# Jake Saper, General Partner at Emergence > Jake Saper, General Partner at Emergence. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-saper (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Jake Saper General Partner at [Emergence](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 3 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 +4 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Emergence - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=jake-saper)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=jake-saper) ## The firm [**Emergence** VC firm · US **1** cheques in 12 months **125** all time **1** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [ASAPP](https://millionrounds.com/startup/asapp) - [Airkit](https://millionrounds.com/startup/airkit) - [Assembled](https://millionrounds.com/startup/assembled) - [Augmedix](https://millionrounds.com/company/augmedix) - [Betterworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/betterworks) - [Bill.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/bill-com) - [Blend](https://millionrounds.com/startup/blend-3) - [Chorus.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/chorus-ai) - [Civitas Learning](https://millionrounds.com/startup/civitas-learning) - [Clearbanc](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearbanc) - [Comfy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/comfy-2) - [Crunchbase](https://millionrounds.com/startup/crunchbase-2) - [Docket](https://millionrounds.com/startup/docket) - [Drishti](https://millionrounds.com/startup/drishti-3) - [DroneDeploy](https://millionrounds.com/company/dronedeploy) - [EmployeeChannel](https://millionrounds.com/startup/employeechannel) - [Eversight](https://millionrounds.com/startup/eversight) - [GroundTruth](https://millionrounds.com/startup/groundtruth) - [Guru](https://millionrounds.com/startup/guru-5) - [Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) - [Handshake](https://millionrounds.com/startup/handshake-3) - [Hi Marley](https://millionrounds.com/company/hi-marley) - [Impartner](https://millionrounds.com/company/impartner) - [Insightly](https://millionrounds.com/startup/insightly) - [IrisVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/irisvr) - [Ironclad](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ironclad-2) - [Janrain](https://millionrounds.com/startup/janrain) - [LogDNA](https://millionrounds.com/company/logdna) - [Maze](https://millionrounds.com/startup/maze-2) - [MedeAnalytics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/medeanalytics) - [Mya Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/mya-systems) - [Navera](https://millionrounds.com/startup/navera-2) - [Openpath](https://millionrounds.com/startup/openpath-2) - [Outlier](https://millionrounds.com/company/outlier) - [Oyster](https://millionrounds.com/startup/oyster-3) - [Quasar Builders](https://millionrounds.com/startup/quasar-builders) 36 of 57 companies. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Unify AI Business Corp** Director since 2024 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Mechanical Orchard, Inc.** Director since 2024 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Maze.Design, Inc.** Director since 2022 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Emergence - [**Brian Jacobs** Founder *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-jacobs-2) - [**Gordon Ritter** Founder and General Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/gordon-ritter) - [**Jason Green** Founder and General Partner Emeritus *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-green) - [**Camille Ricketts** Partner & Head of Marketing *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/camille-ricketts) - [**Carlotta Siniscalco** Limited Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/carlotta-siniscalco) - [**Cathy Minshall** Treasurer Board of Directors *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/cathy-minshall) - [**Dave Singer** President (CFO / COO Consultant) *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-singer) - [**Doug Landis** Growth Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/doug-landis-3) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 23 Apr 2026 · 1h 9m Recall Sessions: Most SaaS Companies Won't Survive This - Jake Saper (Emergence) With [Jake Saper](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-saper) About this episode Jake Saper is General Partner at Emergence Capital, the firm that was the first institutional investor in Zoom and an early backer of Salesforce, Veeva, Bill.com, and Together.ai. Jake has been at Emergence for over a decade and has led investments in Assembled, Unify, and Ironclad. Jake has… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 13 Apr 2026 · 49 min 506. Mirage PMF, What LLMs Will Take On and What They Will Avoid, Why Outcomes Will Shift Models from Software to Services, and How Pricing Playbooks Are Being Rewritten (Jake Saper) With [Jake Saper](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-saper) About this episode Jake Saper of Emergence Capital joins Nick to discuss Mirage PMF, What LLMs Will Take On and What They Will Avoid, Why Outcomes Will Shift Models from Software to Services, and How Pricing Playbooks Are Being Rewritten. In this episode we cover: SaaS Market Sell-Off and Future of Software Impact… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 10 Mar 2025 · 1h 29m 20VC: Lessons from Investing $2BN and Returning $8BN in Cash | Why Most Venture Partnerships are Broken | We Sold Salesforce Early and Lost Out on Billions | Are The Best Deals Always Expensive and Competitive with Jake Saper @ Emergence Capital With [Jake Saper](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-saper) About this episode Jake Saper is a General Partner @ Emergence Capital, one of the leading venture firms of the last 20 years. Their many wins include being early investors in Salesforce, Zoom, Veeva and more. In total, the firm has invested $2BN and returned an astonishing $8BN in cash with much more to come. In… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Jake Saper in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 25 Jun 2026 · 5 min Investor Stories 481: Lessons Learned from Centana Growth, a16z, and Emergence: Trusting Management, Spotting Original Thinkers, and Investing Before Revenue (Byunn, Ulevitch, Saper) Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[David Ulevitch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-ulevitch)[Eric Byunn](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-byunn)[Jake Saper](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-saper) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Eric Byunn of Centana Growth David Ulevitch of Andreessen Horowitz Jake Saper of Emergence Capital We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full Ratchet… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 28 May 2026 · 7 min Investor Stories 477: Why VCs Passed on Figma, ClickUp, Uber, Pinterest, Okta, DoorDash, and Anthropic: Lessons from Investor Anti Portfolios (Ulevitch, Saper, Patnam) Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[David Ulevitch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-ulevitch)[Jake Saper](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-saper)[Sandesh Patnam](https://millionrounds.com/person/sandesh-patnam) About this episode n this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: David Ulevitch of Andreessen Horowitz Jake Saper of Emergence Capital Sandesh Patnam of Premji Invest Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 14 May 2026 · 5 min Investor Stories 475: What Makes Founders Exceptional, Navigating Complex Ethical Issues, and Building with Intensity (Ortlieb, Ulevitch, Saper) Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[David Ulevitch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-ulevitch)[Ben Orthlieb](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-orthlieb-2)[Jake Saper](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-saper) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ben Orthlieb of Blue Moon David Ulevitch of Andreessen Horowitz Jake Saper of Emergence Capital We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so special. The… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 19 May 2022 · 1h 1m Capital-Efficient Growth (with Zoom CEO Eric Yuan & Veeva CEO Peter Gassner) With [Peter Gassner](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-gassner) Mentions [Eric Yuan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-yuan)[Jake Saper](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-saper) About this episode We sit down with the CEO founders of two of the most capital efficient success stories of all time, Zoom and Veeva Systems, to understand how they grew to billions of dollars in revenue (and tens of billions in market cap) on very, very little capital invested. With the fundraising environment… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=jake-saper). ## Find people like Jake Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)