"We solicited venture capital even though we did not need the money. Primarily we sought experienced counsel to help us manage issues associated with growth."
Scott D. Cook
Founder, President
& CEO, Intuit, Inc
"Sierra nurtured us through the early years, and then helped us go public in a tough market since then the stock has tripled."
H. Tom Beulter
CEO, On Assignment
"I never dreamed that 24 months after starting to work with Sierra, our $4 million company would grow to be worth $160 million."
Tom Williams
CEO, Combinet
"Sierra Ventures was proactive in helping us build frontbridge into a successful company, from the very first phone call when we were a team of 10 to the introduction to Microsoft."
Steve Jillings
President & CEO,
FrontBridge
"Time is of the essence for a start-up company, and Sierra Ventures added tremendous value both in helping us quickly gain clarity of vision and in getting us in the door at potential partners."
George J. Barber
President & CEO,
Sychip
Sierra Ventures has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs begin and grow successful companies over the past 3 decades.
 
Sierra Ventures partners bring a diversity of individual strengths and expertise to each of our portfolio companies.
 
At Sierra Ventures, we have a passion for finding the right combination of investment and expertise to help companies grow and deliver on their promise.
 
We work closely with our broad network of consultants, attorneys, recruiters, leasing partners and investment bankers.
 
Our proven track record in taking private companies public benefits both our current and future portfolio companies.
 
1982
  • 1982
    Sierra founded
    by Peter Wendell
  • December 1982
    Sierra Ventures I,
    $16.2m Fund, Formed
  • August 1985
    Sierra Ventures II,
    $24.4m Fund, Formed
  • August 1987
    Teradata
    NYSE:TDC
  • September 1987
    Centex IPO
    NASDAQ:CNTX
  • December 16, 1987
    Sierra Ventures III,
    $50m Fund, Formed
  • November 1989
    Laserscope IPO
    NASDAQ:LSCP
  • May 8, 1991
    Sierra Ventures IV,
    $78.6m Fund, Formed
  • July 1992
    Stratacom IPO
    NASDAQ:STRM
    Acq by Cisco
  • September 1992
    OnAssignment IPO
    NASDAQ:ASGN
  • March 1993
    Intuit IPO
    NASDAQ:INTU
  • November 1993
    Advanced Technology IPO
    NASDAQ: ATMI
  • March 30, 1995
    Sierra Ventures V,
    $100m Fund, Formed
  • February 1996
    DGS IPO
    NASDAQ:DGIT
  • May 1996
    Heartport, Inc. IPO
    NASDAQ:HPRT
  • May 1996
    Onyx IPO
    NASDAQ:ONYX
  • October 1996
    Intensiva IPO
    NASDAQ: IHCC
  • October 1996
    FaxSav IPO
    NASDAQ:FAXX
  • January 14, 1997
    Sierra Ventures VI,
    $175m Fund, Formed
  • July 1997
    Quinta Acq by
    Seagate Technology
  • February 1998
    MicroMuse IPO
    NASDAQ:MUSE
  • May 1998
    RiboGene IPO
    NYSE:RBO
  • August 1998
    Terayon IPO
    NASDAQ:TERN
  • November 1998
    Fatbrain IPO
    NASDAQ:FATB
  • January 20, 1999
    Sierra Ventures VII,
    $250m Fund, Formed
  • February 1999
    Healtheon IPO
    NASDAQ:HLTH
  • August 1999
    Active Software IPO NASDAQ:ASWX
  • June 27, 2000
    Sierra Ventures VIII,
    $500m Fund, Formed
  • August 2000
    Evolve IPO
    NASDAQ:EVLV
  • August 2000
    VINA IPO
    NASDAQ:VINA
  • September 2000
    Fatbrain (NASDAQ:FATB) Acq by Barnes and Noble
  • March 2002
    Micropower Acq by
    Weston Presidio
  • October 2004
    Theravance IPO
    NASDAQ:THRX
  • December 2004
    Net6 Acq by
    Citrix Systems
  • August 2005
    Frontbridge Acq by
    Microsoft
    NASDAQ:MSFT
  • January 2006
    360 Commerce Acq by
    Oracle NASDAQ:ORCL
  • March 2006
    Permeo Acq by
    Blue Coat Systems
    NASDAQ:BCSI
  • April 2006
    SyChip Acq by
    muRata
  • July 6, 2006
    Sierra Ventures IX,
    $400m Fund, Formed
  • March 2007
    Sourcefire IPO
    NASDAQ:FIRE
  • June 2007
    AuthenTec IPO
    NASDAQ:AUTH
2008
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