Sapphire

Sapphire Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, founded in 1996. It manages approximately $4 billion in assets and focuses on investing in innovative technology companies, particularly in growth-stage and early-stage transactions. The firm operates through three distinct investment teams: Sapphire Ventures, which targets expansion-stage enterprise software companies; Sapphire Sport, an early-stage investment vehicle dedicated to the intersection of sports, media, and entertainment technology; and Sapphire Partners, which invests in early-stage venture funds. Sapphire Sport, with a dedicated $115 million investment platform, specifically addresses opportunities in the sports technology market. With team members located in Austin, London, Palo Alto, and San Francisco, Sapphire Ventures has invested in over 100 companies across various regions, contributing to more than 55 successful exits from its portfolio.

Jason Brooke

Vice President

Boyd Carson

Partner

Mackenzie Chapman

Associate

Jake Chasan

Associate

Sarah Chen

Associate

Beezer Clarkson

Partner

Hillary Cook

Senior Associate

Jai Das

President and Partner

Georgie Davies

Senior Associate

Rajeev Dham

Partner

Kevin Diestel

Partner

Cathy Gao

Partner

David Hartwig

Co-Founder and Partner

Doug Higgins

Co-Founder and Partner

Alex Lehman

Vice President

Paul Levine

Partner

Austin Liang

Investor

Adam Liu

Senior Associate

Justin Liu

Senior Associate

Rico Mallozzi

Principal

Shatakshi Mohan

Associate

Imogen Mulliner

Vice President

Sam Procter

Senior Associate

Eileen Qian

Associate

Anders Ranum

Partner

Aditya Reddy

Senior Associate

Andrew Slade

Associate

Michael Spirito

Partner

Chloe Steinberg

Partner

Andreas Weiskam

Partner

Sarah Wu

Associate

Past deals in Data Mining

Dremio

Series E in 2022
Dremio Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops a structured query language query engine software that enhances data accessibility and analytical processing. The company's flagship product, a data lake engine, allows users to perform queries directly against data lake storage, significantly improving query speed and enabling a self-service semantic layer. Dremio empowers business users to curate data from various sources, facilitating greater self-sufficiency among data consumers, including data engineers, analysts, and scientists. By reimagining data lake services, Dremio eliminates the need for traditional data movement to proprietary warehouses, thus streamlining analytics and maximizing the value derived from data.

6Sense

Series E in 2022
6sense Insights Inc. is a predictive intelligence platform that aids B2B marketing and sales leaders in identifying potential prospects and understanding market dynamics through data-driven insights. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Texas and India, 6sense integrates various sources of time-sensitive activity, static data, and external information to offer a unified account engagement platform. This platform leverages artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning to provide revenue teams with deep insights into buyer behavior, allowing them to prioritize accounts, engage resistant buying teams, and implement personalized multi-channel campaigns. By uncovering anonymous demand and optimizing data fragmentation, 6sense enables its users to predictably grow revenue and improve sales conversions.

ThoughtSpot

Series F in 2021
ThoughtSpot, Inc. is a business intelligence and analytics platform that specializes in search-driven analytics for enterprises. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company enables users to explore, analyze, and share real-time business data through an intuitive search interface. This platform connects seamlessly with various data sources, including on-premise, cloud, and big data systems, allowing businesses to generate insights quickly and efficiently. ThoughtSpot's AI-driven technology is designed to empower users at all levels to make data-driven decisions, significantly reducing reporting backlogs and facilitating rapid decision-making. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, healthcare, and financial services, and boasts a global presence with offices in multiple countries. ThoughtSpot's mission is to democratize data analytics, making it accessible to a wide audience of users.

Matillion

Series E in 2021
Matillion Ltd. specializes in cloud data integration software that enables businesses to effectively manage and utilize their data. The company provides various solutions, including Matillion ETL for Amazon Redshift and Snowflake, which facilitate the extraction, loading, and transformation of data within cloud data warehouses. Additionally, Matillion Data Loader helps organizations load data from various sources into their cloud environments, while Matillion Business Intelligence offers self-service reporting and analytics capabilities. The company's offerings are designed to accelerate innovation and enhance decision-making for its clients, which include notable companies such as GE, Accenture, and Siemens. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, Matillion also has offices in New York City, Denver, and Seattle, serving a diverse customer base across more than 40 countries.

