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Sapphire Ventures — 2021 Investments

29 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Block Incblock.xyzin𝕏NYSE: XYZApr 2021

Block, formerly Square, runs the Square seller platform, Cash App, Afterpay and TIDAL, plus the TBD and Bitkey bitcoin businesses.

FintechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jack Dorsey(Founder)inJim McKelvey(Founder)inBrian Grassadonia(Executive Officer)inSivan Whiteley(Executive Officer)inAmrita Ahuja(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)inMasashi Miyamoto(Founder)

Co-investorsA*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Bling CapitalCota CapitalFirst Round Capitalfirstminute capital+27 more

Boxbox.comin𝕏NYSE: BOXMay 2021

Box provides intelligent content management and secure collaboration for enterprise teams, combining unstructured data access and sharing with AI-powered workflows and insights.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Dylan Smith(Founder)inAaron Levie(Founder)inDan Levin(Director)inStephanie Carullo(Executive Officer)inPeter McGoff(Executive Officer)inGraham Younger(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementEmergence Capital PartnersGeneral AtlanticHercules Capital, Inc.+37 more

Matillionmatillion.comin𝕏Series B · Nov 2021 · $150M✓ verified

Matillion provides a data integration platform for building and managing data pipelines to cloud data warehouses, enabling data teams to extract, load, and transform enterprise data for analytics and AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareDenver, US

Matthew Scullion(Founder)inEd Thompson(Founder)inPeter McCord(Executive Officer, Director)inCiaran Dynes(Founder)

BoardAndreas Welskam(Newly appointed as of the date of this offering.)Andy Vitus(Newly appointed as of the date of this offering.)in

Board seatAndreas Weiskam· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBattery VenturesGeneral AtlanticLightspeed Venture PartnersScale Venture PartnersBalderton CapitalG Squared+3 more

Splashtopsplashtop.comin𝕏Jan 2021✓ verified

Splashtop is a remote access and support platform that enables users to securely access and control computers from any device with high performance, up to 4K quality at 60fps.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Mark Lee(Founder)inRobert Ha(Founder)inThomas DenginPhilip Sheuin

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Storm VenturesDFJ DragonFundDraper AssociatesDraper DragonPointguard Ventures+3 more

Uptycsuptycs.comin𝕏May 2021 · $50M✓ verified

Uptycs provides a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that normalizes security telemetry across hybrid cloud environments and delivers real-time threat detection and response through a unified security console.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBengaluru, IN

Ganesh Pai(Founder)inUma Reddy(Founder and EVP of Product and Technology)inMike Hluchyj(Founder and Board Member)in

Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalComcast VenturesFounder CollectiveNorwest Venture PartnersGenacast VenturesServiceNow Ventures

Yapilyyapily.comin𝕏Series B · Jul 2021 · $51M✓ verified

Yapily provides open banking APIs and infrastructure that enable financial services companies to build and deliver better financial products.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB

Stefano Vaccino(Founder)in

Co-investorsLocalGlobeHV CapitalLakestar

YugabyteDByugabyte.comin𝕏Oct 2021 · $188M✓ verified

Yugabyte develops YugabyteDB, a distributed SQL database designed for transactional applications that need high availability, scale, and consistency.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSaaS

Karthik Ranganathan(Founder)inKannan Muthukkaruppan(Founder)inMikhail Bautin(Founder)Bill Cook(Founder)

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture Partners8VCAlkeon InnovationCo=Creation=CapitalWipro VenturesAlkeon Capital+4 more

Ninetailedninetailed.ioin𝕏Aug 2021acquired by Contentful · Aug 2024

Ninetailed offers a personalization platform that enables web teams to create and deliver tailored content experiences without developer support.

AdTechCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSBerlin, DE

Sascha Konietzke(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Paolo Negri(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Andy Kaiser(Founder)Alexander Braunreuther(Founder)Steve Sloan(Executive Officer, Director)Margo M Smith(Executive Officer)

Board seatAndreas Weiskam· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalCherry VenturesGaia VenturesGrand VenturesHeavybitMosaic Ventures+12 more

Safe graphsafegraph.comin𝕏Series B · Mar 2021 · $45M

SafeGraph builds and maintains a global dataset of information about physical places, updated monthly, for application developers and analytics teams.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSDenver, US

Auren Hoffman(Founder)inBrent Perez(Founder)inJason Richmanin

BoardCharles Songhurst(Director)Alexander Rosen(Director)in

Board seatCathy Gao· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesClocktower VenturesCorazon CapitalDnx VenturesFJ LabsFlex Capital Partners+9 more

Side, Inc.side.comin𝕏Jun 2021 · $50M

Side is a real estate brokerage platform, launched in 2017, that lets top-producing agents, teams, and independent brokers operate under their own branded companies while Side handles the back office, transaction management, recruiting, and legal liability.

MarketplacesPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Guy Gal(Founder)inEd Wu(Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inHilary Saunders(Founder)inElizabeth Tse(Chief Operating Officer)inCarmine "CJ" Napolitano(Chief Financial Officer)inRyan Smith(Chief Technology Officer)in

Board seatPaul Levine· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementGarage CapitalGMO VenturePartnersICONIQMatrixMetaProp+14 more

Anywhereanywhere.reinJun 2021 · $200M

Anywhere (now part of Compass International Holdings) is a residential real estate services company operating brands for franchising, brokerage, title insurance and settlement services, and global relocation.

Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechPropTech

Co-investorsAlkeon CapitalBain CapitalGeneral AtlanticHercules Capital, Inc.ICONIQ GrowthKleiner Perkins+5 more

BetterUpbetterup.comin𝕏Oct 2021

BetterUp provides an AI-powered coaching and professional development platform that helps organizations support employee growth and wellbeing.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSWellness & FitnessAustin, US

Alexi Robichaux(Founder)inEduardo Medina(Founder)inEddie Medina(Founder)Will Kohler(Director)David Hatfield(Director)Emily Melton(Director)

Co-investorsAfore CapitalAurumCarnrite VenturesConvergeCrew CapitalCrosslink Capital+26 more

Blockdaemonblockdaemon.comin𝕏Series B · Sep 2021 · $160M

Blockdaemon provides blockchain infrastructure services including staking, node deployment, APIs, and wallet management across 60+ protocols for financial institutions and developers.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechLos Angeles, US

Konstantin Richter(Founder)in

BoardEd Sim(Director)inGil Beyda(Director)in

Co-investors10SQ Capital (TenSquared)Amplify.LAAurum Venture PartnersBaroda VenturesBlockchain Coinvestorsboldstart ventures+33 more

Currentgetfishbit.com𝕏Apr 2021 · $220M

Fishbit makes smart monitoring and automation devices for aquariums, allowing users to track and control their tanks remotely through a mobile app.

ConsumerHardwareIoT

Nathan Levine

Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAvenirExpaFoundation CapitalTiger Global Management+2 more

Degreeddegreed.comin𝕏Apr 2021 · $153M

Degreed provides an enterprise learning experience platform that helps organizations collect, understand, and develop workforce skills through AI-driven learning experiences.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

David Blake(Founder)inDavid Wiley(Founder)in

BoardChris McCarthy(Director)Brandon Tidwell(Director)in

Co-investors515 VenturesAcadian Ventures Management, LlcBYU Cougar CapitalContour Venture PartnersElevate Innovation PartnersETS Strategic Capital+16 more

Gemgem.comin𝕏Series C · Sep 2021 · $100MAcquired

Gem is an AI recruiting platform that helps talent acquisition teams find candidates and hire faster.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Steven Bartel(CEO)inSteve Bartel(Founder)inNick Bushak(Founder)inEmil Ibrishimov(CTO)Susan Phan(COO)inNic Cryns(VP of Sales)in

Co-investorsAccelICONIQY CombinatorGlasswing VenturesGreylock PartnersICONIQ Growth+12 more

JumpCloudjumpcloud.comin𝕏Sep 2021 · $160M

JumpCloud is an AI-powered unified IT management platform that provides identity, access, and device management for organizations managing both human users and non-human AI identities.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoulder, US

Greg Keller(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inRajat Bhargava(Founder)inAntoine Jebara(General Manager of Channels & Alliances, Co-founder)inSerhat Can(Director, Product Management, Co-founder)inMustafa Akın(Senior Manager, Engineering, Co-founder)inLeonardo Cooper(Co-Founder and Director of Product)in

Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticAlumni VenturesAtlassian VenturesBY Venture PartnersFoundryH.I.G. Capital+13 more

JupiterOnejupiterone.cominSeries B · May 2021 · $30M

JupiterOne provides security asset management and visualization software that helps organizations map and monitor their digital infrastructure and security posture in a unified platform.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Erkang Zheng(Founder)inPaul Forte(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investors11.2 Capital515 VenturesBain Capital VenturesCisco InvestmentsIntel CapitalRain Capital+2 more

Mercurymercury.comin𝕏Series B · Jul 2021 · $120M

Mercury is an investor database listing venture capital investors and their sector focus areas.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

Immad Akhund(Founder)inJason Zhang(Founder)inMax Tagher(Founder)inMax Tazhitdinov(Founder)Max Tazhnudinov(Founder)

BoardTom Brown(Director)

PartnerPaul Levine· led

Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundAtaraxia CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesBuilders + Backers+51 more

Moveworksmoveworks.comin𝕏Jun 2021 · $200M

Moveworks provides an AI assistant platform that enables enterprise employees to search and act across business applications, automating tasks and workflows through a reasoning engine with specialized AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work

