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SEC-registered adviser

S••••••• V•••••••• L•

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Austin, TexasCRD 161558SEC 801-76758websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jul 30, 2026
First filing on the tape May 29, 2012 · 31 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 29, 2012
RAUM
$10B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
72
22 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
18
reported on Schedule D
History
31 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$10B as of Jul 30, 2026
Apr 1, 2013$509M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Jul 30, 2026
Apr 1, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)72 as of Jul 30, 2026
Apr 1, 201311 then
Private funds18 as of Jul 30, 2026
Apr 1, 20132 then
RAUM -7.9% over the last fiscal year+1.6% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$580MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-7.9%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$10B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
18reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      24 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      S••••••• V••••••• F••• V•• L•••Venture Capital Fund$1.7B3Mar 30, 2022
      S••••••• V••••••• F••• V••••• L•••Venture Capital Fund$1.3B3Mar 30, 2023
      S••••••• V••••••• F••• V• L•••Venture Capital Fund$1.1B3Mar 31, 2021
      S••••••• V••••••• F••• I•• L•••Venture Capital Fund$1.1B3Mar 29, 2019
      S••••••• S•• H••• F••• O• F••••• L•••Venture Capital Fund$1.1B2May 29, 2012
      S••••••• V••••••• F••• I••• L•••Venture Capital Fund$929M3Sep 13, 2016
      C•••••• N•• A•• N••• G••••••••• M•••••• F••• I•• L•••Venture Capital Fund$556M2Mar 30, 2017
      S••••••• F••• I••••••••• I••• L•••Venture Capital Fund$540M3Mar 29, 2019
      S••••••• V••••••• F••• I•• L•••Venture Capital Fund$504M2Mar 26, 2014
      S••••••• F••• I••••••••• I•• L•••Venture Capital Fund$497M3Sep 13, 2016
      C•••••• N•• A•• N••• G••••••••• M•••••• F••• I••• L•••Venture Capital Fund$349M2Apr 1, 2013
      C•••••• N•• A•• N••• G••••••••• M•••••• F••• I•• L•••Venture Capital Fund$163M2Mar 30, 2012
      S••••••• S•••• I•• L•••Venture Capital Fund$160M39Mar 30, 2022
      S••••••• O••••••••• F••• I•• L•••Venture Capital Fund$159M5Mar 31, 2021
      C•••••• N•• A•• N••• G••••••••• M•••••• F••• V• L•••Venture Capital Fund$158M3Mar 29, 2024
      S••••••• O••••••••• F••• I••• L•••Venture Capital Fund$131M5Mar 30, 2022
      S••••••• O••••••••• F•••• L•••Venture Capital Fund$88.4M4Mar 30, 2020
      C•••••• N•• A•• N••• G••••••••• M•••••• F••• V•• L•••Venture Capital Fund$85.8M2Mar 29, 2024
      S••••••• S••••• L•••Venture Capital Fund$79.7M27Mar 30, 2018
      S••••••• V••••••• F••• I• L•Venture Capital Fund$65.3M2Mar 15, 2012
      C•••••• N•• A•• N••• G••••••••• M•••••• F••• I• L•••Venture Capital Fund$38.6M2Mar 30, 2012
      S••••• F•••• L•••Venture Capital Fund$34.9M3Mar 29, 2017
      S••••••• S•••• P••••••• F••• I•• L•••Venture Capital Fund$15.4M18Mar 30, 2022
      S••••••• S•••• P••••••• F•••• L•••Venture Capital Fund$12.8M4Mar 30, 2018
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • D••• J•••••••• •••• · Partner, Presidentcontrol
        since 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
      • H••••••• C•••••••• M•••• · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 10/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • J••••••• A••••••• C•••••••• · Partner, Chief Operating Officercontrol
        since 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • M••••••••• N•••• N••••• · Managing Member, Partner, Chief Executive Officercontrol
        since 08/2010 · owns 75% or more
      • S•••••• R•••••• F• · Chief Compliance Officer, Partnercontrol
        since 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
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      • S••••••• C•••• •••• V•• L•••
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      • S••••••• C•••• G•••• L•••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • S••••••• F••• I••••••••• I• •••• L•••••
        investment adviserpooled vehicle sponsory
      • S••••••• F••• I••••••••• I•• •••• L•••••
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      • S••••••• F••• I••••••••• M••• L••••
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      • S••••••• O••••••••• •••• I• L•••••
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      • S••••••• O••••••••• •••• I•• L•••••
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      • S••••••• O••••••••• •••• I••• L•••••
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      • S••••••• S•• H••• F••• O• F•••• •••• L•••••
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      • S••••••• S•••• G•• I• L•••••
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      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Menlo Park, CA24 employees
      • San Francisco, CA5 employees
      • London, United Kingdom3 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Business name · S••••••• V•••••••• L•• to S••••••• V•••••••• L•
        Apr 30, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026
      • Legal name · S••••••• V•••••••• L•• to S••••••• V•••••••• L•
        Apr 30, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026
      • Organization form · Limited Liability Company to Limited Partnership