Involve.ai

Series A in 2021
Involve.ai specializes in consolidating customer data and interactions into a comprehensive dashboard, enabling businesses to efficiently assess customer health and retention. By leveraging this centralized data, companies can proactively address potential churn and explore opportunities for revenue expansion through existing customers. Involve.ai aims to enhance customer engagement and improve overall business performance by providing actionable insights derived from organized customer information.

Alation

Series D in 2021
Alation, Inc. is a company that specializes in data intelligence solutions, providing an AI-driven platform designed for data search and discovery, governance, stewardship, and analytics. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Alation aims to enhance the way organizations find, understand, and trust their data. Its innovative platform integrates machine learning with human collaboration to facilitate confident data-driven decisions. Alation's offerings include a data catalog that supports metadata management and self-service analytics, enabling users to understand data origins, usage, and governance. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including notable organizations such as the City of San Diego, eBay, Munich Re, and Pfizer, and is backed by several venture capital firms.

6Sense

Series D in 2021
6sense Insights Inc. is a predictive intelligence platform that aids B2B marketing and sales leaders in identifying potential prospects and understanding market dynamics through data-driven insights. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Texas and India, 6sense integrates various sources of time-sensitive activity, static data, and external information to offer a unified account engagement platform. This platform leverages artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning to provide revenue teams with deep insights into buyer behavior, allowing them to prioritize accounts, engage resistant buying teams, and implement personalized multi-channel campaigns. By uncovering anonymous demand and optimizing data fragmentation, 6sense enables its users to predictably grow revenue and improve sales conversions.

Feedzai

Series D in 2021
Feedzai is AI. We’re coding the future of commerce with today’s most advanced risk management platform powered by big data and artificial intelligence. Founded and developed by data scientists and aerospace engineers, Feedzai has one mission: make banking and commerce safe. The world’s largest banks, payment providers and retailers use Feedzai’s machine learning technology to manage risks associated with banking and shopping, whether digitally or in person.

Privacera

Series B in 2021
Privacera, Inc. specializes in helping enterprises discover, manage, and monitor sensitive data across various systems. The company's flagship solution integrates data-centric behavioral monitoring, collecting access history from multiple sources and utilizing machine learning to evaluate this data. This enables the generation of alerts for security and compliance teams. Privacera's tools include a dashboard that correlates access histories and a discovery tool that scans both big data environments and traditional databases to identify sensitive information. The company aims to facilitate secure data sharing across on-premises and cloud services while ensuring compliance with privacy regulations, thus promoting data democratization without sacrificing individual privacy rights. Founded in 2016 and based in Fremont, California, Privacera was previously known as Global Tenet, Inc. before rebranding in October 2019.

Matillion

Series D in 2021
Matillion Ltd. specializes in cloud data integration software that enables businesses to effectively manage and utilize their data. The company provides various solutions, including Matillion ETL for Amazon Redshift and Snowflake, which facilitate the extraction, loading, and transformation of data within cloud data warehouses. Additionally, Matillion Data Loader helps organizations load data from various sources into their cloud environments, while Matillion Business Intelligence offers self-service reporting and analytics capabilities. The company's offerings are designed to accelerate innovation and enhance decision-making for its clients, which include notable companies such as GE, Accenture, and Siemens. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, Matillion also has offices in New York City, Denver, and Seattle, serving a diverse customer base across more than 40 countries.

Dremio

Series D in 2021
Dremio Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops a structured query language query engine software that enhances data accessibility and analytical processing. The company's flagship product, a data lake engine, allows users to perform queries directly against data lake storage, significantly improving query speed and enabling a self-service semantic layer. Dremio empowers business users to curate data from various sources, facilitating greater self-sufficiency among data consumers, including data engineers, analysts, and scientists. By reimagining data lake services, Dremio eliminates the need for traditional data movement to proprietary warehouses, thus streamlining analytics and maximizing the value derived from data.

DataRobot

Series F in 2020
DataRobot, Inc. develops an automated machine learning platform designed to help enterprises build predictive models efficiently. The company's offerings include DataRobot Cloud, a predictive analytics platform available on-site or via the cloud, and DataRobot MLOps, which focuses on the deployment, monitoring, and management of machine learning models within organizations. Additionally, DataRobot Enterprise provides features such as flexible deployment, governance, and support, along with packages aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence projects and education services. The platform is suitable for a diverse range of professionals, including business analysts, data scientists, and IT specialists across various industries like banking, healthcare, and marketing. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, DataRobot also maintains operations in several international locations, including London, Paris, Kyiv, Tokyo, and Singapore. The company has established strategic partnerships to enhance its offerings in the competitive AI landscape.

