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Palo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series B · 11 people tracked
Also known as Cervin Ventures · Cervin Ventures 2021 · CERVIN VENTURES 2025 · CERVIN VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
Cervin partners with product visionaries in the enterprise software space, backing founders early and working alongside them on product and go-to-market strategy. The firm provides operational guidance drawn from its partners' entrepreneurial experience, access to a broad network of domain experts and operating professionals, and help identifying ideal customer personas and design partners ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises. Investment focus areas include next-generation and cloud-based enterprise software, AI-powered businesses, data infrastructure, enterprise/cloud-native infrastructure, DevOps, ITOps, developer tools, cybersecurity, networking, data management, and industry solutions.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Cervin went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 70 of 111 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×47Enterprise Software ×45SaaS ×42Developer Tools ×15Cybersecurity ×13Data & Infrastructure ×11Cloud Computing ×10Fintech ×9
HQs:United States×53Germany×1Israel×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 54 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×132 founders×213 founders×134+ founders×7
Where their founders studiedfrom 67 founders with education data
Stanford University ×6Tel Aviv University ×6University of California, Berkeley ×5Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3Boston University ×2Dartmouth College ×2Emory University ×2Harvard Business School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 69 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×32Engineering ×16Business & Management ×11Finance & Accounting ×4Humanities ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×4Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 76 founders with career history
Brightcove ×4Google ×4IBM ×4Adobe ×3Hortonworks ×3SAP ×3AT&T ×2AT&T Interactive ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
9 founders hold a PhD · 8 hold an MBA (of 75 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders
Investments · 111 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22023 · 42022 · 22021 · 12019 · 22018 · 42016 · 12015 · 62014 · 225 dated
Cloud services to help enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences.
Daniel LewinF. Thomson LeightonRandall KaplanTom Leighton(Chief Executive Officer)Robert Blumofe(Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer)Adam Karon(Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Cloud Technology Group)
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalMayfield FundRuna CapitalVintage Investment Partners
Nutanix provides a cloud infrastructure platform that enables organizations to run applications, data, and AI across hybrid environments including public clouds, private clouds, datacenters, on-premises, and edge locations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Dheeraj Pandey(Founder)inRajiv Mirani(Executive Officer)inHoward Ting(Executive Officer)inDuston M. Williams(Executive Officer)inSunil Potti(Executive Officer)inDavid Sangster(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesBlumberg CapitalDell Technologies CapitalEMERGENT VENTURES+12 more
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-investorsDeep AcreMaterialized View CapitalPeak 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.inPankaj Manglik(Founder)
BoardDevdutt Yellurkar(Director)in
Board seatShirish Sathaye· per SEC Form D
Co-investors8VCCRV (Charles River Ventures)General CatalystMonta Vista CapitalGreenspring AssociatesInsight Partners+3 more
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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 CapitalBRC InnovationCommunitas Capital PartnersDuke Capital PartnersEvolution VenturesGS Futures+9 more
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Network security platform providing universal network segmentation with zero agents and zero trust policy framework
Advanced ManufacturingCybersecurityIoT
Ritesh Agrawal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAspenwoodEngineering CapitalKhosla VenturesStorm VenturesCERVIN VENTURESSorenson Ventures
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-investorsAccelExfinity VenturesMFV PartnersPartech VenturesMenlo VenturesTeleSoft Partners
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 PartnersBain Capital VenturesCERVIN VENTURES
Pioneer in the webserver load-balancing market.
