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Shasta Ventures

Venture capital

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Series B · 11 people tracked

Also known as SHASTA VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Shasta Ventures focuses on early-stage investing rooted in trust and partnership. The firm backs bold founders at the earliest stages, aiming to help shape iconic companies. It partners with visionary entrepreneurs building the future of software, AI, and deep technology, bringing not only capital but also strategic insight and operating experience to support company building.

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Stage
Pre-Seed–Series B
Check
$250K – $6M
HQ
Menlo Park, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2004
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$1B
VC funds
6
Tracked investments
161

Team · 11 people

from curated & public directories
Doug Pepper· General Partner
Nikhil Basu Trivedi· General Partner

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Shasta Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 113 of 161 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×51SaaS ×44Enterprise Software ×43Developer Tools ×21Data & Infrastructure ×18Cybersecurity ×15Fintech ×12Cloud Computing ×11

HQs:United States×89Australia×2New Zealand×2United Arab Emirates×1Canada×1United Kingdom×1

Investments · 161 tracked

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AppboyNASDAQ: BRZEApr 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

New York, US

Jonathan Hyman(Executive Officer)Bill Magnuson(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Ghermezian(Executive Officer, Director)Myles Kleeger(Executive Officer)Oliver Bell(Executive Officer)

BoardTom Peterson(Director)

Board seatDoug Pepper· per SEC Form D · $20.4M raise · filed Jul 2017

Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesBlumberg CapitalBullpen CapitalICONIQ CapitalMeritech Capital Partners+1 more

Archrockarchrock.comin𝕏NYSE: AROC

Archrock provides natural gas compression services and aftermarket equipment support to oil and gas industry customers across the United States.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHouston, US

Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)nextdoor.comin𝕏NYSE: NXDR

Neighborhood social network; IPO 2021

AdTechSan Francisco, US

Nirav Tolia(Co-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board)inSarah Leary(Co-Founder, Chief of Marketing, Community & Business Operations)inPrakash Janakiraman(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)inDavid Wiesen(Co-Founder (Engineering))inIndrajit Ponnambalam(Chief Financial Officer)Sarah Friar(Former CEO, President & Chairperson)in

Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesCota CapitalDag VenturesDragoneer Investment Group+18 more

Sentinel Onesentinelone.comin𝕏NYSE: S

SentinelOne provides an AI-powered cybersecurity platform for enterprises that integrates endpoint protection, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US

Tomer Weingarten(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Everest GroupFoothill VenturesGranite HillInsight PartnersKhosla Ventures+13 more

Extoleextole.cominNov 2014✓ verified

Extole offers an enterprise referral marketing platform that lets brands build, run, and optimize customer referral programs across web, mobile, in-store, and call-center touchpoints.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Matthew Roche(Executive Officer, Director)inErik Zech(Executive Officer)in

BoardJeff Crowe(Director)Stacey Bishop(Director)inChris Moore(Director)

Co-investorsScale Venture PartnersNorwest Venture PartnersSaaS Capital

LeanDataleandata.comin𝕏✓ verified

LeanData provides AI-powered revenue orchestration software that routes and connects data, teams, and systems across the buyer journey for B2B companies' go-to-market and RevOps teams.

Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Evan Liang(Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inKelvin Cheung(Co-founder)inKaty Keim(Chief Executive Officer)inBrian Birkett(Sales Leadership)inJaya Jaware(CFO)inJim Bell(Head of Global Marketing)in

Co-investorsSapphire VenturesTenaya CapitalFundersClubFelicis Ventures

Lightuplightup.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Lightup provides enterprise data observability software that monitors and validates production data pipelines using AI-powered anomaly detection.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzVela PartnersIncubate FundS28 CapitalIncubate USGTMfund

Aurora Solaraurorasolar.comin𝕏Nov 2020SEC filingmedium confidence

Aurora Solar makes a cloud-based platform for designing, selling, and delivering solar energy projects, including 3D modeling with shade and tilt analysis, proposal generation, and lead capture tools.

CleantechEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US

Christopher Hopper(Co-founder)inSamuel Adeyemo(Co-founder)in

BoardTyler Lancaster(Director)Shvetank Jain(Director)

Board seatDoug Pepper· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Nov 2020

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementEnergize CapitalFifth WallICONIQLux CapitalBuoyant Ventures Management, Llc+2 more

BetterUpbetterup.comin𝕏Feb 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

BetterUp provides an AI-powered coaching and professional development platform that helps organizations support employee growth and wellbeing.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSAustin, US

Alexi Robichaux(Co-founder and CEO)inEduardo Medina(Co-founder and COO)in

Board seatDoug Pepper· per SEC Form D · $147M raise · filed Feb 2021

Co-investorsAfore CapitalAurumCarnrite VenturesConvergeCrosslink CapitalEvio VC+16 more

Mocanamocana.comDec 2014

San Francisco, US

James Blaisdell(Executive Officer, Director)inSandy Taylor(Executive Officer)James Isaacs(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Brenner(Executive Officer)

BoardJohn Scull(Director)in

Board seatRob Coneybeer· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSouthern Cross Venture Partners

Newscrednewscred.comAug 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

An AI platform for marketing that helps teams create and optimize digital experiences, run marketing workflows, and personalize customer interactions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Asif Rahman(Executive Officer)inShafqat Islam(Executive Officer, Director)Iraj Islam(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian LaRock(Executive Officer)

BoardLiron Gitig(Director)

Board seatDoug Pepper· per SEC Form D · $42M raise · filed Sep 2015

Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersEscalate Capital PartnersFirstMark Capital

Sanitysanity.ioin𝕏Apr 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Sanity provides a content operations platform built on a structured content database where JSON documents and code-defined schemas power web, mobile, and AI agent applications through a single API.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US

Magnus Hillestad(Executive Officer, Director)inSimen Svale Skogsrud(Director)inEven Westvang(Director)inRaman Kapur(Executive Officer)inChristian Flaaten(Executive Officer)inOyvind Rostad(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatDoug Pepper· per SEC Form D · $87.2M raise · filed May 2025

Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureCaribbean Export Development AgencyCoinFundHeavybitICONIQ+6 more

Spredfastspredfast.cominAug 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

Austin, US

Kenneth Cho(Director)inTim Barker(Executive Officer)inChris Harrington(Director)inJay Harry(Executive Officer)inFavaron Rod(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatDoug Pepper· per SEC Form D · filed Sep 2015

Co-investorsAllegro Venture PartnersElsewhere PartnersFTV CapitalLead Edge CapitalOpenView Venture PartnersRiverwood Capital+1 more

Writer AIwriter.comin𝕏Nov 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Writer offers an enterprise AI platform where companies build and delegate work to AI agents that carry out tasks end-to-end using a company's own context, standards, and brand guidelines.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

May Habib(Co-founder & CEO)inWaseem AlShikh(Co-founder)inWaseem Alshikh(Founder)in

Board seatDoug Pepper· per SEC Form D · $200M raise · filed Nov 2024

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBalderton Capital+22 more

8th Wall8thwall.comin

8th Wall is an open-source platform for building 3D experiences and WebAR applications with free tools including an XR engine and desktop editor.

Developer ToolsGaming

Co-investorsSparkland CapitalThe Venture Reality FundWonder Ventures

Accernaccern.comMay 2022 · $20M

New York, US

Anshul Vikram Pandey(Director)Kumesh Aroomoogan(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersFusionKube VCMighty CapitalNeer Venture PartnersNVIDIA+5 more

Accion Systemsaccion-systems.comDec 2019

Boston, US

Natalya Brikner(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert Smith(Executive Officer)

BoardDarren Garber(Executive Officer, Director)Danil Subkhankulov(Director)Robert Kaemmerer(Director)Greg Nixon(Director)

Co-investorsAME Cloud VenturesBoeing HorizonX VenturesFounder CollectiveRRE VenturesSlow VenturesTracker Capital

Activeloopactiveloop.aiin𝕏

Activeloop provides a data infrastructure platform that indexes, searches, and organizes multimodal data (documents, images, videos) for AI applications through its Deep Lake database and search capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Davit Buniatyan(Founder)in

Co-investorsAiSprouts VCCM VenturesFounders.aiSamsung NextSmartGateVCStreamlined Ventures+4 more

Adometryadometry.com
Airspaceairspace.coin

Airspace provides end-to-end airspace protection solutions for urban environments, critical infrastructure, large-scale events, and high-security zones.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTech

Jaz Banga(Founder)in

Co-investorsDBL PartnersGranite HillDefy PartnersHarbourVest Partners (Canada)Scale VenturesTelstra Ventures

Akkaakka.io𝕏

Akka provides a platform for building and managing agentic systems at enterprise scale, combining a runtime for resilient AI agents with governance tools for compliance and cost optimization.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSector Agnostic

Co-investorsBlue Cloud Ventures

Alitheonalitheon.comin

Alitheon's FeaturePrint is an optical-AI technology that identifies and authenticates individual physical items by analyzing their inherent surface features without requiring labels, barcodes, or tags.

