Sierra Ventures is a Bay Area based early-stage 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, Fortune 1000 CXOs, operational executives, and deep domain experts, providing a platform for entrepreneurs around the world.
For more information visit the Sierra Ventures website at https://www.sierraventures.com
Twitter: @Sierra_Ventures
For more information visit the Sierra Ventures website at https://www.sierraventures.com
Twitter: @Sierra_Ventures
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Location: United States, California, San Mateo
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 1982
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 14.06.2023 | Paro | paro.ai | $50M | United Sta... |
| 27.04.2023 | DeepHow | deephow.com | $23M | United Sta... |
| 09.04.2013 | Nexgate | nexgate.com | $3.5M | - |
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| 24.01.2023 | 2023 CXO Survey: IT Leaders Give Mixed Signals on What Lies Ahead for the Enterprise | As we roll into the first quarter of 2023, uncertainty is still weighing heavily on corporate minds, and seeking knowledge and guidance from the C-suite is more critical than ever. We considered these factors in this year’s CXO Advisory Boa... |
| 06.10.2022 | Announcing Our Investment in TeamOhana | Transforming Headcount Management into a Strategic Function We are excited to announce our investment in TeamOhana and their official launch from stealth mode. Sierra Ventures is proud to have led the $4M Seed round with participation from ... |
| 28.09.2022 | Sierra Ventures 2022 CXO Summit Recap | Sierra Ventures’ 17th Annual CXO Summit brought together over 50 F2000 CXOs, two large public company CEOs, and a number of fantastic entrepreneurs to discuss key industry trends. Given the macro environment, everyone was very curious about... |
| 08.08.2022 | Hiring – Fund Accounting Manager | Sierra Ventures is hiring a Fund Accounting Manager Details about the role and how to apply are below. Please feel free to pass the opportunity along to anyone you think would be a good fit. Sierra Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based early-s... |
| 15.06.2022 | 3 Transition Strategies for B2B Sales Post-COVID | In May 2020, we shared 5 Fundamental Sales Strategies During COVID-19 that could land customers during the pandemic. After 2+ years of living in a pandemic environment we are starting to see a return to some sort of “normal”. The tech indus... |
| 21.04.2022 | Reify Health’s Mission to Transform Healthcare | The Journey from a $30M to $2.2B Valuation in 30 Months The founders of Reify Health, Ralph Passarella and Michael Lin, have always firmly believed that the bottleneck to curing deadly diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s is clinical trial ... |
| 14.04.2022 | Meet the Team – Max Chapman | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Max Chapman – Investor What is your focus at Sierra Ventures? As an Investor, my pri... |
| 14.04.2022 | Hiring – Head of Marketing & Platform | Sierra Ventures is hiring a Head of Marketing & Platform to join Our Team! Details about the role and how to apply are below. Please feel free to pass the opportunity along to anyone you think would be a good fit. To apply, please compl... |
| 12.04.2022 | Meet the CXO – Dr. Inhyok Cha | Dr. Inhyok Cha Chief Digital Officer CJ Group Dr. Inhyok Cha is Group Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at CJ Group. In his role, Dr. Cha leads CJ group’s strategies and executions of various digital transformation initiatives for improvements of... |
| 06.04.2022 | Fundraising Pitch Deck Flow | Fundraising for your startup? Sierra Ventures Managing Partner, Tim Guleri shares his tips for the perfect pitch deck flow including what information to cover on each slide and best practices for raising your next round of funding. Download... |
| 29.03.2022 | Zimperium: The Journey of a $525M Cyber Success | When mobile vulnerabilities were first making their presence known, we set off on a mission to find a company that could tackle this complex problem. After many months of searching, I came across a team of Android researchers from Samsung i... |
| 17.03.2022 | Hiring – Investment Analyst | Sierra Ventures is hiring an Investment Analyst to join Our Team! Details about the role and how to apply are below. Please feel free to pass the opportunity along to anyone you think would be a good fit. To apply, please complete this Form... |
| 01.03.2022 | Why Sierra Invested – Calyptia | First Mile Observability for the Distributed Open world. Early-stage venture investing is an unpredictable game. I’ve been doing it for 20 years now so I can say that with conviction! As an infrastructure software investor, I strive to stay... |
| 10.02.2022 | Sierra Ventures Announces New Partner and Vice President | We are thrilled to announce the promotion of 2 Sierra Team members! Vignesh Ravikumar has been promoted to Partner Brendon Schmidt has been promoted to VP – Business Development Both Vignesh and Brendon have been valuable members of the tea... |
| 08.02.2022 | Web3 – The Future of the Internet | As early-stage investors, we’re always noticing new trends and conversations in the tech community, and Web3 is one of those that keeps popping up. As we look into the sector, we wanted to share a few things we’re learning. To understand wh... |
| 26.01.2022 | 2022 CXO Tech Survey | The Annual Sierra Ventures CXO Advisory Board Tech Survey gives us insight into the Enterprises’ views and priorities for 2022. The Sierra Ventures CXO Advisory Board includes F2000 Technology Leaders (CIOs/CTOs) across industries including... |
| 05.01.2022 | Investment Trends for 2022 | The world is ever-changing and as an early-stage technology investment firm, we consistently evaluate our investment thesis to ensure we’re backing the companies that are moving the world forward. Looking into 2022, the Sierra Team reflects... |
| 21.12.2021 | How Tech CXOs Can Impact ESG Initiatives | Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Technology is picking up mindshare within the enterprise after years of being a lower priority for many companies. Our Q4 Sierra CXO Advisory Board call focused on ESG and how Tech CXOs can make a... |
| 30.11.2021 | Meet the Team – Kendall Barden | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Kendall Barden – Front Office Coordinator What is your focus at Sierra Ventures? I a... |
| 19.10.2021 | How Enterprise CXOs Can Attract Top Tech Talent | The market for tech talent is hyper-competitive as traditional enterprises are moving through rapid transformations and well-capitalized startups are scaling quickly. Our last quarterly CXO Advisory Board call focused on how Enterprise CXOs... |
| 19.10.2021 | Sierra Ventures companies have raised over $1B this year | Allie Klun Allie joined Sierra Ventures in 2019 to lead Marketing efforts for the firm and partner with portfolio companies to drive awareness and provide insights on their marketing strategy. Allie has a background in business and marketin... |
| 13.10.2021 | Annual Planning Tips for Startups | Annual Planning is an important part of any startup’s operations and without the right plan, your company may struggle to reach its full potential. To explore the topic of Annual Planning for early-stage companies, we hosted a Workshop with... |
| 12.10.2021 | SupportLogic: Seed to $50M Series B | Support Experience Management platform redefines how to take care of your customers in the Subscription Decade Tim Guleri, Managing Partner of Sierra Ventures, led the Seed Round in 2018. Today is an exciting day for Sierra Ventures’ 2018 S... |
| 06.10.2021 | How to Hire Your First Head of Engineering | Contributed by Vikram Koka Senior Vice President of Engineering at Astronomer.io Vikram has led Engineering teams for over twenty years ranging from a few engineers as part of a founding team, to hundreds of engineers at large technology-fo... |
| 29.09.2021 | Meet the Team – Mark Fernandes | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Mark Fernandes – Managing Partner What is your focus at Sierra Ventures? I am a Mana... |
| 23.09.2021 | 2021 CXO Summit – A Recap | Our 16th Annual CXO Summit convened virtually again this year to highlight the latest insights and innovations on important topics like Data, Cloud, Security, Healthcare, and E-Commerce. Our lineup of speakers included the CEOs of Snowflake... |
| 26.08.2021 | Sierra Ventures 16th Annual CXO Summit | We’re looking forward to our upcoming 16th Annual CXO Summit. Every year we convene leading executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors to discuss the latest technology, business, and leadership trends. Attendees include leading Ex... |
| 17.08.2021 | How to Start a Customer Advisory Board | As I work with B2B startups across the Sierra Ventures Portfolio on their Go-To-Market and Business Development efforts, one strategy I recommend is establishing a Customer Advisory Board. A Customer Advisory Board (CAB) is a steering commi... |
| 12.08.2021 | Meet the Team – Sarah Recinos | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Sarah Recinos – Office Manager & Executive Assistant What is your focus at Sierr... |
| 23.07.2021 | PR Tips for Startups | PR experts with backgrounds in media, agencies, startups, and content strategy participated in a PR for Startups Workshop session for Sierra Ventures Portfolio Companies. They shared insights on: How to communicate with reporters and what t... |
| 13.07.2021 | Meet the Team – Jim Doehrman | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Jim Doehrman – Operating Partner What is your focus at Sierra Ventures? While I part... |
| 30.06.2021 | Update: We Will Do Better | It’s been a year since we shared our statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Sierra Ventures and made the commitment to doing better as a firm and playing our part to support diversification and inclusivity in the VC and tech comm... |
| 24.06.2021 | Inside a Robotics Startup: JD Ambati of EverestLabs | Robotics entrepreneur and Sierra Ventures portfolio company Founder JD Ambati caught up with us to talk about what it’s like to build a Robotics startup. JD is the Founder of EverestLabs, an AI and Robotics company that is automating the re... |
| 22.04.2021 | Hiring Tips for Startups in 2021 Startup Hiring Tips | Talent experts with backgrounds in recruiting, research, startups, and VC participated in a Hiring & Retaining Talent Workshop session for Sierra Ventures Portfolio Companies. They shared insights on: Talent migration and location trend... |
| 22.04.2021 | Hiring Tips for Startups Startup Hiring Tips | Startup Hiring Tips Most startup business owners struggle when it comes to hiring. This time consuming task is often cited as the biggest challenge they face when working to grow their business in the early stages. Finding the best talent a... |
| 20.04.2021 | Meet the Team – Dora Prado | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Dora Prado – Executive Assistant, Sierra Ventures Operations Team What is your focus... |
| 13.04.2021 | Meet the CXO – Carol Juel | Carol Juel – Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Synchrony What is your focus at Synchrony? As EVP and Chief Information Officer at a large consumer financial services company, my role is broad. Technology is in the DN... |
| 07.04.2021 | Phenom Raises $100M Series D – Fireside Chat | Sierra Ventures is thrilled that portfolio company Phenom – the world’s most widely used AI-powered talent experience platform – raised a $100M Series D! Managing Partner Tim Guleri and Principal Vignesh Ravikumar invested in the company ba... |
| 24.03.2021 | Meet the Team – Tej Kanani | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Tej Kanani – Investor, Sierra Ventures Investment Team What is your focus at Sierra ... |
| 18.03.2021 | Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence | Replacing the 3 Rs with the 3 As The Importance of Human Advantages, Automation and AI to the Future of Work Concern about the impact of technology – like robots and artificial intelligence (AI) – is nothing new, tracing back several centur... |
| 24.02.2021 | Meet the Team – Ben Yu | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Ben Yu – Managing Partner, Sierra Ventures Investment Team What is your focus at Sie... |
| 23.02.2021 | Quantum Computing for Enterprises | Our Q1 CXO Advisory Board call focused on how enterprises should be evaluating the increasing promise of quantum computing. The event was moderated by Sierra Ventures Managing Partner Ben Yu and speakers included Michael Brett, Worldwide Bu... |
| 18.02.2021 | Inside a SaaS Startup: Marc Bernstein of Balto | We had a great time catching up with one of our talented entrepreneurs, Marc Bernstein, CEO and Founder of Balto, the #1 real-time guidance for contact centers. Marc founded Balto in 2017 after noticing that he kept making the same costly m... |
| 09.02.2021 | Fabric Commerce – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | Today is an exciting day for Fabric Commerce! The three-year-old, Seattle-based company that was Seed funded with $9.5M by Alex Bard at Redpoint and me, Tim Guleri, at Sierra Ventures, announced their $43M Series A. The round was led by Sco... |
| 02.02.2021 | Enterprise CXO Priorities for 2021 | We conducted the Annual Sierra Ventures CXO Advisory Board Tech Survey to gain insight into the Enterprises’ views and priorities for 2021. The Sierra Ventures CXO Advisory Board includes F2000 Technology Leaders (CIOs/CTOs) across industry... |
| 28.01.2021 | SaaS Startup Tips | We enjoyed catching up with Varun Badhwar, Founder and CEO of RedLock, a leader in cloud threat defense and Sierra Ventures Portfolio Company that was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2018. Varun is now the SVP of Prisma Cloud Security Pro... |
| 28.01.2021 | Inspirit – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | The pandemic has increased the pace of digital transformation in all aspects of our lives, and education is no exception. Students and teachers have had to adapt to virtual and remote learning environments which have historically been very ... |
| 21.01.2021 | Meet the Team – Grace Chen | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Grace Chen – Controller, Sierra Ventures Operations Team What is your focus at Sierr... |
| 13.01.2021 | What Investors Are Looking for in SaaS | The SaaS market has exploded in recent years and with the impact of COVID, has seen dramatic tailwinds as industries go through an accelerated digital transformation. In 2020, the SaaS market grew to $104B according to Gartner, in revenue a... |
| 16.12.2020 | B2B Sales Strategies During COVID – Webinar Recap | Since the start of COVID, many startups and sales teams have been required to adapt and change to address the new business climate presented by the pandemic. Heading into 2021, there is optimism, but also the acknowledgment of the reality t... |
