About

OpenLP's Mission

Our Mission is to Demystify the LP Perspective to Empower Emerging and Established Managers, as well as the Entrepreneurs they Back.

OpenLP is an LP-curated resource for the venture capital community.

By sharing content from across the VC ecosystem, we help GPs, LPs, entrepreneurs, and other industry stakeholders develop a greater understanding of the venture market and the technology startup ecosystem.

Why OpenLP

LPs, the firms and institutions that invest in venture capital funds, have historically been quiet when it comes to lending their perspective. That’s why in 2014, Sapphire Partners set out to provide transparency into the LP mindset by launching OpenLP.

We wanted emerging and established managers, as well as the entrepreneurs they invest in, to have more accessibility and resources available with VC insights that are otherwise not taught elsewhere.

Today, we aggregate the latest articles, podcasts, reports, and more on our website and across our social networks from a diverse group of top GP and LP voices, covering key topics - from portfolio construction, fundraising, benchmarking, market trends, and fund management to investment strategy and ESG & Diversity.

We keep our pulse on the ecosystem so you can simply follow the conversation.

Origins Podcast

OpenLP produces Origins, the podcast that dives deep into the business of venture capital and explores how the people behind the capital – both GPs and LPs – make decisions. 

Origins is the only podcast hosted by both a GP and an LP, uniquely offering listeners perspectives from both sides of the table. Nick Chirls, Partner at Asylum Ventures, and Beezer Clarkson, Partner at Sapphire Partners, talk to top industry experts to discuss what it takes to be exceptional in venture.

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Co-founded by Sapphire Partners

Launched in 2012, Sapphire Partners is a Limited Partner seeking to invest in elite early-stage venture capital funds across the U.S., Europe and Israel. 

Sapphire Partners is the LP investment arm of expansion-stage enterprise SaaS and AI VC Sapphire Ventures.