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Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Cervin Ventures Management, LLC
Cervin Ventures Management, LLC
Cervin Ventures is an early stage fund investing in entrepreneurs who are disrupting the enterprise application, infrastructure, and tools spaces.
both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $476M
Importance
52
elevated
Active deployment
55
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
75
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
20
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 820 RAMONA STREET, UNIT 200, Palo Alto, CA, 94301adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 14088395875adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- https://www.cervin.com
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 31, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 14 (14 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $706Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business email
- neeraj@cervinventures.comcervinventures.compublished by the subject
- business email
- shirish@cervinventures.comcervinventures.compublished by the subject
- business phone
- 1 408 508 1452adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
- business phone
- 14088395875adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
80 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, enterprise software, data infrastructure
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 94%Other Technology 5%Other 1%
lead rate 100%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 79
Funds and vehicles
15 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cervin Ventures Fund VI, L.P. | Fund | 2025 form d first sale | Fundraising | unknown | unknown | $23.9M | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Cervin Ventures Opportunities Fund 2025, L.P. | Opportunity fund | 2025 form d first sale | Fundraising | unknown | unknown | $40.1M | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Cervin Ventures Affiliates Fund V, L.P. | Feeder or parallel | 2022 form d first sale | Active deployment | $4.5M Mar 31, 2024 | 28 | $4.9M | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Cervin Ventures Fund V, L.P. | Fund | 2021 form d first sale | Mature | $109M Mar 31, 2024 | 81 | $98.7M | Nov 17, 2022 |
| Cervin Ventures Opportunities Fund 2021, L.P. | Opportunity fund | 2021 name year | Mature | $36.4M Mar 31, 2024 | 58 | $35.1M | Nov 17, 2022 |
| Cervin Ventures Fund III Co-Invest Fund I, LP | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2020 adv first reported | Mature | $2.3M Mar 31, 2024 | 15 | $0 | Jun 4, 2019 |
| Cervin Ventures Fund IV, L.P. | Fund | 2018 form d first sale | Harvest | $140M Mar 31, 2024 | 63 | $75.2M | Aug 16, 2019 |
| Cervin Ventures II Opportunities Fund, LP | Opportunity fund | 2016 form d first sale | Harvest | $38.3M Mar 31, 2024 | 20 | $6.0M | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Cervin Ventures Fund Iii-B, LP | Feeder or parallel | 2015 form d first sale | Harvest | $69.9M Mar 31, 2024 | 8 | $17.0M | Mar 3, 2016 |
| Cervin Ventures Fund III, LP | Fund | 2015 form d first sale | Harvest | $51.8M Mar 31, 2024 | 36 | $12.8M | Mar 3, 2016 |
| Cervin Ventures Fund II, LP | Fund | 2011 form d first sale | Harvest | $22.6M Mar 31, 2024 | 28 | $20.9M | Jan 12, 2012 |
| Cervin Ventures Affiliates Fund VI, L.P. | Feeder or parallel | unknown | Fundraising | unknown | unknown | $0 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Cervin Ventures SPV Fund, LP (Series 1) | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Unknown | unknown | unknown | $0 | Oct 3, 2024 |
| Cervin Ventures SPV Fund, LP (Series 2) | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Fundraising | unknown | unknown | $0 | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Cervin Ventures SPV Fund, LP (Series 3) | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Fundraising | unknown | unknown | $0 | Jul 30, 2025 |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
12 current, 0 departed
Nilesh Maheshwari
AssociateAssociate
Neeraj Gupta
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jun 1, 2011
Preetish Suresh Nijhawan
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jun 1, 2011
Shirish Sathaye
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Apr 1, 2022
Track Record
OtherAcross our portfolio companies, more than $1 billion in value has been created.
