Sierra Ventures Company News

Startups and entrepreneurs can find opportunities during the COVID-19 global economic disruption. Sierra Ventures Managing Partner Mark Fernandes talks with Jeff Vance of Network World about the tech companies and investments that will succeed and thrive during the economic downturn. “In recessions, new companies start with the right mindset,” Fernandes said. “They’re leaner, more entrepreneurial, …

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Originally posted on GlobeNewswire. Spectro Cloud Releases Award-Winning Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Solution for Kubernetes Infrastructure Stack Management   First to Hit Sweet Spot Between Restrictive Managed Kubernetes Offerings and Complex DIY   SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 24, 2020 — Spectro Cloud, an enterprise cloud-native infrastructure company, today announced that its first product—Spectro Cloud—is now generally …

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Originally featured on Morningstar. World’s only AI-powered visual testing platform doubles usage year-over-year helping dev teams solve the complex, real world test automation problems brought on by the acceleration of digital transformation   SAN MATEO, Calif., June 23, 2020 — Applitools (https://applitools.com/), provider of a next generation test automation platform through Visual AI and Ultrafast …

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Sierra Ventures Principal Vignesh Ravikumar shares why data is a lifeline for Health Tech startups now more than ever. In the Crunchbase article, Vignesh discusses the massive shift the Healthcare industry is undergoing and how data is playing an even bigger role with the rise of personalized medicine leading to pharma companies in need of …

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SEI Ventures, SEI’s (NASDAQ: SEIC) corporate venture capital program, invited Sierra Ventures Managing Director Tim Guleri to participate in their white paper discussing the current environment with COVID-19 and the impacts it will have in years to come on the startup and venture capital community. Tim joined a group of community experts including Atul Kamra …

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Sierra Ventures Managing Director Mark Fernandes will be speaking alongside VC veterans at Collision’s Annual Conference, held virtually this year. Mark and other panelists will be discussing Why you should start a company in a recession. The conversation will cover the advantages an economic downturn and recession can have for entrepreneurs thinking about starting a business. …

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Originally Published on PRNewswire. Sierra Ventures Promotes Vignesh Ravikumar to Principal Ravikumar to focus on investments in Enterprise SaaS, Vertical SaaS, and Digital Health/Healthcare IT in his new role SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sierra Ventures announced today that Vignesh Ravikumar, a longtime member of the Sierra Ventures Investment Team, has been promoted to Principal. In his …

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“We are in a golden age of HR, where HR has become, and will remain, a competitive advantage for the best performing companies. It’s our mandate and opportunity to seize that moment and become excellent in the Experience Economy.”   Sierra Ventures MD Tim Guleri shares his take on HR best practices on HR Tech …

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Sierra Ventures Managing Director Ben Yu had enjoyed participating in Princeton’s Student Demo Day for eLab Summer Accelerator program of the Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education. Ben was one of the event’s expert panelists and said, “As an alum, I was very impressed and proud to be part of the Keller Center Demo …

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NVCA speaks with Sierra Ventures Managing Director Ben Yu for their Member Spotlight Series. Ben shares what words describe Sierra Ventures, how the firm has changed over the years, and how we plan to grow in the future.   Read the story on NVCA.