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Sierra Ventures

Invest in B2B technology companies with global markets

Visit websiteLinkedIn
Ticket size$1M – $10M
StagesSeed · Series A
Sectors3 focus areas
01 — Snapshot

At a glance

Key signals founders use to decide if this investor is worth a conversation.

Ticket size
$1M – $10M
Stages
Seed · Series A
Sectors
3 focus areas
Themes
8 mapped
02 — Focus

Where they invest

Stages and sectors this investor typically backs.

Sector focus

AI / MLSaaS / EnterpriseCyber Security
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Lead / invest stages

SeedSeries A
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03 — Thesis

Investment thesis

Themes this investor is mapped to across the VC Dekho directory.

Invest in B2B technology companies with global markets

Early-stage buildersFounder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatSaaS / B2B softwareAI / MLCybersecurity / infosecSeries A / PMF capital
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04 — Portfolio

Portfolio companies

20 companies mapped to this fund.

S
Smallest AI
Voice AI
$8M · Seed
28 Oct 2025
Anne Gherini
SaaS / Enterprise / Enterprise
A
Astronomer
A
Augmentus
Ben Yu
B
Bill McDermott
D
DeepHow
E
Eden
E
Eudia
Mark Fernandes
Q
QCTRL
Q
Quintessent
R
Reflection AI
R
Regulus
R
Rocket
Shashank Saxena
SaaS / Enterprise / Enterprise
Shomik Ghosh
AI / ML / ML
Tim Guleri
Vignesh Ravikumar
SaaS / Enterprise / Enterprise
Yasmin Zarabi
SaaS / Enterprise / Enterprise
05 — Story

About Sierra Ventures

Background and context for founders evaluating this investor.

Sierra Ventures is a US-based venture capital firm with a long-standing focus on B2B technology, investing across SaaS, enterprise software, AI, and cybersecurity at Seed and Series A stages with cheque sizes typically ranging from $1M to $10M. The firm is a strong fit for Indian founders pursuing a global, US-first or US-expansion strategy, particularly those building products with enterprise and mid-market appeal in North America. Sierra has historically been active in the India-US cross-border ecosystem, which means they understand the operational realities of distributed founding teams, offshore engineering, and selling into US enterprises from an India base. Founders pitching Sierra should come prepared with a clear articulation of their US go-to-market strategy, early enterprise traction or strong pipeline, and a differentiated product angle in AI, security, or enterprise workflow automation. Their portfolio orientation suggests they value founders who think in terms of global TAM from day one rather than scaling domestically first. For Indian B2B SaaS founders with US ambitions, Sierra Ventures represents one of the more accessible and contextually aware US institutional options.

The firm is a strong fit for Indian founders pursuing a global, US-first or US-expansion strategy, particularly those building products with enterprise and mid-market appeal in North America.

Notes

US-based B2B tech VC; active in India-US cross-border

Data confidence: Unverified – inferred

06 — Investors

Investors at Sierra Ventures

Partners and principals mapped to this fund in the directory.

Seed Investor and Board member

Ashish Kakran

Sierra Ventures

Board of Directors

Mark Fernandes

Sierra Ventures

Board Member

Ben Y.

Sierra Ventures

07 — Nearby

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08 — Explore

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SeedSeries A
AI / MLSaaS / EnterpriseCyber Security
Early-stage buildersFounder-led / operator capitalTech-first / product companiesIndia-first / BharatSaaS / B2B softwareAI / MLCybersecurity / infosecSeries A / PMF capital
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