Sherpalo Ventures
Venture capitalMenlo Park · Seed–Late Stage · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Sherpalo focuses on backing exceptional, innovative entrepreneurs at the earliest stages, when they have a compelling idea, an emerging team, a plan, and defensible technology. The firm positions itself as a hands-on 'sherpa guide' that mentors founders through the rugged process of building a company, aiming to help young businesses grow and gain traction with fewer mistakes and greater speed. Its partners draw on operating experience at leading internet companies such as Google, Amazon, and Netscape to add value beyond capital.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 31 of 43 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18Enterprise Software ×11SaaS ×9Data & Infrastructure ×6Cloud Computing ×5Developer Tools ×5Fintech ×5Deep Tech ×4
HQs:United States×13India×2Canada×1
Investments · 43 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12020 · 13 dated
Abacus.AI develops a generative AI platform with two offerings: ChatLLM, a multi-modal AI assistant for individuals and small teams, and Abacus.AI Enterprise, which provides AI automation, chatbots, and business process integration for large organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Metadata-driven control plane bringing clarity to data, built on an open-source community.
Acryl Data develops DataHub Cloud, an enterprise context platform built on the open-source DataHub project that unifies metadata, data lineage, quality checks, and governance so AI agents and data teams can access reliable context.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Akuity offers an enterprise software delivery platform built on the open-source Argo CD and Kargo projects, providing GitOps-based continuous deployment, policy-driven environment promotion, and AI-driven operations across Kubernetes, VMs, and cloud environments.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSunnyvale, US
Holding company spanning technology, life sciences, and research subsidiaries including Google.
Antheia uses engineered yeast and biosynthesis to produce key starting materials (KSMs) and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for essential medicines.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesMenlo Park, US
Christina D. Smolke(Executive Officer, Director)Christina Smolke(Co-Founder & CEO)Kristy Hawkins(Co-Founder & CSO)Eric d'Esparbes(Chief Financial Officer)Zack McGahey(Chief Operating Officer)Heidi Pucel(Chief People Officer)
Consumer fintech using data science to help people manage their money.
Indian fintech platform simplifying credit card bill payments and loan repayments.
ServiceTitan provides software to home and commercial services contractors (plumbers, electricians, HVAC, etc.) to manage their operations, customer relationships, and business growth.
Construction TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSGlendale, US
Jamie Turner(Co-Founder, CEO)Ara(Co-founder)Vahe(Co-founder)Vahe Kuzoyan(Executive Officer, Director)Ara Mahdessian(Executive Officer, Director)David Sherry(Executive Officer)
AI-powered agents that automate MuleSoft development tasks.
Dandelion Chocolate makes small-batch, single-origin chocolate using only cocoa beans and organic cane sugar, with no added vanilla, lecithin, preservatives, or cocoa butter.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSan Francisco, US
J. Todd Masonis(Executive Officer, Director)Cameron Ring(Executive Officer, Director)
Creates concise profiles summarizing online information about people and companies.
EasyPost provides a RESTful API platform that simplifies shipping and logistics operations for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jarrett Streebin(Founder/Title)in
Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ryan Petersen(Founder/CEO)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)Christopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Ronen(Director)
One-stop power solution delivering energy security for AI data centers.
GridCARE offers an AI-native platform, Energize, that helps data centers and electric utilities unlock latent grid capacity and accelerate power delivery to large-scale AI infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Gusto provides payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR management tools to businesses, offering integrated software alongside support services for these functions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Reeves(Founder/CEO)inEdward Kim(Founder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team)inTomer London(Founder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams)in
Alphabet Inc. is a holding company that oversees a portfolio of businesses including Google, which provides internet search, advertising, and related services; cloud infrastructure; and productivity software.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCloud Computing
Larry Page(CEO of Alphabet)Sergey Brin(President of Alphabet)
Hypersonix offers ProfitGPT, a generative AI platform for retailers and DTC brands that analyzes market, competitor, and internal business data to recommend and automate pricing, promotions, inventory, forecasting, and competitive intelligence decisions.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
InMobi is a GenAI-powered platform that connects brands and consumers for discovery and transactions at scale across mobile and digital channels.
AdTechAI & Machine Learning
Krikey AI is a browser-based, no-code tool that generates 3D animated videos and talking avatars from text prompts, images, or video, handling character creation, rigging, lip sync, and AI voiceovers.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
San Francisco, US
William A. Falcon(Executive Officer, Director)Saurabh Giri(Executive Officer)Ozan Kaya(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAmit Mukherjee(Director)Sam Yagan(Director)inCarlos Delatorre(Director)
Modular builds infrastructure for AI model inference and deployment, enabling developers to run AI models across different hardware and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Chris Lattner(Co-Founder & CEO (Modular); EVP, Advanced AI Software and Platforms at Qualcomm post-acquisition)inTim Davis(Co-Founder & President (Modular); SVP & GM of Modular at Qualcomm post-acquisition)inMostafa Hagog(VP of Engineering)Kalor Lewis(VP, Finance)Eric Johnson(VP of Product Management)Mike Edwards(Head of Special Projects / Business Operations)
Simplified data warehouse built on the lightweight DuckDB engine.