| 09.12.2020 | Akasha Imaging – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | We’re excited to announce Sierra Ventures’ investment in Akasha Imaging’s $10.75M Series A. Akasha Imaging is developing imaging technology that enables robots to calculate the orientation of objects at a precision and speed that assembly a... |
| 02.12.2020 | Why it’s an Exciting Time for NLP-based Startups | The following is a guest post from Sierra Ventures portfolio company, QuillBot. *** It’s an exciting time to be an NLP-based company. Advances in the field have reduced costs and the time needed for processing and training. Additionally, ov... |
| 18.11.2020 | Meet the Team – Sri Muppidi | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Sri Muppidi – Investor, Sierra Ventures Investment Team What is your focus at Sierra... |
| 12.11.2020 | 2020 CXO Summit – A Recap | Our 15th Annual CXO Summit in October provided excellent insights and trends from leading industry executives. We had over 60 CXOs from F500 companies (including Bank of America, Delta Air Lines, Merck, Nissan, Prudential, TIAA), CEOs of Pa... |
| 04.11.2020 | Podcastle – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | We’re excited to announce that Sierra Ventures led an investment in Podcastle’s $1.75M Seed Round. Podcastle is developing podcast creation tools for amateur and professional podcasters and a streaming platform for listeners. The creation t... |
| 03.11.2020 | Meet the CXO – George Llado | George Llado – SVP & CIO, Alexion Pharmaceuticals We had the opportunity to catch up with George Llado, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Alexion Pharmaceuticals and long-time CXO Advisory Board Member. George is re... |
| 19.10.2020 | Speedscale – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | We’re excited to announce our investment in Speedscale’s Seed Round. Speedscale is an Atlanta-based company that helps prevent production incidents with unique testing automation for modern applications that are built on distributed archite... |
| 15.10.2020 | Balto – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | Customer expectations of corporations and businesses have increased and Customer Experience has become a top priority for every organization. Growing customer expectations combined with the shift to remote work in recent months has created ... |
| 08.10.2020 | Meet the Team – Allie Klun | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Allie Klun – Head of Marketing & Platform, Sierra Ventures Operations Team What ... |
| 06.10.2020 | Why are Goldman Sachs & WSJ using Cardify.ai data from Drop? | Over the past few months, the Wall Street Journal and Goldman Sachs have begun to use Drop’s Cardify.ai data highlighting insights into consumer spend and income during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even cloud juggernaut Snowflake is using Cardify... |
| 01.10.2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Tips for Startups | Diversity in tech has been a “hot button” issue for years and recent events have brought the importance of the topic to the forefront of large corporations, startups, and funders alike. Building a diverse team and inclusive ecosystem has be... |
| 22.09.2020 | Growing Applications of Synthetic Data | There has been growing interest in the emergence of synthetic data as a result of an abundance of low-cost computing and storage resources. Rather than being generated by real events, synthetic data is artificially-created datasets often co... |
| 16.09.2020 | Scaling in a Multi-Cloud Environment | Sierra Ventures hosted our Q3 CXO Advisory Board call on September 15th to discuss how organizations should manage the growth of their multi-cloud environments. The event was moderated by Sierra Ventures Managing Partner Tim Guleri and spea... |
| 10.09.2020 | Inside an AI Startup: Gil Sever of Applitools | We caught up with one of our talented entrepreneurs, Gil Sever, Co-Founder and CEO of Applitools, to get his thoughts on what it’s like to start and run an Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup. He’s been working in the technology space for ... |
| 01.09.2020 | 5 Tech Themes for the Distributed World | Our world is fundamentally different than it was at the beginning of 2020. As early-stage investors, we are still looking for answers to how the “next normal” will play out. Many of the early 2020 forecasts within the technology industry ha... |
| 24.08.2020 | Opportunities in Machine Learning Operations | Many companies are exploring utilizing machine learning (ML) technology, however, getting a model deployed and into production is no easy feat. Many data scientists lack the necessary tooling to properly train, manage, and deploy ML models.... |
| 19.08.2020 | Virtual Team Building Activities During COVID-19 | The sudden shift to working from home during COVID-19 has changed the way teams work and play together. A change many initially expected to last a few weeks has now been in place for months, with some companies expecting to go fully or part... |
| 05.08.2020 | 3 Top Trends in AI / ML in 2020 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have been buzzwords in the tech ecosystem for years, yet we’ve only scratched the surface of innovation that is possible. A simplified definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the umbrella o... |
| 31.07.2020 | Lemonaid Health – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | We’re excited to announce Sierra Ventures’ investment in Lemonaid Health. Lemonaid Health is an online healthcare company providing convenient and affordable doctors’ visits and medicine delivery via their website and mobile app. Their full... |
| 29.07.2020 | Meemo – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | Creating the Google Search + Google Maps for Money. If you search for “Top things people worry about” or “Top things that make people anxious”, the topic of Money or Finance always ranks among the top 3 results. Often when we want informati... |
| 22.07.2020 | How to Get Funding for Your AI Business | Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gone through a big evolution over the past decade. Through my experience conducting AI research in academia, building an AI development platform startup that got acquired by Salesforce in 2016 (PredictionIO)... |
| 08.07.2020 | What Investors are Looking for in AI/ML | Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have enabled machines to begin to outperform humans in areas like picking stocks, interpreting X-rays, and language translation. AI enables machines to perform human-like tasks with increasing degree... |
| 30.06.2020 | CXO Advice for Tech Startups – Q2 2020 | Startups selling to technology leaders are being required to shift their go-to-market strategy based on the current environment and new priorities. During our CXO Advisory Board call on the “The Road Ahead”, CXOs from Hewlett Packard Enterp... |
| 24.06.2020 | Starting a Company in a Recession | Sierra Ventures Managing Partner Mark Fernandes participated on a panel at Collision’s Annual Conference with Renata Quintini from Renegade Partners, Ravi Viswanathan from NewView Capital, and moderated by Kimberly Weisul from Inc. magazine... |
| 18.06.2020 | Four CXOs on “The Road Ahead” | Sierra Ventures hosted our quarterly CXO Advisory Board call on June 11th to discuss the impact of the current environment and the road ahead. Our four panelists – P&G CTO, HPE CIO, Medidata CTO / CIO, PwC Head of Digital & Data – r... |
