# Sierra Innovations

> Sierra Innovations is a VC fund backing SMS, SaaS and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.sierrainnovations.net/

Sierra Innovations is a VC fund focused on SMS and SaaS. Sierra Innovations transform innovative Nevada projects into fast growing companies and mentor start-up in the pre-seed investment stage.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SMS | 1 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Messaging | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MessageDesk | MessageDesk is a shared team inbox for business text messaging. They help service-based businesses and organizations fill their day-to-day communication gaps with text messages that start and manage customer conversations, keep teammates connected, schedule service appointments, send reminders, collect payments, and automatically follow up onfeedback and reviews. | $1.7M | Seed | Mar 24, 2023 |  |
| MessageDesk | MessageDesk is a shared team inbox for business text messaging. They help service-based businesses and organizations fill their day-to-day communication gaps with text messages that start and manage customer conversations, keep teammates connected, schedule service appointments, send reminders, collect payments, and automatically follow up onfeedback and reviews. | $240K | Pre-Seed | Feb 28, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Reno Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reno-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acadian Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acadian-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arizona Tech Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arizona-technology-investor-forum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Copper Sky Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Desert Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/desert-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sierra Innovations invest in?

Sierra Innovations invests primarily in SMS, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sierra Innovations last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sierra Innovations closed in Mar 2023. 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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