Growth Associate Role

Title: Associate, Venture Team (Software Direct Investing)

Start Date: Summer 2024

Location: San Francisco Bay Area (Offices in San Francisco and Menlo Park)

• Candidates will be able to work from both the firm's Menlo Park office and San Francisco office; hybrid work policy (4 days per week in office, as guideline)
• Work location on any particular day will depend on team meetings, deal work and partner needs

Company:

Sapphire Ventures, LLC (“Sapphire”) is a leading global technology-focused venture capital firm with over $11 billion in AUM⁽¹⁾ and team members across Austin, London, Menlo Park and San Francisco. For over a decade, Sapphire has partnered with visionary management teams and venture funds to help scale companies of consequence.  Sapphire is a technology-focused Venture Capital firm that focuses on helping growth-stage technology companies become category-defining leaders. The firm enjoys an open-door, collaborative culture - and spirited intellectual debate is encouraged!

Separately, the firm also manages a fund investment vehicle (Sapphire Partners), which invests in other early-stage venture capital funds, and an early-stage fund (Sapphire Sport) focused on sports, media, entertainment, and e-commerce technology. Sapphire has offices in Palo Alto, San Francisco, Austin, and London.

Role & Qualifications:

Associate Role: 

The firm is looking to add associates to the team in Summer 2024. The Associates at the firm focus on direct investment deal-execution and diligence, participate in meetings with entrepreneurs, oversight of existing investments, and managing deal pipeline. Though sourcing is not the primary role of the Associate, he/she will be encouraged and expected to source for new investment opportunities when not in the midst of deal execution. Doing thematic work and sourcing for new deals via Tech-Social events during one's free time is always strongly encouraged. Ideal candidates will have 1-3 years of work experience in investment banking or management consulting, or a similar role at a high growth technology company. Strong communication skills, demonstrable interest in tracking emerging technologies, experience working directly with management teams of technology companies, experience working with software business models, and modeling skills with Excel in creating/evaluating companies' financial models is strongly desired.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please respond to: ivy.tarsitano@opusadvisors.com with the following information:

• Current Resume
• BRIEFLY describe your demonstrated interest in Technology/Software and investing
• MOST IMPORTANTLY: Please provide your availability to meet the Opus team (if we have not met previously) via Zoom over the next 2-3 weeks, including evenings and weekends!

Culture is critical to us, and we are transparent about our vision and principles:

• Team Player - Experience with and passion for teamwork and cross-functional collaboration
• Dedicated to Winning - Having the guts to take on a new challenge and the risk to be successful
• Intellectual Curiosity - Exhibits an entrepreneurial and creative ethos and is continually compelled to learn and explore new ideas
• Authentic Relationships - Relationships are the key to driving our collective success. Superb at nurturing authentic, diverse, and congenial long-term relationships
• Excellence - Put your passion for Technology investing to work!

Every day our team is honored to work with entrepreneurs and innovators from every corner of the globe, and we aim to build a team that reflects the diversity of our portfolio. We aren’t looking for someone who ticks every single box on a page; we’re looking for lifelong learners who can bring their own perspectives and unique experiences to make us better. If you think you’d be a great fit, then please get in touch and tell us about yourself.

Our Benefits:

• Sapphire Ventures offers a competitive salary and bonus plan
• 100% paid Health/ Dental and Vision plans for employees and dependents
• 401(K) Plans/ Profit sharing
• Collaborative, transparent, and fun-loving culture
• Various employee development and training opportunities to participate in
• Applicants must have valid work authorization to apply
• Sapphire Ventures is committed to a firm policy of equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants.

How To Apply:

Interested candidates should send their resume and a brief explanation as to why they are interested in the opportunity to careers@sapphireventures.com.  Please include the title of the role in the subject line.

About Sapphire Ventures:

Sapphire Ventures, LLC (“Sapphire”) is a leading global technology-focused venture capital firm with over $11 billion in AUM⁽¹⁾ and team members across Austin, London, Menlo Park and San Francisco. For over a decade, Sapphire has partnered with visionary management teams and venture funds to help scale companies of consequence.  Sapphire is a technology-focused Venture Capital firm that focuses on helping growth-stage technology companies become category-defining leaders. The firm enjoys an open-door, collaborative culture - and spirited intellectual debate is encouraged!

NOTE:

• “AUM” (Assets Under Management) represents Sapphire’s Regulatory Assets Under Management as of 12/31/2022 per ADV filed March 2023, as well as all regulatory assets under management acquired and new commitments made during calendar year 2023.
• “Figures represent all Sapphire direct growth investments made since the firm’s inception in January 2011 thru August 2023.
• Figures represent all Sapphire direct growth investments that have had an IPO or public listing from the firm’s inception in January 2011 thru August 2023. The specific companies identified may not be representative of all of Sapphire’s investments and no assumption should be made that the investments identified were or will be profitable. A complete alphabetical list of Sapphire’s investments made by its direct growth investing funds is available here.

For more information about Sapphire please visit www.sapphireventures.com