| 10.06.2020 | We Will Do Better | See our June 2021 Update. Fast forward more than 56 years since the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington and emotions today range from sadness to outrage at what we have not accomplished in over a generation, and now amplified to crisis pr... |
| 27.05.2020 | 5 Fundamental Sales Strategies During COVID-19 | We are living in a time of uncertainty, and many companies have been forced to make drastic changes to their operations due to COVID-19. Given the scale of these changes, standard “playbooks” are no longer working, including for one of the ... |
| 07.05.2020 | Meet the Team – Brendon Schmidt | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Brendon Schmidt – Director of Business Development, Sierra Ventures Operations Team ... |
| 22.04.2020 | QuillBot – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | We’re excited to announce Sierra Ventures’ investment in QuillBot’s $4.25M Series Seed. QuillBot is a platform that’s helping over a million students and professionals improve their writing skills. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and nat... |
| 15.04.2020 | Effective Analyst Relations for Startups – 10 Top Principles | As an early-stage startup, it is essential to find ways to accelerate your visibility within your sector to reach potential customers. An often overlooked method that presents “growth hacking”-like benefits is Analyst Relations (AR). Analys... |
| 08.04.2020 | COVID-19 and the Current Environment | Sierra Ventures’ Perspective First and foremost, our hearts go out to you and your loved ones during this difficult time. We think about you, our community, often and are sending you all good thoughts to stay safe, healthy, and optimistic. ... |
| 07.04.2020 | Outcomes4Me – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | We’re excited to announce Sierra Ventures’ investment in Outcome4Me’s Series Seed. With the increasing focus on precision medicine, Outcomes4Me is a Cambridge, MA-based company on a mission to become the platform that will address the needs... |
| 17.03.2020 | Spectro Cloud – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | We are excited to announce our investment in Spectro Cloud’s $7.5M seed round. Spectro Cloud is a Silicon Valley-based startup that is bringing control and flexibility to enterprise Kubernetes deployments. They have developed orchestration ... |
| 11.03.2020 | Modulate – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | We’re excited to announce Sierra Ventures’ investment in Modulate’s $4M Series Seed. Modulate is using deep convolutional neural networks to build real-time (less than 10ms latency), speech-to-speech, voice-changing software. The software c... |
| 27.02.2020 | Meet the Team – Joyce Lee | Periodically, we feature a member from our Team to provide a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Featured This Month: Joyce Lee – Vice President of Finance, Sierra Ventures Operations Team What is your ... |
| 06.02.2020 | Sierra Ventures CXO Tech Survey Results – 2020 | The Sierra Ventures CXO Advisory Board includes F2000 Tech Leaders (majority CIOs/CTOs) across industry clusters such as Healthcare & Pharma, Financial Services, Retail & Consumer, Manufacturing & Energy, and Technology & In... |
| 03.02.2020 | Meet the Team – Vignesh Ravikumar | Periodically, Sierra Ventures features a member from our team to give a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Team members share insights ranging from what they look for when meeting with entrepreneurs, t... |
| 23.01.2020 | Tech Trend – Quantum Computing | Quantum Computing has long offered the promise to radically transform the computing industry and over the last few years, we are starting to see the results to support the potential. Experts believe general-purpose Quantum Computers will st... |
| 16.01.2020 | Sierra Ventures Year in Review – 2019 A Recap of 2019 Sierra Ventures Year in Review | A Recap of 2019 Sierra Ventures Year in Review 2019 was a big year for Sierra Ventures with the raise of our 12th Fund ($215M). We made 8 exciting new investments in Sierra XI and are looking forward to investing out of Sierra XII in the co... |
| 19.12.2019 | Preparing for 2020 – Tips for Entrepreneurs from the Sierra Ventures Team | Whether it’s keeping a pulse on trends and market dynamics, or providing tried and true tips for running a business, the Sierra Ventures team is always helping entrepreneurs navigate how to build and run a successful company. As we get read... |
| 05.12.2019 | Customer Interaction on a Global Scale | As we look towards 2020, we are reflecting on the trends we are most excited about in the B2B technology landscape. This week’s post centers around the changes taking place in customer communication and interaction on a global scale. Custom... |
| 13.11.2019 | Tech Trend – Intelligent Enterprise Applications | 5 Areas to Watch: Part 5 As early-stage technology investors, we see a wide range of companies working on game-changing businesses. This 5 Part Blog Series shares what our firm has been most intrigued by within the early-stage Enterprise B2... |
| 02.10.2019 | Tech Trend – Developer Led B2Bi Infrastructure | 5 Areas to Watch: Part 4 As early-stage technology investors, we see a wide range of companies working on game-changing businesses. This 5 Part Blog Series shares what our firm has been most intrigued by within the early-stage Enterprise B2... |
| 19.09.2019 | Tech Trend – API Security | 5 Areas to Watch: Part 3 As early-stage technology investors, we see a wide range of companies working on game-changing businesses. This 5 Part Blog Series shares what our firm has been most intrigued by within the early-stage Enterprise B2... |
| 12.09.2019 | Q-CTRL – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | We are excited to announce our investment in Q-CTRL’s $15M Series A round. Q-CTRL is a Sydney, Australia based startup working to improve and mainstream quantum computing. They have developed machine learning (ML) software that reduces the ... |
| 05.09.2019 | Tech Trend – Kubernetes Management | 5 Areas to Watch: Part 2 As early-stage technology investors, we see a wide range of companies working on game-changing businesses. This 5 Part Blog Series shares what our firm has been most intrigued by within the early-stage Enterprise B2... |
| 20.08.2019 | Tech Trend – Privacy Operations Infrastructure | 5 Areas to Watch: Part 1 As early-stage technology investors, we see a wide range of companies working on game-changing businesses. This 5 Part Blog Series shares what our firm has been most intrigued by within the early-stage Enterprise B2... |
| 18.07.2019 | Sierra Ventures Raises $215M – 3rd fund in 7 Years | On July 18th, 2019 the Sierra Ventures team announced the raise of our 12th venture fund. Fund XII was oversubscribed and raised 25% more than the previous (2016) fund. In addition to increased commitments from our existing investors, we ad... |
| 18.07.2019 | Sierra Ventures Raises $215M for 12th Fund | Fund Builds on Success of Previous Funds with “Patient Capital” Strategy SAN MATEO, Calif., July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sierra Ventures, an early-stage technology focused venture capital firm, announced today that they have closed their tw... |
