# Sierra Ventures

> Sierra Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 379 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, United States
- Total investments: 379
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 29%
- Fund size: $79M
- Last fund: May 1991
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/sierra-ventures
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/sierra_ventures
- Website: http://www.sierraventures.com

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$11M |
| Series A | $5M–$20M |
| Series B | $6.3M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 75 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 43 | 11% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 29 | 8% |
| Enterprise Software | 26 | 7% |
| SaaS | 23 | 6% |

219 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 76 | 20% |
| Seed | 62 | 16% |
| Series B | 58 | 15% |
| Series C | 40 | 11% |
| Series D | 20 | 5% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 142 | 37% |
| China | 5 | 1% |
| Canada | 5 | 1% |
| India | 4 | 1% |
| Israel | 4 | 1% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peter Wendell | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-wendell |
| Al Ghous | Venture Advisor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/al-ghous |
| Anne Gherini | Chief Marketing Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-gherini |
| Ben Yu | Managing Partner | 102 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-yu |
| Daniel Paredes | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-paredes-405b |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smallest.ai | Smallest.ai is a Software Development developing a voice AI foundation models for enterprise deployment, sales and support. | $13M | Series A | Jul 30, 2026 |  |
| Phosio Corporation | Phosio Corporation develops a photoresist material for the fabrication of high aspect ratio nanostructures. The company was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Oregon State University's Department of Chemistry and the NSF-funded Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry. | $4M | Seed | May 13, 2026 |  |
| BAND | BAND is the Developer of a universal AI platform that integrates and orchestrates intelligent agents across business systems. | $17M | Seed | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| ArmorCode | ArmorCode offers an AppSecOps platform that reduces application exposure and risk for customers. Its customers use the platform for AppSec Posture, Vulnerability and Compliance Management, and DevSecOps automation. ArmorCode AppSecOps platform is delivering a 10X AppSec Force Multiplier impact to several marquee enterprises. The company wasfounded in 2020 and is based in Palo Alto, California. | $16M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 03, 2026 |  |
| Expert Intelligence | Expert Intelligence develops AI systems to scale expert decision-making in regulated laboratory conditions where data is restricted, stakes are high, and validation is required. | $4.7M | Seed | Feb 04, 2026 |  |
| Movandi | Movandi is the fastest growing 5G mmWave solutions company with a mission to revolutionize 5G Everywhere. The company was founded by two siblings, Maryam and Reza Rofougaran, today’s top leaders in the wireless industry, whose innovations have shaped and transformed wireless in the last few decades. Having pioneered wireless systems. Movandi issolving real-world 5G mmWave deployments with unmatched differentiation and high performance core technology in 5G integrated circuits, antennas, systems, and algorithms design disciplines, to enable 5G to its full potential. Movandi’s flexible solutions solve 5G mmWave deployment cost and schedule challenges and provide future-proof solutions utilizing mesh and routing to further improve 5G coverage and capacity. Movandi’s strong and diverse system portfolio of IP and patents plays a critical role across the complete 5G ecosystem, from infrastructure to mobile, while allowing for maximum 5G coverage. | $40M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Movandi | Movandi is the fastest growing 5G mmWave solutions company with a mission to revolutionize 5G Everywhere. The company was founded by two siblings, Maryam and Reza Rofougaran, today’s top leaders in the wireless industry, whose innovations have shaped and transformed wireless in the last few decades. Having pioneered wireless systems. Movandi issolving real-world 5G mmWave deployments with unmatched differentiation and high performance core technology in 5G integrated circuits, antennas, systems, and algorithms design disciplines, to enable 5G to its full potential. Movandi’s flexible solutions solve 5G mmWave deployment cost and schedule challenges and provide future-proof solutions utilizing mesh and routing to further improve 5G coverage and capacity. Movandi’s strong and diverse system portfolio of IP and patents plays a critical role across the complete 5G ecosystem, from infrastructure to mobile, while allowing for maximum 5G coverage. | $40M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Planera | Planera is a software company that makes construction industry more efficient & profitable. | $8M | Series A | Oct 07, 2025 |  |
| Smallest.ai | Smallest.ai is a Software Development developing a voice AI foundation models for enterprise deployment, sales and support. | $8M | Seed | Sep 22, 2025 |  |
| Revalia Bio | Revalia Bio develops curative drugs for chronic organ-centered disease. | $14.5M | Seed | Sep 04, 2025 |  |

10 of 379 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Sierra Ventures invest in?

Sierra Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 379 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sierra Ventures's check size?

Sierra Ventures typically joins rounds of $2M–$11M at Seed, $5M–$20M at Series A and $6.3M–$40M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sierra Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Sierra Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Sierra Ventures?

The team at Sierra Ventures includes Peter Wendell (Founder), Al Ghous (Venture Advisor) and Anne Gherini (Chief Marketing Officer), among 15 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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