# Adrian McDermott

> Adrian McDermott is a seed investor at Zendesk (San Francisco) backing Retail and Fashion. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Zendesk](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zendesk)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmcdermott
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/amcdermo
- Website: https://x.com/amcdermo

Adrian McDermott is a seed investor at Zendesk in San Francisco focused on Retail and Fashion. Adrian leads Zendesk’s Product Management, Engineering and Operations teams.Prior to Zendesk he was CTO at Attributor and, as general manager, ran the video compliance business from first customer sales to business unit acquisition.Previously he was the VP of Engineering for Plumtree/BEA where he started as the first engineer hired byPlumtree and worked through the Plumtree IPO and subsequent acquisition by BEA.Prior to Plumtree Adrian worked as an itinerant software consultant in London, Hong Kong, Sydney and Guam.He has a 1st Class Honours Degree in Computer Science from De Montfort University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.9M–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Fashion | 1 | 50% |
| Women's | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Shopping | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Short Story | Short Story is a personal styling service for petite women. We curate petite-friendly, high quality boxes of styles by listening to what our clients want. We believe petite women should have the same great shopping experience as everyone else--no compromises on fit, style, or quality. Our mission is to help her find fit, discover new trends, andevolve her personal style. We want her to feel and look fabulous, so she has more time to do what she loves. | $2.9M | Seed | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Sweep | Sweep is a software platform that helps companies understand, manage and reduce their carbon emissions across their entire business and value chain. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Montpellier, France. | $5M | Seed | Apr 28, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [2050](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2050) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coughdrop Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coughdrop-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hyphen Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyphen-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [La Famiglia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/la-famiglia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Wave (VC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-wave-6e35) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Zendesk

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Zendesk is a customer service platform that develops software to empower organizations and customer relationships. It empowers organizations to improve customer engagement and better understand their customers. Zendesk products are easy to use and implement. They give organizations the flexibility to move quickly, focus on innovation, and scalewith their growth.Zendesk serves more than 150,000 customers across hundreds of industries in over 30 languages. Zendesk was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

5 contacts available at Zendesk.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adrian McDermott | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-mcdermott |
| Bikram Mazumdar | Vice President of Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bikram-mazumdar |
| Elizabeth Nelson | Member of Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betsey-nelson |
| Jason Smale | Senior Vice President Of Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-smale |
| Terry Evans Jr | Director and Head of Zendesk Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/terry-evans-jr |

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## FAQ

### What does Adrian McDermott invest in?

Adrian McDermott invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and Women's startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Adrian McDermott's check size?

Adrian McDermott typically joins rounds of $2.9M–$5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Adrian McDermott participates in.

### When did Adrian McDermott last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Adrian McDermott closed in Sep 2021. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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