MotherDuck provides a serverless cloud analytics database built on DuckDB, enabling users to query and understand their data more easily.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSeattle, US
Jordan Tigani(Co-founder and Chief Duck-Herder)inHannes Mühleisen(Co-founder)Mark Raasveldt(Co-founder)Tino Tereshko
All-in-one workspace for note-taking, wikis, tasks and databases.
Paperless Post is an online platform for creating, sending, and managing digital invitations, cards, and shareable event pages, with tools for RSVP tracking, guest messaging, and event planning.
ConsumerSaaSSocial
Alexa Hirschfeld(Cofounder)James Hirschfeld(Cofounder)
Stripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Collison(Founder/President)inPatrick Collison(Founder/CEO)inWilliam Gaybrick(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Moritz(Director)in
Develops portable magnetic resonance spectroscopy devices for non-invasive metabolic data.
Synex develops compact, portable technology that uses magnetic resonance spectroscopy to measure blood metabolites such as glucose and lactate non-invasively and in real time, without a needle prick.
Deep TechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Ben Nashman
World Labs builds foundational world models that perceive, generate, reason and interact with the 3D world using spatial intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Fei-Fei Li(Founder)inJustin Johnson(Co-founder)inChristoph Lassner(Co-founder)inBen Mildenhall(Co-founder)in
Yubico manufactures hardware security keys and authentication solutions that protect user identities and prevent unauthorized access for enterprises and consumers.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Stina Ehrensvärd(Chief Evangelist & Co-Founder)Jakob Ehrensvärd(Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder)Christopher Harrell(Executive Officer)Mattias Danielsson(Executive Officer)Hung Truong(Executive Officer)Ronnie Manning(Executive Officer)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesConvex · pulse2.com · Aug 14, 2026
Modular · Modular / mojolang.org · Aug 11, 2026
Ceramic · en.wowtale.net · Jul 29, 2026
Stripe · techcrunch.com · Jul 20, 2026
Easypost · velo.outsideonline.com · Jul 17, 2026
Flexport · wwd.com · Jul 13, 2026
Bright · brightfuturescare.co.uk · Jul 8, 2026
World Labs · letsdatascience.com · Jul 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sherpalo Ventures made?
- Sherpalo Ventures has 43 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Sherpalo Ventures invest at?
- Sherpalo Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Sherpalo Ventures focus on?
- Sherpalo Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Sherpalo Ventures located?
- Sherpalo Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park.
- Who does Sherpalo Ventures co-invest with?
- Sherpalo Ventures most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, Felicis Ventures, among 175 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 116
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
SV Angel is an investment firm that partners with and supports founders building transformative companies, providing long-term backing and close advisory relationships.
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders building across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, energy and resilience, and health and bio.
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General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.
CapitalG is Alphabet's independent growth fund, backing post-product-market-fit technology companies with capital and operational support drawn from Google's expertise.
Decibel Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies, established through a partnership with Cisco.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
▶104 more co-investors
Greylock PartnersRedpoint VenturesLong Journey VenturesFJ LabsFirst Round CapitalKleiner PerkinsBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)B Capital GroupDST GlobalSusa VenturesRRE VenturesSciFi VCMadrona Venture GroupSoftBank Vision FundCota CapitalFloodgateMeritech Capital PartnersLowercase CapitalPear VCAugust CapitalZetta Venture PartnersAglae VenturesCraft VenturesAccelTechstarsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Founder CollectiveUncork CapitalBenchmarkUnknown VenturesUberMenlo VenturesKrakenTrue VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersQuiet CapitalGoat CapitalHCVCAME Cloud VenturesC2 InvestmentsInnovation EndeavorsCaffeinated CapitalKapor CapitalBond Capital ManagementSouth Park CommonsUlu VenturesPractical Venture CapitalElectric CapitalCrosslink CapitalRibbit CapitalMaveronVenrockGustoHarrison Metal2048 VenturesHanabi CapitalShasta VenturesCoinbase VenturesCausalCowboy VenturesOperator Collectiveboldstart ventures23andMeLOI Venture8-Bit Capital468 CapitalWebb Investment NetworkSerena VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesXtripe AngelsPeak XV PartnersRocketship.vcLocus VenturesExpansive VenturesA.Capital VenturesHoxton VenturesThird Kind Venture CapitalBasis Set VenturesPioneer Square LabsAdverb VenturesHighbury HoldingsThomvest VenturesVenture HighwaySweet CapitalLombardstreet VenturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Unstoppable DomainsIncite.orgAlsop Louie PartnersBINARY CAPITALEngineering CapitalStripeFoothill VenturesAccenture VenturesCrane Venture PartnersNKM CapitalTriatomic CapitalStanford UniversityMerak VenturesSmartStart FundHeroic VenturesBerkeley Angel NetworkShift Left Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Sherpalo Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Sherpalo Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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