DataRobot

Series E in 2019
DataRobot, Inc. develops an automated machine learning platform designed to help enterprises build predictive models efficiently. The company's offerings include DataRobot Cloud, a predictive analytics platform available on-site or via the cloud, and DataRobot MLOps, which focuses on the deployment, monitoring, and management of machine learning models within organizations. Additionally, DataRobot Enterprise provides features such as flexible deployment, governance, and support, along with packages aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence projects and education services. The platform is suitable for a diverse range of professionals, including business analysts, data scientists, and IT specialists across various industries like banking, healthcare, and marketing. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, DataRobot also maintains operations in several international locations, including London, Paris, Kyiv, Tokyo, and Singapore. The company has established strategic partnerships to enhance its offerings in the competitive AI landscape.

ThoughtSpot

Series E in 2019
ThoughtSpot, Inc. is a business intelligence and analytics platform that specializes in search-driven analytics for enterprises. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company enables users to explore, analyze, and share real-time business data through an intuitive search interface. This platform connects seamlessly with various data sources, including on-premise, cloud, and big data systems, allowing businesses to generate insights quickly and efficiently. ThoughtSpot's AI-driven technology is designed to empower users at all levels to make data-driven decisions, significantly reducing reporting backlogs and facilitating rapid decision-making. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, healthcare, and financial services, and boasts a global presence with offices in multiple countries. ThoughtSpot's mission is to democratize data analytics, making it accessible to a wide audience of users.

ThoughtSpot

Series E in 2019
ThoughtSpot, Inc. is a business intelligence and analytics platform that specializes in search-driven analytics for enterprises. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company enables users to explore, analyze, and share real-time business data through an intuitive search interface. This platform connects seamlessly with various data sources, including on-premise, cloud, and big data systems, allowing businesses to generate insights quickly and efficiently. ThoughtSpot's AI-driven technology is designed to empower users at all levels to make data-driven decisions, significantly reducing reporting backlogs and facilitating rapid decision-making. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, healthcare, and financial services, and boasts a global presence with offices in multiple countries. ThoughtSpot's mission is to democratize data analytics, making it accessible to a wide audience of users.

Matillion

Series C in 2019
Matillion Ltd. specializes in cloud data integration software that enables businesses to effectively manage and utilize their data. The company provides various solutions, including Matillion ETL for Amazon Redshift and Snowflake, which facilitate the extraction, loading, and transformation of data within cloud data warehouses. Additionally, Matillion Data Loader helps organizations load data from various sources into their cloud environments, while Matillion Business Intelligence offers self-service reporting and analytics capabilities. The company's offerings are designed to accelerate innovation and enhance decision-making for its clients, which include notable companies such as GE, Accenture, and Siemens. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, Matillion also has offices in New York City, Denver, and Seattle, serving a diverse customer base across more than 40 countries.

Alation

Series C in 2019
Alation, Inc. is a company that specializes in data intelligence solutions, providing an AI-driven platform designed for data search and discovery, governance, stewardship, and analytics. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Alation aims to enhance the way organizations find, understand, and trust their data. Its innovative platform integrates machine learning with human collaboration to facilitate confident data-driven decisions. Alation's offerings include a data catalog that supports metadata management and self-service analytics, enabling users to understand data origins, usage, and governance. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including notable organizations such as the City of San Diego, eBay, Munich Re, and Pfizer, and is backed by several venture capital firms.

DataRobot

Series D in 2018
DataRobot, Inc. develops an automated machine learning platform designed to help enterprises build predictive models efficiently. The company's offerings include DataRobot Cloud, a predictive analytics platform available on-site or via the cloud, and DataRobot MLOps, which focuses on the deployment, monitoring, and management of machine learning models within organizations. Additionally, DataRobot Enterprise provides features such as flexible deployment, governance, and support, along with packages aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence projects and education services. The platform is suitable for a diverse range of professionals, including business analysts, data scientists, and IT specialists across various industries like banking, healthcare, and marketing. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, DataRobot also maintains operations in several international locations, including London, Paris, Kyiv, Tokyo, and Singapore. The company has established strategic partnerships to enhance its offerings in the competitive AI landscape.