| 22.05.2019 | Interplay Learning – Why Sierra Ventures Invested | We are excited to announce our investment in Interplay Learning, where we participated in a $5.5M funding round. Interplay develops online training for skilled laborers in the mechanical, electrical and industrial workforces. The highlight ... |
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| 13.02.2025 | Eudia Raises Up to $105M in Series A Funding | Eudia, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of an augmented intelligence platform for Fortune 500 legal teams, closed a Series A funding round for up to $105M. The round was led by General Catalyst with participation from Floodgate, Sierra Ventur... |
| 04.01.2025 | Cimulate: $28 Million (Series A) Raised To Help Brands Meet The Demands Of Consumers | Cimulate – a leader in enterprise AI for commerce – announced it has raised $28 million in Series A funding led by Spark Capital with participation from its seed stage investors Sierra Ventures and Pillar VC, with additional participation f... |
| 21.11.2024 | VISO TRUST: AI-Based Third-Party Risk Management Company Raises $24 Million | VISO TRUST, a leader in AI-based third-party risk management (TPRM), today announced the closing of a $24 million funding round with participation from both existing investors, Bain Capital Ventures, Work-Bench, Sierra Ventures, and Lytical... |
| 21.11.2024 | VISO TRUST Secures $24Million to Accelerate Innovation in AI-Powered Third-Party Risk Management | VISO TRUST, a leader in AI-powered third-party risk management today announced the closing of its latest funding round, with participation from both existing investors, Bain Capital Ventures, Work-Bench, Sierra Ventures, and Lytical Venture... |
| 21.11.2024 | VISO TRUST Secures $24M in Funding | VISO TRUST, a San Francisco, CA-based company which specializes in AI-powered third-party risk management (TPRM), raised $24M in funding. Backers included existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, Work-Bench, Sierra Ventures, and Lytical Ve... |
| 20.11.2024 | Spectro Cloud Secures $75 Million to Propel Kubernetes Management Forward | In the fast-paced world of technology, funding is the lifeblood that fuels innovation. Spectro Cloud, a San Jose-based company, has just secured a hefty $75 million in Series C funding. This investment is not just a number; it represents a ... |
| 19.11.2024 | Spectro Cloud Closes $75M Series C Funding | Spectro Cloud, a San Jose, CA-based company which specializes in modern multi-cluster Kubernetes management at scale across a variety of deployment environments, raised $75M in Series C funding. The round was led by Growth Equity at Goldman... |
| 29.08.2024 | Planera's $13.5 Million Leap: A New Era in Construction Planning | In the bustling heart of Silicon Valley, a revolution is brewing in the construction industry. Planera, a San Jose-based startup, has secured $13.5 million in Series A funding. This investment is not just a financial boost; it’s a catalyst ... |
| 28.08.2024 | Planera: Construction Planning Company Raises $13.5 Million (Series A) | Planera, a construction CPM scheduling and planning solution, announced that it has raised $13.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Sierra Ventures, with participation from Sorenson Capital, Brick and Mortar Ventures, Prudence VC an... |
| 29.07.2024 | The Real Estate Revolution: Radius Agent's TxM Suite and the Economic Landscape | In the fast-paced world of real estate, innovation is the name of the game. Radius Agent has stepped up to the plate with its new Transaction Management Suite (TxM Suite). This tool is not just another app; it’s a game changer. It promises ... |
| 25.07.2024 | Radius Agent launches Transaction Management Suite | Real estate brokerage Radius Agent is launching its own Transaction Management Suite (TxM Suite), according to an announcement on Thursday. The TxM Suite is part of the existing Radius Office app and is integrated with the brokerage’s AI as... |
| 23.05.2024 | The Evolution of AI Startups: A Closer Look at the Industry's Growth and Challenges | Over the past year, the artificial intelligence (AI) industry has experienced a significant boom, with unicorn startups specializing in AI and machine learning witnessing a remarkable 22.9% increase in valuation in 2023. This surge in inter... |
| 21.05.2024 | Станут ли ИИ-стартапы пузырем, который лопнул? | Прошедший год был очень успешным для индустрии искусственного интеллекта. Cтоимость стартапов-единорогов выросла в 2023 году на 22,9%, а 44% из всех новых "единорогов" специализировались на искусственном интеллекте и машинном обуч... |
| 03.05.2024 | Monthly people move spotlight: Shashank Saxena named managing partner at Sierra Ventures | figcaption>span]:font-sans"> Shashank Saxena joined Sierra Ventures in April as managing partner to lead enterprise software investments. Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture firm with over $2 billion of assets under managem... |
| 15.04.2024 | AlleyCorp's $250M Fund: A Game-Changer in the Tech Venture Capital Scene | AlleyCorp, led by serial entrepreneur Kevin Ryan, has closed a $250 million fund, marking a significant milestone for the NYC-based tech venture capital firm. This new fund, backed by a select group of LPs, signals AlleyCorp's evolution int... |
| 11.04.2024 | Indian VC firm Cornerstone Ventures launches $200m second fund | Cornerstone Ventures, a Mumbai-headquartered venture capital (VC) firm, has launched its second investment vehicle, targeting a corpus of $200 million. The amount includes a green-shoe option. |
| 13.12.2023 | Saviu Ventures, a Francophone Africa-focused VC firm, has raised $13 million in its first fund-close | The first closure of Saviu II, the second fund of Francophone Africa’s premier venture capital firm Saviu Ventures, has been reached. The fund, which is supported by private investors and family offices, will allow Saviu to continue investi... |
| 08.11.2023 | Novastar Ventures, a pan-African VC firm, has raised $80 million | Novastar Ventures, a pan-African VC firm, has raised $80 million from Japan’s SBI Holdings. Together, Novastar and SBI Holdings will work to get Japanese institutional investors to make matching commitments to the firm’s funds. To help furt... |
| 18.09.2023 | Sierra Ventures: Fund XIII Exceeds Target At $265 Million | Sierra Ventures recently announced the closing of their 13th fund at $265 million, exceeding its target. And the firm has a disciplined model of right-sized funds to focus on being an early investor in the best B2B companies across North Am... |
| 18.09.2023 | Cervin Ventures: Early-Stage VC Firm Closes $162 Million | Cervin Ventures – a leading early-stage venture capital firm focused on building enduring businesses – recently announced the closing of $162 million in new capital. And the firm will use the funding round to invest in Seed and Series A sta... |
| 13.09.2023 | Sierra Ventures Raises $265M Fund XIII | Sierra Ventures, a San Mateo, CA-based venture capital firm, closed its 13th fund, at $265M. Led by current Managing Partners Mark Fernandes, Tim Guleri, and Ben Yu, the firm has a disciplined model of right-sized funds to focus on being an... |
| 12.09.2023 | Pentathlon Ventures: B2B SaaS-Focused VC Firm Closes $55 Million Fund II | Pentathlon Ventures – an early-stage B2B SaaS-focused venture capital firm – recently announced it launched a second fund with a target of $55 million. This fund aims to invest in 25 B2B SaaS start-ups, supporting breakthrough solutions acr... |
| 12.09.2023 | Sierra Ventures Raises $265 Million to Continue ‘Right-Sized Fund’ Approach | - |
