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Sierra Ventures

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

San Mateo · Pre-Seed–Series A · 19 people tracked

Also known as SIERRA VENTURES MANAGEMENT III, L.L.C.

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Investment thesis

Sierra Ventures backs Seed and Series A SaaS startups, citing the shift of software from on-premise to cloud delivery as transformative for B2B products. The firm looks for companies with clear market pull, high customer retention, and strong upsell within their existing customer base, supported by predictable recurring revenue from annual and multi-year contracts. Beyond SaaS, the firm's broader portfolio spans AI and data, digital health, deeptech and robotics, security and infrastructure, and consumer/commerce.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
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$500K – $10M
HQ
San Mateo, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1980
Last 12 months
7 investments
AUM
$2B
VC funds
14
Tracked investments
232
Unicorns
11
IPOs
4
Acquisitions
20

Team · 19 people

from the firm's website

6 people who came through Sierra Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 144 of 232 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×87SaaS ×70Enterprise Software ×51Data & Infrastructure ×26Developer Tools ×21Cloud Computing ×16E-commerce ×14Fintech ×14

HQs:United States×111Mexico×4Canada×2China×2India×2Switzerland×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 97 portfolio companies
32%
solo founders
31 of 97 mapped founding teams
38%
repeat founders
of 129 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 40 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×312 founders×273 founders×204+ founders×19

Where their founders studiedfrom 115 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×5University of Waterloo ×5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×4University of Southern California ×4AngelPad ×3Cornell ×3Georgia Institute of Technology ×3Harvard University ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 119 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×47Engineering ×38Business & Management ×23Finance & Accounting ×7Economics ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×5Physics ×5Humanities ×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 129 founders with career history

Microsoft ×11Google ×10Palo Alto Networks ×5Cisco ×4VMware ×4BIGSTORY VC ×3Bosch ×3Oracle ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×7Techstars ×3

23 founders hold a PhD · 17 hold an MBA (of 121 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders

Investments · 232 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 52025 · 82024 · 102023 · 162022 · 62021 · 212020 · 82019 · 62018 · 32017 · 12016 · 12015 · 9107 dated

Elasticelastic.coin𝕏NYSE: ESTC

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AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Teunis Steven Schuurman(Director)Steven Schuurman(Founder)Uri Boness(Founder)inSimon Willnauer(Founder)inShay Banon(Founder)inW.H. Baird Garrett(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Index VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Night CapitalNorwest Venture Partners+3 more

Intuitintuit.comin𝕏NASDAQ: INTU

Intuit develops financial software products—including TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp—for consumers and small businesses to manage taxes, credit, accounting, and marketing.

AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketing TechSaaSMountain View, US

Scott Cook(Founder)inThomas Proulx(Founder)inSasan Goodarzi(Chief Executive Officer)inSandeep Aujla(Chief Financial Officer)Tom Proulx(Founder)Aaron Patzer(Founder)

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAllegisCyber CapitalAlphaDriveAugust CapitalAura VenturesCanvas Ventures+10 more

MakeMyTripmakemytrip.comNASDAQ: MMYT

Marketplace for travel services in India

Rajesh Magow(Founder)inDeep Kalra(Founder)

Co-investorsElevation CapitalGabriel Venture PartnersMayfield FundHelion Venture PartnersLong Journey VenturesPeak XV Partners

Zeta Globalzetaglobal.comin𝕏NYSE: ZETA

Zeta Global is a marketing technology company providing data- and AI-driven products for marketing, CRM, and media activation.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

David A. Steinberg(Founder)inJohn Sculley(Founder)inSteven Gerber(President)inChristopher Greiner(Chief Financial Officer)inChristian Monberg(Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product)inNeej Gore(Chief Data Officer)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesIris CapitalKnight's Bridge Capital PartnersSavano Capital Partners

Agent IQagentiq.comin𝕏✓ verified

Agent IQ builds software solutions for banking and financial services, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to serve financial institutions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAustin, US

Slaven Bilac(CEO and Co-Founder)

Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalSaaS Capital

AgentDesksagentdesks.com✓ verified

A real estate technology platform providing CRM, transaction management, referral networks, and brokerage services to real estate agents and brokerages.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsAngelPadKima VenturesVTF CapitalCota Capital

Radiusradiusagent.comin✓ verified

Radius Agent is a licensed real estate brokerage serving real estate agents and clients across multiple U.S. states.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Biju Ashokan(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalBlueRun VenturesCota CapitalCrosscut VenturesMana VenturesNFX+8 more

Sedaisedai.ioin𝕏Seed · Mar 2020 · $4M✓ verified

Sedai provides autonomous cloud optimization software that automatically manages cloud infrastructure, reducing operational overhead and costs for enterprise customers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Suresh Mathew(Founder)inBenji Thomas(Founder)Benjamin Thomas(Founder)

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersIn-Q-TelUncorrelated VenturesAtlantic Vantage PointAXA Venture PartnersBain Capital Ventures

Supportlogicsupportlogic.comin𝕏✓ verified

SupportLogic develops an AI-powered platform that analyzes unstructured data in customer support tickets to extract customer sentiment, product feedback, and churn signals.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Krishna Raj Raja(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystSorenson VenturesWestBridge CapitalEMERGENT VENTURES

Appceleratorappcelerator.comAug 2015 · $22M

Mountain View, US

Jeffrey Haynie(Executive Officer, Director)Nolan Wright(Director)MIKE ASHER(Executive Officer)

BoardNavin Chadda(Director)John Occhipinti(Director)inLarry Augustin(Director)in

Board seatTim Guleri· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsTransLink CapitalEbayEDB InvestmentsMayfield FundPresidio VenturesRelay Ventures+4 more

Baltobalto.aiin𝕏Aug 2021 · $37.5M

Balto provides real-time AI guidance for contact center agents during calls, suggesting responses and coaching in the moment to improve sales, customer service, and collections conversations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSt. Louis, US

Marc Bernstein(Co-founder)inChris Kontes(Co-founder)inErin Ryan(CFO)inMichael Goldstein(CTO)inDavidson Girard(Executive Officer)

BoardAlex Rubalcava(Director)

Board seatTim Guleri· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsOCA VenturesSaas Ventures, L.L.C.Sandalphon CapitalAtreides ManagementCultivation CapitalJump Capital+2 more

Cnex Labscnexlabs.comMar 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

San Jose, US

Yiren Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Armstrong(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph DeFranco(Executive Officer)

BoardLip Bu Tan(Director)inBill Moore(Director)

Board seatBen Yu· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Mar 2021

Co-investorsBrightstone Venture CapitalCastor VenturesCisco InvestmentsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)We VenturesCelesta Capital+1 more

DeepHowdeephow.cominSeed · May 2025 · $14M

DeepHow creates video-based training and AI-powered standard operating procedure (SOP) verification for frontline operations workers in manufacturing.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEdTechNew York City, US

Sam Zheng(Founder)inQiannan "Channing" Cai(Founder)inSivakumar Lakshmanan(Chief Executive Officer)Siva LakshmananinXianjun Zheng(Director)Patrik Matos da Silva(Director)

Board seatBen Yu· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFoothill VenturesID VenturesLG Technology VenturesOwl VenturesQualcomm VenturesStanley Ventures+4 more

Dylibsodylibso.comApr 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

WebAssembly infrastructure and developer tools for plugin systems

Board seatShomik Ghosh· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Apr 2023

Co-investorsboldstart venturesPebblebedCrew CapitalFelicis Ventures

Inspirit Learning, Inc.inJan 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Atlanta, US

Amrutha S. Vasan(Executive Officer, Director)inAditya Vishwanath(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatMark Fernandes· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Jan 2021

Pantomathépantomath.cominSeries A · Sep 2023 · $14M

Pantomath helps enterprise teams deliver reliable data on time by automating data operations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareCincinnati, US

Somesh Saxena(Founder)in

BoardMichael Brown(Director)in

Board seatMark FernandesShashank Saxena· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystSnowflake VenturesBowery CapitalCintrifuse CapitalHitachi VenturesJobsOhio Ventures+1 more

