Sierra Ventures
InvestorActiveSierra Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm invests from inception through Series A in B2B enterprise and frontier technology companies, with a current focus on Vertical AI, AI Infrastructure, Physical AI & Robotics, and Deep Tech. Check sizes are up to $5M at Seed and up to $10M at Series A, with follow-on reserves. The firm is currently deploying Fund XIII ($270M), its 13th fund, and has over $2B in AUM across its history. Sierra provides hands-on operational support through its managing partners—who have backgrounds as founders and operators—and connects portfolio companies to Fortune 1000 executives via its CXO Advisory Board and Engineering & Product Leaders (EPL) Council. The firm has backed 237+ companies, producing 35 IPOs and 7 unicorns. Portfolio sectors span AI/ML, SaaS, enterprise applications, digital health, security, and deep tech including robotics.
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