South Korea · Investor

Sherpa Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAccelerator

SeedSeries AArtificial_intelligenceKpopFood_service

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque4764days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.9MRounds led0 of 6Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Sherpa Ventures

Sherpa Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds

What they do

It started as an official accelerator (business planner) after receiving approval from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups in 2021.Translated from Korean, from their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Artificial_intelligenceKpopFood_service
Based in
Seoul, South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2013

    6 rounds

  2. Oct
    DogVacaySeries B · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    ShypSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.1MWith 24 others
  4. Sept
    MuncherySeed · US$700KWith 2 others
  5. Aug
    LE TOTESeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 17 others
  6. Aug
    Cluster LabsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 4 others
  7. Jul
    BackOpsSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Sherpa Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Google VenturesCorporate VC3rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Sherpa Ventures

What does Sherpa Ventures invest in?

Sherpa Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial_intelligence, Kpop and Food_service.

How active is Sherpa Ventures?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2013.

How big are Sherpa Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.9M.

Does Sherpa Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Sherpa Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Sherpa Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2013.

Who does Sherpa Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Google Ventures (3 rounds together) and First Round Capital (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Sherpa Ventures?

Sherpa Ventures is an accelerator based in Seoul, South Korea.

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