Vaibhav N.(Founder)inJiang Chen(Founder)inBhavin Shah(Founder)Vaibhav Nivargi(Founder)Varun Singh(Founder)

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationBain Capital VenturesGeek VenturesICONIQKleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture Partners+5 more

Paradoxparadox.aiin𝕏Dec 2021 · $200MAcquired

Paradox is an AI-powered recruiting assistant that automates hiring tasks and enhances the candidate experience across the entire recruitment lifecycle, from job posting and application through scheduling and feedback collection.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSScottsdale, US

Aaron Matos(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Godsonin

BoardCHRISTOPHER S. GAFFNEY(Director)JOHN G. HAYES(Director)

Co-investorsBrighton Park CapitalFelicis VenturesFusion VCGeodesic CapitalLVenture GroupPerot Jain+6 more

poappoap.xyzin𝕏Nov 2021Defunct

POAP Inc builds digital collectibles on Web3 that serve as proofs of attendance at events and experiences, enabling people to preserve memories and discover communities.

Crypto & Web3SocialNew York, US

PATRICIO WORTHALTER(Executive Officer, Director)inOLGA ISABEL GONZALEZ(Executive Officer)

BoardRICO MALLOZZI(Director)inTOMAS SORACCO(Director)

Co-investors359 CapitalA.Capital VenturesAdvancit CapitalArchetypeCollab+CurrencyInspired Capital+11 more

Privaceraprivacera.comin𝕏Mar 2021

Privacera is a SaaS-based data security and governance platform that helps enterprises discover sensitive data, enforce access policies, and securely migrate data to the cloud while managing compliance risk.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNewark, US

Balaji Ganesan(Co-founder & CEO)inDon Bosco Durai(Co-founder & CTO)inNeeraj Sabharwal(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAccelBattery VenturesCervinCorrelation VenturesPoint72 VenturesInsight Partners

Sequinsequincard.comin𝕏Sep 2021

Sequin offers a debit card and financial product aimed at women, with a focus on building credit and financial education.

ConsumerFintech

Vrinda Gupta(Founder)in

Co-investorsCalifornia Innovation FundDorm RoomEmles Venture PartnersFirst Check VenturesScout FundScribble Ventures+11 more

Sword Healthswordhealth.comNov 2021 · $160M

Physical therapy and musculoskeletal care

Virgílio ("V") Bento(Founder)inAndre Eiras dos Santos(Founder)Ivo Gabriel(Founder)Márcio Colunas(Founder)Virgilio Bento Marcio Colunas(Founder)Virgílio Bento(Founder)

Co-investorsArmilar Venture PartnersBond Capital ManagementDraycottEarl Grey CapitalFaberFounders Fund+11 more

ThoughtSpotthoughtspot.comin𝕏Nov 2021 · $145M

ThoughtSpot builds data analytics and business intelligence software to make data accessible to organizations across industries.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US

Ajeet Singh(Co-founder and Executive Chairman)inAmit Prakash(Co-founder)inSudheesh Nair(Founder)inMohit Daswani(Executive Officer)inKetan Karkhanis(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardQuentin Clark(Director)in

Co-investorsBallistic VenturesEQUIAMGaingelsGeneral CatalystGeodesic CapitalKhosla Ventures+12 more

Tonaltonal.com𝕏Mar 2021

Tonal manufactures an AI-powered smart home gym system that uses digital weight resistance and personalized coaching to enable strength training at home.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareWellness & Fitness

Aly Orady(Founder)in

PartnerPaul Levine· led

Co-investors359 CapitalBaukunstDelta-v CapitalDreamers VCFlucas VenturesKindred Ventures+15 more

Unmindunmind.comin𝕏Series B · May 2021 · $47M

Unmind provides a mental health care platform for organizations, combining therapy, coaching, manager training, and learning tools to support employee wellbeing and prevent mental health crises.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechMental HealthSaaS

Steve Peralta(Co-founder)inNick Taylor(Co-founder)inNick Tong(Founder)Ry Morgan(Founder)

Co-investorsAnthemis VentureEntropy Industrial CapitalFELIX CAPITALProject A VenturesProject VenturesTrue.+2 more

Verbitverbit.aiin𝕏Jun 2021 · $157M

Verbit is a voice AI platform providing transcription, captioning, translation, and audio description services through its Captivate technology.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSTel Aviv, IL

Tom Y Livne(Founder)inYair Amsterdam(CEO)inEric Shellef(Founder)Kobi Ben Tzvi(Founder)Sivan Cohen Pur(Founder)Tom Livne(Founder)

Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalATOORO FUNDClaltechDiscovery Ventures III Gmb H & Co. KGDisruptive AIHorizon Capital+16 more

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.