Investor · 3 deals
Every published round Sapphire Ventures took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WorkOS | Series C | Mar 2026 | US$100m ($140m) | Lead | tbpndigest.com | |
| CultureAmp | Series D+ | 29 Jul 2021 | $135m | Participant | Startup Daily (Thu 20 Nov 2025), Aura Group portfolio, Startup Daily (Wed 22 Dec 2021), Startup Daily (Mon 18 Oct 2021), Techboard, SmartCompany (Fri 24 Sep 2021), SmartCompany (Fri 30 Jul 2021), TechCrunch Australia, Startup Daily (Thu 29 Jul 2021), Blackbird Ventures portfolio, TDM Growth Partners portfolio | |
| CultureAmp | Series D+ | 4 Sep 2019 | $121m | Participant | Startup Daily (Thu 20 Nov 2025), TechCrunch Australia, Startup Daily (Thu 29 Jul 2021), Startup Daily (Thu 13 Feb 2020), SmartCompany (Thu 13 Feb 2020), SmartCompany (Tue 17 Dec 2019), Startup Daily (Fri 4 Oct 2019), Startup Daily (Fri 13 Sep 2019), SmartCompany (Wed 4 Sep 2019), Startup Daily (Wed 4 Sep 2019), StrictlyVC, TechCrunch Venture |
Companies Sapphire Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CultureAmp | 4 Sep 2019, Series D+ | 2 | 0 | |
| WorkOS | Mar 2026, Series C | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Sapphire Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Sapphire Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Sapphire Ventures did.
Stories naming Sapphire Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Crunchbase's 2026 forecast lists fifteen late-stage companies it deems probable or very likely IPO candidates, profiling each with past raises, valuations and secondary sales; Australia's Canva makes the list.
Employee experience platform Culture Amp has bought San Francisco values-recognition startup Disco for an undisclosed sum, with Disco's former CEO joining Culture Amp and an Asana executive added to the board.
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Daily tech roundup covering Epic Games' billion-dollar raise, Degreed reaching unicorn valuation with a Series D, Gryphon's carbon-neutral bitcoin mining funding, Apple's announced event, and DigitalX's share surge.
Also The Mandarin
Daily venture roundup led by Culture Amp's Series E, plus three venture funds closing, four acquisitions including Vertex's $950m Semma deal, IPO preparations, and a managing director hire at Sands Capital.
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Melbourne employee-survey company Culture Amp has closed an $82 million Series E led by Sequoia Capital China, doubling its total funding, a year after a $40 million Series D.