AI & Machine LearningBellevue, US

David Ross(Executive Officer, Director)inRoei Ganzarski(Executive Officer, Director)Roei G.inScot Land(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardMarcus Behrendt(Director)inRoss Collins(Director)

Co-investorsBMW i VenturesEmerald Technology Ventures AgIPD Capital

AllStripesallstripes.comin𝕏acquired by PicnicHealth

AllStripes was a health technology company that built a research platform for rare diseases, collecting and de-identifying patients' medical records to power rare disease research.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Nancy Yu(Founder)in

Co-investorsGaruda VenturesJAZZ Venture PartnersLux CapitalMaveronDimension CapitalSpark Capital

Analytical Spaceanalyticalspace.com

Develops CubeSat relay networks offering downlink-as-a-service and low-latency machine-to-machine communications.

Allston, US

Justin Matthew Oliveira(President/CEO)Daniel Harry Nevius(Secretary/COO)

Co-investorsNXT VenturesDorm RoomFlybridge Capital PartnersYard Ventures

Anaplan Incanaplan.cominAcquired

Anaplan is an AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform that helps enterprises optimize decision-making by transforming data into actionable insights and enabling dynamic scenario planning.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Michael Gould(Director)inGuy Haddleton(Director)inCharlie Gottdiener(Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board)inFrederic Laluyaux(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Budge(Executive Officer)inAdrian Kunzle(Director)

Co-investorsCategory VenturesCoatue ManagementCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalGlilot Capital PartnersGolub Growth+9 more

AppSheetappsheet.cominApr 2019

AppSheet is a no-code application development platform that enables users to build apps and automated workflows without coding, using AI-powered tools and integrations with Google Workspace and third-party services.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBellevue, US

Praveen Seshadri(President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer)

BoardGreg Papadopoulos(Director of the Issuer)inRavi Mohan(Director of the Issuer)in

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Techstars

Apptioapptio.comin𝕏Feb 2018Acquired

Apptio provides AI investment management software that helps organizations track, optimize, and align AI spending across infrastructure, talent, and tooling from prioritization through ROI measurement.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBellevue, US

Kurt Shintaffer(Executive Officer)inSachin Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Sunny Gupta(Founder)inAjay Patel(General Manager of Apptio and IT Automation at IBM)Larry Blasko(President, Field Operations)inEugene Khvostov(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCisco InvestmentsFelicis VenturesFPVFUSE+4 more

Apteligentapteligent.com

Provides mobile application intelligence solutions enabling enterprises to accelerate their mobile business.

Co-investorsAngelPadOpus Capital

Aqueraaquera.comJun 2017

Aquera provides an HR and identity integration platform-as-a-service for automated user provisioning and identity governance.

Menlo Park, US

Jerry Waldorf(Executive Officer, Director)inReed Henry(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsSusa Ventures

Ascend Ioascend.ioinDefunct

Ascend was a data engineering platform that provided declarative pipeline technology, unified ingest/transform/orchestration capabilities, and agentic data engineering solutions to help data engineers.

Data & Infrastructure

Praveen Chekuri(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelCore Ventures GroupFelicis VenturesWebb Investment NetworkFirst Round CapitalFirstMark Capital+4 more

Athelasathelas.comin𝕏Jan 2022

Athelas develops software tools for private practice healthcare providers to reduce administrative burden, improve operational efficiency, and enhance patient scheduling and navigation capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Deepika Bodapati(Founder)inTanay Tandon(Founder)in

BoardHemant Taneja(Director)in

Co-investorsAmity VenturesDorm RoomFifty YearsGeneral CatalystHuman CapitalLiquid Ventures+5 more

Banyan Securitybanyansecurity.io

Co-investorsThird Point VenturesUnusual Ventures

Beautiful Aibeautiful.aiin𝕏

Beautiful.ai is a presentation software company whose AI-assisted "Smart Slides" automatically format, align, and animate deck content, with brand controls, shared slide libraries, live collaboration, and viewer analytics.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaS

Mitch Grasso(Founder)in

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystTrinity Ventures

BigBox VRbigboxvr.comin𝕏Aug 2018

Big Box VR is a virtual reality game studio behind POPULATION: ONE, a squad-based VR battle royale featuring a vertical combat system that lets players climb, fly, and fight across the map.