Phenom Peoplephenom.comin𝕏Oct 2015

Phenom provides an AI-powered talent experience platform for HR teams at large enterprises, using applied AI and automation to help hire, develop, and retain employees.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSAmbler, US

Brad Goldoor(Executive Officer)inMahe Bayireddy(Executive Officer, Director)Hari Bayireddy(Executive Officer, Director)Hari Bayireddi(Founder)inEd Newman(Executive Officer)inEric Offner(Executive Officer)in

Board seatTim Guleri· per SEC Form D

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAdit Ventures Management, LlcB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCurious CapitalKarlani Capital+1 more

Polymer Searchpolymersearch.comin𝕏Sep 2021

Polymer is a no-code business intelligence and reporting platform that connects to e-commerce data sources like Shopify and Amazon to generate automated sales reports, dashboards, and AI-driven insights.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US

Ashish Gupta(Founder)inYasser Ansari(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatTim Guleri· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Flucas VenturesIncubate USRemarkable VenturesSommet ABVela Partners+1 more

Qualitiqualiti.aiinDec 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

Sandy, US

Peter West(Founder)Jeff Handy(Founder)

Board seatMark Fernandes· per SEC Form D · $2.7M raise · filed Dec 2023

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCrosslink CapitalEPIC VENTURESFrontier Venture Capital

Quillbotquillbot.comin𝕏Apr 2020 · $4M

QuillBot provides an AI-powered workspace with tools for writing, paraphrasing, design, and visual generation, letting users brainstorm, research, and produce documents and presentations.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkSaaSChicago, US

Anil Jason(Executive Officer, Director)inRohan Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Silin(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Cohen(Director)

Board seatMark Fernandes· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGSV VenturesService Provider Capital

reifyreifyhealth.comAug 2021

Reify Health operates clinical trial technology and services to accelerate the delivery of new therapies to patients.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSBoston, Ma, US

Ralph Passarella(Founder)inMichael Lin(Founder)inHenry Li(Founder)Joseph Abrahamson(Founder)Pramod Verma(Founder)

BoardNeeraj Agrawal(Director)in

Board seatMark Fernandes· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAsset Management CompanyBattery VenturesCoatue ManagementEnsemble LabsICONIQLeo Capital Ventures

Speedscalespeedscale.comin𝕏Seed · Mar 2023 · $9M

Speedscale provides API testing and development tools that help organizations test and debug applications more efficiently.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAtlanta, US

Ken Ahrens(Founder)inMatthew LeRay(Founder)inNate Lee(Founder)

Board seatTim Guleri· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesCreativeCoGrotech VenturesSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Soma CapitalTech Square Ventures+3 more

TeamOhanateamohana.comin𝕏Seed · Aug 2024 · $4M

TeamOhana is a headcount management platform that unites Finance, HR, and Talent teams to plan, approve, and track hiring, compensation, and organizational design in one place.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Baishampayan Ghose(Co-founder & CTO)inTushar Makhija(Co-founder & CEO)in

BoardRam Gupta(Director)in

Board seatVignesh Ravikumar· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsKatalyst VenturesKatalyst.VenturesLerer HippeauRecall CapitalCarya Venture PartnersCollide Capital

Treasure Datatreasuredata.comin𝕏Dec 2014

Treasure Data offers the Personalization AI Suite, an AI-native tool that uses unified customer data and real-time signals to automatically personalize web content, offers, and experiences for individual customers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMountain View, US

Kazuki Ota(Executive Officer, Director)Hironobu Yoshikawa(Founder)Hiro Yoshikawa(Founder)inKazuki Ohta(Founder)Sadayuki Furuhashi(Founder)

Board seatTim Guleri· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCarbide VenturesHaymaker VenturesHeavybitIrregular ExpressionsIT-Farm CorporationScale Venture Partners+3 more

Wallaroowallaroo.aiin𝕏Jul 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Wallaroo.AI offers a unified platform for deploying, serving, monitoring, and optimizing machine learning and AI models in production across cloud, on-premise, and edge environments.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBrooklyn, US

