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Firms / S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L•••••
S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L•••••
Seed fund managerSan Mateo, CAs•••••••••.comSEC venture capital fund adviserone firm, 3 filing advisers
This firm files as 3 advisers on s•••••••••.com: S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I•• L•••••, S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• L•••••. Each keeps its own CRD, funds and filings; the grouping is the website each swore to on Form ADV and is recomputed every pass.
S••••• V••••••• backs founders from inception in AI & Deep Tech.
name or self-description says seed
Importance
52
elevated
Active deployment
55
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
75
high
Freshness
98
high
Research priority
21
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- San Mateo, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 1400 FASHION ISLAND BLVD, #1010, San Mateo, CA, 94404adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 650-854-1000adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- s•••••••••.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 16, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 14 (14 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $2.0Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business email
- info@sierraventures.comsierraventures.compublished by the subject
- business phone
- 650-854-1000adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
9 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, enterprise software, healthcare, deep tech, hardware, robotics, defense, industrial, b2b, quantum
- Stages
- seed, series a, early
- Geography
- global
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- seed
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 9
Funds and vehicles
13 reported, 1 no longer reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F••• 3••• | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $264M Mar 8, 2024 | 61 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3••• | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $15.3M Mar 8, 2024 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3••• | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $10.0M Mar 8, 2024 | 2 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3••• | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $7.1M Mar 8, 2024 | 3 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3•• | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $22.2M Mar 8, 2024 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3•• | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $19.4M Mar 8, 2024 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3•• | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $6.9M Mar 8, 2024 | 3 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3•• | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $6.2M Mar 8, 2024 | 4 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3•• | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $5.0M Mar 8, 2024 | 3 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3•• | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $5.0M Mar 8, 2024 | 2 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3•• | Fund | 2020 adv first reported | Mature | $269M Mar 8, 2024 | 45 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3•• | Fund | 2016 adv first reported | Harvest | $796M Mar 8, 2024 | 34 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3•• | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $255M Mar 8, 2024 | 32 | unknown | unknown |
| F••• 3••• | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Wound down | $100M Mar 30, 2023 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
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
21 current, 1 departed
J•• D•••••••
Board or advisoryAdvisor
C•• I•••••••••
Founder or executiveFounder Playbook
N••• N•••••
Investor relationsHead of Investor Relations
B•• Y•
Managing partnerManaging Partner
M••• F••••••••
Managing partnerManaging Partner
T•• G•••••
Managing partnerManaging Partner
J•• D•••••••
Operating partnerOperating Partner · since Oct 1, 2015
A••••• T•• G•••••
PartnerManager · since Mar 1, 2012
M••• J••••• F••••••••
PartnerManager · since Mar 1, 2012
S••••• G••••
PartnerPartner
V•••••• R••••••••
PartnerPartner
Y••••• Y•
PartnerManager · since Mar 1, 2012
A••• G••••••
Platform and operationsChief M•••eting Officer
D••• P••••
Platform and operationsExecutive Assistant
G•••• C•••
Platform and operationsVP of Finance
J••• L••••
Platform and operationsInvestor and Head of Data
S•••• R••••••
Platform and operationsOffice Manager &
V•••• K••••••
Platform and operationsController
Y••••• Z•••••
Platform and operationsChief Operating Officer
B•••••• S••••••
PrincipalPrincipal & Head of
S••••••• S•••••
Venture partnerVenture Partner
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- M••••• C••••• A•••••• · Chief Financial Officer · Mar 1, 2012 to Mar 21, 2017 Inference
Investments on record
9 edges, 9 companies, 0 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
10 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
IN Venture 1 shared · one timeQualcomm Ventures 1 shared · one timeIncubate 1 shared · one timeAsset Management Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeHummingbird Ventures V US GP LLC 1 shared · one timeCRV, LLC 1 shared · one timeTransform Capital 1 shared · one timeMadrona Venture Group, LLC 1 shared · one timeMorpheus Advisors 1 shared · one timeFloodgate 1 shared · one time
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
18 dated events
- Sep 15, 2026S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L•••••: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> SEED_FUND_MANAGER (name or self-description says seed)Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
- Oct 21, 2023F••• 3••• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $7,095,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3•••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Sep 20, 2023F••• 3••• no longer reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L•••••Fund no longer reportedFundsInferenceF••• 3•••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Sep 20, 2023F••• 3••• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $266,082,474Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3•••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2023F••• 3••• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $100,085,087Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3•••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2023F••• 3••• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,518,608Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3•••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2023F••• 3••• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $10,044,324Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3•••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2022F••• 3•• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $12,016,441Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2022F••• 3•• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $6,982,412Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2022F••• 3•• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $5,001,662Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2022F••• 3•• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $10,597,701Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2022F••• 3•• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $31,088,359Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2022F••• 3•• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,025,791Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2020F••• 3•• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $216,769,231Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 21, 2017M••••• C••••• A•••••• (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L•••••
- Mar 30, 2016F••• 3•• first reported on Form ADV by S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• (Venture Capital Fund)Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactF••• 3••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Oct 1, 2015J•• D••••••• joined Schedule A of S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• as Operating Partner
- Jun 22, 2012S••••• V••••••• M••••••••• I••• L••••• 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)
Classification history
- Sep 15, 2026Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)name or self-description says seed
- Sep 15, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $1,682M across 13 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $97M across 9 vehicles
Evidence
61 observations from 3 sources