Winter Mead·Jun 13, 2018LPs Push Into The Crypto FrayThere is nothing like being ten years fashionably late to a party, though given VC interest investing into crypto[1], it seems like a good…A response icon2A response icon2
Winter Mead·Mar 30, 2018Why The Health Should We CareLast year, we reviewed healthcare market data to get a comparative view on healthcare relative to other sectors we invest in, such as…
Winter Mead·May 25, 2017Parsing The Maddening Venture Capital MarketThis is the third part in a series of articles on venture capital investments in enterprise and consumer companies. You can read part one…
Winter Mead·Mar 21, 2017VC Interest Piqued In HealthcareAt Sapphire Ventures, we aim to proactively research spaces as we search for new investments. Most recently, we have been taking a closer…A response icon1A response icon1
Winter Mead·Jan 10, 2017Why You Probably Won’t Invest In The Next Unicorn ExitOriginally published in TechCrunch here on December 30, 2016. This is the second part in a series of articles on venture capital…
Winter Mead·Nov 21, 2016Why Enterprise Funds May Return More Capital Than Consumer FundsThis is the first part in a series of writings on enterprise and consumer investments in venture capital (VC). Stay tuned for upcoming…A response icon11A response icon11
Winter Mead·Jun 7, 2016New York Venture State Of MindAt Sapphire Ventures, although our portfolio has traditionally skewed towards the Bay Area, we constantly track a number of other vibrant…A response icon2A response icon2
Winter Mead·Apr 20, 2016Why Your Investor Might Pass On Your Next FundAn LP’s perspective on benchmarking in venture capitalA response icon1A response icon1
Winter Mead·Apr 7, 2016U.S. VC Fundraising Trends In Q1’16: 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…
Winter Mead·Feb 16, 2016Insights From The U.S. Venture Capital Fundraising Market In 2015At Sapphire Ventures, we make a habit of analyzing the U.S. venture capital fundraising market to inform our investment perspective as a…