Pavan Thathain
Co-investorsMatrixNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
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+5 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
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(Chief Product Officer (co-founder, originally CTO))inRob Desantis(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inEdmund Adam Zagorin(Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder)Martin Meyer(Executive Officer)Neil Lustig(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAltira Group LLCConstruct CapitalEl Cap EquityForum VenturesIlluminate Ventures+5 more
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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)inMark Lambert(Founder)
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesCheyenne VenturesHarmonic Growth PartnersNGP CapitalSierra VenturesTau Ventures+5 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
Enterprise networking (Wi-Fi, switches, SD-WAN) with cloud-managed security for campuses & branches
Keerti Melkote(Founder)Pankaj Manglik(Founder)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersArtis VenturesAsset Management CompanyGolub GrowthICCP Venture PartnersiGlobe Partners+12 more
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
Michael Martin(Founder)in
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-investorsIlluminate VenturesCERVIN 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(Founder)inLee Redden(Founder)inWilly Pell(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardPhilip Erlanger(Director)Rich Boyle(Director)Ted Crosbie(Director)
Co-investorsAliment CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Khosla VenturesPontifax AgTechUlu VenturesInnovation Endeavors+1 more
Bolster is a marketplace and search platform matching startups with full-time, fractional, interim and board-level executives.
Santa Clara, US
Abhishek Dubey(Founder)in
Co-investorsCheyenne VenturesCrosslink CapitalCyber Mentor FundM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Rain CapitalCERVIN VENTURES+3 more
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)
Brinker provides a SaaS platform that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect, analyze, and counter security threats including misinformation narratives and attacks at scale across multiple sources and languages.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechSaaS
Oded Breiner(Founder)in
Co-investorsfresh.fundTachles VC
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
Ryan Kottenstette(Founder)Suat Gedikli(Founder)
Co-investorsAquiline Technology GrowthBrewer Lane VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Gen CapitalIn-Q-TelLux Capital+6 more
Catch+Release runs a content licensing marketplace that lets brands and agencies license existing creator content found online.
San Francisco, US
Analisa Goodin(Founder)inRoss Dabrow(Founder)
BoardPreetish Nijhawan(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelAstiaAsymmetric Capital PartnersFarvatn VenturePlanet 9 CapitalStreamlined Ventures+6 more
Causely builds autonomous reliability software that helps engineering teams prevent incidents and reduce troubleshooting time in cloud-native environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Dr. Shmuel Kliger(Founder)Enlin Xu(Founder)in
Co-investors2.12 Angels645 VenturesAmity VenturesGlasswing VenturesTau VenturesTAU Ventures
Celona provides a turnkey wireless solution for enterprise customers with Series C funding exceeding $135M to support global expansion.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareIoTRedwood City, US
Rajeev Shah(Founder)inMehmet Yavuz(Founder)in
BoardArif Janmohamed(Director)inMatthew Howard(Director)in
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelLightspeed Venture PartnersNorwest Venture PartnersNTT Venture CapitalProsperity7 VenturesQualcomm Ventures+1 more
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 VenturesCERVIN VENTURESPeak Ventures+4 more
Coast helps software companies create interactive product demonstrations and tell their product stories more effectively.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Spencer Levitt(Founder)inAustin Pager(Founder)inGreg Thome(Operations)
Co-investorsAccelBehind Genius VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesRecall CapitalY CombinatorAvid Ventures+12 more
Coast is a financial technology company that offers a Visa commercial card for fuel and business expense payments, aimed at businesses operating vehicle fleets.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Daniel Simon(Founder)inAustin Pager(Founder)inSpencer Levitt(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAvid VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesBoxGroupColle Capital PartnersFoundation Capital+10 more
Conveyor automates customer security reviews, using a RAG-based AI engine to answer security questionnaires and handle SOC 2 requests.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Chas Ballew(Founder)inFrank Macreery(Director)
BoardFarinacci Chris(Director)Matthew Kinsella(Director)inTony Pezzullo(Director)inDaniel Karp(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesOregon Venture FundSignalFireCERVIN VENTURESMaverick Ventures
Docsum is an AI-powered contract management platform that integrates with existing legal tools to provide in-house legal teams with automated contract review, intake, and post-signature tracking capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechNew York City, US
Shaunak Turaga(Founder)inAlex Leonov(Founder)in
Co-investorsMaiora Rebel VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzDavidovs Venture CollectiveGoodFin VenturesHat-Trick Capital+6 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 VenturesCERVIN VENTURES
EdCast built an AI-powered Knowledge Cloud and Learning Experience Platform that delivered curated learning content and career-mobility tools to enterprise employees within workplace apps.
