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 San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Jim Doehrman
Sweet spot: $3.0M
Range: $500K - $7.0M
Investors in United States
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Mark Fernandes
Sierra Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
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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)
Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Tej Kanani
Sierra Ventures·Investor
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $500K - $8.0M
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Sri Muppidi
Sierra Ventures·Investor
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), 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)
Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Peter Wendell
Sierra Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Investors in United States
Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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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 Semiconductors (Seed), Investors in Semiconductors (Seed), Investors in Semiconductors (Series A), Investors in Semiconductors (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)