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 • Seattle, Washington • 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 Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (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 Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Ashish Kakran
Sweet spot: $10.3M
Range: $500K - $20.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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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 Analytics (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in AI (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 SaaS (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Yi-Jian Ngo
Sierra Ventures·Investor
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $500K - $1.5M
Investors in Seattle (WA)
Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Seattle / Portland (Other Lists), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Vignesh Ravikumar
Sweet spot: $7.8M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Investors in San Mateo (CA)
Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Ipsita Roy
Sierra Ventures·Investor
Sweet spot: $3.0M
Range: $500K - $8.0M
Investors in Europe, Investors in Mexico (Mexico), Investors in Israel, Investors in India, Investors in United States
Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Israel (Other Lists), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in LatAm (Latin America) (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed)
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Shashank Saxena
Sierra Ventures·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Cincinnati (OH), Investors in Tampa (FL)
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Aaron Tong
Sweet spot: $50K
Range: $10K - $100K
Investors in Menlo Park (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 SMB Software (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), 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 AR/VR (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Semiconductors (Series A), Investors in Semiconductors (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in Semiconductors (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Semiconductors (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed)