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Shasta Ventures

Venture capital

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Series B · 10 people tracked

Also known as SHASTA VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC

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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.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series B
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$250K – $6M
HQ
Menlo Park, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2004
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$1B
VC funds
6
Tracked investments
179
Unicorns
12
IPOs
5
Acquisitions
16

Team · 10 people

from public directories
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 132 of 179 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×64SaaS ×53Enterprise Software ×49Developer Tools ×25Data & Infrastructure ×18Cybersecurity ×16Fintech ×14Cloud Computing ×13

HQs:United States×102New Zealand×3Australia×2United Arab Emirates×1Canada×1Switzerland×1

Investments · 179 tracked

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AppboyNASDAQ: BRZEApr 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

Braze develops a customer engagement platform that combines first-party data management, machine learning models, and multi-channel orchestration tools to help brands deliver personalized interactions across email, mobile messaging, push notifications, social channels, and in-app experiences.

New York, US

Jonathan Hyman(Executive Officer)Mark Ghermezian(Executive Officer, Director)Myles Kleeger(Executive Officer)Oliver Bell(Executive Officer)William Magnuson(Chief Executive Officer, President and Director)

BoardTom Peterson(Director)in

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

Co-investorsBattery VenturesAccelerator VenturesBlumberg CapitalBullpen CapitalICONIQ CapitalMeritech Capital Partners+2 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

D. Bradley Childers(President and Chief Executive Officer)

Nextdoornextdoor.comin𝕏NYSE: NXDROct 2011

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 VenturesBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesCota CapitalDag Ventures+23 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)inAlmog Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)inSameet Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardRobert Schwartz(Director)Dan Scheinman(Director)

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Everest GroupFoothill VenturesGranite HillInsight PartnersKhosla Ventures+15 more

Extoleextole.cominNov 2014 · $10M✓ 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)inStacey Bishop(Director)inChris Moore(Director)in

Co-investorsScale Venture PartnersNorwest Venture PartnersSaaS CapitalSaints CapitalWestway CapitalRedpoint Ventures

Lean Dataleandata.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 CapitalCorrelation VenturesFundersClubFelicis 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)inShvetank Jain(Director)

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

Co-investorsAngelDAOCoatue ManagementEnergize CapitalFifth WallGROOVE CAPITALICONIQ+6 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 SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSWellness & FitnessAustin, US

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

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

Co-investorsAfore CapitalAurumCarnrite VenturesConvergeCrew CapitalCrosslink Capital+25 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-investorsSaints CapitalSouthern 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)inIraj 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 PartnersLerer HippeauSHAKTIFirstMark 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+8 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)in

BoardWhitney Bouck(Director)Sandesh Patnam(Director)Robert Toews(Director)J Zachary Stein(Director)

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

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBalderton Capital+27 more

6D6d.ai

Develops application programming interfaces (APIs) for the Augmented Reality Cloud

Co-investorsAhren Innovation CapitalAiSprouts VCAlumni VenturesPresence CapitalAnorak VenturesGeneral Catalyst

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-investorsLEA PartnersSparkland 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 VCLigo Partners LLCMighty CapitalNeer Venture Partners+8 more

Accion Systemsaccion-systems.comDec 2019 · $11M

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

Accion Venture Labaccion.orginFeb 2020 · $11M

Accion is an impact investment firm that invests in early-stage to growth-stage financial services companies serving underserved populations across South and Southeast Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the United States.

FintechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsBlue Haven InitiativeCeniarthPlanet N Group of CompaniesBoeing HorizonX Ventures

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 VCAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCM VenturesFounders.aiSamsung Next+17 more

Adometryadometry.comJan 2013 · $8M

Marketing analytics combining siloed big-data sources to improve return on ad spend.

Co-investorsSierra VenturesTectonic Ventures

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)Levensohn Venture PartnersScale Venture Partners+2 more

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 CapitalMaveronBond Capital ManagementCoinbase Ventures+9 more

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 Nevius(Cofounder)

Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCNXT VenturesDorm RoomFlybridge Capital PartnersYard Ventures

Anaplan Incanaplan.cominDec 2011Acquired

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+10 more

Anecdotesanecdotes.aiinJan 2023

Anecdotes provides an enterprise GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) platform for organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Yair Kuznitsov(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlephGlilot Capital PartnersRed Dot Capital PartnersVertex Ventures IsraelDTCPMango Capital+2 more

AppSheetappsheet.cominApr 2019 · $15M

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 2018 · $16.5MAcquired

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+8 more

Apteligentapteligent.com

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

Co-investorsAngelPadDell Technologies CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Opus CapitalKleiner Perkins

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 CapitalInitialized Capital+10 more

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-investorsFirst Round CapitalGeneral 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 VenturesPioneer Square LabsGSR VenturesOutpost Capital

Bildgetbild.comin𝕏Oct 2021

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-investorsCounterview CapitalFrontier VenturesMucker CapitalTechstarsTola CapitalKhosla Ventures+1 more