Neeraj Gupta
PartnerPartner
Shirish Sathaye
PartnerPartner
Taylor Oliver
PartnerPartner
Courtney McKee
Platform and operationsVP of Finance
Madison Steele
Platform and operationsOperations Manager
Scott Brown
Platform and operationsPartner, Head of Platform
Samir Shah
Venture partnerVenture Partner
Investments on record
80 edges, 78 companies, 3 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
40 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Next Legacy Management, LLC 2 shared · recurringActivant Capital Group LLC 1 shared · one timeUnion Square Ventures 1 shared · one timeSapphire Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeTranslink Capital 1 shared · one timeFloodgate 1 shared · one timeAI 1 shared · one timeU.S. Venture Partners 1 shared · one timeAlsop Louie Partners 1 shared · one timeCSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeChemistry Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeAccel 1 shared · one timeEL Cap Holdings Capital Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeIgnition Partners 1 shared · one timeOpen Opportunity Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeUncork Capital 1 shared · one timeWestern Technology Investment (wti) 1 shared · one timeConstruct Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeTAU Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeMoment Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeFoundersx Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeArrowroot Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeTransform Capital 1 shared · one timeLeap Global Partners 1 shared · one timeBlackbird Ventures Pty Ltd. 1 shared · one timeTLV Partners 1 shared · one timeForum Ventures, LLC. 1 shared · one timeRegalis Solutions LLC 1 shared · one timeDenver Angels 1 shared · one timeJuxtapose 1 shared · one timeONE Way Ventures Management Pbc, Inc. 1 shared · one timeCross Rapids Capital LP 1 shared · one timeWindmuehle, LLC 1 shared · one timeMercato 1 shared · one time500 Global 1 shared · one timeHighcape Partners Management, L.P. 1 shared · one timeAT One Ventures Opco, LLC 1 shared · one timeTrilogy Investment Advisors 1 shared · one timeBurst Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one time · we led 1Y Combinator 1 shared · one time · we led 1
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
30 dated events
- Sep 16, 2026Zephyr: acquired by SmartBear on or before 2026-09-16 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 16, 2026Zephyr no longer listed on Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceZephyrVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026Tote.Ai no longer listed on Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceTote.AiVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026Flightcontrol no longer listed on Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceFlightcontrolVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026Paz.ai Seed Universal infrastructure for agentic commerce. no longer listed on Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferencePaz.ai Seed Universal infrastructure for agentic commerce.Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 12, 2026Soha Systems: acquired by Akamai on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page and 1 more
- Sep 12, 2026Ampool / Post: acquired by HPE on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026FreeD/ Replay Technologies: acquired by Intel on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Tynker: acquired by BYJU'S on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Zephyr: acquired by SmartBear on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Bright Pattern: acquired by Aspect on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Claritics: acquired by Nexient on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Airgap: acquired by Zscaler on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026CloudLanes: acquired by Druva on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Slapdash: acquired by ClickUp on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026SpotZot: acquired by Valassis on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Involver: acquired by Oracle on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026AllyO: acquired by HireVue on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Nexient: acquired by NTT DATA Services on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Cervin Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
- Mar 31, 2023Cervin Ventures Affiliates Fund V, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Cervin Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,747,083Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCervin Ventures Affiliates Fund V, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 1, 2022Shirish Sathaye joined Schedule A of Cervin Ventures Management, LLC as Managing Member
- Mar 31, 2022Cervin Ventures Fund V, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Cervin Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $59,211,600Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCervin Ventures Fund V, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2022Cervin Ventures Opportunities Fund 2021, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Cervin Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $17,961,995Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCervin Ventures Opportunities Fund 2021, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2020Cervin Ventures Fund III Co-Invest Fund I, LP first reported on Form ADV by Cervin Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $6,126,889Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCervin Ventures Fund III Co-Invest Fund I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2019Cervin Ventures Fund IV, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Cervin Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,355,532Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCervin Ventures Fund IV, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 7, 2016Cervin Ventures Fund Iii-B, LP first reported on Form ADV by Cervin Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,322,184Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCervin Ventures Fund Iii-B, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 7, 2016Cervin Ventures II Opportunities Fund, LP first reported on Form ADV by Cervin Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,036,894Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCervin Ventures II Opportunities Fund, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 7, 2016Cervin Ventures Fund II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Cervin Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $27,757,739Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCervin Ventures Fund II, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 7, 2016Cervin Ventures Management, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 7, 2016Cervin Ventures Fund III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Cervin Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,227,815Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCervin Ventures Fund III, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 15, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $476M
- Sep 12, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $330M
Evidence
52 observations from 3 sources