
6 companies on record
Partners
9 listed
AUM
$11B
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Enterprise, Developer Tools, SaaS
HQ
Palo Alto, CA

Last verified: 2026-07-18

Stage

Seed

Check Size

$2.0M – $10.0M

AUM

$11.3B

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Enterprise software specialist with early-stage capability and deep cloud/SaaS network.

How Sapphire Ventures (Sapphire Partners / early stage) invests

Sapphire Ventures (Sapphire Partners / early stage) is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Enterprise, Developer Tools, SaaS.

Sapphire Ventures (Sapphire Partners / early stage) typically writes checks of $2.0M–$10.0M per investment, backed by approximately $11B in assets under management.

Sapphire Ventures (Sapphire Partners / early stage) has backed 6 companies in our records, including Clari, Snyk, Highspot.

Partners & Team

EP

Elizabeth Patterson

Chief People Officer

CH

Cristina Hohlman

Chief Financial Officer

TC

Tiffany Chandra

Vice President of Human Resources

JB

Jenny Bavinger

Vice President of Marketing

RD

Ralph Debernardo

Head of Investor Relations

SO

Stanley Onyimba

Vice President

RD

Rajeev Dham

Managing Director

RB

Rami Branitzky

Partner

PL

Paul Levine

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise
Developer Tools
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

CL

Clari

Enterprise SaaS
SN

Snyk

Developer Security
HI

Highspot

Enterprise SaaS
BO

Box

Enterprise SaaS
DO

Docusign

Enterprise SaaS
CL

Clari

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How to pitch Sapphire Ventures (Sapphire Partners / early stage)
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Enterprise, Developer Tools, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $2.0M – $10.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Elizabeth Patterson, Chief People Officer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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