| 08.06.2023 | Sierra Ventures’ Tim Guleri on generative AI: ‘I’ve never been as excited and as scared in my 20 years of doing VC’ | Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More Tim Guleri, a venture capitalist at Silicon Valley firm Sierra Ventures, has witnessed numerous te... |
| 10.05.2023 | Indianapolis VC firm Ivy Ventures launches with $20M fund | - |
| 13.02.2023 | Meet Vignesh Ravikumar, partner at Sierra Ventures | Sierra Ventures is an early stage firm with a focus on B2B and B2B2C companies Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed! While there are more star... |
| 19.10.2022 | Sierra Ventures Expands Executive Team With CMO Anne Gherini | Anne Gherini, CMO, Sierra Ventures Sierra Ventures, a San Mateo, CA-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in core enterprise and next-gen technologies, announced that Anne Gherini has joined the firm as Chief Marketing Officer. G... |
| 18.10.2022 | Rebate programme facilitator Enable further enabled with $94 million round | UK-founded Enable, formerly known as DealTrack, has raised $94 million in an oversubscribed Series C round. The company, which now calls San Francisco home, helps manufacturers, distributors, and retailers better operate their rebate progra... |
| 02.03.2022 | Indian early-stage VC firm Mela Ventures closes maiden fund at $42m | Early-stage venture capital firm Mela Ventures, founded by former Mindtree founders Krishnakumar Natarajan and Parthasarathy NS, Wednesday announced that it has raised about $42 million (Rs320 crore) towards the final close its maiden fund ... |
| 10.02.2022 | Sierra Ventures Announces New Partner and Vice President | SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in core enterprise and next-gen technologies, announced the promotion of Vignesh Ravikumar to Partner and Brendon Schmidt to VP ... |
| 06.01.2022 | Israeli VC firm Grove Ventures raises $185m fund to back early-stage startups | Israeli investment firm Grove Ventures said Thursday that it has raised a fund of $185 million to invest in early-stage startups and “exceptional Israeli entrepreneurs.” The fund, Grove Ventures’ third, will focus on companies working digit... |
| 19.10.2021 | Sierra Ventures companies have raised over $1B this year | Allie Klun Allie joined Sierra Ventures in 2019 to lead Marketing efforts for the firm and partner with portfolio companies to drive awareness and provide insights on their marketing strategy. Allie has a background in business and marketin... |
| 13.09.2021 | VC firm Jungle Ventures raises $225M to invest in India, Southeast Asian startups | Advertisment Jungle Ventures offers a focused approach to investing, typically investing in 12 to 13 firms every round. It invests in companies at all stages, from seed to Series B, and many of its investments form long-term partnerships. ... |
| 06.08.2021 | VC firm Moderne Ventures raises $200M for fund tapping proptech | Early-stage VC firm Moderne Ventures has raised $200 million for a fund that counts proptech among its target industries. The firm easily surpassed its $125 million fundraising goal. Investors in Moderne Ventures Fund II included Realogy, G... |
| 17.02.2021 | Indonesian early-stage VC firm SALT Ventures begins raising $20m second fund | Premium Indonesian early-stage venture capital firm SALT Ventures has kicked off a roadshow to raise capital for its second fund, which is targeting a corpus of $20 million. Continue reading this story with a subscription to DealStreetAsia.... |
| 21.08.2020 | Yalochat raises US$ 15M from B Capital | Yalochat offers an AI-based customer management platform to businesses in order to help them give a pleasant experience to their customers. It manages digital productivity for sales and customer service through applications that enable cust... |
| 12.08.2020 | Reify Health Raises $30M to Fix The Broken Clinical Trial Ecosystem | What You Should Know: – Reify Health, a clinical trial software provider that digitizes and accelerates clinical trials is announcing a $30 million series B funding round to support the company’s ambitious mission to fix the broken clinical... |
| 31.07.2020 | Lemonaid Health Raises $33M to Expand On-Demand Consumer Telehealth Platform | What You Should Know: – Lemonaid Health, a direct to consumer telehealth company raises $33M in Series B funding to expand the company’s medical team and number of services being offered to patients. – To date, the company has treated more ... |
| 22.06.2020 | For Health Tech Startups, Data Is Their Lifeline Now More Than Ever | 69 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn By Vignesh Ravikumar, a principal at Sierra Ventures. Sierra is a Bay Area-based early-stage venture capital firm investing globally with a focus on next-generation enterprise and emerging technolog... |
| 22.06.2020 | For Health Tech Startups, Data Is Their Lifeline Now More Than Ever | 73 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn By Vignesh Ravikumar, a principal at Sierra Ventures. Sierra is a Bay Area-based early-stage venture capital firm investing globally with a focus on next-generation enterprise and emerging technolog... |
| 11.12.2019 | Israeli VC Firm Peregrine Ventures Closes $115M MedTech Fund | – Israeli med-tech venture capital firm Peregrine Ventures raises $115M for its fourth fund focused on investing in early-stage medical technology startups. – To date, the VC firm has 10 exits totaling more than $2 billion in cumulative val... |
| 23.07.2019 | Sierra Ventures Closes Twelfth Fund At $215 Million | Early-stage technology-focused venture capital firm Sierra Ventures announced it has closed its twelfth investment fund at $215 million Sierra Ventures — an early-stage technology-focused venture capital firm — announced it has closed its t... |
| 19.07.2019 | Sierra Ventures Closes $215 Million For Oversubscribed Twelfth Fund | 11 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn One of the more established firms in the venture business raised fresh cash for its latest VC fund. Founded in 1982, San Mateo-based Sierra Ventures announced on Thursday afternoon that it raised $2... |
| 18.07.2019 | Sierra Ventures Raises $215M – 3rd fund in 7 Years | On July 18th, 2019 the Sierra Ventures team announced the raise of our 12th venture fund. Fund XII was oversubscribed and raised 25% more than the previous (2016) fund. In addition to increased commitments from our existing investors, we ad... |
| 18.07.2019 | Here’s how Sierra Ventures added LPs and raised $215 mln for its 12th fund | - |
| 18.07.2019 | Sierra Ventures Closes 12th Fund, at $215M | Sierra Ventures, a San Mateo, CA-based early-stage technology focused venture capital firm, closed the twelfth investment fund, at $215m. Sierra Ventures Fund XII was oversubscribed and the prior fund’s institutional investors increased the... |
| 18.07.2019 | Sierra Ventures Raises $215M for 12th Fund | Fund Builds on Success of Previous Funds with “Patient Capital” Strategy SAN MATEO, Calif., July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sierra Ventures, an early-stage technology focused venture capital firm, announced today that they have closed their tw... |
| 31.03.2019 | The convergence of 5G and AI: A venture capitalist’s view | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! As an emerging-technology investor, I am always o... |
