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Sierra Ventures

Corporate · Founded 1982 · San Mateo, United States

Since 1982, Sierra Ventures, a privately held venture capital firm, has helped entrepreneurs around the world start and grow over 200

201 portfolio companies Corporate · $5.0B invested · 391 investments · Last investment 7/2026
Portfolio companies 201 ↑ 20% 5y
Decacorns 3
Thoroughbreds 8
01 · Biggest holdings

Sierra Ventures’ biggest current holdings.

The most valuable companies Sierra Ventures still holds — unicorns and thoroughbreds it has backed, ordered by Dealroom’s latest valuation. Companies that have been acquired or gone public are in Exits instead. Where a cap table names Sierra Ventures directly, the stake and its estimated value are shown too.

#CompanyEst. stakeValuationEst. value
  1. 1 Reify HealthUnicorn · Health · USA 20% $4.8B $960M
  2. 2 ClipUnicorn · Fintech · Mexico $2.5B
  3. 3 FabricUnicorn · Marketing · USA 8% $1.5B $120M
  4. 4 Phenom PeopleUnicorn · Jobs Recruitment · USA $1.3B
  5. 5 EnableUnicorn · Marketing · USA 8.5% $1.1B $95M
  6. 6 AstronomerUnicorn · Enterprise Software · USA $1.1B
  7. 7 Spectro CloudUnicorn · Enterprise Software · USA $1.0B

Estimated value = Sierra Ventures’ disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. Sierra Ventures also appears inside investor groups in Clip, Rebel Foods, where a standalone stake isn’t disclosed. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →

02 · Exits

Sierra Ventures’ biggest exits.

Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from Sierra Ventures’ transaction record.

$46M IPO · 2000
Entered SeedNow $129BHealth
Intuit
IPO · 1993
Entered Series ANow $87BFintech
$10B IPO · 2020
Entered Series B+Now $17BSemiconductors
$850M IPO · 2010
Entered Series B+Now $6.3BTravel
$87M IPO · 2007
Entered Series ANow $2.7BSecurity
$1.3B acquisition · 2025
Entered Series AMusic
$1.0B acquisition · 2019
Entered Series B+Security
03 · Portfolio analysis

Where Sierra Ventures’ portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 201 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. USA175
  2. India5
  3. Mexico5
  4. Canada4
  5. China4
  6. Israel3
  7. Cuba2
  8. Armenia1
  9. Australia1
  10. Netherlands1
By sectorCount
  1. Enterprise Software76
  2. Marketing29
  3. Fintech20
  4. Media19
  5. Security15
  6. Health14
  7. Semiconductors14
  8. Telecom13
  9. Energy8
  10. Education7
  11. Gaming5
  12. Legal4
By stage enteredCount
  1. Series A85
  2. Seed61
  3. Series B+54
By growth stageCount
  1. Breakout Stage107
  2. Early Growth63
  3. Late Growth29
  4. Mature2
04 · Portfolio market map

Inside Sierra Ventures’ portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 201 tracked.

Clip
Fintech · Unicorn
$2.5B
Ximalaya
Music · Unicorn
$1.3B
Reify Health
Health · Unicorn
$4.8B
Astronomer
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$1.1B
Fabric
Marketing · Unicorn
$1.5B
Treasure Data
Enterprise Software
$600M
Enable
Marketing · Unicorn
$1.1B
Spectro Cloud
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$1.0B
Endor Labs
Enterprise Software
$372M
Shape Security
Security · Unicorn
$1.0B
Meru Networks
Security
$44M
Phenom People
Jobs Recruitment · Unicorn
$1.3B
Yalo
Marketing
$250M
Nexenta Systems
Enterprise Software
$80M
Hired
Jobs Recruitment
$160M
CNEX LABS
Semiconductors
$134M
Q-CTRL
Enterprise Software
$236M
Ooyala
Media
$172M
Joy
Event Tech
$240M
Eudia
Legal
$420M
Theta Labs
Gaming
$400M
Movandi
Telecom
$160M
Meriton Networks
Semiconductors
$216M
Greenplum Software
Enterprise Software
$128M
ZoomSystems
Fintech
$27M
VeriSilicon Holdings
Semiconductors · Decacorn
$17B
ArmorCode
Security
$200M
Kanisa
Fintech
$52M
Accruent
Real Estate · Unicorn
$2.0B
Drop
Fintech
$176M
Zimperium
Security
$525M
Appcelerator
Telecom
$110M
WebCollage
Media
$4.2M
Paro
Fintech
$100M
Modulate
Gaming
$120M
AuthenTec
Security
$60M
Stratus Technologies
Security
$225M
KnowledgeNet
Education
$70M
Wizeline
Mexico
$172M
SupportLogic
Enterprise Software
$200M
SeeCommerce
Media
Social Touch
Telecom
$235M
Revionics
Enterprise Software
$120M
Approva
Legal
$56M
Lemonaid
Health
$400M
Ignite Technologies
Marketing
$60M
Balto
Legal
$148M
K4Connect
Wellness Beauty
$36M
Zeni
Fintech
$136M
Thismoment
Marketing
$70M
NP Photonics
Health
$20M
Pantomath
Security
$120M
CSS Corp
USA
$270M
Appcues
Enterprise Software
$128M
Corrigo
Enterprise Software
$40M
MIOX
Energy
$12M
Outcomes4Me
Health
$84M
Interactive Fitness
Health
$24M
Applitools
Enterprise Software
$250M
Red 5 Studios
Gaming
$92M
05 · Portfolio founders

Where Sierra Ventures’ portfolio founders come from.

120 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. United States89
  2. Mexico6
  3. India5
  4. United Kingdom5
  5. China3
  6. Israel3
  7. Australia1
  8. Canada1
  9. Germany1
  10. Singapore1
UniversityCount
  1. University of California, Berkeley8
  2. Stanford University7
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology4
  4. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign4
  5. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania4
  6. Harvard Business School3
  7. Harvard University3
  8. Technological Institute of Monterrey3
  9. University of California, Los Angeles3
  10. University of Oxford3
Previous companyCount
  1. Alphabet | Google7
  2. IBM6
  3. Microsoft6
  4. Yahoo!5
  5. Amazon3
  6. ARM3
  7. Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity3
  8. Cisco3
  9. LockSchuppen - FutureLab20563
  10. Nokia Corporation3