ThoughtSpot

Series D in 2018
ThoughtSpot, Inc. is a business intelligence and analytics platform that specializes in search-driven analytics for enterprises. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company enables users to explore, analyze, and share real-time business data through an intuitive search interface. This platform connects seamlessly with various data sources, including on-premise, cloud, and big data systems, allowing businesses to generate insights quickly and efficiently. ThoughtSpot's AI-driven technology is designed to empower users at all levels to make data-driven decisions, significantly reducing reporting backlogs and facilitating rapid decision-making. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, healthcare, and financial services, and boasts a global presence with offices in multiple countries. ThoughtSpot's mission is to democratize data analytics, making it accessible to a wide audience of users.

Matillion

Series B in 2018
Matillion Ltd. specializes in cloud data integration software that enables businesses to effectively manage and utilize their data. The company provides various solutions, including Matillion ETL for Amazon Redshift and Snowflake, which facilitate the extraction, loading, and transformation of data within cloud data warehouses. Additionally, Matillion Data Loader helps organizations load data from various sources into their cloud environments, while Matillion Business Intelligence offers self-service reporting and analytics capabilities. The company's offerings are designed to accelerate innovation and enhance decision-making for its clients, which include notable companies such as GE, Accenture, and Siemens. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, Matillion also has offices in New York City, Denver, and Seattle, serving a diverse customer base across more than 40 countries.

Feedzai

Series C in 2017
Feedzai is AI. We’re coding the future of commerce with today’s most advanced risk management platform powered by big data and artificial intelligence. Founded and developed by data scientists and aerospace engineers, Feedzai has one mission: make banking and commerce safe. The world’s largest banks, payment providers and retailers use Feedzai’s machine learning technology to manage risks associated with banking and shopping, whether digitally or in person.

Looker

Series D in 2017
Looker Data Sciences, Inc. is a company that develops a browser-based data platform focused on business intelligence and data analytics. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, with additional offices in multiple global locations, Looker serves various industries, including ecommerce, financial technology, healthcare, media, and technology. Its platform facilitates data exploration and insights, enabling businesses to integrate data into their daily operations and decision-making processes. By providing actionable insights at critical moments, Looker helps organizations create new value streams and enhance their data-driven strategies. The company operates as a subsidiary of Google LLC, further expanding its capabilities within the Google Cloud ecosystem.

Looker

Series C in 2016
Looker Data Sciences, Inc. is a company that develops a browser-based data platform focused on business intelligence and data analytics. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, with additional offices in multiple global locations, Looker serves various industries, including ecommerce, financial technology, healthcare, media, and technology. Its platform facilitates data exploration and insights, enabling businesses to integrate data into their daily operations and decision-making processes. By providing actionable insights at critical moments, Looker helps organizations create new value streams and enhance their data-driven strategies. The company operates as a subsidiary of Google LLC, further expanding its capabilities within the Google Cloud ecosystem.

Feedzai

Series B in 2015
Feedzai is AI. We’re coding the future of commerce with today’s most advanced risk management platform powered by big data and artificial intelligence. Founded and developed by data scientists and aerospace engineers, Feedzai has one mission: make banking and commerce safe. The world’s largest banks, payment providers and retailers use Feedzai’s machine learning technology to manage risks associated with banking and shopping, whether digitally or in person.

Looker

Series B in 2015
Looker Data Sciences, Inc. is a company that develops a browser-based data platform focused on business intelligence and data analytics. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, with additional offices in multiple global locations, Looker serves various industries, including ecommerce, financial technology, healthcare, media, and technology. Its platform facilitates data exploration and insights, enabling businesses to integrate data into their daily operations and decision-making processes. By providing actionable insights at critical moments, Looker helps organizations create new value streams and enhance their data-driven strategies. The company operates as a subsidiary of Google LLC, further expanding its capabilities within the Google Cloud ecosystem.

Alteryx

Series B in 2014
Alteryx, Inc. is a prominent provider of an end-to-end analytics platform designed for data analysts and scientists. Its software suite includes Alteryx Designer for data preparation and analysis, Alteryx Server for managing and sharing analytic processes, Alteryx Connect for collaborative data exploration, and Alteryx Promote for managing and deploying predictive models. Additionally, the company offers cloud-based solutions such as Alteryx Analytics Gallery for workflow sharing and Alteryx Community for user insights and engagement. With a focus on self-service data science, Alteryx enables users to effortlessly connect, cleanse, and analyze data from various sources, facilitating predictive, statistical, and spatial analytics without the need for coding. The company serves a diverse clientele, from large corporations to growing organizations, all leveraging data for enhanced decision-making. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Alteryx has expanded its global presence with offices in several countries, empowering a wide range of customers to democratize data analytics across their enterprises.

