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Venture capitalMenlo Park · Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
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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.
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Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 52 of 62 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×26AI & Machine Learning ×25SaaS ×24Developer Tools ×11Data & Infrastructure ×10Fintech ×8Cloud Computing ×7Consumer ×7
HQs:United States×41India×4Canada×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 32 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×133 founders×54+ founders×6
Where their founders studiedfrom 54 founders with education data
Stanford University ×12University of California, Berkeley ×5Harvard University ×4Caltech ×3Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ×3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2Harvard Business School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 44 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×22Engineering ×16Mathematics & Statistics ×6Business & Management ×5Physics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 51 founders with career history
Google ×12Microsoft ×4Applatix, Inc. (acquired by Intuit) ×3Argo Project ×3InMobi ×3Intuit ×3LinkedIn ×3McKinsey & Company ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
15 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 49 with degree data)
Investments · 62 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22023 · 22022 · 22020 · 12018 · 22015 · 22014 · 12013 · 12012 · 12011 · 115 dated
Alphabet operates digital advertising, cloud computing, and technology development businesses through two primary segments: Google Services, which generates revenue from search advertising, YouTube video advertising, and network partner commissions; and Google Cloud, which provides infrastructure, platform, and application services on a consumption and subscription basis.
Mountain View, US
Larry Page(Executive Officer, Director)inSergey Brin(Executive Officer, Director)inEric E. Schmidt(Executive Officer, Director)David C. Drummond(Executive Officer)Anat Ashkenazi(Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Alphabet and Google)Ruth M. Porat(President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google)in
Abacus provides real-time expense management software that handles employee reimbursements, corporate card reconciliation, and automated expense policy enforcement for companies.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Omar Qari(Founder)inTed Power(Founder)inJoshua Halickman(Founder)inArvind Sundararajan(Founder)Bindu Reddy(Founder)Siddartha Naidu(Founder)
Co-investors645 VenturesFundersClubHomebrewY CombinatorAvlok CapitalBessemer Venture Partners+7 more
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
Arvind Sundararajan(CTO & Co-Founder)inSiddartha Naidu(Founder)inBindu Reddy(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsIndex VenturesKhosla VenturesTiger Global ManagementAlkeon InnovationCoatue ManagementCollective Liquidity+2 more
Aisera develops agentic AI systems for enterprises that proactively anticipate needs and solve repetitive tasks, freeing teams to focus on strategic decisions and complex problem-solving.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSanta Clara, US
Abhi Maheshwari(Chief Executive Officer)inJared Lucas(Chief People Officer)inDejan Deklich(Chief Development Officer)inRahul Guha(VP of Product Management)inUtkarsh Contractor(Field Chief Technology Officer)inBen Lu(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsIcon VenturesMenlo VenturesThoma BravoTrue VenturesWorld Innovation LabAIX Ventures+8 more
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
Alexander Matyushentsev(Founder)inHong Wang(Founder)inJesse Suen(Founder)in
BoardJon Sakoda(Director)in
Co-investorsAnsa CapitalAviso VenturesDecibel PartnersLead Edge Capital
Antheia uses a yeast-based biosynthesis and fermentation platform to manufacture Key Starting Materials (KSMs) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) for essential medicines, offering an alternative to fragile agricultural sourcing.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtechMenlo Park, US
Christina Smolke(Founder)inKristy Hawkins(Founder)inEric d'Esparbes(Chief Financial Officer)inZack McGahey(Chief Operating Officer)inHeidi Pucel(Chief People Officer)in
BoardRam Shriram(Director)
Co-investorsAmerica's Frontier FundCivilization Ventures Management, LlcGlobal Health Investment CorporationIn-Q-TelLam Capital
Anyword provides a generative AI platform for marketing teams to create and optimize short-form and long-form content across ads, emails, social posts, blogs, and landing pages with performance prediction capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsGandyr InvestmentsUpWestInnovation EndeavorsLEAD Capital
Atum Works develops scalable 3D lithography technology capable of printing metal structures with submicron resolution for advanced manufacturing applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareRoboticsMountain View, US
Lucas Pabarcius(Founder)inMatteo Kimura(Founder)inMalcolm Tisdale(Founder)in
Co-investorsHummingbird VenturesOceans VenturesPioneerSaga VenturesSoma CapitalTranspose Platform Management+17 more
Biosynthetic Technologies develops innovative solutions in R&D and operations for sustainability-focused applications.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCircular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsIrvine, US
Allen Barbieri(Executive Officer, Director)inDr. Matt Kriech(CEO)
BoardBernhard Mohr(Director)Meghan Sharp(Director)Kent Wasson(Director)Steve Bierschenk(Director)
Co-investorsHG VenturesAthosCivilization Ventures Management, LlcGlobal Health Investment CorporationIn-Q-TelViking Global Investors
Bright Money is a financial technology company that emphasizes data security and privacy in its infrastructure, protecting user information through high information security and privacy standards.