GamingSeattle, US

Gabe Brown(Director)inChia Chin Lee(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJacob Mullins(Director)in

Co-investorsGraph VenturesGSR VenturesOutpost CapitalPioneer Square Labs

Bildgetbild.comin𝕏

Bild provides a cloud-based product data management (PDM) and product lifecycle management (PLM) platform for hardware and mechanical engineering teams.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsFintechIoTNew York City, US

Avinash Kunaparaju(Founder)in

Co-investorsFrontier VenturesMucker CapitalTechstarsTola CapitalCounterview Capital

Blocbloc.ioinNov 2014acquired by Chegg

A workforce skills-training provider offering ready-made role-based learning pathways and custom programs to help employers build practical capabilities, including AI skills, and prepare talent for new or hard-to-fill roles.

EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSan Francisco, US

Roshan Choxi(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSean Flynn(Director)

Brigithellobrigit.comin𝕏Acquired

Brigit is a mobile financial health app that helps low-income Americans avoid overdrafts, access emergency cash, build credit, and budget for savings.

Fintech

Zuben Mathews(Co-founder)inHamel Kothari(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesCanaan PartnersCore Venture CapitalDCM VenturesDN CapitalDreamers VC+11 more

Canvacanva.com

Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.

SocialSurry Hills, Nsw, AU

Melanie Perkins(Co-founder & CEO)inClifford Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director)Cliff Obrecht(Co-founder & COO)inCameron Adams(Co-founder & CPO)inIan LeeJeffrey Story

Co-investors500 GlobalAirTree VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra VentureAthletic Ventures+39 more

Caringcaring.comin

Caring.com provides comprehensive directories, consumer reviews, and free expert guidance to help seniors and their families navigate senior living communities and in-home care services.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerHealthtechLongevityMarketplaces

Not explicitly named on page

Cequence Securitycequence.aiin𝕏

Cequence provides a security platform for protecting applications and APIs from automated attacks, bots, and fraud, including API discovery, testing, posture management, WAF, and DDoS protection.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Ameya Talwalkar(President, CEO & Co-Founder)inShreyans Mehta(Chief Technology Officer & Founder)in

Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesDniproIcon VenturesKPN VenturesMenlo VenturesMonta Vista Capital+4 more

Chartcubechartcube.com
ClassDojoclassdojo.comin𝕏

ClassDojo is a global community platform connecting over 50 million teachers and families to share learning moments through photos, videos, and messages.

EdTechSaaSSocialSan Francisco, US

Sam Chaudhary(Founder/CEO)inLiam Don(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesFlucas VenturesGSV VenturesImagine K12Kapor CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.+8 more

CloudSmithcloudsmith.comin𝕏

Cloudsmith outlines its operating principles, emphasizing automation, cloud-native design, transparency, and customer involvement in building its software.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBelfast, GB

Glenn Weinsteinin

Co-investorsTCVBrighter CapitalLeadout CapitalMMC VenturesTapestry VCTechstart Ventures

Codefreshcodefresh.ioin𝕏Acquired

Octopus Deploy makes software for automating deployment and operations, aiming to give software teams repeatable, frequent, and reliable deployments.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBrisbane, AU

Raziel Tabib(Founder)inPaul Stovell(Founder and CEO)inSonia Stovell(Co-founder)

Co-investorsInsight PartnersRed Dot Capital PartnersUpWestHillsvenM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Vertex Ventures+1 more

Color Healthcolor.comin𝕏

Color Health operates a nationwide virtual cancer clinic delivering oncologist-led care, screening, and treatment management for employer, union, health plan, and public sector populations.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Othman Laraki(CEO)in

Co-investors8VCComcast VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dria VenturesForesite CapitalHomebrew+9 more

CommerceIQcommerceiq.aiin𝕏

CommerceIQ provides AI-driven automation software for consumer brands to optimize sales and profitability across retail ecommerce channels and marketplaces.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Guru Hariharan(Founder)in

Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupSoftBank Vision FundTrinity Ventures

Darwinaidarwinai.ca
Datadata.worldin𝕏

data.world offers a data marketplace that presents an organization's most-used data products in an e-commerce-style shopping experience, with domain-based organization and curated views.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsAKAR Ventures llcATPmark vcTexas VenturesUpslope VenturesAlbionVC+5 more

Deep Sentineldeepsentinel.comin𝕏

Deep Sentinel provides AI-powered security cameras paired with live monitoring by professional remote guards who can speak to intruders through two-way audio and contact police in real time.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTPleasanton, US

Dave Selinger(Founder)inBrian Kendall(CFO)inMorgan Bell(VP of Engineering)inTomasz Borys(VP of Marketing)inAndi Woody(VP of Customer Care)in

Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesEgis Capital PartnersEudemian VenturesIntel CapitalLux CapitalTri-Valley Ventures

Demdexdemdex.com

Co-investorsComcast VenturesGenacast Ventures

Digitalairstrikedigitalairstrike.comin𝕏

Digital Air Strike is a consumer engagement technology platform that provides digital marketing, customer experience, and lead generation solutions primarily for the automotive industry.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSScottsdale, US

Alexi Venneri(Co-founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsUpfront Ventures

Doctor on Demanddoctorondemand.comin

Doctor On Demand is a telehealth service offering virtual medical, therapy, and psychiatry visits to consumers in the United States, with care available through health plans, employers, or self-pay.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSan Francisco, US

Adam Jackson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJay McGraw(Director)Dr. Pat Basu(Executive Officer)

BoardDr. Bryan Roberts(Director)Senator Tom Daschle(Director)

Co-investorsBild Alternative Investments CorporationQualcomm VenturesTenaya Capital

Dollar Shave Clubdollarshaveclub.com𝕏acquired by Unilever

Dollar Shave Club offers razors and grooming products through a subscription model, delivering sharp stainless steel blades and shaving essentials directly to consumers at lower price points.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLos Angeles, US

Michael Dubin(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMark Levine(Director)Daniel Murray(Executive Officer)Kevin Datoo(Executive Officer)

BoardMichael Jones(Director)David Pakman(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzComcast VenturesCowboy VenturesFelicis VenturesForerunner VenturesFounders Circle Capital+5 more

Dyneti Technologiesdyneti.com

Dyneti develops digital payment solutions designed to match the ease and security of physical transactions.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Julia Zheng(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsNOMO VenturesY Combinator

Eeroeero.comin𝕏Acquired

eero designs and manufactures Wi-Fi mesh networking systems for homes and businesses.

HardwareIoTSan Francisco, US

Nick Weaver(Founder)inNate Hardison(Founder)in

BoardRobert Coneybeer(Director)inRobert Hayes(Director)in

Co-investorsGrishin RoboticsHomebrewMenlo VenturesQualcomm VenturesFirst Round CapitalIndex Ventures+2 more

Elevate Securityelevatesecurity.comin𝕏

Elevate Security identifies high-risk employees within organizations and provides user risk intelligence to security teams.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

Robert Fly(Co-founder & CEO)inMasha Sedova(Co-founder & President)in

Co-investorsDefy PartnersWebb Investment Network

Enigmaenigma.coJun 2019

Boulder, US

Mathew Sisson(Director)

Co-investorsPantera Capital

Enteloentelo.comin

Entelo provides recruiting software, including a candidate communication product called ConveyIQ.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsBattery VenturesChaos VenturesPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Ananda Impact VenturesCreator Fund

eSentireesentire.comin𝕏

eSentire provides Managed Detection and Response (MDR) cybersecurity services combining a multi-agent generative AI platform with 24/7 human-led security operations to detect, investigate, and respond to cyberattacks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSWaterloo, CA

Co-investorsWarburg PincusGeorgianCisco InvestmentsEdison PartnersVenture OntarioInformation Venture Partners+2 more

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 · 8

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

AppboyNASDAQ: BRZEArchrockNYSE: AROCNextdoor (NYSE: 2021)NYSE: NXDRSentinel OneNYSE: SAllStripesacq. by PicnicHealthBlocacq. by CheggDollar Shave Clubacq. by UnileverMakara by Betterment Crypto robo-advisoracq. by Betterment

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 5

as of Jun 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Shasta Ventures V, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System201714.8%2.44x0.39x
Shasta Ventures IV, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System2014-10.4%0.47x0.14x
Shasta Ventures III, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System20127.5%1.88x1.36x
Shasta Ventures II, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System200820.0%4.22x4.15x
Shasta Ventures, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System20050.7%1.05x1.05x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Shasta Ventures invest at?
Shasta Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is Shasta Ventures's typical check size?
Shasta Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $6M.
What sectors does Shasta Ventures focus on?
Shasta Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where is Shasta Ventures located?
Shasta Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Does Shasta Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Shasta Ventures leads investment rounds.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Meet The VC: Jacob Mullins of Shasta Ventures

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Lobby Capital

Lobby Capital is a venture capital firm that funds entrepreneurs building transformational technology companies across sectors including enterprise AI, cybersecurity, robotics, and consumer applications.

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Firms observed investing alongside Shasta Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Shasta Ventures's recorded portfolio.

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