Jim Doehrman
InvestorPartner at Sierra Ventures
San Mateo, California
Writes $500K – $7M checks · typically $3M
About
Operating Partner at Sierra Ventures who leads firm operations across Finance, Legal, HR, and Investor Relations while also supporting portfolio companies and overseeing marketing, business development, and the CXO Advisory Network. He has a background in public accounting and served as CFO of two public companies before joining startups in 2000, and joined Sierra in 2015.
Experience
- Agriculture Scout, AIAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentNapa, California, United States
- SIERRA VenturesAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- SIERRA VenturesOperating Partner2015 — 2026San Mateo
- Xtime (Cox Automotive/Autotrader)SVP and CFO2013 — 2015Redwood Shores, CA
- Gracenote, Inc. (Sony)SVP, CFO and Board Member2004 — 2013Emeryville, CA
- ADP - Claims Services DivisionCFO2003 — 2004San Ramon, CA
- Versata, Inc. (Public)COO/CFO2001 — 2003Oakland, CA
- Epiphany (Public)CAO/CFO2000 — 2001San Mateo, CA
- IDG Books Worldwide (Public)CFO1997 — 2000Foster City, CA
- Simon and SchusterVP and International Controller1992 — 1997NYC, London and Mexico City
Education
- Southern Methodist UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Accounting and Finance
Skills & more
Budgets10International Operations3New Business Development5Enterprise Software15Risk Management3Due Diligence16Acquisition Integration6Contract Negotiation10Change Management6Process Improvement7Business Analysis4Executive Management26
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Team LeadershipStrategyManagementLeadershipCRMTurn Around ManagementFinancial AnalysisFinanceMentoringStrategic PlanningSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)- CPA — AICPA
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Colleagues at Sierra Ventures
Aaron Tong
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Adam Dawkins
Analyst at Sierra Ventures
Anne Gherini
Chief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures
Ashish Kakran
Partner at Sierra Ventures
Ben Yu
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Brendon Schmidt
Principal & Head of Business Development at Sierra Ventures
Daniel Paredes
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Dora Prado
Executive Assistant at Sierra Ventures
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Aaron Tong
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Adam Dawkins
Analyst at Sierra Ventures
Ben Yu
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Tej Kanani
Investor at Sierra Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jim Doehrman?
- Operating Partner at Sierra Ventures who leads firm operations across Finance, Legal, HR, and Investor Relations while also supporting portfolio companies and overseeing marketing, business development, and the CXO Advisory Network. He has a background in public accounting and served as CFO of two public companies before joining startups in 2000, and joined Sierra in 2015.
- Where does Jim Doehrman work?
- Jim Doehrman is Partner at Sierra Ventures.
- What check size does Jim Doehrman write?
- Jim Doehrman typically writes checks of $500K – $7M.
- Where did Jim Doehrman go to school?
- Jim Doehrman studied at Southern Methodist University (Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting and Finance).
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Shared employers
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