Vidyut Jain(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardOwen Davis(Director)inPriyanka Mitra(Director)inSamir Kumar(Director)

Board seatShomik Ghosh· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Jul 2024

Co-investorsboldstart venturesContour Venture PartnersEniac VenturesFour Acres CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)MyAsiaVC+3 more

Yaloyalo.aiin𝕏Oct 2023 · $50M

Yalo provides an AI-powered customer engagement platform that manages interactions across WhatsApp, mobile apps, and voice calls, combining artificial intelligence and automation to drive sales conversions and customer lifecycle management for e-commerce and retail businesses.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSSales TechHouston, MX

Javier Mata Saravia(Executive Officer, Director)Javier Mata(Founder)inRafael Karkle(Executive Officer)in

BoardRashmi Gopinath(Director)inAntonio Rallo Verdugo(Director)Andres Gavito Aspe(Director)in

Board seatMark Fernandes· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFEMSA VenturesGlisco PartnersID345MSW Capital+2 more

Zimperiumzimperium.comin𝕏Feb 2015 · $15M

Zimperium provides mobile security software that protects smartphones, tablets, and mobile apps against device, network, phishing, and application-level threats, and helps organizations meet regulatory and compliance standards such as HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, and FedRAMP.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Elia Yehuda(Director)inItzhak Avraham(Executive Officer, Director)Shridhar Mittal(CEO)inYasmin Seyal(Executive Officer)in

BoardRaymond Liao(Director)

Board seatMark Fernandes· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsIbex InvestorsOTVRealization Capital PartnersTime Zero CapitalTitanium VenturesSoftBank Group+1 more

10Web10web.ioin𝕏Jul 2021 · $2M

10Web provides a white-labeled website generation API that enables platforms to automatically create WordPress sites from user-submitted business data, assets, and branding information.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Sergey Markosyan(Co-founder & CTO)inArmen Saghatelyan(Co-founder & CDO)Tigran Nazaryan(Co-founder & CInO)Narek Torosyan(CEO)inArto Minasyan(Founder)

Co-investorsAI FundFormula VC

360Commerce360commerce.co.nz

360 Commerce provides an ERP-connected B2B ecommerce and customer ordering portal that lets wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers offer self-service ordering, contract pricing, quotes and account management online.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaS

ACTIVE Networkactivenetwork.comin

ACTIVE Network builds event and activity management software for race organizers, camps, sports teams, resorts, and public sector organizations, offering online registration, payment processing, timing, scheduling, and participant engagement tools.

Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSSports TechDallas, US

Co-investorsVista Equity PartnersABS VenturesCanaan PartnersEscalate Capital PartnersMoonshots Capital

Adometryadometry.comJan 2013 · $8M

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

Co-investorsTectonic VenturesShasta Ventures

Advekitadvekit.comSeed · Jul 2021 · $3M

Online healthcare platform making mental health therapy accessible and affordable.

Co-investorsAmplify.LAChaos VenturesMoment Ventures, Llc

Altimate Incaltimate.aiin𝕏Seed · Sep 2022

Altimate provides an open-source, tech-stack-agnostic agentic data platform whose AI data agents automate tasks such as building data pipelines, migrating workloads, managing infrastructure, and enforcing data governance.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSunnyvale, US

Anand Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)inPradnesh Patil(Executive Officer, Director)inAtul Pawar(Director)

Co-investorsCanaan Partners

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(Founder)inGuy Haddleton(Founder)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+11 more

Andeande.aiSep 2026 · $52M

Ande is an enterprise platform for managing corporate entertainment spend, letting teams discover, plan, and book pre-vetted dining, sporting events, experiences, and gifting at negotiated corporate rates.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsRedpoint VenturesBain Capital VenturesDuration VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners

Appcuesappcues.comDec 2021 · $32.1M

Appcues is a customer engagement platform that lets marketing and product teams publish in-app content, surveys, and multi-step guides to onboard and engage users.