Blocbloc.ioNov 2014acquired by Thinkful · Apr 2018

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)

Co-investorsBaseline VenturesFirst Round CapitalHarrison MetalLearn Capital

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+13 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-investors3Spoke Capital500 GlobalAirTree VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra Venture+51 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

Cequencecequence.ioinDec 2021 · $60M

Cequence is an AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform that automates manual contract tasks and workflows while providing compliance tracking and analytics for enterprises of all sizes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS

Rasto Koval(Co-Founder & CEO)inPeter Banda(Co-Founder & CSO)inMartin Ragan(Co-Founder & CRO)inMartin Razus(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalLook AI VenturesTitanium VenturesTraun VenturesVision VenturesHarbourVest Partners (Canada)+3 more

Cequence Securitycequence.aiin𝕏Dec 2021

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

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 VenturesFive SigmaFlucas VenturesGeneral CatalystGSV VenturesImagine K12+12 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+2 more

Codefreshcodefresh.io𝕏Jun 2020 · $27MAcquired

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 PartnersUpWestVertex Ventures IsraelHillsvenM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)+3 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-investors8VCAliya Capital PartnersComcast VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dria VenturesForesite Capital+14 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 VenturesInsight Partners

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 llcAlumni VenturesATPmark vcTexas VenturesUpslope Ventures+6 more

Dataplordataplor.comin𝕏Jan 2019

Dataplor provides global point-of-interest, mobility, and brand location data with AI-powered analytics for investors to assess market share, growth trends, and foot traffic.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAPA Venture PartnersBlue Ivy VenturesBlue StartupsCircadian VenturesF-Prime Capital+21 more

Dawndawn.health𝕏Aug 2026 · $25M

Dawn provides digital therapy for insomnia treatment, offering patient-tailored programs delivered by sleep coaches.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Rahul Shivkumar(Co-Founder)Andreas Meistad(Co-Founder)Varun Krishnamurthy(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsKindred VenturesAlpha FundsANA Future Frontier FundBalerion Space VenturesCrosscourt VenturesGaingels+6 more

Deep Sentineldeepsentinel.comin𝕏May 2023

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+3 more

Denodeno.com𝕏Jun 2022 · $21M

Deno is an open-source JavaScript and TypeScript runtime with built-in tooling such as a package manager, test runner, formatter, linter, and type checker, and it is fully Node-compatible.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York City, US

Bert Belder(Founder)Ryan Dahl(Founder)

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalFour Rivers VenturesInsight PartnersLong Journey VenturesRauch Capital

Deseretdeseret.com𝕏Jul 2012 · $10.5M

Deseret News is an independent news publication covering faith, family, and civic issues across print, digital, and multimedia platforms.

Media & EntertainmentSalt Lake City, US

Co-investorsKickstartRembrandt Venture Partners

Dfinitydfinity.orgin𝕏Dec 2017

DFINITY builds the Internet Computer, a decentralized cloud network that enables applications to run directly on the blockchain with persistent state, native HTTP serving, and built-in security without requiring external databases or a dedicated operations team.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Dominic Williams(Founder)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAmino CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAspect VenturesBollinger Investment Group+27 more

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 CorporationEnsemble LabsGV (Google Ventures)Lerer HippeauQualcomm VenturesACME Capital+1 more

Dollar Shave Clubdollarshaveclub.com𝕏Mar 2012acquired 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)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzComcast VenturesCowboy VenturesFelicis VenturesForerunner VenturesFounders Circle Capital+11 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 VenturesVentureSouqY CombinatorArray Ventures Management LlcLimited VenturesLiquid Ventures+5 more

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-investorsFirst Round CapitalGrishin RoboticsHomebrewMenlo VenturesQualcomm VenturesRedpoint Ventures+2 more

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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Banyan SecurityChartcubeDarwinaiDemdexInplayinnovationLeandatainclobby-pastinv-strongloop@2xNodeflyOctiPolarityPrivate AiSkycureSpiderCloud WirelessStealth SecuritySwipelyTumriTurn, Inc.WatchdoxZenprise

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 · 21

5 IPOs · 16 acquisitions · showing 10

AppboyNASDAQ: BRZEArchrockNYSE: AROCNextdoorNYSE: NXDRSentinel OneNYSE: SAllStripesacq. by PicnicHealthBlocacq. by ThinkfulDollar Shave Clubacq. by UnileverMakara by Betterment Crypto robo-advisoracq. by BettermentMintacq. by IntuitPathacq. by Kakao (Daum Kakao)

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as of Jun 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Shasta Ventures V, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System2017—14.8%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 System2012—7.5%1.88x1.36x
Shasta Ventures II, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System2008—20.0%4.22x4.15x
Shasta Ventures, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System2005—0.7%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

How many investments has Shasta Ventures made?
Shasta Ventures has 179 tracked investments, 21 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
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.

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