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Sierra Ventures

Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in first-principles founders from inception to Series A. The firm focuses on domain depth in areas like AI Infrastructure, Vertical AI, Frontier & Deep Tech, and Physical Intelligence, and serves startup founders as its primary clients.
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Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests from inception to Series A, emphasizing domain depth to separate signal from noise. Its investment focus spans AI Infrastructure (model training, data platforms, and enterprise AI deployment tools), Vertical AI (purpose-built AI for healthcare, legal, financial services, and manufacturing), Frontier & Deep Tech (semiconductor design, quantum computing, defense, and advanced materials), and Physical Intelligence (robotics and autonomous systems). The firm has built one of the industry's longest-running enterprise networks, offering portfolio companies access to enterprise decision-makers through its CXO Advisory Board, Annual CXO Summit, AI Lab Forum, and EPL Council. With 40+ years of inception-to-Series A investing experience, Sierra Ventures has backed companies leading to 35 IPOs and hundreds of exits, serving early-stage startup founders as its primary clientele.