Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures is a global software-focused venture capital firm with teams across Austin, London, Menlo Park and San Francisco. It partners with visionary management teams and venture funds to back companies that can become category leaders and has backed hundreds of companies worldwide, generating a track record of public listings and acquisitions. The firm operates a multi-pronged platform—Sapphire Ventures, Sapphire Partners and Sapphire Sport—that combines growth and early-stage investing with a portfolio-growth team providing strategic resources and operational support to help portfolio companies scale. Sapphire Sport is an early-stage investment vehicle focused on the intersection of sport, media and entertainment technology, while the broader platform targets software, cloud, cybersecurity, AI and other technology-enabled sectors.

Steve Abbott

Partner

Hillary Cook

Senior Associate

Jai Das

President

Georgie Davies

Tech Investor

Rajeev Dham

Partner

Kevin Diestel

Partner

Cathy Gao

Partner

David Hartwig

Managing Director

Doug Higgins

Managing Director

Alex Lehman

Investor

Paul Levine

Partner

Austin Liang

Investor

Adam Liu

Senior Associate

Mahau Ma

Operating Partner

Rico Mallozzi

Vice President

Nino Marakovic

Partner

Imogen Mulliner

Associate

Michael Notaro

Associate

Demi Obayomi

Vice President

Sam Procter

Associate

Eileen Qian

Associate

Anders Ranum

Partner

Aditya Reddy

Senior Associate

Andrew Slade

Associate

Michael Spirito

Partner

Chloe Steinberg

Partner

Casber Wang

Vice President

Andreas Weiskam

Managing Director

Sarah Wu

Associate

Past deals in North Carolina

Cohesity

Series H in 2024
Cohesity develops hyper-converged secondary storage solutions that consolidate, protect, and share non-mission-critical data assets of large organizations. Its platform, Cohesity DataPlatform, converges data protection infrastructure including backup, replication, disaster recovery, and cloud tiering. Additionally, it offers Cohesity Helios, a SaaS-based management solution for monitoring and managing secondary data and applications.

JupiterOne

Series C in 2022
JupiterOne, Inc. is a cloud-based cybersecurity asset management and automation software company headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, with additional offices in Charlotte, Salt Lake City, and Seattle. Founded in 2018, JupiterOne provides organizations with tools designed to enhance visibility and compliance in their cloud infrastructure. Its software assists chief information security officers, security operations teams, and compliance officers by automating asset discovery, managing cloud posture, conducting risk analysis, and facilitating compliance reporting. The platform also enables vulnerability management, threat hunting, and incident response. Additionally, the JupiterOne Insights application allows users to create customized reporting dashboards and visualizations, aiding in the identification of security issues within code repositories and development processes. By offering continuous data aggregation and relationship modeling across all assets, JupiterOne simplifies cloud security, making it more accessible and effective for organizations.

Pendo

Series F in 2021
Pendo is a technology company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, that provides a product experience platform designed to enhance user engagement with software products. The platform integrates analytics, user guidance, communication tools, and feedback mechanisms, allowing product teams to better understand user interactions and optimize trial conversions and onboarding processes. By leveraging actionable insights, Pendo enables businesses to make informed decisions about feature development and product adoption. Its client base includes notable organizations such as Verizon, Morgan Stanley, and Salesforce. Additionally, Pendo supports the global community of product and digital leaders through initiatives like Mind the Product and various sponsored events and podcasts.

JupiterOne

Series B in 2021
JupiterOne, Inc. is a cloud-based cybersecurity asset management and automation software company headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, with additional offices in Charlotte, Salt Lake City, and Seattle. Founded in 2018, JupiterOne provides organizations with tools designed to enhance visibility and compliance in their cloud infrastructure. Its software assists chief information security officers, security operations teams, and compliance officers by automating asset discovery, managing cloud posture, conducting risk analysis, and facilitating compliance reporting. The platform also enables vulnerability management, threat hunting, and incident response. Additionally, the JupiterOne Insights application allows users to create customized reporting dashboards and visualizations, aiding in the identification of security issues within code repositories and development processes. By offering continuous data aggregation and relationship modeling across all assets, JupiterOne simplifies cloud security, making it more accessible and effective for organizations.

AvidXchange

Venture Round in 2020
AvidXchange provides accounts payable and payment automation software for midsize and mid-market businesses and their suppliers. The software suite includes purchase order management, invoice processing, payments, check printing, and utility-bill management delivered via a web-based platform that automates purchase orders and payment workflows while helping control costs. The company serves industries such as banking, construction, healthcare and social services, hospitality, real estate, technology, and software across North America. It processes more than $140 billion in annual transactions across a supplier network of over 680,000 and serves about 6,000 customers. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, AvidXchange has roughly 1,500 employees and seven offices.

Pendo

Series E in 2019
Pendo is a technology company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, that provides a product experience platform designed to enhance user engagement with software products. The platform integrates analytics, user guidance, communication tools, and feedback mechanisms, allowing product teams to better understand user interactions and optimize trial conversions and onboarding processes. By leveraging actionable insights, Pendo enables businesses to make informed decisions about feature development and product adoption. Its client base includes notable organizations such as Verizon, Morgan Stanley, and Salesforce. Additionally, Pendo supports the global community of product and digital leaders through initiatives like Mind the Product and various sponsored events and podcasts.

Pendo

Series D in 2018
Pendo is a technology company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, that provides a product experience platform designed to enhance user engagement with software products. The platform integrates analytics, user guidance, communication tools, and feedback mechanisms, allowing product teams to better understand user interactions and optimize trial conversions and onboarding processes. By leveraging actionable insights, Pendo enables businesses to make informed decisions about feature development and product adoption. Its client base includes notable organizations such as Verizon, Morgan Stanley, and Salesforce. Additionally, Pendo supports the global community of product and digital leaders through initiatives like Mind the Product and various sponsored events and podcasts.

PayScale

Venture Round in 2011
PayScale, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based compensation software designed to assist organizations in making informed pay decisions. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Louisville, Denver, and Cary, the company offers a range of services, including Insight Expert, which streamlines salary benchmarking and pay adjustment processes. PayScale utilizes big data and advanced algorithms to deliver comprehensive compensation management solutions for various industries, such as healthcare, manufacturing, and professional services. Its platform supports over 8,000 customers, including small businesses and Fortune 500 firms, by providing crucial insights that enable fair compensation practices. Additionally, PayScale offers professional services to evaluate and optimize compensation structures, ensuring organizations can effectively communicate and manage employee compensation.

PayScale

Series C in 2007
PayScale, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based compensation software designed to assist organizations in making informed pay decisions. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Louisville, Denver, and Cary, the company offers a range of services, including Insight Expert, which streamlines salary benchmarking and pay adjustment processes. PayScale utilizes big data and advanced algorithms to deliver comprehensive compensation management solutions for various industries, such as healthcare, manufacturing, and professional services. Its platform supports over 8,000 customers, including small businesses and Fortune 500 firms, by providing crucial insights that enable fair compensation practices. Additionally, PayScale offers professional services to evaluate and optimize compensation structures, ensuring organizations can effectively communicate and manage employee compensation.
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