Developer ToolsMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Jackson Noel(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Kim(Executive Officer, Director)Kristen(Marketing Leader)Berni(Product Leader)inChris(Engineering Leader)inKaitie(Sales Leader)in

Co-investorsOnStartupsAccompliceBridge BankColumbia PartnersNewSpring Capital

Applitoolsapplitools.comin𝕏Apr 2018 · $31M

Applitools provides a visual testing platform that uses AI to automatically validate user interfaces and catch visual defects across browsers and devices.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investors10DBessemer Venture PartnersMagma Venture PartnersiAngels

Approvaapprova.coin

Develops enterprise software for managing, analyzing and monitoring critical business transactions and processes.

FintechToronto, CA

Anthony Cerelli(Founder)in

Co-investorsGurtin VenturesMichigan RiseNovak Biddle Venture PartnersTechstars

Armorcodearmorcode.comin𝕏Seed · May 2021 · $3M

ArmorCode provides unified vulnerability management and application security posture management for enterprises, aggregating findings across security tools to prioritize and remediate security risks in software, cloud infrastructure, and AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Nikhil Gupta(Founder)inMark Lambert(Founder)

Co-investorsBallistic VenturesCervinCheyenne VenturesHarmonic Growth PartnersNGP CapitalTau Ventures+5 more

Astronomerastronomer.ioin𝕏Apr 2017

Astronomer provides Astro, a platform for running Apache Airflow, the open-source data orchestration tool used by enterprises to manage AI, ML, and analytics pipelines at scale.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsCincinnati, US

Ry Walker(Founder)inViraj Parekh(Founder)inJoe Otto(Founder)inGreg Neiheisel(Founder)Tim Brunk(Founder)inRyan Walker(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalAngelPadBain Capital VenturesBosch VenturesCincyTechConnetic Ventures+13 more

Asyncasync.comSeed · Nov 2020 · $2M

Async is an AI-powered video editor that allows users to create, edit, and repurpose videos through conversational prompts rather than traditional editing interfaces.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Arto Yeritsyan(Founder)in

Co-investorsDiaspora VenturesMosaic VenturesPoint NineSmartGateVC

ATMIatmisales.com

ATMI is a technical sales and solutions firm that serves manufacturers and technology companies in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada, providing product expertise, supply chain logistics, and market access.

HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSales TechPacific Northwest, US

Augmentusaugmentus.techinSeries A · Oct 2025 · $6M

Augmentus develops intelligent robotic automation solutions that enable manufacturers to perform complex tasks like surface finishing and welding with minimal setup.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSingapore, SG

Daryl Lim(Founder)in

Co-investorsCocoon CapitalApplied Ventures

Baltoplaybalto.com𝕏Acquired

Balto provides software that simplifies contest management by automating administrative tasks and enabling organizers to oversee large numbers of participants.

ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US

Joel Karacozoff(Founder)inNicky Montana(Founder)inSpencer Cassidy(Head of Growth)inMarc Bernstein Chris Kontes(Founder)

Co-investorsStripesY CombinatorCultivation CapitalLiquid VenturesSandalphon CapitalStepchange

BAND AIband.ai

BAND provides interaction infrastructure that lets AI agents built in different frameworks, languages, and runtimes collaborate with each other and with humans in shared rooms.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareKokhav Ya’ir, IL

Arick Goomanovsky(Founder)

Co-investorsHetz VenturesTeam8Team8 Capital

Bina TechnologiesinMar 2012acquired by Roche · Dec 2014

Bina Technologies developed genomic data-management and bioinformatics software (Bina-GMS, including Bina Box/Desktop/Rack) to help researchers store, process, and analyze next-generation DNA sequencing data.

