# Sherpa Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Sherpa Ventures is a vc firm based in Kenya. 20 investments on record, latest Oct 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Kenya · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Sherpa Ventures Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email VC firm Quiet Last fund $602K, Apr 2022 Website unconfirmed Pre-seed Fintech Energy Retail Follow Sherpa Ventures and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fsherpa-ventures) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record Since the last cheque **4036** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$3.8M** Rounds led **0 of 20** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Sherpa Ventures ## Sherpa Ventures highlights - 01 20 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 85% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Pre-seed - **Sectors:** Fintech Energy Retail - **Based in:** Nairobi, Kenya - **Cold pitches:** Accepted A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=sherpa-ventures). ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **20 appearances** - **2015** 1 round - **Oct** **[Scalus](https://millionrounds.com/company/scalus)** Seed · US **$10M** With 4 others - **2014** 17 rounds - **Nov** **[Fluc](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluc)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Cue](https://millionrounds.com/company/cue)** Series A · US **$7.5M** With 1 other - **Oct** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 14 others - **Oct** **[Beepi](https://millionrounds.com/company/beepi)** Series B · US **$60M** With 9 others - **Aug** **[Strut](https://millionrounds.com/company/strut)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 18 others - **Jul** **[Shyp](https://millionrounds.com/company/shyp)** Series A · US **$10M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Partnered](https://millionrounds.com/company/partnered)** Seed · US **$850K** With 5 others - **Jun** **[Cargomatic](https://millionrounds.com/company/cargomatic)** Seed · US **$2.6M** With 11 others - **May** **[Standard Treasury](https://millionrounds.com/company/standard-treasury)** Seed · US **$2.7M** With 17 others - **May** **[Storehouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/storehouse)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 4 others - **May** **[Pro.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/pro-com)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 6 others - **Apr** **[Munchery](https://millionrounds.com/company/munchery)** Series B · US **$28M** With 9 others - **Apr** **[Last Guide](https://millionrounds.com/company/last-guide)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 15 others - **Mar** **[Hired](https://millionrounds.com/company/hired)** Series A · US **$15M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Expa](https://millionrounds.com/company/expa)** Venture · US **$50M** With 15 others - **Feb** **[BloomThat](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomthat)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 18 others - **Jan** **[Washio](https://millionrounds.com/company/washio)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 18 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Walker & Company Brands](https://millionrounds.com/company/walker-and-company-brands)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 11 others - **Sept** **[Munchery](https://millionrounds.com/company/munchery)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 7 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. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **2 named** SS **Scott Stanford** A Managing Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed SP **Shervin Pishevar** A Managing Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed We also hold **7** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Standard Treasury](https://millionrounds.com/company/standard-treasury)** Bought by Silicon Valley Bank **Undisclosed** Aug 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. Latest fund on file **$602K** raised in Apr 2022 From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet. ## The cheque Pre-seed Median round joined **$3.8M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2015 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *12* - Series A *5* - Series B *2* - Venture *1* - Pre-seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2013 2015 Often in the room with - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 6 - [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) 4 - [Anthony Saleh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthony-saleh) 3 - [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) 3 - [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 3 - [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) 3 **Pitching Sherpa Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**SV Angel** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**Anthony Saleh** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthony-saleh)[**DCVC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Redpoint** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Ashton Kutcher** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Cota Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital)[**Designer Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/designer-fund)[**Eniac Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) ## Quick answers about Sherpa Ventures ### What does Sherpa Ventures invest in? Sherpa Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (85% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintech, Energy and Retail. ### How active is Sherpa Ventures? 20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015. ### How big are Sherpa Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $3.8M. ### Does Sherpa Ventures lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 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 2015. ### Who does Sherpa Ventures invest alongside? Most often SV Angel (6 rounds together), Slow Ventures (4 rounds together) and Anthony Saleh (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Sherpa Ventures? Sherpa Ventures is a VC firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. ## Raising now? 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