Palo Alto · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 11 people tracked
Also known as Cervin Ventures · Cervin Ventures 2021 · CERVIN VENTURES 2025 · Cervin Ventures Affiliates · CERVIN VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
Find your way into Cervin
3,469 people in our graph share verified history with the Cervin team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Investment thesis
Cervin Ventures positions itself as a hands-on partner to founders, focusing on helping companies build differentiated product value propositions and product roadmaps oriented toward long-term value creation. The firm provides market maps, research, and an advisor network to help entrepreneurs understand their competitive landscape. It also supports portfolio companies with stage-appropriate organizational development, talent acquisition through its network, and the creation of operational frameworks and business models. In collaboration with MIT and Professor Bill Aulet, Cervin has adapted a structured, step-by-step disciplined entrepreneurship program for its portfolio companies to help them launch ventures and bring products to market more efficiently.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 35 of 86 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×23Enterprise Software ×22SaaS ×22Cybersecurity ×8Data & Infrastructure ×7Cloud Computing ×6Developer Tools ×5Fintech ×5
HQs:United States×23Israel×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 22 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×63 founders×54+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 28 founders with education data
Tel Aviv University ×3Harvey Mudd College ×2IE Business School ×2Stanford University ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×10Business & Management ×7Engineering ×7Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 30 founders with career history
Glilot Capital Partners ×2NetApp ×2NVIDIA ×2VMware ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)
Investments · 86 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22023 · 32022 · 22021 · 12019 · 22018 · 32016 · 12015 · 52014 · 222 dated
Loophole Labs is a systems infrastructure company that builds Architect, a Kubernetes platform for pod hibernation and live migration of workloads across nodes, zones, and clouds to avoid spot instance preemption and cold starts.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAmplify Partners CVDeep AcrePeak XV PartnersHaystack
Aviatrix provides cloud network security solutions with embedded, real-time protection through a Cloud Native Security Fabric platform.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Sherry Wei(Founder)inSteve Mullaney(CEO)inDoug M.in
BoardDevdutt Yellurkar(Director)inNick Sturiale(Director)in
Board seatShirish Sathaye· per SEC Form D
Co-investors8VCCRV (Charles River Ventures)General CatalystMonta Vista CapitalGreenspring AssociatesInsight Partners+3 more
.png)
Arkestro provides intelligent procurement software that automates supplier quote collection and comparison for enterprise procurement teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Edmund LeikenBen Leiken(CTO)inRob Desantis(Co-founder)inEdmund Adam Zagorin(Executive Officer, Director)Martin Meyer(Executive Officer)Neil Lustig(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAltira Group LLCConstruct CapitalEl Cap EquityForum VenturesKoch Disruptive Technologies+4 more
.png)
AiFi uses AI and computer vision to make physical spaces searchable, observable, and understandable, providing real-time insights for facility and space operators without manual audits.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTRetail Tech
Steve Gu(Founder & CEO)Ying Zheng(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalCommunitas Capital PartnersDuke Capital PartnersEvolution VenturesGS FuturesHongtai Capital Holdings+5 more
-2.png)
Akridata provides an AI-powered visual inspection suite that uses computer vision and machine learning to detect defects, track compliance, and optimize production quality in real time.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMedical DevicesLos Altos, US
Co-investorsAccelPartech VenturesMenlo Ventures
Palo Alto-based maker of end-to-end conversational AI recruiting automation software, acquired by HireVue in October 2020.