Fintech
Petko Plachkov(Founder)inVarun Modi(Founder)inAvi Patchava(Founder)inAvinash Ramakanth(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalFelicis VenturesFJ LabsHummingbird VenturesOutrun VenturesNVIDIA
Bump developed a mobile app that allowed users to share contact information and photos by physically tapping their phones together; the company was acquired by Google in 2013, where its unreleased photo application technology became the foundation for Google Photos.
ConsumerSocialSan Francisco, US
David Lieb(Founder)inAndy Huibers(Founder)inSam Howarth(Founder)inTodd Slaughter(Founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCapitalize VCConnetic VenturesFelicis Ventures+3 more
Ceramic provides a web-scale search API designed for AI applications and LLMs, offering lower-cost, faster search to give models access to current web information.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsMountain View, US
Anna Patterson(Founder)inDr. Anna Patterson(Founder)Tom Costello(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundGrant Park VenturesMento vcNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Reciprocal Ventures+3 more
CheQ is a mobile app for paying credit card and utility bills in one place, offering rewards (CheQ Chips), a wallet, credit score dashboard, and instant cash and loan-against-mutual-funds products.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechBengaluru, IN
Aditya Soni(Founder)in
Co-investors3one4 CapitalIndia Foundation Fund Series I (A Scheme Of Multiply Ventures IndiaBattery VenturesHanaco Venture CapitalKey1 CapitalTiger Global Management
Clockwork provides infrastructure software for running large-scale AI training and inference workloads on GPU clusters, using nanosecond-precision monitoring, auto-remediation, and stateful job failover to prevent job crashes and reduce restarts.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructurePalo Alto, US
Deepak Merugu(Founder)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)JC2 Ventures
Convex is a technology company building a database and backend platform, founded by a team with backgrounds in synchronization, storage, and databases.
Cloud ComputingConstruction TechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSGlendale, US
Jamie Turner(Co-founder & CEO)inVahe Kuzoyan(Executive Officer, Director)Ara Mahdessian(Executive Officer, Director)James Cowling(Founder)inDavid Sherry(Executive Officer)
BoardWilliam Hsu(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersFounders Circle CapitalIndex Ventures+11 more
Convictional provides collaboration tools designed to keep teams mission-aligned.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSToronto, CA
Roger Kirkness(Founder)inChris Grouchy(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubGarage CapitalPioneerY CombinatorAME Cloud VenturesBlackPine+7 more
CurieTech AI builds an autonomous, agentic MuleSoft developer that automates complex coding and speeds up development for enterprise IT teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ashish Thusoo(Founder)in
Co-investorsPruVen Capital PartnersWillowTree Ventures
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)inCameron Ring(Executive Officer, Director)in
DataHub provides a metadata platform and data catalog that enables AI systems and data teams to discover, govern, and understand enterprise data at scale.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Shirshanka Das(Founder)inSwaroop Jagadish(Founder)inJohn Joyce(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCAbstract VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersIn-Q-TelMantis CapitalNext Play Ventures+6 more
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)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAcequia Capital (AceCap)Bow CapitalEastward Capital PartnersFundersClubGarage Capital+44 more
Exec was an on-demand personal assistant and errand service founded by Justin Kan that later focused on home cleaning.
ConsumerMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Justin Kan(Founder)inAmir Ghazvinian(Founder)inDaniel Kan(Founder)inOisin Hanrahan(Co-Founder and CEO)inUmang Dua(Co-Founder and COO)in
Co-investorsHighland Capital PartnersY CombinatorAlsop Louie PartnersCaffeinated CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Crystal Towers Capital+8 more
Filestack provides APIs and UI integrations for uploading, transforming, and delivering files and images.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Antonio, US
Brett van Zuiden(Founder)inLiyan David Chang(Founder)inAnand Dass(Founder)inThomas Georgiou(Founder)
Co-investorsScaleworksY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzDCVC (Data Collective)Highland Capital PartnersPear VC+2 more
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)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)inChristopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)inDavid C. Petersen(Founder)in
Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital3Spoke Capital8VCAcequia Capital (AceCap)Adit Ventures Management, Llc+70 more
Fulcrum Research is a lab that develops methods and tools to elicit better outputs from AI models and measure their capabilities, particularly on difficult-to-verify tasks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Kaivalya Hariharan(Founder)inUzay Girit(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAnkona CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersInitialized CapitalKennet PartnersSabrina Hahn Fund+3 more
GridCare develops AI-powered solutions to optimize energy efficiency and performance for data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechData & InfrastructureEnergy
Co-investorsClearvision VenturesClocktower VenturesFuture Energy VenturesStepchangeXoraKleiner Perkins+2 more
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)inEdward Kim(Founder)inTomer London(Founder)inJoshua Reeves(Founder)
Co-investors137 VenturesA*Acrew CapitalAkkadian VenturesAspect VenturesAurum+63 more
Heap provides analytics and data collection tools for growth marketers to optimize digital experiences, track user acquisition channels, measure engagement, and personalize messaging across the conversion funnel.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
Matin Movassate(Founder)inRavi Parikh(Founder)
BoardChetan Puttagunta(Director)
Co-investorsInitialized CapitalMenlo VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalPear VCSixth Street+15 more
Hebbia offers AI software for public and private market investors that automates reading, synthesis, and analysis of documents such as CIMs and virtual data rooms to speed up deal screening and diligence.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
George Sivulka(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAccess Ventures (New York)Andreessen HorowitzavraFloodgateGV (Google Ventures)+6 more
Hypersonix is an AI-driven platform that enables eCommerce and retail businesses to achieve profitable growth through proactive monitoring, diagnostics, and agentic AI capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Prem Kiran(Founder, CEO)inGina Becchetti(Co-founder, Chief of Staff & Operations)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalEvolution VenturesIntel CapitalMayfield FundRKKVC
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InMobi is a global technology company focused on mobile advertising and marketing, with product offerings and a technology platform serving marketers.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentBengaluru, IN
Naveen Tewari(Founder)inMohit Saxena(Founder)inAbhay Singhal(Founder)inAmit Gupta(Founder)
Co-investorsLightboxSoftBank Vision FundStructural CapitalTransmedia CapitalKae CapitalSoftBank Group
Kimono Labs provides browser-based tools that allow users to convert unstructured website data into machine-readable APIs without coding knowledge, using a bookmarklet or Chrome extension to automate web scraping and crawling.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsCowboy VenturesKarlin VenturesLifeX VenturesY CombinatorBasic CapitalFounders Fund+9 more
Krikey AI provides a generative AI platform that converts text prompts or video uploads into professional 3D character animations for use in marketing, education, games, and social media.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jhanvi Shriram(CEO)Dr. Ketaki Shriram(CTO)
Lightning AI, creator of PyTorch Lightning, runs an end-to-end AI development cloud and merged with GPU provider Voltage Park in 2026.
San Francisco, US
William Falcon(Founder)inSaurabh Giri(Executive Officer)inOzan Kaya(Executive Officer, Director)Luca Antiga(Founder)
BoardAmit Mukherjee(Director)inSam Yagan(Director)in
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesCapital B Private HoldingsCisco InvestmentsCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesK5 Global+23 more
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(Founder)inTim Davis(Founder)inMostafa Hagog(VP of Engineering)inKalor Lewis(VP, Finance)Eric Johnson(VP of Product Management)inMike Edwards(Head of Special Projects / Business Operations)in
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesFirestreak VenturesGeneral CatalystGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)+7 more
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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(Founder)inHannes Mühleisen(Co-founder)Mark Raasveldt(Co-founder)Tino Tereshko(Founder)inRyan Boyd(Founder)inLeila Horejsi(Founder)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesEastlink Capital PartnersEssence Venture CapitalFelicis Ventures+10 more
Optimizely develops an AI-powered marketing operating system used by over 10,000 businesses to manage campaigns and conduct experiments.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Pete Koomen(Founder)inDan Siroker(Founder)inAlexander Atzberger(Chief Executive Officer of combined Optimizely)inShafqat IslaminAndrew Davies(Founder)Edward Barrow(Founder)
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAshton KutcherBain Capital VenturesBattery VenturesBridge Bank+27 more
Pachama used satellite imagery, lidar, and machine learning to verify and monitor forest carbon projects, connecting companies to nature-based carbon credits for reforestation and forest conservation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaSSan Francisco, US
Diego Saez Gil(Founder)inTomas Aftalion(Founder)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAirAngelsBreakthrough Energy VenturesFirstrock CapitalJetstreamLowercarbon Capital+30 more
Paperless Post offers online and paper invitations and cards for personal life events and celebrations, with all design and technology developed in-house.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSocialNew York, US
Alexa Hirschfeld(Cofounder)inJames Hirschfeld(Cofounder)inMargaret Hirschfeld(Executive Officer)
BoardTripp Jones(Director)Ram Shriram(Director)Eric Wiesen(Director)
Co-investorsAugust CapitalRRE VenturesTuesday CapitalSV Angel
Perfect Audience is a retargeting platform for SaaS and online retail companies to reconnect with previous visitors and recover lost sales opportunities.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Brad Flora(Founder)inJordi Buller(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBrighteye VenturesKnight FoundationPritzker Group Venture CapitalSound VenturesStart Capital+2 more
Plane provides a project management platform with dedicated teamspaces that allow groups of coworkers to organize projects, track work assignments, and manage team-specific metrics and knowledge separately from organization-wide views.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Vamsi Kurama(Founder)in
Co-investorsOSS Capital
Priime develops photo editing software for photographers across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Adobe Lightroom, featuring hand-crafted styles designed by working photographers.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSocialSan Francisco, US
Arthur Chang(Founder)inLoren Baxter(Founder)inAndrew Ng(Founder)inJoe Pestro(Founder)inAndrew Y. Ng(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAmino CapitalCRCM VenturesFusionInitialized CapitalPenultimate Capital+1 more
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Protocol Labs is an innovation network connecting over 750 tech organizations developing breakthrough technologies across web3, AI, AR, VR, BCI, hardware, and related fields.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Juan Benet(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBlueYard CapitalCapital B Private HoldingsDigital Currency GroupFundersClub+13 more
Razorpay provides payment processing APIs and financial services for online merchants, schools, and ecommerce businesses, offering payment acceptance, disbursement, current accounts, and working capital loans.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBengaluru, IN
Harshil Mathur(Founder)inShashank Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationFundamentumGMO VenturePartnersgrowX VenturesIIMA VenturesLightspeed India Partners+24 more
Samaya AI develops Expert AI Agents that process real-time information from global financial markets to support investment decision making.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechMountain View, US
Maithra Raghu(Founder)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAlumni VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Boom CapitalBoom Capital VenturesNVentures
Scalyr is a San Mateo log management and analytics provider, acquired by SentinelOne in 2021 and rebranded DataSet.
San Mateo, US
Steve Newman(Founder)Steven Czerwinski(Founder)in
BoardJason Pressman(Director)in
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaFelicis VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Heroic VenturesShasta VenturesSusa Ventures
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)
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersKhosla VenturesBuilding Ventures
Skyroot builds small-satellite launch vehicles, including the Vikram series of rockets that deliver satellites to low Earth and sun-synchronous orbits via dedicated and rideshare launches.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Pawan Kumar Chandana(Founder)inNaga Bharath Daka(Founder)in
Co-investorsArkam VenturesAUM VenturesCapria VenturesGraph VenturesT-HubWorldQuant Ventures+4 more
Stripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Collison(Founder)inPatrick Collison(Founder)inWilliam Gaybrick(Executive Officer)inGreg Brockman(Founding Engineer, then first CTO)inSarah Heckin
BoardMichael Moritz(Director)in
Co-investors1435 Capital500 GlobalAdvaita CapitalAdventure FundAglae VenturesAir Street Capital+100 more
StumbleUpon is a social networking platform that enables users to discover and share web content with others who share similar interests, and offers advertising and marketing services for businesses.
AdTechConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Co-investorsAugust CapitalHarlan Capital PartnersUpshift CapitalAccelDag VenturesFirst Round Capital
Superorder provides AI agents for restaurants that manage customer reputation and feedback, maximize delivery profitability, and generate operational insights.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSNew York City, US
Raghav Poddar(Founder)inMykyta Savchenko(Executive Officer, Director)Vamsi Gadiraju(Cofounder)inHenry Engel(Founder)in
Co-investorsChapter OneFloodgateFoundation CapitalRoar VenturesSlow VenturesStreamlined Ventures+14 more
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(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccompliceFundomoKhosla VenturesRadical Ventures
Unbound builds security infrastructure to govern AI coding agents in enterprise environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Rajaram Srinivasan(Founder)inVignesh Subbiah(Founder)inRajin
Co-investorsEvolution Equity PartnersNorthside VenturesPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementVorwerk VenturesWayfinder Ventures+13 more
World Labs builds foundational world models that perceive, generate, reason and interact with the 3D world using spatial intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Fei-Fei Li(Founder)inJustin Johnson(Founder)inChristoph Lassner(Founder)inBen Mildenhall(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupAndreessen HorowitzCisco InvestmentsFoundersXFoundersX VenturesGreycroft+16 more
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)inJakob Ehrensvärd(Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder)inChristopher Harrell(Executive Officer)inMattias Danielsson(Executive Officer)inHung Truong(Executive Officer)inRonnie Manning(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzValley Capital PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)PROOFMeritech Capital Partners
Gusto (formerly ZenPayroll) is an all-in-one payroll and HR platform that automates payroll processing, tax filing, and compliance, and offers hiring, onboarding, time tracking, and employee benefits administration.
FintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Joshua Reeves(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Edward Kim(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inBrett Willms(Executive Officer)inMark London(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardHemant Taneja(Director)in
Co-investorsPeterson VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Emergence Capital PartnersGeneral CatalystGV (Google Ventures)Kleiner Perkins+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.
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Exits · 14
1 IPOs · 13 acquisitions · showing 6AlphabetNASDAQ: GOOGAbacusacq. by CertifyExecacq. by HandyPachamaacq. by Carbon DirectPerfect Audienceacq. by Marin SoftwareUnboundacq. by Coinbase
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesConvex · finsmes.com · Aug 5, 2026
Modular · Modular Blog / Qualcomm · Jul 29, 2026
Optimizely · world.optimizely.com · Jul 9, 2026
World Labs · thesaasnews.com · Jun 5, 2026
Gusto · gusto.com · Jun 2, 2026
Hebbia · finance.yahoo.com · Mar 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sherpalo Ventures made?
- Sherpalo Ventures has 62 tracked investments, 14 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Sherpalo Ventures invest at?
- Sherpalo Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A 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, US.
- Who does Sherpalo Ventures co-invest with?
- Sherpalo Ventures most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Index Ventures, among 118 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 117
SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.
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.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
First Round Capital is an early-stage venture firm partnering with founders at the very first stages of company creation, backing companies from angel through seed with hands-on support across GTM, recruiting, and operations.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
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Ribbit CapitalFounders FundRedpoint VenturesPear VCMenlo VenturesBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)Coatue ManagementDST GlobalSciFi VCKapor CapitalLowercase CapitalDecibel PartnersAccelBenchmarkB Capital GroupSusa VenturesInnovation EndeavorsSoftBank Vision FundFloodgateBond Capital ManagementCapitalGAugust CapitalLocus VenturesThird Kind Venture CapitalAglae VenturesCraft VenturesGreylock PartnersLong Journey VenturesFounder CollectiveUncork CapitalTrue VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersRRE VenturesAME Cloud VenturesMadrona Venture GroupCaffeinated CapitalCota CapitalMeritech Capital PartnersSouth Park CommonsPractical Venture CapitalElectric CapitalHanabi CapitalShasta VenturesCowboy Ventures23andMeZetta Venture PartnersWebb Investment NetworkSerena VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesPeak XV PartnersPioneer Square LabsSweet CapitalLombardstreet VenturesAlsop Louie PartnersAccenture VenturesTriatomic CapitalHeroic VenturesTechstarsUnknown VenturesUberKrakenQuiet CapitalGoat CapitalHCVCC2 InvestmentsUlu VenturesCrosslink CapitalMaveronVenrockGustoHarrison Metal2048 VenturesCoinbase VenturesCausalOperator Collectiveboldstart venturesLOI Venture8-Bit Capital468 CapitalRobot VenturesXtripe AngelsRocketship.vcExpansive VenturesA.Capital VenturesHoxton VenturesBasis Set VenturesAdverb VenturesHighbury HoldingsThomvest VenturesVenture HighwayVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Unstoppable DomainsIncite.orgBINARY CAPITALEngineering CapitalStripeFoothill VenturesCrane Venture PartnersNKM CapitalStanford UniversityMerak VenturesSmartStart FundBerkeley 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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8VC is a venture capital firm investing across logistics, life sciences, healthcare, IT infrastructure, and government/defense, guided by its Smart Enterprise thesis focused on data integration and platform network effects.
GoAhead Ventures is a venture capital firm that operates like a startup, using a streamlined one-way video pitch process where all three managing partners review every submission and deliver fast investment decisions.
Render Capital is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm backing founders across Middle America's heartland and commerce corridor. It writes first institutional checks into companies disrupting legacy industries.
IDG Capital is a multi-strategy investment platform founded in 1993 that supports entrepreneurs across the full business lifecycle, bridging East and West with a global presence and over 300 professionals.