The emergence of large language models in generative AI represents a transformative breakthrough with profound implications for the enterprise. New technologies are enabling humans to work alongside AI co-pilots, automating some tasks, transforming others, and creating new roles, ultimately enhancing creativity and productivity.
Investing in Early-Stage Excellence
At Sierra, we are passionate about the early stage and look to make meaningful investments and long-standing commitments to our founders.
We have a roll-up-our-sleeves attitude toward working with our portfolio, and we don't shy away from tough times and difficult conversations when our founders need us most.
We are deeply committed to a partnership with founders. We don't believe that a big ego belongs in the boardroom or any room; We value collaboration, open-mindedness, and humility.
We approach our investments with a focused, knowledge-driven mindset, leveraging our expertise and extensive network to fuel growth capital and business acceleration.
With 35 IPOs and hundreds of successful exits, Sierra has a proven track record in driving early-stage excellence at scale.
Where We Invest
STAGE:
Seed & Series A
Sierra is an early-stage Venture Capital firm investing in Seed and Series A-stage companies.
GEO:
Geo-Agnostic
Sierra invests in founders no matter where they live.
Sierra Ventures is based in Silicon Valley with Austin, Boston, NYC, and Singapore team members.
CHECK SIZE:
Seed: $1M-$3M
Series A: $4M-$9M
Check size for Seed: $1M-$3.5M
Check size for Series A: $4M-8M
Building unwavering partnerships
"As a first-time founder, I couldn't have asked for a better partner than Sierra. They helped us mature operationally and navigate many thorny issues as we scaled. Their guidance, expertise, and belief in our vision not only helped us 10x our business in 18 months culminating in a successful exit but also laid a strong foundation for the business to scale to 150+ employees and 30m+ monthly active users."
Rohan Gupta
CEO and Founder,Quillbot