# Peter Wendell

> Peter Wendell is a startup investor at Sierra Ventures. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sierra Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sierra-ventures)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-wendell-64bba46

Peter Wendell is a startup investor at Sierra Ventures. Peter Wendell is the founder and a managing director of Sierra Ventures, the $1.5 billion Silicon Valley venture capital firm. Forbes magazine has named him one of the 100 best venture investors in the United States.Peter holds a faculty appointment at Stanford Business School, co-teaching “Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital" with GoogleExecutive Chairman Eric Schmidt.Peter also serves on the board of directors of Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE-MRK) and has served as a member of the corporate board of directors for more than 25 other companies.Earlier, Peter was employed by IBM for 10 years in a variety of management positions. He attended Harvard Business School, receiving an MBA with distinction and also working for McKinsey & Company while at Harvard.Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Princeton University where he currently serves as a Charter Trustee and previously served as chairman of the board of Princeton’s $17 billion endowment.

## About Sierra Ventures

VC Fund · San Mateo, United States

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, Global 1000 CXOs, operational executives, and deepdomain experts, providing a platform for entrepreneurs around the world.Sierra Ventures primarily invests in Seed and Series A rounds, with a preference to lead investment rounds and reserve capital for follow on rounds. Investment sectors include artificial intelligence/machine learning, big data, cloud, fintech, health tech, IoT/infrastructure, marketplaces, SaaS & enterprise apps, security, and emerging technologies such as 5G, devices, blockchain, robotics, and virtual reality / augmented reality. Sierra Ventures typically makes initial investments between $500,000 and $7 million on average and invests between $500,000 and $15 million over the life of an investment. The firm has invested in leading companies such as Intuit, Invensense, Greenplum, MakeMyTrip, OnLink, Teradata, StrataCom, Sourcefire, Treasure Data, and more. Sierra Ventures was founded in 1982 and is based in San Mateo, California.

5 contacts available at Sierra Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Peter Wendell | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-wendell |
| Al Ghous | Venture Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/al-ghous |
| Anne Gherini | Chief Marketing Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-gherini |
| Ben Yu | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-yu |
| Daniel Paredes | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-paredes-405b |

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