Nate Leung
Partner at Sapphire Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2019 - Current
Sapphire Partners is a Limited Partner (LP) seeking to invest in elite early-stage venture capital funds, across the U.S., Europe, and Israel. Sapphire Partners is the LP arm of Sapphire Ventures.
Co-Founder
2019
OpenLP is an LP-curated resource from Sapphire Partners for the venture community to stay on top of the latest industry insights and maximize their potential. By sharing content from across the VC ecosystem, we help GPs, LPs, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders develop a greater understanding of the venture market and the technology startup ecosystem.
Vice President
2016 - 2018
Industry Ventures manages over $3 billion and has structured flexible liquidity solutions for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and limited partners and helped pioneer a new market along the way. Worked on Partnership Holdings hybrid fund of funds focused on primary and secondary investments in venture capital funds, and direct co-investments in growth-stage companies.
Industry Ventures is an investment firm that makes venture capital investments and manages over $3.5 billion of institutional capital.
Partnerships
2014 - 2016
Optimizely is a digital experience platform for unlocking digital potential, content, commerce, and optimization.
Raised $251,200,000.00 from Bridge Bank.
Operations
2013 - 2014
NuORDER is a cloud and mobile B2B eCommerce platform empowering brands and retailers to streamline their business operations.
Raised $81,900,000.00 from Brighton Park Capital and Imaginary Ventures.
Marketing and Operations
2010 - 2011
Portfolio
Rent the Runway is an online e-commerce website that allows women to rent designer apparel and accessories.
Raised $626,149,985.00 from Ares Management.
Associate
2009 - 2011
Bain Capital is an alternative investment firm specializing in private equity, venture capital, and credit products.
Associate
2007 - 2009
BCG Securities focuses on wealth management with high net worth individuals.
Research Assistant
2006 - 2007