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Adviser Profile

As of Date 03/29/2024
Adviser Type - Large advisory firm
Number of Employees 86 -9.47%
of those in investment advisory functions 36 -10.00%
Registration SEC, Approved, 6/29/2012
Other registrations (1)

Client Types

- Pooled investment vehicles

Advisory Activities

- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Selection of other advisers

Compensation Arrangments

- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees

Recent News

Reported AUM

Discretionary
Non-discretionary
10B 9B 7B 6B 4B 3B 1B
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Private Funds



Employees

Private Funds Structure

Fund Type Count GAV
Fund TypeVenture Capital Fund Count24 GAV$10,775,605,969

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Brochure Summary

Overview

A. Overview of Sapphire Sapphire Ventures is a Delaware limited liability company originally formed in August 2010 under the name SAP Ventures, LLC and was subsequently renamed Sapphire Ventures, LLC (“Sapphire Ventures”, “Sapphire”, or the “Adviser”) in October 2014. Sapphire, and its Affiliated General Partners (as defined below), provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds (the “Funds” or “Advisory Clients”). Sapphire is owned by managing members of the Funds. Affiliates of Sapphire serve as general partners of each of the Funds (each an “Affiliated General Partner”). Certain Affiliated General Partner entities have full and exclusive management authority over all investments, asset dispositions, distributions, and other affairs of the Funds. Each Affiliated General Partner is a related person of Sapphire and is under common control with Sapphire. While certain Affiliated General Partner entities maintain ultimate management authority over the business and affairs, including investment decisions, of certain Funds, Sapphire has been delegated the role of investment adviser. Sapphire, its Access Persons and personnel, and the Affiliated General Partners will be subject to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) and rules thereunder, and to all of Sapphire’s compliance policies and procedures. Each of the personnel of Sapphires and the Affiliated General Partners will be deemed “persons associated with” Sapphire (as that term is defined in section 202(a)(17) of the Advisers Act) and will be subject to SEC examination. As such, references to Sapphire in this Brochure should also be considered references to the Affiliated General Partners (and vice versa) in the appropriate context. B. Advisory Services Sapphire provides investment management and advisory services to the Funds. The Funds invest primarily in equity and equity-related securities issued by venture capital stage operating companies (each a “Portfolio Company”), as well as third-party venture capital funds (each a “ Portfolio Fund”). Each Fund may invest a portion of its assets in other investment transactions that it deems appropriate, pursuant to the Fund’s governing documents.
Certain Funds may invest a portion of their assets in public equities or debt-like instruments. Each Fund may also invest in cash and cash equivalent securities on a short-term basis and engage in other activities customary to venture capital funds and venture capital fund of funds. The Funds may make such investments directly or indirectly via separate entities established for legal, tax, regulatory or other reasons, by the relevant Affiliated General Partner. The limited partners in all Funds are collectively referred to herein as “Investors” and each individually as an “Investor”. The terms of each Fund, including fees, reporting, certain limitations on investing, and other such terms, were generally negotiated prior to each Investor’s investment in the applicable Fund and are detailed in the limited partnership agreement of such Fund, as well as in any applicable side letter(s) entered into between the respective Affiliated General Partner and the applicable Investor(s). Certain terms of each Fund may be amended with the requisite Investor consent following an Investor’s investment, as provided for in the limited partnership agreement of such Fund. The limited partnership agreement and other applicable offering documents of each Fund sets forth such Fund’s investment objectives and strategy, including guidelines and restrictions regarding the types of securities in which such Fund will invest. Sapphire tailors its investment advice to the Affiliated General Partner of each Fund in accordance with the investment objectives and strategy as set forth in the limited partnership agreement and other applicable governing documents of such Fund. Such documents, agreements, letters, and other items describing fund structure are referred to herein as “Funds’ Governing Documents”.
C. Assets Under Management As of December 31, 2023 Sapphire (together with its Affiliated General Partners) managed approximately $10.8billion in regulatory assets under management on a discretionary basis. This amount includes the net asset value of portfolio holdings as of December 31, 2023 as well as any uncalled capital commitments as of December 31, 2023. Sapphire does not manage any assets on a non-discretionary basis.