Mountain View, US
Kaushal Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoe Medved(Director)Carlos Monfiglio(Director)Jeffrey Sachs(Director)
Co-investorsKapor CapitalSmartStart FundThe Perkins FundAarin CapitalCERVIN VENTURESLerer Hippeau+4 more
Google Cloud Filestore is a managed NFS file storage service that provides high-performance, shared file system access for workloads such as AI agents, high-performance computing, media rendering, and enterprise applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCisco InvestmentsDell Technologies CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersWestern Digital Capital
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)BenchmarkCERVIN VENTURESGrayhawk Capital
Gong provides AI agents for revenue teams that automate sales workflows including coaching, forecasting, deal management, and customer engagement.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Amit Bendov(Founder)inEilon Reshef(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCisco InvestmentsCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesKearny JacksonLeonis Capital+9 more
A data center and cloud security company protecting core assets through micro-segmentation controls.
Co-investors83NorthBattery VenturesCisco InvestmentsClaltechDell Technologies CapitalGreenfield Partners+4 more
Habana Labs designs AI processors optimized for training deep neural networks and inference deployment in production environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
David Dahan(Founder)inAvigdor Willenz(Founder)Ran Halutz(Founder)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsWinklevoss CapitalAtreides Management+3 more
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
Kevin Tse(Founder)inSteve Krawczyk
Co-investorsAmino CapitalSamsung NextTransLink CapitalY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzCapitalize VC+8 more
Creator of the open source Cilium project, providing eBPF-based Kubernetes networking, security and observability software.
Dan Wendlandt(Founder)inThomas Graf(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCisco InvestmentsMango CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Menlo VenturesThomvest Ventures
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)inEder Echeverria(Founder)Fernando Sandoval(Founder)René Saul(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccial CapitalAlumni VenturesBroom VenturesColabora VenturesConexo VenturesFoundersX+24 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(Founder)inJohn Kodumal(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAlchemist AcceleratorBessemer Venture PartnersBloomberg BetaChemistryFirebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc+14 more
Lemma provides production monitoring and observability for AI agents, surfacing failures, aggregating issues, and enabling quick resolution through integrated alerts and context-sharing tools.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jerry Zhang(CEO)inCole Gawin(CTO)in
Co-investorsIrregular ExpressionsLyra Capital Pty LtdVermilion Cliffs VenturesY CombinatorAdapt VenturesComma Capital+9 more
MadeThis provides an AI-powered platform that builds and operates online businesses, handling website creation, payment processing, marketing campaigns, customer support, and daily operations.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jacob Wright(CEO)inCambree Bernkopf(Founder)inSantiago Gomez Paz(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerY CombinatorCaptain VenturesKleiner PerkinsN+1 CapitalUnanimous Capital
Meticulate is a prospecting platform that uses custom rulesets and signal monitoring to automate outbound sales outreach across email, LinkedIn, and phone for sales teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Wilbur Li(CEO)inJoseph Palakapilly(CTO)in
Co-investorsInvestorXLeonis CapitalLink VenturesLotus Venture PartnersThe E14 FundY Combinator+3 more
Modern Treasury provides a payments infrastructure platform that enables businesses to move and track money across fiat and stablecoin rails through a single API.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matt Marcus(CEO)inDimitri Dadiomov(CEO)inSam Aarons(CTO)inRyan Jackson(Product Manager)inAndy Qin(Software Engineer)inRyan Hall(Staff Software Engineer)
Co-investorsArchetypeArtisanal VenturesCastle Island VenturesCleo CapitalFour CitiesMischief+16 more
ModernLoop provides recruitment automation technology that enhances the candidate experience for companies of all sizes.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Lydia Han(Founder)inChristopher Triolo(Founder)inChris Triolo(Founder)Ruhi Mahajan(Recruiter)Shannon Limary(Business Operations)Lan Gu(Recruiter)
Co-investorsAccelWayfinder VenturesWebb Investment NetworkY CombinatorHyphen Capital
Mux provides video infrastructure and API services for developers building video applications.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Jon Dahl(CEO)inAdam Brown(Founder)inSteve Heffernan(Head of Product)inMatthew McClure(Founder)inMatt McClure(Founder)Alison Lloyd
Co-investorsAccelAdvancit CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAurum Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementFelicis Ventures+19 more
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-investorsBlueRun VenturesCommerce VenturesDnx VenturesEPIC VENTURESG2C Venture PartnersIndustrious Ventures+9 more
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Paz provides autonomous agents that monitor product visibility across AI shopping channels, optimize product data, and distribute feeds to AI commerce platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity.