Redwood City, US

Harsh Patel(Executive Officer)in

BoardNarges Bani Asadi(Executive Officer, Director)Farzad Naimi(Director)Garry Nolan(Director)Babak Yazdani(Director)Wing Wong(Director)

Co-investorsThink+ Ventures Management, Llc

Bitfusionbitfusion.ioin

Sunnyvale, US

Maciej Bajkowski(Executive Officer)Mazhar Memon(Executive Officer)Subramanian Rama(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)GeekdomTechstarsVanedge CapitalVanedge Capital Limited Partnership

Blazelblazel.comFeb 2026

Blazel is a LinkedIn content and social selling tool that helps a company's executives, sales, and marketing teams generate, schedule, and publish posts in their own voice, using a fine-tuned LLM and a data layer of enriched LinkedIn profiles.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales Tech

Co-investorsMoment Ventures, LlcRecursive VenturesAfore CapitalFirsthandVC

Boomtrainboomtrain.comin𝕏Feb 2014

Zeta offers an AI-based marketing platform that uses predictive intelligence and generative capabilities to automate campaign workflows, audience building, and customer journey optimization.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US

CHRIS MONBERG(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Edwards(Executive Officer, Director)inChristian Monbergin

BoardULLAS NAIK(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalCota CapitalLerer Hippeau

Calyptiacalyptia.com𝕏Mar 2022 · $5Macquired by Chronosphere

Chronosphere is an observability platform for microservices and containers, offering an end-to-end observability solution and a telemetry pipeline (from the creators of Fluent Bit and Calyptia) to collect, transform, and route telemetry data while controlling cost and complexity.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsACTAI VenturesCarbide Ventures

Capturecapture.soinApr 2023 · $14MDefunct

Capture was a note-taking application that allowed users to capture notes, to-dos, and web pages.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkNew York City, US

Calvin LeGassick(CEO)inJesse Chand(Founder)inStephen Chen(Founder)inAdena Nadler(Founder)in

Co-investorsVerso Capital Compartment 23Y Combinator10X CapitalBoxGroupCaffeinated CapitalCanaan Partners+8 more

Capturecapture.com𝕏Apr 2023 · $14M

Capture digitizes personal media including VHS tapes, VCR tapes, mini tapes, and other analog formats into digital formats (DVDs, thumb drives, cloud storage) for consumers wanting to preserve family memories and home videos.

Consumer

Co-investorsLauder PartnersFoothill VenturesLG Technology VenturesOsage Venture PartnersOwl VenturesQualcomm Ventures

Carwalecarwale.comin𝕏Nov 2008

CarWale is a digital platform offering tools and services to help car consumers evaluate and purchase vehicles at competitive prices from verified dealers.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationRetail TechNavi Mumbai, IN

Tufail Khan(Founder)inBanwari Lal Sharmain

Co-investors8i Ventures

Centex Telecomcentex.com𝕏

Centex is a home builder that constructs new residential homes and provides homeowners with a digital portal to track construction progress, access home maintenance guides, and manage homeowner resources.

Construction TechPropTech

Chronospherechronosphere.ioin𝕏Acquired

Chronosphere provides an observability platform for microservices and containers that helps teams detect and fix customer-impacting issues while controlling costs and complexity.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York, US

Martin Mao(Founder)inRob Skillington(Founder)inAshley Alexander(Chief People Officer)inMargaret Dawson(Global Head of Marketing)inBill Hineline(Field Chief Technology Officer)inIan Smith(Chief of Staff to the CEO and Head of Strategy)in

Co-investorsACTAI VenturesAdditionAntiBasis Set VenturesCarbide VenturesCardinia Ventures+15 more

Cimulatecimulate.aiSeed · Jun 2023 · $5M

Cimulate is an LLM-based operating system for e-commerce that uses natural language understanding to model customer intent in real-time and drive conversion.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaS

Vivek Farias(Founder)John Andrews(Founder)

Co-investorsLFX Venture PartnersPillar VCCommerce VenturesSpark Capital

Circlecicircleci.comin𝕏

CircleCI develops continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) tooling that helps software development and developer-experience teams build, test, and ship code faster and more reliably.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Allen Rohner(Founder)inPaul Biggar(Founder)inJim Rose(Chief Executive Officer)inRob Zuber(Chief Technology Officer)inChitra Balasubramanian(Chief Financial Officer)Judson Griffin(Chief Revenue Officer)

Co-investors3Spoke Capital500 GlobalDCVC (Data Collective)Draper AssociatesHeavybitIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+11 more

Citconcitcon.comin𝕏

Citcon provides cross-border and mobile payment solutions for global e-commerce and digital wallet transactions.