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveGradient VenturesSapphire VenturesScale Venture Partners
Anvilogic is a security operations platform that helps detection engineers and incident responders build, deploy, and manage security detections across hybrid SIEM and data lake environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Deb Banerjee(Founder)inKarthik Kannan(Founder)inMichael Monte(VP of Customer Success & Sales Engineering)in
Co-investorsDatabricks VenturesEvolution Equity PartnersFoundation CapitalG SquaredMyriad Venture PartnersNeythri Futures Fund+1 more
Ark provides a customizable digital platform for venture capital and private equity firms to manage investor communications, performance reporting, and document sharing with their limited partners.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAcies InvestmentsAloft VCAlta PartnersAmity VenturesArtis VenturesAsymmetric Capital Partners+21 more
ArmorCode provides unified vulnerability management and application security posture management for enterprises, aggregating findings across security tools to prioritize and remediate security risks in software, cloud infrastructure, and AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Nikhil Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesCheyenne VenturesHarmonic Growth PartnersNGP CapitalSierra VenturesTau Ventures+1 more
ArmorText develops a secure out-of-band communication platform for security professionals managing incident response, security operations, and crisis management.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Navroop Mitter(Founder)in
Co-investorsK Street Capital
Audvisor offers a subscription library of short "micro-podcasts" (3 minutes or less) featuring advice from experts such as entrepreneurs, investors, coaches, and authors on business, leadership, and personal growth topics.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investors3Lines Venture Capital
Bedrock Analytics provides a cloud-based data analytics platform that turns retail sales data into insights on product performance for consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSOakland, US
William Salcido(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNeeraj Gupta(Director)in
Co-investorsCERVIN VENTURESIlluminate Ventures
Blue River Technology builds intelligent machinery using computer vision and machine learning to solve complex challenges in agriculture, construction, mining, and forestry.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Jorge Heraud(Executive Officer, Director)inLee Redden(Cofounder)in
BoardPhilip Erlanger(Director)Rich Boyle(Director)Ted Crosbie(Director)
Co-investorsAliment CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Khosla VenturesPontifax AgTechUlu VenturesPontifax Global Food Agriculture Technology
Bright Pattern offers an omnichannel contact center platform enabling businesses to conduct conversations across voice and digital channels with integrated quality management capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Michael McCloskey(Founder/Executive)inKonstantin Kishinsky(Founder/Executive)Sergey(Founder/Executive)
ClearDemand is an AI-powered platform that provides price optimization, promotion planning, and competitive intelligence for regional grocery and convenience retailers.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Venkatramanan PKinAlex Moorhead(CEO)in
Co-investorsNextGen Venture PartnersUpVentures Capital
Cape Analytics provides CAPE Property Intelligence, using geospatial imagery analytics and computer vision to generate predictive property risk insights.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechPropTech
Co-investorsBrewer Lane VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Gen CapitalIn-Q-TelLux CapitalThompson Hutton, LLC+2 more
Catch+Release runs a content licensing marketplace that lets brands and agencies license existing creator content found online.
San Francisco, US
Analisa Goodin(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPreetish Nijhawan(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelAstiaAsymmetric Capital PartnersFarvatn VentureStreamlined VenturesCERVIN VENTURES+2 more
Cervin (Cervin Ventures) is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage enterprise application, infrastructure, and tools startups.
Enterprise Software
Neeraj Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelHarbourVest Partners (Canada)
ClientSuccess offers customer success software that helps teams reduce churn, manage the customer lifecycle, and grow customer revenue.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechAmerican Fork, US
Dave Blake(Founder)in
BoardSid Krommenhoek(Director)in
Co-investorsLaunchCapitalService Provider CapitalAlbum VCBullet Time VenturesPeak VenturesSignal Peak Ventures+1 more
Earlyasset provides transaction infrastructure and capital to increase liquidity in the private company equity market for employees, founders, and venture funds seeking to sell illiquid shareholdings.
B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNewark, US
Alex Lurie(Co-Founder)inShawn Bercuson(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsNew Stack Ventures
FireCompass provides autonomous AI agents that perform continuous penetration testing and red teaming of web applications, APIs, and infrastructure by discovering attack surfaces, exploiting vulnerabilities with proof-of-concept validation, and chaining findings into realistic attack paths.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Bikash Barai(Founder & CEO)inArnab Chattopadhayay(Co-founder & VP of Emerging Research)inPriyanka Aash(Co-founder & VP of Marketing)in
Co-investorsAthera Venture Partners
Folloze provides an AI-powered platform for personalizing B2B buyer journeys, using buyer signals to help marketers launch campaigns faster and convert more effectively.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechPalo, US
Etai Beck(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Brutman(Executive Officer, Director)inTsvi Menachemi(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBenhamou Global VenturesCanvas VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)CERVIN VENTURES
Hegel AI develops open-source software tools that help developers experiment with, evaluate, and monitor generative AI models including language models, vector databases, and image generators.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Co-investorsAmino CapitalSamsung NextTransLink CapitalY Combinator
Kapital is a financial services platform offering digital banking, payment processing, and investment products in Mexico.
