✨Tune in tomorrow for 'The Upside of Downturns' virtual summit hosted by Startup Grind to hear“ #VC Insights: Why Timing is Critical and Now is the Time to Play Offense” panel session, including Sapphire's Jai Das.🎟Grab a virtual seat & register here: bit.ly/3VzPOzn

Sapphire's cathy gao 🙋🏻‍♀️ is headed to Venture Atlanta w/ Sanjiv Kalevar (@OpenViewVenture), Rachel Spasser (@AccelKKR) & Sean Henry (@GetSTORD) to discuss 'Scaling During a ⬇️turn':
🤔Tough operational decisions
📊How to adapt
🚀Hyper-Scaling
⚖️Growth & runway
bit.ly/3CPLgfM

📣You don’t want to miss Sapphire’s Annalise Dragic discuss the VC playbook to investor relations alongside Shamillah Bankiya, Principal @ Dawn in a moderated convo @ this year's SaaStock Festival in Dublin on Wed. Oct. 19th.

⚡️See the full line-up!
saastock.com/saastock-2022/…

On this #WorldMentalHealthDay , we’re proud to see Sapphire portfolio companies Culture Amp + Unmind announce their partnership!🤝👏

Learn more about their important collaboration:
🔗bit.ly/3T89HLM
🔗bit.ly/3ejDItn

Closing out Q3, Sapphire's cathy gao 🙋🏻‍♀️ recently spoke w/Ed Ludlow on Bloomberg abt current macro challenges being a catalyst for increased innovation & optimization @ many companies + much more.

🔗Full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=uAqF--…

Sapphire's LP arm, Sapphire Partners, analyzed decades of #VC data to answer the❓of what drives #outperformance in a #venture fund.

Many findings: VC is a game of power laws, but strategies for #enterprise vs #consumer returns vary.

The full report:🔗bit.ly/3Cf17Uv

🏆We’re proud to share that for the 2nd consecutive year, Sapphire Ventures is recognized on Inc. Magazine’s 2022 Founder-Friendly Investors list, highlighting venture capital firms helping founders level up. 🏆

🔗 The full list of honorees is here:
inc.com/magazine/20221…

Sapphire Partner cathy gao 🙋🏻‍♀️ & @Medable Founder/CEO Michelle Longmire joined Matt Burns on TechCrunch Live to discuss the ideal founder/investor fit:
🤝 Alignment in Mission + Vision
💬 Open Communication
💡 Passion for Disrupting the Status Quo

Full convo here 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=li9Mbt…

📣There's still time to reg. for the Zendesk
& Jeeves Pitch Deck Teardown happening today, 12pm PST. Sapphire's Demi Obayomi + panelists will share real-time feedback on startups' pitch decks to give valuable insight into what does/doesn't work.
🔗bit.ly/3rcPtV5