Sierra Ventures

Artificial Intelligence · Venture Capital
93investments
5exits
$230.8Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
1,004open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology founders from inception, with a current emphasis on AI and deep tech. It invests in enterprise software, infrastructure, security and applied AI companies, usually leading seed and Series A rounds and working closely with a network of corporate executives. The firm was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
93
63 of them startups
Hiring now
37
1,004 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
6
$230.8M raised
Exits
5
Focusshare of its companies
Artificial Intelligence 36%Software 19%Financial Services 11%Information Technology 10%Data & Analytics 9%Cybersecurity 8%Education 8%Internet Services 6%
Where its companies are
United States 52%India 3%Bosnia and Herzegovina 1%Singapore 1%Mexico 1%Taiwan 1%United Kingdom 1%Switzerland 1%
Stage of its companies
Series A 42%Series B 27%Series C and later 17%Pre-seed & seed 15%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 93 investments
ModulateVenture round $25M · 1 mo ago AndeSeed $52M · 1 mo ago · 11 roles PlaneraVenture round $8M · 2 mo ago · 9 roles QuintessentSeries A $40M · 2 mo ago Spectro CloudSeries D $100M · 3 mo ago · 8 roles Expert IntelligenceSeed $5.8M · 9 mo ago FintarySeries A $10M · 12 mo ago MovandiVenture round $40M · 12 mo ago Reflection AISeries B $2B · 13 mo ago · 44 roles Revalia BioSeed $14.5M · 14 mo ago FriendliAISeed $20M · 14 mo ago · 17 roles Smallest AIVenture round $5.2M · 14 mo ago · 3 roles
1,004 open roles at 37 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Elastic141 new roles in 30 days Delta Electronics32 new roles in 30 days Netskope29 new roles in 30 days SonarSource25 new roles in 30 days Q-CTRL20 new roles in 30 days Endor Labs13 new roles in 30 days
New in the portfolioadded to its portfolio page in 6 months
AIHGadded Oct 11 Andeadded Oct 11 · 11 roles
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Y Combinator 5 shared General Catalyst 5 shared Soma Capital 4 shared Endeavor 4 shared Lightspeed Venture Partners 4 shared Accel 3 shared Kleiner Perkins 3 shared TAU Ventures 3 shared Insight Partners 3 shared DCVC 3 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Y Combinator Bessemer Venture Partners Soma Capital Insight Partners Felicis Andreessen Horowitz CRV First Round Capital
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 8; 3 rounds in the press that name it

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Shared investors1
Sun Mountain CapitalVia a fund
81 portfolio companies: Cookiedatabase.org, Visa, un líder confiable en pagos digitales, Van York Agency and 78 more
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Mateo United States
HQ
Early-stage capital for founders the market hasn't found yet.
1-10 est. staff
1400 Fashion Island Blvd. Ste. 1010, San Mateo, CA 94404
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