Doug Higgins
Founder at Sapphire Ventures LLC
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Douglas Higgins is the founder of Sapphire Ventures LLC, which was founded in 2008.
He is currently a Director at The SAVO Group Ltd., Jibe, Inc., and Convercent, Inc. He previously held the position of Principal at CollabNet, Inc., Intel Capital Corp., and Robertson Stephens, Inc. Mr. Higgins received his undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1995 and his MBA from Kellogg School of Management in 2001.
Doug Higgins active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Sapphire Ventures LLC
 Sapphire Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sapphire Ventures LLC (Sapphire Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm, subsidiary of SAP Ventures Investment GmbH founded in 1996 by R. Douglas Higgins and Andreas Markus Weiskam. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Founder | 2007-12-31 |
Convercent, Inc.
 Convercent, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Convercent, Inc. engages in the provision of a software-as-a-service platform for corporate compliance and ethics management. It offers ethics and compliance solutions including anti-corruption, board reporting, data privacy, conflicts of interest, and advisory services. The company was founded by Barclay Friesen, Patrick Quinlan, and Philip Winterburn in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO. | Director/Board Member | - |
Jibe, Inc.
 Jibe, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Jibe, Inc. provides cloud-based recruiting technology solutions that make recruiting about people, not process. Its recruiting platform simplifies job distribution, enables mobile recruiting, turns data into decisions, engages the passive candidate, optimizes the candidate experience and referral process and leverages social networks. The company was founded by Joe Essenfeld in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
The SAVO Group Ltd.
 The SAVO Group Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The SAVO Group Ltd. provides sales enablement software solutions. The firm offers financial, life sciences, technology and manufacturing solutions. It also offers smarter content, execution, engagement products. The company was founded by John Aiello and Drew Larsen in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Doug Higgins
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Intel Capital Corp.
 Intel Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Robertson Stephens, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
CollabNet, Inc.
 CollabNet, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CollabNet, Inc. provides software development solutions for software-driven organizations. The firm’s products include ALM connect, cloudforge, continuum, giteye, scrumworks pro, subversionedge, teamforge, teamforge SCM, versionone editions and versionone. It also offers product consulting and implementation, agile consulting and transformation services. The company was founded by William J. Portelli and Brian Behlendorf in 1999 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Doug Higgins
| Duke University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Kellogg School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 7 |
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Sapphire Ventures LLC
Sapphire Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sapphire Ventures LLC (Sapphire Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm, subsidiary of SAP Ventures Investment GmbH founded in 1996 by R. Douglas Higgins and Andreas Markus Weiskam. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
CollabNet, Inc.
CollabNet, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CollabNet, Inc. provides software development solutions for software-driven organizations. The firm’s products include ALM connect, cloudforge, continuum, giteye, scrumworks pro, subversionedge, teamforge, teamforge SCM, versionone editions and versionone. It also offers product consulting and implementation, agile consulting and transformation services. The company was founded by William J. Portelli and Brian Behlendorf in 1999 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA. | Technology Services |
Intel Capital Corp.
Intel Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. | Finance |
Convercent, Inc.
Convercent, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Convercent, Inc. engages in the provision of a software-as-a-service platform for corporate compliance and ethics management. It offers ethics and compliance solutions including anti-corruption, board reporting, data privacy, conflicts of interest, and advisory services. The company was founded by Barclay Friesen, Patrick Quinlan, and Philip Winterburn in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO. | Technology Services |
Jibe, Inc.
Jibe, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Jibe, Inc. provides cloud-based recruiting technology solutions that make recruiting about people, not process. Its recruiting platform simplifies job distribution, enables mobile recruiting, turns data into decisions, engages the passive candidate, optimizes the candidate experience and referral process and leverages social networks. The company was founded by Joe Essenfeld in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
The SAVO Group Ltd.
The SAVO Group Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The SAVO Group Ltd. provides sales enablement software solutions. The firm offers financial, life sciences, technology and manufacturing solutions. It also offers smarter content, execution, engagement products. The company was founded by John Aiello and Drew Larsen in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Technology Services |
| Robertson Stephens, Inc. | Finance |
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