Sapphire Sport I

Sapphire Sport I, established in 2019, is an early-stage venture capital fund managed by Sapphire Ventures, a global software-focused firm with over $11 billion in assets under management. Based in Austin, Texas, Sapphire Sport I invests in the United States, Europe, and Israel, targeting the intersection of sport, media, and entertainment technology. The fund, with a commitment of $115 million, aims to back 5 to 6 companies, investing between $3 to $7 million each, to address the broader sport technology markets.

Steve Abbott

Partner

Jason Brooke

Vice President

Mackenzie Chapman

Associate

Hillary Cook

Senior Associate

Georgie Davies

Tech Investor

Rajeev Dham

Partner

Kevin Diestel

Partner

Cathy Gao

Partner

David Hartwig

Co-Founder and Partner

Doug Higgins

Co-Founder and Partner

Alex Lehman

Investor

Paul Levine

Partner

Adam Liu

Senior Associate

Mahau Ma

Operating Partner

Rico Mallozzi

Principal

Nino Marakovic

Co-Founder, CEO and Partner

Sam Procter

Senior Associate

Anders Ranum

Partner

Aditya Reddy

Senior Associate

Andrew Slade

Associate

Michael Spirito

Partner

Chloe Steinberg

Partner

Casber Wang

Partner

Andrew Yanover

Associate

Past deals in Storage Services

Cohesity

Series H in 2024
Cohesity, Inc. is a data management technology company that specializes in hyper-converged secondary storage solutions for large organizations. Founded in 2013 and based in Santa Clara, California, with an additional office in Raleigh, North Carolina, Cohesity aims to simplify the protection, management, and extraction of value from data. Its flagship product, the Cohesity DataPlatform, consolidates secondary data and workflows, eliminating storage silos and streamlining data management. The company also offers DataProtect, which integrates various data protection functions, including backup and disaster recovery, as well as the Cohesity Orion platform for comprehensive data protection and big data storage. Additionally, Cohesity provides tools for monitoring and managing data infrastructure through its SaaS-based solution, Cohesity Helios, and its mobile application. The company serves clients across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, and maintains a strategic partnership with Pure Storage to enhance its offerings.

Bounce

Series B in 2024
Bounce, Inc., also known as Get Bounce, is a luggage storage company based in New York, founded in 2017. The company offers a platform that allows users to securely store their belongings at local businesses, such as stores and cafes, while they explore the city. Bounce provides both hourly and daily storage options, partnering with local establishments to create dedicated storage spaces that are not accessible to customers, ensuring the safety of stored items. This service caters primarily to travelers and tourists, facilitating a more convenient and enjoyable experience in urban environments.

Portworx

Series C in 2019
Portworx Inc., founded in 2014 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in cloud-native storage solutions for modern enterprises. The company offers Portworx PWX, a software-defined infrastructure that provides scalable block storage to containerized applications. Its solution enables stateful persistence, fluid scheduling across machines and clouds, rapid deployment, and scaling of enterprise applications. Portworx also provides a Kubernetes storage platform for running, scaling, backing up, and recovering mission-critical applications. As of September 30, 2020, Portworx operates as a subsidiary of Pure Storage, Inc., serving clients across multiple clouds and on-premises environments.

Portworx

Series B in 2017
Portworx Inc., founded in 2014 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in cloud-native storage solutions for modern enterprises. The company offers Portworx PWX, a software-defined infrastructure that provides scalable block storage to containerized applications. Its solution enables stateful persistence, fluid scheduling across machines and clouds, rapid deployment, and scaling of enterprise applications. Portworx also provides a Kubernetes storage platform for running, scaling, backing up, and recovering mission-critical applications. As of September 30, 2020, Portworx operates as a subsidiary of Pure Storage, Inc., serving clients across multiple clouds and on-premises environments.

Box

Series E in 2012
Box is a cloud content management and file sharing service that offers secure storage and collaboration tools for users and enterprises. Founded in 2005, the company launched its platform in 2006 with the aim of facilitating access to and sharing of content across various devices and networks. Box serves over 8 million users, providing features that allow individuals and organizations to securely manage their critical information in the cloud. The platform supports a wide range of content formats and includes tools for governance and e-signature, enhancing workflow management and collaboration. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Box continues to evolve its offerings to meet the needs of businesses across various industries.

Violin Systems

Series D in 2012
Violin Systems is a developer of advanced flash memory-based storage systems tailored for enterprises and public sector organizations. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company specializes in extreme performance storage solutions that enhance the efficiency and capabilities of information and application storage infrastructure. Utilizing its proprietary Concerto OS, Violin Systems offers a range of integrated data services that ensure data protection, business continuity, and effective data reduction. Their innovative flash fabric architecture enhances fault tolerance, enabling clients to achieve optimal storage performance aligned with high-speed applications, servers, and networks. Violin Systems aims to transform storage technology, delivering significant savings in both capital and operational expenditures while meeting the rigorous demands of cloud, enterprise, and mission-critical storage applications.

Box

Series D in 2011
Box is a cloud content management and file sharing service that offers secure storage and collaboration tools for users and enterprises. Founded in 2005, the company launched its platform in 2006 with the aim of facilitating access to and sharing of content across various devices and networks. Box serves over 8 million users, providing features that allow individuals and organizations to securely manage their critical information in the cloud. The platform supports a wide range of content formats and includes tools for governance and e-signature, enhancing workflow management and collaboration. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Box continues to evolve its offerings to meet the needs of businesses across various industries.

Sistina Software

Venture Round in 2003
Sistina Software, Inc. is a company specializing in storage infrastructure, focusing on the design, development, and support of storage management software specifically for Linux systems. The firm provides solutions that enable data sharing for both enterprise and technical computing clients. Its flagship product is a comprehensive file system and volume management platform, which incorporates a global file system, a Linux logical volume manager, and various management tools to facilitate the installation and configuration of storage clusters. Through its innovative software solutions, Sistina Software aims to enhance storage management capabilities for its users.
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