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Cervin is a Palo Alto-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise applications, infrastructure and tools.
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Founders & leadership
Cervin was founded in 2011 by Neeraj Gupta.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Cervin (Cervin Ventures) is an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered at 820 Ramona Street, Unit 200, Palo Alto, California. The firm invests in enterprise-focused startups across enterprise applications, infrastructure and developer tools, with stated focus areas including next-generation and cloud-based enterprise software, AI-powered businesses, data infrastructure, cloud-native infrastructure, DevOps and ITOps, developer tools, cybersecurity, networking, data management, open-source-first enterprise motions, industry solutions, and application-layer areas such as B2B commerce, fintech and supply chain.
The firm was founded by entrepreneurs who previously built and operated companies including Nexient. Its partner group includes co-founder Neeraj Gupta (previously founder and CEO of Nexient and of Cymbal, a telecommunications consultancy acquired by Patni/Cap Gemini, and earlier at Octel and Genesys), Shirish Sathaye (previously a general partner at Matrix Partners, Khosla Ventures and Formation 8, and before that VP of Engineering and CTO at Alteon Websystems and an engineering leader at FORE Systems), Taylor Oliver (previously involved in launching the Plug & Play Supply Chain Fund and Tenacity Venture Capital), and Scott Brown, Partner and Head of Platform, who leads portfolio services and marketing. Other team members include a VP of Finance, a Business Development Manager, an Operations Manager who joined in 2024, and an Associate focused on the enterprise technology landscape in India.
Cervin manages multiple pooled vehicles, with limited partner portals listed for Cervin Fund II, Cervin II Opportunities Fund, Cervin Fund III, Cervin Fund IV, Cervin Fund V, Cervin Ventures Affiliates Fund V, and Cervin Opportunities Fund 2021. As part of its anti-money-laundering and know-your-client program, the firm uses Parallel Passport (Parallel Markets) for investor identity and information validation during LP onboarding.
Founding story
Cervin was founded by entrepreneurs who had built and operated companies, notably Nexient; Neeraj Gupta is identified as a co-founder and partner and was previously founder and CEO of Nexient.
Business model
Cervin operates as a venture capital fund manager, raising capital from limited partners into a series of numbered funds and opportunities funds and deploying it as equity investments in early-stage enterprise technology companies. Alongside capital, the firm offers portfolio support through a platform team providing business development, sourcing, research, marketing and go-to-market services, plus product and market strategy guidance, access to a network of domain experts, investment partners and operations professionals, and introductions to prospective customers and design partners ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises.
Traction
Cervin has raised and operates at least seven disclosed vehicles (Funds II through V, an affiliates fund, and opportunities funds including a 2021 vintage). Its portfolio includes companies that have progressed to later stages (for example Series F through H participation in SnapLogic and Series B through D in LaunchDarkly) and multiple acquisitions of portfolio companies by strategic buyers, including Airgap Networks by Zscaler in April 2024.
Latest developments
The firm's news page documents recent investment announcements: RADICL Defense (February 2026), Woz (October 2025), Sequifi (August 2025) and Callidus (July 2025). Earlier posts covered Redo's $24M Series A and Remi's $21M Series A in August 2024, Anvilogic's $45M Series C in April 2024, and the acquisition of Airgap Networks by Zscaler in April 2024.
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Market position
Cervin positions itself as an early-stage, entrepreneur-founded enterprise technology specialist. Its portfolio and prior-investment lists span current holdings such as AiFi, Anvilogic, Arkestro, ArmorCode, Celona, Conveyor, Kapital, LaunchDarkly, Paystand, Privacera, Radicl, Redo, Remi, SnapLogic, Stream.Security, Vendelux, WEVO and Woz, and exited or prior companies including Airgap (acquired by Zscaler), AllyO (HireVue), Ampool (HPE), Bright Pattern (Aspect), CloudLanes (Druva), EdCast (Cornerstone), Involver (Oracle), Nexient (NTT DATA Services), Punchh (PAR), Slapdash (ClickUp), Soha Systems (Akamai), Tynker (BYJU'S) and Zephyr (SmartBear), as well as earlier company associations such as Akamai, Alteon Websystems, Aruba Networks, FORE Systems, Guardicore (acquired by Akamai for $620M) and Habana Labs (acquired by Intel for $2B).
Go-to-market
Cervin sources deals through its partners' networks, its platform and business development team, and channels including networking, university incubators and accelerators; an associate covers the Indian enterprise technology market. The firm publishes investment rationale posts, portfolio spotlights, fund highlights and a quarterly newsletter, and maintains dedicated LP portals and an LP information page for existing and prospective limited partners.
The firm's investment targets are early-stage startups building enterprise applications, infrastructure and tools; its capital comes from limited partners investing in its funds.
Geography
Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with investment coverage that includes research into enterprise technology developments in India.
Compiled by commissioned research from 16 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 19
launches, deals, and filingsCervin posted "Bringing Enterprise-grade Security to SMBs: Why We Invested in RADICL Defense"; Radicl is listed in the portfolio at Series A as a cybersecurity-as-a-service provider for small and medium-sized businesses.
Cervin published its investment rationale for RADICL Defense, which brings enterprise-grade security to small and medium businesses.
Post titled "Building the Next Generation of Software: Why We Invested in Woz"; Woz is listed as a seed-stage portfolio company building an end-to-end AI coding platform for mobile applications.
Post titled "From Door-to-Door Sales to the Future of Workforce Finance: Why We're Excited About Sequifi"; Sequifi is listed as a seed-stage HR and payroll platform.
Cervin announced its interest in Sequifi, a workforce finance company.
Post titled "40 Hours of Legal Work, Done in 10 Minutes: Why Cervin Ventures Invested in Callidus".
Cervin Ventures announced an investment in Callidus, positioned around compressing legal work from 40 hours to 10 minutes.
Cervin news post reporting a $24M Series A for portfolio company Redo, a return automation application for brand owners.
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Cervin news post reporting a $21M Series A for portfolio company Remi, a marketplace modernizing the reroofing industry.
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Cervin news post reporting $45M in Series C funding for Anvilogic, a threat detection automation platform.
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Cervin reported that portfolio company Airgap Networks was acquired by Zscaler; Airgap is listed among exited investments (Seed, Series A).
Cervin Ventures participated in a $14 million Series A for event intelligence platform Vendelux, led by FirstMark Capital with other venture firms and angel investors.
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Cervin introduced a portfolio services team led by Scott Brown, previously head of marketing at Hum Capital and Sapphire Ventures, to provide portfolio companies with business development, research, go-to-market consulting, and marketing and communications support.
Cervin Ventures announced the close of $162 million in new capital, its largest raise to date, to invest in Seed and Series A startups in enterprise software, data and AI, cybersecurity, DevOps, cloud and networking. The firm reported over $335 million in assets under management following the close.
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Cervin increased its investment coverage by adding Daniel Karp as a partner focused on enterprise infrastructure and developer stacks, including cloud-native infrastructure, DevOps, ITOps, developer tools, cybersecurity, networking, data management and open-source-first enterprise motions.
Cervin Ventures led a $12.5 million Series A for Conveyor, a compliance startup whose first product automates customer security reviews.
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Cybersecurity company FireCompass raised $7 million in funding led by Cervin, targeting red teaming and attack surface management.
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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Cervin do?
- Cervin is a Palo Alto-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise applications, infrastructure and tools.
- Who founded Cervin?
- Cervin was founded by Neeraj Gupta in 2011.
- Who are Cervin's investors?
- Cervin's investors include Kapital Partners, Accel, HarbourVest Partners (Canada).