AdTechE-commerceSaaS
Co-investorsMayfield Fund
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)David Newton(Director)
BoardJustin Gray(Director)inTaylor Oliver(Director)inAlexander Maskovyak(Director)
Co-investorsAZ Venture Capital Inc.Copper Sky CapitalRevere PartnersAZ-VCCERVIN VENTURESIn Revenue Capital
Polymath builds simulation environments for training AI agents to perform autonomous tasks over extended periods with minimal human supervision.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Dylan Ma(CEO)inNaren Yenuganti(CTO)inChristian Silver(Founder)Sophie Silver(Founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorBlackbird VenturesSurgePoint AngelBase10 PartnersBerkeley FrontierCadenza+4 more
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)inNeeraj Sabharwal(Co-founder)
Co-investorsAccelBattery VenturesCorrelation VenturesPoint72 VenturesSapphire VenturesInsight Partners
Agriculture data capture and analysis for growers
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCisco InvestmentsMoreVCQualcomm VenturesTekfen Ventures
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 PartnersAllianceBernsteinCERVIN VENTURES
Qurrent provides fully-managed digital (AI) workforces that automate back-office finance and operations tasks such as invoice-to-cash, dispute resolution, contract and billing audits, procure-to-pay, and revenue operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Colin Wiel(Co-founder)inAugust Rosedale(Co-founder)inBradford Oberwager(Director)
BoardNeeraj Gupta(Director)Melissa Taunton(Director)
Co-investorsStreamlined VenturesThirdstream PartnersCERVIN VENTURES
RADICL delivers a managed security operations platform that unifies threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and compliance oversight for small and mid-sized businesses.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Chris PeterseninDave Graff
Co-investorsDenver VenturesPaladin Capital GroupService Provider CapitalAccess Venture PartnersCERVIN VENTURESCyber Mentor Fund
Ratio converts recurring customer contracts into immediate cash through a true sale model rather than debt financing.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Mateo, US
David Keane(Founder & CEO)Mason Blake(Co-founder & CTO)inAshish Srimal(Founder)in
Co-investors8-Bit CapitalEvolution VC PartnersHoneystone VenturesStreamlined VenturesCERVIN VENTURESMonte Carlo Capital
Ravion provides a deployment and infrastructure-management platform that runs inside a customer's own AWS account, offering a unified interface for provisioning, deploying, and operating Terraform resources, builds, and deployments.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDayton, US
Brandon Bayer(Founder)inMina Abadir(Founder)in
Co-investorsSoma CapitalTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Transpose Platform ManagementY CombinatorActive CapitalFirestreak Ventures+4 more
Redo offers an all-in-one platform for ecommerce merchants that consolidates returns, exchanges, order tracking, shipping/fulfillment, and marketing messaging (SMS and email).
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Sterling Snow(Founder)Tay Brown(Founder)
Co-investorsEPIC VENTURESSmash CapitalAglae VenturesCERVIN VENTURESKickstartPelion Venture Partners
Remi is a residential roofing company that provides roof replacement and repair services with a guaranteed upfront price and no mid-project cost changes.
