Sapphire Sport I

Sapphire Sport I, established in 2019, is an early-stage venture capital fund managed by Sapphire Ventures, a global software-focused firm with over $11 billion in assets under management. Based in Austin, Texas, Sapphire Sport I invests in the United States, Europe, and Israel, targeting the intersection of sport, media, and entertainment technology. The fund, with a commitment of $115 million, aims to back 5 to 6 companies, investing between $3 to $7 million each, to address the broader sport technology markets.

Steve Abbott

Partner

Jason Brooke

Vice President

Mackenzie Chapman

Associate

Hillary Cook

Senior Associate

Georgie Davies

Tech Investor

Rajeev Dham

Partner

Kevin Diestel

Partner

Cathy Gao

Partner

David Hartwig

Co-Founder and Partner

Doug Higgins

Co-Founder and Partner

Alex Lehman

Vice President

Paul Levine

Partner

Adam Liu

Senior Associate

Mahau Ma

Operating Partner

Rico Mallozzi

Principal

Nino Marakovic

CEO and Partner

Imogen Mulliner

Associate

Sam Procter

Senior Associate

Anders Ranum

Partner

Aditya Reddy

Senior Associate

Andrew Slade

Associate

Michael Spirito

Partner

Chloe Steinberg

Partner

Casber Wang

Partner

Andreas Weiskam

Co-Founder and Partner

Andrew Yanover

Associate

Past deals in Storage Services

Cohesity

Series H in 2024
Cohesity, Inc. is a data management technology company that specializes in hyper-converged secondary storage solutions for large organizations. Founded in 2013 and based in Santa Clara, California, with an additional office in Raleigh, North Carolina, Cohesity aims to simplify the protection, management, and extraction of value from data. Its flagship product, the Cohesity DataPlatform, consolidates secondary data and workflows, eliminating storage silos and streamlining data management. The company also offers DataProtect, which integrates various data protection functions, including backup and disaster recovery, as well as the Cohesity Orion platform for comprehensive data protection and big data storage. Additionally, Cohesity provides tools for monitoring and managing data infrastructure through its SaaS-based solution, Cohesity Helios, and its mobile application. The company serves clients across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, and maintains a strategic partnership with Pure Storage to enhance its offerings.

Bounce

Series B in 2024
Bounce, Inc., operating as Get Bounce, offers a luggage storage platform that allows users to securely store their belongings at local businesses, such as cafes and shops, while they explore the city. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, the company provides both hourly and daily storage options, partnering with local establishments to designate specific areas for secure luggage storage. Bounce caters primarily to travelers and tourists, facilitating convenience and peace of mind during their urban excursions.

Portworx

Series C in 2019
Portworx Inc. is a cloud-native storage and data management company that specializes in software-defined infrastructure for containerized applications. Founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California, Portworx provides a comprehensive storage solution designed specifically for containers, enabling enterprises to manage databases and stateful services across various infrastructures. Its platform supports both on-premises and cloud-based deployments, allowing for rapid deployment and scaling of applications while addressing key challenges such as security, data automation, and high availability. Portworx's technology facilitates the seamless management of stateful container workloads, helping organizations reduce the cost and complexity associated with deploying containerized applications across multiple environments. The company operates as a subsidiary of Pure Storage, focusing on enhancing the efficiency of DevOps teams in production settings.

Portworx

Series B in 2017
Portworx Inc. is a cloud-native storage and data management company that specializes in software-defined infrastructure for containerized applications. Founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California, Portworx provides a comprehensive storage solution designed specifically for containers, enabling enterprises to manage databases and stateful services across various infrastructures. Its platform supports both on-premises and cloud-based deployments, allowing for rapid deployment and scaling of applications while addressing key challenges such as security, data automation, and high availability. Portworx's technology facilitates the seamless management of stateful container workloads, helping organizations reduce the cost and complexity associated with deploying containerized applications across multiple environments. The company operates as a subsidiary of Pure Storage, focusing on enhancing the efficiency of DevOps teams in production settings.

Nutanix

Series D in 2014
Nutanix, established in 2009, is a leading provider of cloud software. Its core offering, the Nutanix Cloud Platform, enables organizations to build and manage a hybrid multicloud infrastructure, running applications and managing data consistently across core data centers, edge locations, and public clouds. This platform supports various hypervisors and container platforms, providing a unified, agile solution. Nutanix also offers Beam, a multi-cloud optimization service that delivers deep visibility into cloud consumption patterns, automates cost optimization, and ensures security compliance. The company serves a wide range of industries and operates on a subscription-based business model, with key revenue generated from the United States.

Box

Series E in 2012
Box is an online file sharing and cloud content management service offering unlimited storage, custom branding, and administrative controls. Box provides more than 8 million users with secure cloud content management and collaboration. Box platform "allows personal and commercial content to be accessible, sharable, and storable in any format from anywhere." It also helps businesses of all sizes in every industry securely access and manages their critical information in the cloud.

Violin Systems

Series D in 2012
Violin Systems is a developer of advanced flash memory-based storage systems tailored for enterprises and public sector organizations. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company specializes in extreme performance storage solutions that enhance the efficiency and capabilities of information and application storage infrastructure. Utilizing its proprietary Concerto OS, Violin Systems offers a range of integrated data services that ensure data protection, business continuity, and effective data reduction. Their innovative flash fabric architecture enhances fault tolerance, enabling clients to achieve optimal storage performance aligned with high-speed applications, servers, and networks. Violin Systems aims to transform storage technology, delivering significant savings in both capital and operational expenditures while meeting the rigorous demands of cloud, enterprise, and mission-critical storage applications.

Box

Series D in 2011
Box is an online file sharing and cloud content management service offering unlimited storage, custom branding, and administrative controls. Box provides more than 8 million users with secure cloud content management and collaboration. Box platform "allows personal and commercial content to be accessible, sharable, and storable in any format from anywhere." It also helps businesses of all sizes in every industry securely access and manages their critical information in the cloud.

Sistina Software

Venture Round in 2003
Sistina Software, Inc. is a company focused on storage infrastructure, specializing in the design, development, and support of storage management software for Linux systems. It provides solutions for data sharing tailored to enterprise and technical computing clients. The company's flagship product, Sistina Software, encompasses a comprehensive file system and volume management platform. This platform includes features such as a global file system, a Linux logical volume manager, and various management tools that facilitate the installation and configuration of storage clusters.
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