| 31.03.2019 | The convergence of 5G and AI: A venture capitalist’s view | As an emerging-technology investor, I am always on the lookout for new technologies that can improve existing markets and enable new ones. That’s why 5G really intrigues me. This advanced digital cellular network protocol opens up new frequ... |
| 13.03.2019 | CoreTigo (Israel) cierra una ronda Serie A de $10 millones en la que participa Cardumen Capital | 04/02/2019 Nota de prensa CORETIGO (ISRAEL) CIERRA UNA RONDA SERIE A DE $10 MILLONES EN LA QUE PARTICIPA CARDUMEN CAPITAL. CoreTigo, a provider of industrial mission critical wireless connectivity solutions, announced today a Series A in... |
| 24.05.2018 | Biggest Philly-area raise in a while: Phenom People raises $22M for global expansion | Ambler, Pa.-based Phenom People, makers of a human-resources-tech platform to help companies attract talent, is looking to expand its operations to Europe and the Asia Pacific region with fuel from a recently-closed $22 million Series B rou... |
| 29.09.2017 | VC firm Creative Ventures launches $50m fund focused on deep tech | Premium Creative Ventures, the first Silicon Valley venture capital firm led by a Thai founder, has launched its second fund, aiming to raise $50 million to invest in deep tech companies in the United States. Continue reading this story wit... |
| 12.07.2017 | BVP Joins $8M Funding for Applitools | Applitools, the leader in AI-based Automated Visual Testing and Monitoring for mobile, web, and native apps, today announced it has raised an $8 Million round led by Sierra Ventures, with participation by Bessemer Venture partners and exist... |
| 12.05.2017 | CORRECTING and REPLACING RedLock Launches with Comprehensive Cloud Infrastructure Security Offering | RedLock Cloud 360 platform makes major advancement with holistic visibility into public cloud infrastructure environments that helps truly assess and monitor risk Dynamic startup raises $12 million in funding from Sierra Ventures, Storm Ven... |
| 04.05.2017 | Seed stage VC firm YL Ventures raises $75M third fund | The firm invests in Israeli B2B software companies, in sectors like VR/AR, drones and cybersecurity There wasa total of $7.9 billion raised by VC firms, across 58 funds, in the first quarter of this year, a drop of 24 percent from Q1 2016. ... |
| 15.02.2017 | LA-based VC firm Fika Ventures raises $40M seed fund | The firm will make 30 investments, with initial checks of $250k to $1M Editor's note: Our Splash Health, Wellness and Wearables event is coming up on March 23 in San Francisco. We'll have Mario Schlosser, Founder & CEO of Oscar Health, ... |
| 10.11.2016 | Agtech Funding Sheet: BioConsortia Closes $12m Debt/Equity Round, Privateer Raises $40m, more | BioConsortia, an ag biotech company commercializing and developing microbes for crop enhancement, completed a $12 million raise. This includes an $8 million equity round from bigwig VCs Khosla Ventures and Otter Capital, both existing inves... |
| 07.06.2016 | Mobile security startup Zimperium scores $25 million | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Zimperium, the security company behind a mobile a... |
| 07.06.2016 | Mobile security startup Zimperium scores $25 million | Zimperium, the security company behind a mobile and in-app protection service, announced today that it has raised a $25 million investment led by Warburg Pincus. The capital will be used to expand Zimperium’s global reach and add new partne... |
| 07.03.2016 | Daily funding roundup - March 7, 2016 | Property Partner closed $22.5M; Culture Amp recieved $10M investment; AreaMetrics raised $2M funding Exo, developer of insect-based protein bars, raised $4 million in Series A funding led by AccelFoods. As its name suggests, AccelFoods back... |
| 21.01.2016 | Daily funding roundup - January 21, 2016 | Canvs secured $5.6M; KTB Network led $4.5M funding for Qeexo; Arrayent landed additional $4M funding Arrayent announced that it has raised an additional $4 million in Series C funding from ORIX Ventures, adding to the initial $11 million it... |
| 07.01.2016 | Sierra Ventures raises $170 mln 11th fund | - |
| 07.01.2016 | Sierra Ventures Closes Eleventh Venture Capital Fund, at $170M | Sierra Ventures, a San Mateo, CA-based early-stage technology venture capital firm, closed the eleventh investment fund, at $170m. Led by Managing Directors Mark Fernandes, Tim Guleri and Ben Yu, the fund received commitments from existing ... |
| 07.01.2016 | Sierra Ventures Closes 11th Fund With $170 Million | Today, Sierra Ventures, a San Mateo, Ca.-based early stage technology venture capital firm, is announcing that it has closed its 11th fund with $170 million. It’s an impressive amount, given that Sierra’s future was somewhat cloudy several ... |
| 22.12.2015 | Daily funding roundup - December 22, 2015 | Axonics completed $38.5M; Shuttl raised $20M; NextInput Inc., received $8M funding Motorola Solutions has made a strategic investment in BlueLine Grid, an emerging technology company that previously received an investment from In-Q-Tel, the... |
| 07.12.2015 | American Express Backs Mexican Fintech Startup Clip As Emerging Markets Warm To Financial Startups | Investment in new financial technologies is exploding globally, and as traditional players look for opportunities they’re increasingly turning their attention to technology companies in emerging markets. The latest company to benefit from t... |
| 20.11.2015 | Sierra Ventures Adds Jim Doehrman as Operating Partner | San Mateo, CA-based venture capital firm Sierra Ventures added Jim Doehrman as an Operating Partner. Doehrman, an operational and financial specialist, most recently served as CFO and SVP at Xtime, preparing the company’s back office for an... |
| 13.10.2015 | Daily funding roundup - October 13, 2015 | EverString raised $65M; Audentes Therapeutics bagged $65M; SteelBrick received $48M Predictive marketing company EverString has raised $65 million, in what is the largest round ever for an AI company. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the Com... |
| 12.10.2015 | Daily funding roundup - October 12, 2015 | Symphony raised $100M; Xpenditure closed $5.7M round; EverSport Media secured $4.2M Gridle, a productivity platform for work, has raised a seed round of $100,000 led by Jyotsna Bapat from IIITBangalore through deal making platform LetsVentu... |
| 07.09.2015 | Sierra Ventures Launches $150M Venture Capital Fund | Sierra Ventures, a San Mateo, CA-based venture capital firm, is to raise a $150m fund. A regulatory filing with the S.E.C. lists managing directors Yunbei Yu, Tim Guleri and Mark Fernandes as people related with the offering for Sierra Vent... |
| 03.08.2015 | Exclusive: Early stage VC firm Parampara raising $16M in maiden fund | Venture capital firm Parampara Capital, led by two former executives who handled the technology side of Bank of America's operations besides a former wealth manager with Anand Rathi Financial Services... TO READ THE FULL STORY SUBSCRIBE LOG... |
| 19.06.2015 | CMS put $2.8B at risk in 2014, Teva partners with Microchips Biotech (Morning Read) | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries entered a partnership with Microchips Biotech. Teva will make an upfront payment of $35 million in the form of an equity investment and technology access fee. The partnership will explore the application of mi... |
| 23.03.2015 | Tim Stanley Joins Sierra Ventures as Partner | Tim Stanley has joined San Mateo, CA-based venture capital firm Sierra Ventures as a Partner. Stanley will work with the entrepreneurs, investors, and the strategic partners that make up the Sierra Advisory Network advancing programs like t... |
