Company type | Private |
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Industry | Venture Capital |
Founded | 1982 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Mark Fernandes, Managing Director Tim Guleri, Managing Director Ben Yu, Managing Director Peter Wendell, Founder |
Website | www |
Sierra Ventures is an American venture capital firm based in San Mateo, California. It targets startups in sectors including enterprise tech, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and healthcare. [1]
The firm was founded by Peter Wendell in 1982 in Menlo Park, California. [2] [3] Early investments included Healtheon, Intuit, Micromuse, and StrataCom. [2]
The firm is run by managing directors Mark Fernandes, Tim Guleri, and Ben Yu and is based in San Mateo, California. [4]
As of 2019, Sierra Ventures had invested over $1.9 billion. [5] The firm's initial investment averages between $500,000 and $7 million and on average it invests up to $15 million over the life of a company. [4] [6]
Sierra Ventures’ CXO Advisory Board, a group of Global 1000 Chief Information, Technology, Data, Security, and other technology focused Officers and IT executives, advises on the firm's strategic investment decisions. [7] The board also counsels portfolio companies on how to scale and adapt as necessary. [8] [9]
Sierra Ventures is currently investing out of its thirteenth fund, which is focused on early-stage software startups and closed in 2023 with $265 million. The firm's previous two funds closed at $215 million and $170 million. [1] [10] [11]
Some notable past investments include:
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