FintechSaaSMexico City, MX
Rene Saul(Founder)inFernando Sandoval Oseguera(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccial CapitalBroom VenturesColabora VenturesFoundersX VenturesKube VCMS&AD Ventures+7 more
LaunchDarkly provides a feature management platform that enables development teams to release code changes safely through feature flags, detect production issues in real time, and run experiments without redeploying applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSOakland, US
Edith Harbaugh(Co-founder; Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chair)inJohn Kodumal(Co-founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAlchemist AcceleratorBessemer Venture PartnersFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcHeavybitLead Edge Capital+11 more
.jpeg)
Cervin is a Palo Alto-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise applications, infrastructure and tools.
Neeraj Gupta(Founder)in
OwnID's Liveness is a biometric verification technology that defends against fraud at the capture layer by detecting emulators, injection attacks, deepfakes, and signal manipulation, while maintaining fast user experience.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsIncubate USVela PartnersGTMfund
Paystand provides a SaaS-based B2B payments platform built on blockchain technology that automates accounts receivable and payable processes for businesses.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCalifornia, US
Jeremy(Co-Founder and CEO)Scott(Co-Founder and Head of Solutions)inScott Campbell(Founder)in
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesDnx VenturesEPIC VENTURESIndustrious VenturesKing River CapitalLEAP Global Partners+5 more
.jpeg){kind=logo}
Peerlogic helps multi-location healthcare practices manage patient communications and front desk operations at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSScottsdale, US
Ryan Miller(Executive Officer, Director)inKristin Miller(Director)
BoardJustin Gray(Director)inTaylor Oliver(Director)inAlexander Maskovyak(Director)Ashok Santhanam(Director)in
Co-investorsAZ Venture Capital Inc.Copper Sky CapitalAZ-VCCERVIN VENTURESIn Revenue Capital
Privacera is a SaaS-based data security and governance platform that helps enterprises discover sensitive data, enforce access policies, and securely migrate data to the cloud while managing compliance risk.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNewark, US
Balaji Ganesan(Co-Founder & CEO)inDon Bosco Durai(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAccelBattery VenturesCorrelation VenturesPoint72 VenturesSapphire VenturesInsight Partners
Punchh provides ordering, loyalty, and marketing software for enterprise restaurant, convenience store, grocery, and retail brands.
FoodTechMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Savneet Singh(President & CEO of PAR Technology Corp., and President of ParTech, Inc.)Joe Yetter(General Manager)
Co-investorsSapphire VenturesAdams Street Partners
Flightcontrol provides deployment infrastructure for developers, bridging the gap between the simplicity of Platform-as-a-Service and the control of AWS.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDayton, US
Brandon Bayer(Founder)inMina Abadir(Founder)in
Co-investorsTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Transpose Platform ManagementY Combinator
Utah-based workforce platform combining same-day payroll, commission automation and HR tools for home services companies.
Lehi, US
Adam Duerschmidt(Executive Officer, Director)inRiley Omanson(Executive Officer)inRoshan Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTaylor Oliver(Director)in
Co-investorsCERVIN VENTURESTokyo Black
SnapLogic builds an AI-powered enterprise integration platform that automates workflows and data processes across applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Mateo, US
Gaurav Dhillon(Founder & CEO)inSpencer Punter(Executive Officer)inBrad Stewart(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardFrank Artale(Director)Scott Kupor(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzArrowroot CapitalEQUIAMFloodgateGolub GrowthSixth Street+1 more
Stack Moxie provides monitoring and alerting for critical marketing processes and workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSKirkland, US
M.H. Lines(Co-Founder, CEO)Shea Chanon(Co-Founder, Operations)inSteven Dunston(Co-Founder, CRO)
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalSwan Venture FundSybilla MastersTechstars
Stream Security provides a cloud security investigation tool that correlates detection signals with real-time cloud context — including identity activity, network flows, Kubernetes logs, data sensitivity, and inputs from existing tools like EDR — into a single stateful view.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSTel Aviv, IL
Or Shoshani(Co-founder & CEO)inStav Sitnikov(Co-founder & CPO)inLiran Roffman(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersGlilot Capital PartnersTLV PartnersUS Venture PartnersDeepgram
A writing platform that offers AI-assisted writing with access to premium models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySaaSNew York City, US
Stew Fortier(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalAscend Venture CapitalSouth QuadY CombinatorAscendOmega Venture Partners+1 more
Type is a New York-based startup offering a shared team workspace for collaborating with AI models like Claude and Codex, integrating tools, memory, and chat.
Co-investorsMatchstick Ventures
.png)
ZeroStack is a Nasdaq-listed asset management company that invests in artificial intelligence-focused digital assets, compute technology companies, and projects within the $0G decentralized operating system ecosystem.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareDallas, US
Co-investorsSanctor Capital
Zight is a screen recording and screenshot tool for teams that captures video, screenshots, and annotations in shared collections with AI-generated transcripts and summaries.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaKickstartNordic Eye Venture Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AirgapAirgap NetworksAmpoolAnvilogicBetterCompanyBlinkBolsterBolster AIBrinkerCauselyCelonaClariticsCloudLanesCoastConveyorDarkDatumDocsumEdCastFlightcontrolInvolverNexientPazPolymathQuanticMindQurrentRadiclRambleRatioRedoRemisalesDNASlapdashSocialBoatSoha SystemsSpotZotStackShareStrongSuitThirdAITynkerType AiVendeluxWEVOWozZephyrZycada
Exits · 20
20 acquisitions · showing 2EdCastacq. by Cornerstone OnDemandZycadaacq. by Palo Alto Networks
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLPs · metz.substack.com · Sep 15, 2026
ZeroStack · crypto.news · Aug 22, 2026
SnapLogic · en.wikipedia.org · Aug 6, 2026
Cervin · alleywatch.com · Aug 3, 2026
LaunchDarkly · pulse2.com · Jul 17, 2026
Kapital Bank · euromoney.com · Jul 17, 2026
Type · fundraiseinsider.com · May 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cervin made?
- Cervin has 86 tracked investments, 20 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Cervin invest at?
- Cervin invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
- What is Cervin's typical check size?
- Cervin typically writes checks of $250K – $6M.
- What sectors does Cervin focus on?
- Cervin focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Quantum Computing, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Cervin located?
- Cervin is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Cervin lead rounds?
- Yes, Cervin leads investment rounds.
- Who does Cervin co-invest with?
- Cervin most often shares deals with Accel, Sapphire Ventures, Correlation Ventures, among 125 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamPreetish Nijhawan, Managing Director & Co-founder of Cervin Ventures
ExecTalkChannel · Preetish Nijhawan
How To Pitch The Investor: Daniel Karp, Partner, Cervin Ventures
Omri Hurwitz · Daniel Karp
Enterprise Infrastructure Trends by Shirish Sathaye of Cervin Ventures
The Fabric · Shirish Sathaye
Co-investors · 38
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Streamlined Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders and invests at the seed stage to help build large-scale companies.
Bloomberg Beta is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments and is backed by Bloomberg L.P. The firm invests in technology companies across various sectors.
Illuminate Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on B2B/enterprise software companies, typically serving as a startup's first institutional investor and leading Series Seed rounds.
Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.
Foundation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that commits to founders at the idea stage and maintains long-term relationships with portfolio companies through their growth journey.
Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.
▶26 more co-investors
Lux CapitalCrosslink CapitalHeavybitStorm VenturesBrewer Lane VenturesSequoia CapitalFounders FundLightspeed Venture PartnersMeritech Capital PartnersTrinity VenturesHanabi CapitalBlockchain CapitalMatrixWingDell Technologies CapitalZetta Venture PartnersPeakThird Point VenturesCisco InvestmentsUP PartnersThomvest VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.MorgenthalerOCA Ventures11.2 CapitalXerox Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Cervin, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Cervin's recorded portfolio.
Similar investors
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla.
DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
Friends & Family Capital is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm founded by Colin Anderson, former CFO of Palantir, and John Fogelsong, a second-generation venture capitalist. The firm partners with founders and CFOs by providing deep operational expertise, hands-on support, and strategic advice focused on three key areas: building finance teams, optimizing operations, and supporting capital raising.
Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.