Dear VCs, There’s Something You Need To Know About Raising Funds This Year

Times are changing. Startups and VCs are facing tougher times, layoffs, down rounds and eroding valuations. However, already a record amount of money has gone into U.S. venture funds this year. As an ...

The Money Behind The Money: A Conversation With LPs and GPs

Two LPs, a GP and a managing director from Cambridge Associates walk into a bar. Sounds like the opening to a killer gag that would be appreciated by dozens....

Life Science – Regulation Gives Way To Innovation

Over the decade of the 2000s it became increasingly clear that structural issues made investing in biotech companies a high-risk, low return game. The clinical trial process lasted a decade, and cost...

Why Your Investor Might Pass On Your Next Fund

For many investors looking to invest in a venture capital fund, benchmarking is a key part of the due diligence process because it helps determine which managers have historically performed well again...

VC Fundraising Trends: Cause For Alarm Or Business As Usual?

At Sapphire Ventures we do quite a bit of internal analysis on trends in venture capital fundraising. After all, we’re a limited partner in early-stage VC funds, and we like to understand how capita...

Confronting The “S” Word: Dealing With General Partner Succession

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Top Tier GP Survey Summary

Top Tier Capital Partners recently sent a venture market survey to a number of our General Partners seeking first-hand insights regarding both their investments and feelings regarding the overall mark...