Climate TechConstruction TechPropTechSaaSLehi, US
Doug Barnett(Founder)inBrant Choate(Founder)inA. Tony Amer(Founder)Mohamed Abdou(Founder)Reno Mendenhall(Founder)Dan Conger
Co-investorsY CombinatorCERVIN VENTURESPelion Venture PartnersTransmedia Capital
Scott is an alignment layer for software development teams that connects design intent to code through planspaces and code-grounded design reviews.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
David Maulick(CEO)inDevin Cintron(CTO)inJamie Jenkins(Founding Engineer)
BoardGarry Tan(President & CEO, YC)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorMaC Venture CapitalUntapped VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcMoment Ventures, Llc
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
Slapdash builds a command bar interface that aggregates cloud applications and provides low-latency file-system access to accelerate workflows for knowledge workers.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Ivan Kanevski(CEO)inDmitry Koterov(Founder)inLester LeeinAnna WesternDanny Wen(Investor)inDesmond Laub(Recruiting)
Co-investorsY CombinatorCERVIN VENTURESQuarry VenturesQuiet CapitalS28 CapitalTwenty Two Ventures+1 more
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)inSpencer Punter(Executive Officer)inBrad Stewart(Chief Executive Officer)inGuarav Dhillon(Founder)Mike Pittaro(Founder)
BoardFrank Artale(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzArrowroot CapitalEQUIAMFloodgateGolub GrowthSixth Street+5 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)inShea Chanon(Co-Founder, Operations)inSteven Dunston(Co-Founder, CRO)in
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalSwan Venture FundSybilla MastersTechstarsAscend
Standard AI provides computer vision intelligence for physical retail stores using existing camera infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Jordan Fisher(CEO)inJohn Novak(Head of Hardware Engineering)inMichael Suswal(COO)inDavid Valdman(Founder)inAnthony Lutz(Founder)Brandon Ogle(Founder)
Co-investorsBleu CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Ff Venture CapitalInitialized CapitalR136 VenturesRackhouse Venture Management Lp+20 more
StarSling builds AI-native continuous integration for GitHub Actions, providing fast runners and agents that analyze workflows, logs, and telemetry to automatically open pull requests optimizing CI pipelines.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Yonas Beshawred(CEO)inDaniel Worku(CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorOutset CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementVermilion Cliffs VenturesBatch VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+3 more
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(Founder)inStav Sitnikov(Founder)inLiran Roffman(Founder)inOr Shoshani Stav Sitnikov(Founder)
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersGlilot Capital PartnersTLV PartnersUS Venture PartnersCERVIN VENTURESCiti Ventures+2 more
StrongSuit is an AI platform for litigators that covers discovery, legal research, drafting, precedent verification, and oral argument preparation in one system.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Justin McCallon(Founder)inLindsey Michaelides(Founder)
Co-investorsAI FundBloomberg BetaMyriad Venture PartnersTandem Ventures
Tote develops an AI-native point-of-sale system designed for fuel and convenience retail operations, unifying loyalty, marketing, operations, and associate support.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Shyam Rao(Founder and CEO)Luis Ackerman(Vice President of Technology)
Co-investorsCota CapitalStorm Ventures
Tynker is a digital learning platform providing coding curriculum and courses for children through schools and parents.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechChicago, US
Kelvin ChonginKrishna VedatiinSrinivas Mandyamin
Co-investors500 GlobalDentsu VenturesFelicis VenturesGSV VenturesNew Ground VenturesPrime Partners+4 more
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)inStefan LiJyotishka Biswas(Founding Engineer)
Co-investorsAmino CapitalAscend Venture CapitalPioneerSeraph GroupSouth QuadY Combinator+8 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-investorsLerer HippeauMatchstick Ventures
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Vectra AI provides an AI-driven security platform that detects, investigates, and stops cyber attacks across hybrid environments including on-premises, multi-cloud, identity, Microsoft 365, and IoT/OT.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareCary, US
Hitesh Sheth(Founder)Hitesh Sheth (CEO)(Founder)Ivan Wick(Founder)James Harlacher(Founder)Marc Rogers(Founder)Mark Abene(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAtlantic Bridge VenturesIreland Strategic Investment FundMango CapitalSaints CapitalSyn Ventures Seed Management Llc+6 more
Vendelux runs an AI-based event intelligence platform that helps B2B teams pick events, book meetings and attribute pipeline.