E-commerceFintechSaaSSan Jose, US

Chunbo Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Chuck Huang(Founder)inWei Jiang(Co-Founder, President & COO)inCasey Bullock(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardDavid Feinleib(Director)Priti Choksi(Director)in

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCota CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersSonae IMTaihill VentureTSVC+1 more

Clippayclip.comin𝕏

Clip provides financial technology products and services to help businesses in Mexico access modern fintech solutions and grow their operations.

FintechRetail TechSaaSMexico City, MX

Vilash Poovala(Founder)inAdolfo Babatz(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalAccionCanvas VenturesCapria VenturesDalus CapitalEndurance28+12 more

Cloudquerycloudquery.ioin𝕏

CloudQuery provides cloud governance teams with unified visibility and management across multiple cloud providers and accounts.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Yevgeny Pats(Founder)

Co-investorsboldstart venturesPartech VenturesMango CapitalTiger Global ManagementWork-Bench

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

Approximate Labs Inc.Commerce FabricHigia, Inc.Spotzer Media GroupZaloniAkasha ImagingAmerican Fiber SystemsAmerigroup CorporationArthasAuthenTecBankinfosecurityBinaCombinetConvergeNetCSS CorpDgitDigital GenerationDNNDynamicOpsElasticboxFalconFalcon Computing SolutionsFaxSavFrontBridgeGreenplumHealtheonInteract CommerceKiln AIKyrosLoopMicro Power ElectronicsMicromuseMongoose SoftwareNet6NexgateOnLinkOpalis SoftwarePayClipPermeo TechnologiesPlanetary Network TechnologiesQeexoQuintaRedLockRunaSaleslogixSimplify MediaSK Spruce

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▶32 more tracked companies

SkydropXSmallest AISocial TouchSourcefireSpectro CloudSpotzerStrataComSyChipTempo AITeradataTerayon Communication SystemsTextIQThe E14 FundTheravanceThetaTheta LabsThixelTouchCommerceTownsquaredTrendsiValente Sherman, Inc.VeerVeriSiliconVertelVisoViso TrustVungleWeavWhizAIWizelineXimalayaZeni

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 · 24

4 IPOs · 20 acquisitions · showing 14

ElasticNYSE: ESTCIntuitNASDAQ: INTUMakeMyTripNASDAQ: MMYTZeta GlobalNYSE: ZETABina Technologiesacq. by RocheCalyptiaacq. by ChronosphereCombinetacq. by CiscoEndgameacq. by ElasticHiredacq. by LHH (Adecco Group)Interact Commerceacq. by The Sage Group plcJetloreacq. by PayPalLemonaidacq. by 23andMePeriscope Dataacq. by SisensePortfoliumacq. by Instructure

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Sierra Ventures made?
Sierra Ventures has 232 tracked investments, 24 of which have exited, including 16 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Sierra Ventures invest at?
Sierra Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Sierra Ventures's typical check size?
Sierra Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
What sectors does Sierra Ventures focus on?
Sierra Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, LegalTech, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Robotics, SaaS, Semiconductors.
Where is Sierra Ventures located?
Sierra Ventures is headquartered in San Mateo, US.
Does Sierra Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Sierra Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Sierra Ventures co-invest with?
Sierra Ventures most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Y Combinator, among 492 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 162

General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that has backed over 700 companies across technology, consumer, and healthcare over its 65-year history.

$10M – $30M
GV (Google Ventures)

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.

$250K – $50M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$500K – $100M
Soma Capital

Soma Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building category-defining technology companies, emphasizing close, early relationships with ambitious entrepreneurs.

$100K – $300K
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

Both backed · 6
$200K – $40M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
Bain Capital Ventures

BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.

$1M – $100M
Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing transformative technology companies, with a strong current emphasis on artificial intelligence across enterprise, healthcare, and consumer markets.

Both backed · 6
$1M – $20M
DCVC (Data Collective)

DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.

$5M – $25M
▶150 more co-investors

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

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