Sutter Hill Ventures
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Seed–Late Stage · 7 people tracked
Also known as SUTTER HILL VENTURES, L.L.C.
Team · 7 people
from curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 16 of 17 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×7SaaS ×6Future of Work ×5Deep Tech ×4Hardware ×4Cloud Computing ×3Consumer ×2
HQs:United States×13
Investments · 17 tracked
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AttoTude develops optical interconnect technology for data centers to support artificial intelligence and exascale computing applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareMenlo Park, US
David F. Welch(Co-founder)Joy Laskar(Co-founder)
BoardPeter Wagner(Director)Basil Alwan(Director)
Luminary provides a platform for engineering organizations to operationalize Physics AI at production scale, enabling the design and optimization of physical systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Mateo, US
Juan Alonso(Chair of the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at Stanford University)inPeter Schlampp(Executive Officer, Director)inVictor Miller(Director)Michael Speiser(Director)Jason Lango(Executive Officer, Director)Sudhir Menonin
Observe provides observability software that helps engineers troubleshoot distributed applications, consolidating logs, metrics, and traces into a single platform built on Snowflake.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Jacob Leverich(Executive Officer)Qi Jin(Executive Officer)Keith Butler(Executive Officer)Jeremy Burton(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Campbell(Executive Officer)Christine Dorrion(Executive Officer)
San Francisco, US
Jason Frantz(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Woollen(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Palmer(Executive Officer, Director)Jason Franz(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Woolen(Director)Kevin Wang(Director)
Board seatMike Speiser· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Jan 2018
BloomNation is an online marketplace that connects consumers with local florists for handcrafted flower arrangements and plant deliveries for occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and celebrations.
ConsumerMarketplaces
Fathom provides AI-powered meeting intelligence that automatically captures notes, summaries, and transcripts while surfacing decisions and action items across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Richard White(Founder)in
Fathom provides a platform that records and analyzes customer conversations, internal syncs, and strategy calls to give teams a shared view of information and identify patterns.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Glassdoor is a community platform that provides job seekers with access to company reviews, salary information, and job listings, while helping employers post jobs and manage their reputation.
B2B MarketplacesHR TechMarketplacesMill Valley, US
Richard Barton(Director)Erik Blachford(Director)Robert Hohman(Executive Officer, Director)James White(Director)Adam Spiegel(Executive Officer)Stephen Kaufer(Director)
Infer provides software infrastructure for insurance agencies to manage their operations and client data.
Enterprise SoftwareSales TechPalo Alto, US
Urvin Soneta(Founder)inSuneel Matham(Founder)inVaibhav Saxena(Founder)inVik Singh(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSatish Dharmaraj(Director)
LaunchDarkly provides a feature management platform that enables development teams to release code changes safely through feature flags, detect production issues in real time, and run experiments without redeploying applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Edith Harbaugh(Founder & CEO)
Observe.AI builds an AI agent platform that enables businesses to deploy specialized autonomous agents to handle customer conversations, support frontline teams, and optimize contact center operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Swapnil Jain(Founder/CEO)in
OpenDNS provides DNS and internet security services for consumers seeking safer and faster browsing at home, and formerly offered enterprise security products now branded under Cisco Umbrella.
ConsumerCybersecurity
SiFive develops processor IP based on the open-standard RISC-V instruction set architecture, offering customizable and scalable chip designs.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US
Stefan A Dyckerhoff(Executive Officer, Director)Todd Dagres(Director)Yunsup Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Krste Asanovic(Director)Naveed Sherwani(Executive Officer)Andrew Waterman
Sila Nanotechnologies engineers next-generation battery materials, particularly silicon anodes, for use in electric vehicles, wearables, and other energy-intensive applications.
Deep TechEnergyHardwareNew MaterialsSan Jose, US
Gleb Yushin(Co-Founder & CTO)Gene Berdichevsky(Executive Officer, Director)O. Abbey Omokhodion(Executive Officer)Warren DeSouza(Executive Officer)Victor Miller(Director)
BoardMichael L. Speiser(Director)
Smartsheet provides a cloud-based work management platform that enables teams and organizations to plan, capture, manage, automate, and report on work at scale across enterprises, nonprofits, and small businesses globally.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSBellevue, US
Geoffrey Barker(Director)Ryan Hinkle(Director)Brent Frei(Director)Matt McIlwain(Director)Andrew Lientz(Executive Officer)Mike Arntz(Executive Officer)
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Sutter Hill Ventures invest at?
- Sutter Hill Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What is Sutter Hill Ventures's typical check size?
- Sutter Hill Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Sutter Hill Ventures focus on?
- Sutter Hill Ventures focuses on Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
- Where is Sutter Hill Ventures located?
- Sutter Hill Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamFinding the Right Problems: How Sutter Hill Ventures’ Mike Speiser Creates Great Companies
Goldman Sachs · Mike Speiser
How Mike Speiser and Sutter Hill are changing the rules for venture investing
Mike Speiser · cnbc.com
Sutter Hill Ventures' Sam Pullara 'In The Studio'
TechCrunch · Sam Pullara
Co-investors · 54
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