Sherpa Ventures - Venture Capital Firm

Sherpa Ventures

San Francisco, California

Sherpa Ventures is a VC firm headquartered in San Francisco, founded in 2013 by Scott Stanford and Shervin Pishevar. In July of 2014, Sherpa Ventures closed a $154 million Fund. According to Forbes, Sherpa will have an early-stage focus also including Series B rounds. Pishevar is a veteran of Menlo Ventures, where he led an early investment in Uber. The firm has an affiliated venture, Sherpa Foundry, led by Tina Sharkey, a well-known Silicon Valley investor and executive. She will be responsible for overall management and operations for Sherpa Foundry, including developing initiatives and leading relationships with its corporate partners/members, which have yet to be announced.

Founded:2013

Firm Location:San Francisco, California

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Sherpa Ventures Team

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VCs	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
SP Shervin PishevarSherpa VenturesManaging Partner	$10.0m ($4.0m - $20.0m)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Advertising, Investors in Advertising, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Games, Investors in Games, Investors in Hardware, Investors in Hardware, Investors in Local commerce, Investors in Local commerce, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Payments, Investors in Payments, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Social commerce, Investors in Social commerce, Investors in VCs who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists)
Scott StanfordSherpa VenturesManaging Partner	$10.0m ($4.0m - $20.0m)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Clean tech / environment, Investors in Clean tech / environment, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in Health & hospital services, Investors in Social mobile, Investors in Social mobile, Investors in VCs who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in VCs who invested in female founders (Other Lists)
AK Ana KostioukovaSherpa VenturesAssociate		Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Brian PhamSherpa VenturesPrincipal		Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Tina SharkeySherpa VenturesVenture Partner		Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Brian YeeSherpa VenturesPrincipal		Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)