        Apr 30, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026
      • Accounts · 25 to 18
        Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 30 to 22
        Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 25 to 18
        Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026
      • Employees · 82 to 72
        Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026
      • Private funds · 25 to 18
        Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $12B to $10B
        Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $12B to $10B
        Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $12B to $10B
        Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026
      • Accounts · 26 to 25
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 34 to 30
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 26 to 25
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Employees · 89 to 82
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · to 0
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Private funds · 26 to 25
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $11B to $12B
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $11B to $12B
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $11B to $12B
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Accounts · 24 to 26
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 36 to 34
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 24 to 26
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Employees · 86 to 89
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Private funds · 24 to 26
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $11B to $11B
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $11B to $11B
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • RAUM · $11B to $11B
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Accounts · 18 to 24
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 40 to 36
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 18 to 24
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Employees · 95 to 86
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Private funds · 18 to 24
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $10.0B to $11B
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $10.0B to $11B
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • RAUM · $10.0B to $11B
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Accounts · 17 to 18
        Aug 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 32 to 40
        Aug 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 17 to 18
        Aug 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      Signals
      14 dated events
      • Marie Cristina Hohlman (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of S••••••• V•••••••• L•
        Mar 30, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Mark Anthony Matusich (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• V•••••••• L• (listed 2021-05-06, absent 2022-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • S••••••• V•••••••• L• reported RAUM $10.3B, up 51% from $6.8B (2021-05-06 to 2022-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • S••••••• V•••••••• L• reported RAUM $6.8B, up 61% from $4.2B (2020-03-30 to 2021-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • Markus Andreas Weiskam (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• V•••••••• L• (listed 2019-08-13, absent 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • A E Elizabeth Clarkson (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• V•••••••• L• (listed 2019-08-13, absent 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • [Nmn] Aviram Branitzky (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• V•••••••• L• (listed 2019-08-13, absent 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • Dwight Steven Abbott (Managing Member And Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• V•••••••• L• (listed 2019-08-13, absent 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • Catherine Abigail Johnson (Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of S••••••• V•••••••• L•
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • Armin David Hartwig (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• V•••••••• L• (listed 2019-08-13, absent 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • Douglas Richard Higgins (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• V•••••••• L• (listed 2019-08-13, absent 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • S••••••• V•••••••• L• reported RAUM $3.8B, up 64% from $2.3B (2019-01-15 to 2019-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
      • Lynn Jason Tripp (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••• V•••••••• L• (listed 2018-03-30, absent 2019-01-15)
        Jan 15, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      • F. Robert Severo (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of S••••••• V•••••••• L•
        Jan 15, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/sapphire-partners-lp/?original_referer=reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Website
      H•••://WWW.OPENLP.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      650-382-1110reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 30, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026