Sierra Ventures

United States
"Sierra Ventures is a Bay Areabased earlystage venture firm investing globally with a focus on Next Generation Enterprise and Emerging Technologies. With over three decades of experience and over $2 billion of assets under management, Sierra has created a vast network of successful entrepreneurs, Global 1000 CXOs, operational executives, and deepdomain experts, providing a platform for entrepreneurs around the world. Sierra Ventures primarily invests in Seed and Series A rounds, with a preference to lead investment rounds and reserve capital for follow on rounds. Investment sectors include artificial intelligence/machine learning, big data, cloud, fintech, health tech, IoT/infrastructure, marketplaces, SaaS & enterprise apps, security, and emerging technologies such as 5G, devices, blockchain, robotics, and virtual reality / augmented reality. Sierra Ventures typically makes initial investments between $500,000 and $7 million on average and invests between $500,000 and $15 million over the life of an investment. The firm has invested in leading companies such as Intuit, Invensense, Greenplum, MakeMyTrip, OnLink, Teradata, StrataCom, Sourcefire, Treasure Data, and more. Sierra Ventures was founded in 1982 and is based in San Mateo, California."
Founded:1982
Firm Location:United States • San Francisco, California • San Mateo, California • Menlo Park, California • San Francisco Bay Area
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Sierra Ventures Team
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Adam Dawkins
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Mark Fernandes
Sierra Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Photo of Tim Guleri, Managing Director at Sierra Ventures
Tim Guleri
Sierra Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Investors in San Mateo (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Tej Kanani
Sierra Ventures·Investor
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $500K - $8.0M
Photo of Sri Muppidi, Investor at Sierra Ventures
Sri Muppidi
Sierra Ventures·Investor
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Vignesh Ravikumar
Sierra Ventures·Principal
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Investors in San Mateo (CA)
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Peter Wendell
Sierra Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Investors in United States
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A)
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Steven Williams
Sierra Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Investors in San Mateo (CA)
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Ben Yu
Sierra Ventures·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Semiconductors (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Semiconductors (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)