# Ashley Caldwell

> Ashley Caldwell is Partner and General Counsel at Sapphire Ventures, the Menlo Park venture capital firm with more than $11B in AUM across its Ventures, Partners, and Sport platforms. She runs legal across all three strategies — deal execution, governance, regulatory, exits — for a firm that backs growth-stage technology companies globally. A former Kirkland & Ellis private equity associate and Bluevine in-house counsel, she joined Sapphire in 2019, was elevated to General Counsel in 2021, and now wears the Partner title too.

- **Role:** Partner, General Counsel at Sapphire Ventures
- **Organizations:** Sapphire Ventures, Bluevine, Kirkland & Ellis, UCLA Track & Field, UCLA Cross Country
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's, Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), JD, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
- **Known for:** Oversees legal across Sapphire Ventures' three investment platforms: Ventures, Partners, and Sport, Leads legal due diligence and deal execution for all direct and fund investments at Sapphire, Promoted to General Counsel in Sapphire's January 2021 leadership expansion

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Corporate associate at Kirkland & Ellis representing private equity funds in M&A and growth capital investments
- **pre-2019** — In-house counsel at Bluevine Capital, a late-stage Bay Area fintech
- **2019** — Joined Sapphire Ventures
- **2021** — Elevated to General Counsel at Sapphire Ventures
- **2024** — Holds Partner + General Counsel title at Sapphire Ventures

## Achievements

- Oversees legal across Sapphire Ventures' three investment platforms: Ventures, Partners, and Sport
- Leads legal due diligence and deal execution for all direct and fund investments at Sapphire
- Promoted to General Counsel in Sapphire's January 2021 leadership expansion
- Captain of UCLA cross country and track and field teams

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Profile photo refreshed on Sapphire Ventures' site under Partner + General Counsel title.

## Links

- Website: https://sapphireventures.com/team-member/ashley-caldwell/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-caldwell-5547481a

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