| 24.02.2015 | Biz intell software co. raises $5.5M to expand service for non-physician healthcare practices | Sikka’s platform includes 26 apps developed in-house as well as by contracting vendors. Its business monitor app , for example, allows practices to see things like revenue generated by employee, expenses by vendor and inventory summaries. I... |
| 24.02.2015 | Sikka Software Raises $5.5m Series B Funding | Sikka Software, a Milpitas, Calif.-based provider of a retail healthcare cloud platform, raised a $5.5m Series B funding. The round was led by Sierra Ventures with participation from Series A investor ATA Ventures. In conjunction with the f... |
| 09.12.2014 | Hired Pulls In $15 Million In Series B, Adds A Sales Category And Plans To Expand Globally | Hired, the startup that plays secret matchmaker for engineers and the companies hoping to hire them, has expanded beyond computer science into sales and raised $15 million in Series B funding to help it rapidly expand on a global scale. Thi... |
| 04.12.2014 | An Xconomy Analysis: Five Ideas to Boost San Diego’s Software Sector | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Like a lot of cities, San Diego is jealous of Silicon Valley. Not jealous of Silicon Valley as a place, but jealous of the tech innovation and startup activity that happens th... |
| 29.05.2014 | Qeexo Closes $2.3M Series A Funding | Qeexo, a San Jose, CA-based developer of touch technologies, closed a $2.3m Series A funding. The round was led by Sierra Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand its engineering and business development teams and begin to d... |
| 14.05.2014 | Sierra Ventures closes a new, smaller fund | Sierra Ventures has a new, albeit small, bag of cash. The San Mateo, Calif.-based venture-capital firm has just closed its 10th fund at $145 million. This fund is only half of its previous one and has taken two years to close, according to ... |
| 09.04.2014 | Software VC Tucks Fund for UC San Diego Deals into New Venture Fund | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints David Schwab, a managing director at Sierra Ventures, has created a new venture fund with an unusual provision—20 percent of the capital raised will be focused on commercializ... |
| 24.07.2013 | Treasure Data Closes $5M Series A Financing | Treasure Data, a cloud-based analytics service, closed a $5m Series A financing. The round was led by Sierra Ventures. The company intends to use the capital to fund the global expansion of its operations. In conjunction with the funding, T... |
| 30.06.2013 | Jetlore Raises Funding | Jetlore, a Sunnivale, CA-based provider of CRM and email targeting tools for e-commerce companies, raised a funding round of undisclosed amount. Backers included Fenox Venture Capital, Alsop Louie Partners, Charles River Ventures and Sierra... |
| 20.06.2013 | Making Smart, Smarter: Tempo Raises $10 Million for Improvements | Tempo AI today announced that it has raised $10 million for its smartphone calendar app, Tempo, to establish its mark at the top of the productivity world. Relay Ventures led Tempo’s first, and unannounced, $2.5 million seed round, and came... |
| 09.04.2013 | Nexgate nets $3.5M from Sierra to track & protect your company’s social accounts | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Enterprise social media protection and compliance... |
| 09.04.2013 | Nexgate Raises $3.5M in Series A Financing | Nexgate (formerly known as Social iQ Networks), a San Francisco, CA-based provider of social infrastructure governance solutions for the enterprise, raised $3.5m in Series A financing. The round was led by Sierra Ventures. In conjunction wi... |
| 09.04.2013 | Funding Daily: Early stage startups, get ready to fill your wallets | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Early stage startups are going to be happy with t... |
| 09.04.2013 | Funding Daily: Early stage startups, get ready to fill your wallets | Early stage startups are going to be happy with today’s funding daily. A new $282 million fund is being put to use in your honor. Foundation capital raised the large sum of money and is scouring Silicon Valley and beyond for early stage sta... |
| 09.04.2013 | Nexgate scores $3.5m to help firms avoid social media embarrassment | Nexgate’s solution is designed to help businesses to discover, protect and ensure compliance for all of the social accounts associated with any number of different brands. It enables social media managers to find, categorize and track compa... |
| 27.03.2013 | Bina Technologies Closes $6.25M Series B Financing | Bina Technologies, a Redwood City, CA-based developer of genomic big data science platform, closed a $6.25m Series B financing. The round led by Sierra Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand their development, marketing, s... |
| 16.03.2013 | DeveloperAuction Raises $2.7M in First Funding | DeveloperAuction, a San Francisco, CA-based startup that operates a web platform where companies can bid for developers, raised $2.7m in their first funding. The round was led by NEA and Sierra Ventures, with participation from Google Ventu... |
| 19.11.2012 | Seed Stage VC Firm O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures Raises $85M New Fund | Venture firm O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures has announced its third fund, raising $85 million (you can see the SEC filing here). The firm, which makes seed stage investments, says that OATV Fund III is the largest fund to date. O’Reilly AlphaT... |
| 18.01.2012 | Nexenta Systems Raises more than $21M in Series C Financing | Nexenta Systems, a Mountain View, California-based provider of OpenStorage solutions, has raised more than $21m in Series C financing. The round was led by new investor Menlo Ventures, with participation from Sierra Ventures and Razor’s Edg... |
| 15.11.2011 | Thismoment Raises $7.3M in First Funding | Thismoment, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based provider of digital marketing SaaS solutions, has raised $7.3m in its first funding. The round was led by Sierra Ventures. The company intends to use the funding to expand its operations in the Un... |
| 01.11.2011 | Appcelerator gets $15M for open source mobile platform | The company gets support from Mayfield Fund, Translink Capital, and Red Hat Open source app development platform Appcelerator announced Tuesday that it has raised $15 million in a round of funding led by Mayfield Fund, Translink Capital, an... |
| 09.09.2010 | Ooyala raises $22M for total of $42M | The CID Group and ITOCHU back video platform (Correction: Updated total amount raised) In an interview with VatorNews back in December 2008, then 21-year-old co-founder of online video platform Ooyala, Belsasar Lepe, gave out a useful tip f... |
| 01.02.2010 | Makara smoothes the road to cloud computing | As more and more companies are looking at cloud computing, a startup called Makara is announcing new tools that should make it easier to get traditional software applications onto cloud infrastructure. Plenty of other startups, such as Hero... |
| 14.10.2009 | Ooyala raises $10 million | Video technology startup scores third round from Rembrandt Venture Partners and Sierra Ventures Online video technology startup, Ooyala, announced it has raised $10 million in a third round of funding. Rembrandt Ventures led the round and w... |
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