Sierra Ventures — 2023 Investments

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

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareCincinnati, US

SSSomesh Saxena(Founder)in

BoardMBMichael Brown(Director)in

Board seatMFMark FernandesSSShashank Saxena· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGEGeneral CatalystSNSnowflake VenturesBOBowery CapitalCICintrifuse CapitalHIHitachi VenturesJOJobsOhio Ventures+1 more

Sandy, US

Peter West(Founder)Jeff Handy(Founder)

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

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesCRCrosslink CapitalEPEPIC VENTURESFRFrontier Venture Capital

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

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAtlanta, US

KAKen Ahrens(Founder)inMLMatthew LeRay(Founder)inNate Lee(Founder)

Board seatTGTim Guleri· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCOCorrelation VenturesCRCreativeCoGRGrotech VenturesSASAV (Scale Asia Ventures)SOSoma CapitalTETech Square Ventures+3 more

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)JMJavier Mata(Founder)inRafael Karkle(Executive Officer)in

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

Board seatMFMark Fernandes· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsB B Capital GroupB4B4 CapitalFEFEMSA VenturesGLGlisco PartnersIDID345MSMSW Capital+2 more

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

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkNew York City, US

CLCalvin LeGassick(Founder)inJCJesse Chand(Founder)inSCStephen Chen(Founder)inANAdena Nadler(Founder)in

Co-investorsVEVerso Capital Compartment 23Y Y Combinator1010X CapitalBOBoxGroupCACaffeinated CapitalCACanaan Partners+8 more

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-investorsLALauder PartnersFOFoothill VenturesLGLG Technology VenturesOSOsage Venture PartnersOWOwl VenturesQUQualcomm Ventures

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

VFVivek Farias(Founder)JAJohn Andrews(Founder)

Co-investorsLFLFX Venture PartnersPIPillar VCCOCommerce VenturesSPSpark Capital

Mantle provides AI-based automation for institutional investors such as state investment boards, collecting documents from email and investor portals and extracting data like capital calls, NAVs, and K-1s into auditable, source-linked records.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSToronto, CA

AJAmit Jethani(Founder)inDFDwayne Forde(Founder)inAVAmar Varma(Founder)inKitty Shum(Head of Product, Mantle Portal)Franco Chingcuanco(Founder)Josefin Landgård(Founder)

Co-investorsENEniac VenturesGAGarage CapitalLALa Tourelle CapitalRERelay VenturesTITime Zero Capital1111.2 Capital+4 more

Mantle provides a business operations platform for app developers and businesses, offering billing, payment pages, analytics, email marketing, and integrations with tools like Stripe and Shopify.

Creator EconomyFintechSaaS

Co-investorsKIKillick CapitalOPOpenSky Ventures1111.2 CapitalCOCorazon CapitalCRCraft VenturesFOFoundation Capital+2 more

OnSite IQ provides an AI-powered platform that uses computer vision to analyze construction site photography and convert it into progress data mapped to floor plans and schedules.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechNew York, US

AKArdalan Khosrowpour(Founder)inJohn Mollis(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMichael Pettinella(Director)JEJoshua Elwell(Director)inDSDavid Schwab(Director)inMJMatthew Jones(Director)in

Co-investorsANAnthemis VentureBUBullpen CapitalCLCloquet Capital Partners, LLCCOColopl NextGUgumi IncMAMana Ventures+7 more

Paro operates an AI-driven marketplace and growth platform that connects businesses with vetted freelance finance and accounting professionals.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFintechFuture of WorkHR TechMarketplacesSaaS

MBMichael Burdick(Founder)inAnita Samoneighbor(Chief Executive Officer)inASAnita Samoriguez(Chief Executive Officer)inAnita Samojednik(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesFJFJ LabsMAMadrona Venture GroupRERevolutionWPWP Global PartnersGLGlobal Founders Capital+1 more

Qualifi is a hiring platform that lets recruiters send pre-recorded, voice-based automated phone screens and collect on-demand candidate responses, with follow-up scheduling built in.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaSNoblesville, US

DMDarrian Mikell(CEO / Co-Founder)inDMDevyn Mikell(COO / Co-Founder)inDPDeSean Prentice(VP of Engineering / Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsBLBlue Trail PartnersDEDebut CapitalELElevate VenturesRARally Ventures Management, LlcSEService Provider CapitalSISixty8 Capital+6 more

Quintessent develops optical connectivity solutions to address chip-to-chip communication bottlenecks in large-scale computing and AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Barbara, US

ALAlan Liu(CEO, Co-Founder & Board Member)inBrian Koch(VP of Engineering & Co-Founder)inJBJohn Bowers(Chairman of the Board & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsENEntrada VenturesFOFoothill VenturesM M VenturesOUOUP (Osage University Partners)

Siena is an AI customer experience platform for consumer and ecommerce brands, providing AI agents that handle support, shopping recommendations, social media engagement, post-purchase workflows, and subscription management across customer channels.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaS

LPLisa Popovici(Founder)inAndrei Negrau(Founder)

Co-investorsAGAglae VenturesOPOpenSky VenturesSUSuperangelSUSuperAngel.FundTHThe CouncilVIVillage Global