Gild

Series B in 2014
Gild is transforming the talent acquisition industry and fundamentally changing how the world hires. Fueled by data science, consumer-friendly technologies, and predictive analytics, Gild’s smart hiring platform powers the way companies find, nurture, and hire talent across all industries and functions. Gild is used by growing companies to hire the talent they need to innovate and succeed—smarter and faster. Founded in 2011, Gild is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Salt Lake City and Milan.

Recommind

Series C in 2013
Recommind's enterprise search and categorization platform automatically organizes, manages, and distributes large volumes of information from multiple sources. With faster access to the right information, organizations can save time, enhance the quality of work product, increase the value of information assets, and improve competitiveness and profits.

Alteryx

Series A in 2013
Alteryx, Inc. is a prominent provider of an end-to-end analytics platform designed for data analysts and scientists. Its software suite includes Alteryx Designer for data preparation and analysis, Alteryx Server for managing and sharing analytic processes, Alteryx Connect for collaborative data exploration, and Alteryx Promote for managing and deploying predictive models. Additionally, the company offers cloud-based solutions such as Alteryx Analytics Gallery for workflow sharing and Alteryx Community for user insights and engagement. With a focus on self-service data science, Alteryx enables users to effortlessly connect, cleanse, and analyze data from various sources, facilitating predictive, statistical, and spatial analytics without the need for coding. The company serves a diverse clientele, from large corporations to growing organizations, all leveraging data for enhanced decision-making. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Alteryx has expanded its global presence with offices in several countries, empowering a wide range of customers to democratize data analytics across their enterprises.

Gild

Series A in 2013
Gild is transforming the talent acquisition industry and fundamentally changing how the world hires. Fueled by data science, consumer-friendly technologies, and predictive analytics, Gild’s smart hiring platform powers the way companies find, nurture, and hire talent across all industries and functions. Gild is used by growing companies to hire the talent they need to innovate and succeed—smarter and faster. Founded in 2011, Gild is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Salt Lake City and Milan.

Feedzai

Series A in 2013
Feedzai is AI. We’re coding the future of commerce with today’s most advanced risk management platform powered by big data and artificial intelligence. Founded and developed by data scientists and aerospace engineers, Feedzai has one mission: make banking and commerce safe. The world’s largest banks, payment providers and retailers use Feedzai’s machine learning technology to manage risks associated with banking and shopping, whether digitally or in person.

Jaspersoft

Venture Round in 2011
Jaspersoft is a provider of a comprehensive Business Intelligence (BI) suite that focuses on enabling effective decision-making through interactive reports, dashboards, and analytics. The company emphasizes support for cloud, big data, and mobile deployments, allowing customers to implement self-service BI solutions at scale. With a commercial open source business model, Jaspersoft has built a robust community of over 250,000 registered members and its software has been downloaded nearly 15 million times. The company's production deployments exceed 175,000, powering a wide array of data-driven applications for approximately 14,000 commercial customers. Jaspersoft operates globally and remains privately held.

Endeca

Series F in 2008
Endeca is a provider of information management software that focuses on enterprise search solutions for large organizations. The company serves notable clients, including Borders, Boeing, and the Census Bureau, by offering guided search capabilities that auto-categorize results based on user-entered keywords. This functionality enables organizations to make informed decisions based on evolving business needs and data integration requirements. Endeca's pricing model ranges from $100,000 to over $10 million per installation, reflecting the scale and complexity of the services provided. The company competes in the market with other search technology providers, such as FAST Search & Transfer.

Greenplum Software

Series C in 2008
Greenplum, Inc. is a data warehousing company that specializes in developing database software designed for business intelligence and data warehousing applications. The company's flagship product, Greenplum Database, is tailored to handle multi-terabyte data warehousing requirements, making it suitable for large-scale data operations. Additionally, Greenplum Network serves as a customer and partner portal, providing instant download access to its database products. The company primarily targets clients in the telecommunications and banking sectors, addressing their specific data management and analytics needs.

Jaspersoft

Series D in 2007
Jaspersoft is a provider of a comprehensive Business Intelligence (BI) suite that focuses on enabling effective decision-making through interactive reports, dashboards, and analytics. The company emphasizes support for cloud, big data, and mobile deployments, allowing customers to implement self-service BI solutions at scale. With a commercial open source business model, Jaspersoft has built a robust community of over 250,000 registered members and its software has been downloaded nearly 15 million times. The company's production deployments exceed 175,000, powering a wide array of data-driven applications for approximately 14,000 commercial customers. Jaspersoft operates globally and remains privately held.
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