Long Island City, US
Alex Reynolds(Co-Founder, CEO)inStefan Deeran(Co-Founder, COO)inRichard Stefan Deeran(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCorrelation VenturesEarl Grey CapitalFirstMark CapitalFuture Back VenturesHubSpot Ventures+8 more
WEVO offers an AI-powered user research platform that helps teams test concepts, campaigns, and product experiences using AI personas or real human participants.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Nitzan Shaer(Founder)in
Co-investorsEastward Capital PartnersElevate CapitalFlucas VenturesHawke VenturesJ-VenturesRackhouse Venture Management Lp+4 more
WOZCODE is an official plugin for Claude Code that optimizes code execution to reduce costs and improve performance for developers.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ben Collins(CEO)inBrad Eckert(CTO)inThorsten Kuehnemund(Founding Engineer)Jens Faenger(Founding Engineer)
Co-investorsMGV.VCY CombinatorAmino CapitalBurst CapitalCERVIN VENTURESMGV+4 more
Zeit AI builds an autonomous AI system that connects enterprise data sources, prepares data, and converts business questions into operational applications for operators and managers in European companies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMunich, DE
Leopold von Waldthausen(CEO)inMarvin Christopher Bornstein(CTO)inJanos Brauer
Co-investorsY CombinatorTranspose Platform ManagementACE & CompanyAcequia Capital (AceCap)Companion M Gmb HEight Capital+5 more
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-investorsAlumni VenturesKickstartBloomberg BetaCERVIN VENTURESGrayhawk CapitalNordic Eye Venture Capital+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Flex Logix TechnologiesAmpoolBetterCompanyBlinkClariticsCloudLanesCymbal CorporationDarkDatumFlightcontrolFORE SystemsFreeD/ Replay TechnologiesInvolverNexientQuanticMindRambleSecure enterprise communications platformSocialBoatSoha SystemsSpotZotStackShareThirdAIThreat detection automation platformZephyrZycada
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 25
2 IPOs · 23 acquisitions · showing 6AkamaiNASDAQ: AKAMNutanixNASDAQ: NTNXAirgapacq. by ZscalerArubaacq. by Hewlett-PackardEdcastacq. by Cornerstone OnDemandZycadaacq. by Palo Alto Networks
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesZeit AI · eu-startups.com · Sep 3, 2026
Vendelux · finsmes.com · Jul 10, 2026
StarSling · ycombinator.com · Jun 29, 2026
Redo · finsmes.com · Jun 24, 2026
Earlyasset · earlyasset.com · Apr 25, 2026
Woz · ycombinator.com · Apr 17, 2026
Ratio · finsmes.com · Apr 14, 2026
Polymath · ycombinator.com · Feb 26, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cervin made?
- Cervin has 111 tracked investments, 25 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 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, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Quantum Computing, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sales Tech.
- 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 Y Combinator, Accel, Battery Ventures, among 296 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.
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.
Cisco Systems is a global technology company providing AI infrastructure, secure networking, security, observability, and collaboration software and hardware solutions for enterprises.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology 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.
Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies, aiming to help them become category leaders. Its Platform team of operators supports portfolio companies with customer introductions, go-to-market talent, and growth advisory.
Streamlined Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders and invests at the seed stage to help build large-scale companies.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Early-stage venture capital firm investing from idea through Series A, led by former founders and company builders who partner with technically-grounded entrepreneurs with clear visions.
Dell Technologies Capital (DTC) is the corporate venture arm of Dell, backing early-stage enterprise technology companies building category-defining businesses.
▶26 more co-investors
Storm VenturesBloomberg BetaThomvest VenturesFoundation CapitalLux CapitalWingHeavybitIlluminate VenturesRedpoint VenturesUncork CapitalCrosslink CapitalTrinity VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.OCA VenturesBrewer Lane Ventures11.2 CapitalFounders FundMeritech Capital PartnersHanabi CapitalBlockchain CapitalZetta Venture PartnersPeakThird Point VenturesUP PartnersMorgenthalerXerox Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Cervin, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Cervin's recorded portfolio.
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