Sapphire Sport

Sapphire Sport is a venture capital platform that backs early-stage technology companies where technology meets culture. It sits within a wider group that also runs Sapphire Ventures and Sapphire Partners.

What Sapphire Sport does

• Early-stage investment: mostly seed, Series A and Series B rounds, often as lead or co-lead investor.
• Selective seed and syndicate deals: smaller participations alongside other investors.
• Portfolio growth support: a team that makes customer, partner and talent introductions.
• Access to brand partners: its limited partners include sport, media and entertainment organisations such as City Football Group, plus owners and investors from major American sports franchises.

Clients

Founders building technology for large markets shaped by the next generation of consumers, and the enabling technologies behind them.

Key facts

• Stage focus: seed, Series A and Series B
• Group: Sapphire Ventures and Sapphire Partners are sister businesses