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Sutter Hill Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 216 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

GrowthPre-seedSeedAI & Machine LearningAdvanced MaterialsArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

Deploying now
100%of best year9cheques in 12 months, 216 on record
Since the last cheque82days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$68MRounds led11 of 216Sole investor11 roundsExits42 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Sutter Hill Ventures

Sutter Hill Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    9 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 51% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $5.0M

  4. 04

    42 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Sutter Hill Ventures 755 Page Mill Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94304From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningAdvanced MaterialsArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first216 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Aug
    SilaDebt · US · TechCrunch$1.4BLed
  3. Jul
    SilaGrowth · US · TechCrunch$300MLed
  4. May
    SigmaGrowth · US · Ventureburn$80MWith 11 others
  5. May
    GridCARESeries A · US · Ventureburn$64MLed
  6. Apr
    Fathom TherapeuticsSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$47MLed
  7. Apr
    nEye.aiSeries C · US · TechStartups$80MLed
  8. Apr
    SiFiveGrowth · US · Crunchbase News$400MWith 10 others
  9. Apr
    Aria NetworksSeed · US · TechStartups$125MWith 3 others
  10. 2025

    2 rounds

  11. Nov
    RampUS · Crunchbase News$300MWith 25 others
  12. Jul
    ObserveSeries C · US · TechStartups$156MLed
  13. 2024

    1 round

  14. Nov
    EnfabricaSeries C · US · TechStartups$115MWith 13 others
  15. 2019

    10 rounds

  16. Nov
    ClumioSeries C · US · FinSMEs$135MLed
  17. Nov
    Sigma ComputingUS · FinSMEs$30MWith 1 other
  18. Sept
    LaceworkUS · FinSMEs$42MWith 1 other
  19. Aug
    ClumioUS · FinSMEs$51MLed
  20. Jul
    Menlo SecuritySeries D · US · FinSMEs$75MWith 7 others
  21. Jun
    SiFiveSeries D · US · FinSMEs$65MWith 5 others
  22. Apr
    Sila NanotechnologiesSeries E · US · FinSMEs$170MWith 6 others
  23. Mar
    VlocitySeries C · US · FinSMEs$60MLed
  24. Mar
    TranspositSeries A · US · FinSMEs$12MLed
  25. Feb
    ThousandEyesSeries D · US · Crunchbase News$50MWith 5 others
  26. 2018

    2 rounds

  27. Oct
    SnowflakeUS · FinSMEs$450MWith 7 others
  28. Apr
    SiFiveSeries C · US · FinSMEs$51MWith 5 others
  29. 2017

    7 rounds

  30. Dec
    Menlo SecuritySeries C · US · FinSMEs$40MWith 7 others
  31. Oct
    Forty SevenSeries B · US · FinSMEs$75MWith 3 others
  32. Jun
    Sumo LogicUS · TechCrunch$75MWith 6 others
  33. May
    SmartsheetSeries F · US · FinSMEs$52MWith 3 others
  34. May
    VeraUS · FinSMEs$15MWith 6 others
  35. May
    SiFiveSeries B · US · FinSMEs$8.5MWith 1 other
  36. Apr
    Snowflake ComputingSeries D · US · FinSMEs$100MWith 4 others
  37. 2016

    4 rounds

  38. Oct
    WavefrontSeries B · US · FinSMEs$52MWith 1 other
  39. Oct
    Vera$21MLed
  40. Sept
    VlocityUS · FinSMEs$50MSole investor
  41. Sept
    C3 IoTSeries D · US · FinSMEs$70MWith 4 others
  42. 2015

    12 rounds

  43. Oct
    Bracket ComputingSeries C · US$46MWith 9 others
  44. Aug
    LaserlikeSeries A · USUndisclosedSole investor
  45. Jun
    CurbsideSeries B · US$25MWith 6 others
  46. Jun
    Snowflake ComputingSeries C · US$45MWith 3 others
  47. Jun
    Menlo SecuritySeries B · US$25MWith 3 others
  48. Jun
    Sumo LogicSeries E · US$80MWith 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 registration14 named

CJChristopher J BassoCFO, Elected Manager, Member, and Trustee of Christopher & Julie Basso Revocable Living TrustiForm ADV
EBEllen B LoebnerMember and Trustee of the Loebner Revocable Trust, Dated October 26, 2022iForm ADV
JSJoanie SchlamppMember, and Trustee of the Peter Edward Schlampp and Joanie Schlampp Living Trust Dated September 11, 2016iForm ADV
JAJulie A BassoMember and Trustee of Christopher & Julie Basso Revocable Living TrustiForm ADV
KLKeith LoebnerElected Manager, Member, and Trustee of the Loebner Revocable Trust, Dated October 26, 2022iForm ADV
KNKelly N DiepMember and Trustee of the Rampell/Diep Revocable Trust, Dated February 14, 2023iForm ADV
LCLucia Choi PullaraMember and Trustee of the Pullara Revocable TrustiForm ADV
LPLukasz P WroblewskiElected Manager, MemberiForm ADV
MLMichael Lawrence SpeiserElected Manager, Member, and Trustee of the Michael L. Speiser Revocable TrustiForm ADV
PRPaul RampellElected Manager, Member, and Trustee of the Rampell/Diep Revocable Trust Dated February 14, 2023iForm ADV
PEPeter E SchlamppElected Manager, Member, and Trustee of the Peter Edward Schlampp and Joanie Schlampp Living Trust Dated September 11, 2iForm ADV
SJSamuel Joseph Pullara IiiElected Manager, Member, and Trustee of the Pullara Revocable TrustiForm ADV
SAStefan Alexander DyckerhoffElected Manager, Member, and Trustee of Dyckerhoff 2001 Revocable Trust AgreementiForm ADV
WGWendy G. DyckerhoffMember and Trustee of Dyckerhoff 2001 Revocable Trust AgreementiForm ADV

We also hold 28 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$3.7Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Sutter HILL Ventures, L.L.C.
SEC number
CRD 162959

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed42 in all

LaserlikeBought by AppleUndisclosed2018
TeleCommunication SystemsBought by Comtech Telecommunications$431MNov 2015
BoxerBought by VMwareUndisclosedOct 2015
OpenDNSBought by Cisco$635MJun 2015
FoundationDBBought by AppleUndisclosedMar 2015
LinkSmart, Inc.Bought by VigLinkUndisclosedNov 2014
Nexxo FinancialBought by MoneyGram InternationalUndisclosedSept 2014
Kineto WirelessBought by TaquaUndisclosedSept 2014
TOA TechnologiesBought by Oracle CorporationUndisclosedJul 2014
VocalocityBought by Vonage$130MOct 2013
Portola PharmaceuticalsListed$100MMay 2013
AeponaBought by Intel$130MApr 2013
Verinata HealthBought by IlluminaUndisclosedJan 2013
InfoMedicsBought by Physicians InteractiveUndisclosedDec 2012
ProStor SystemsBought by ImationUndisclosedAug 2012
CloverBought by First Data Corporation$56MJan 2012
BARRX MedicalBought by Covidien$325MNov 2011
Right HemisphereBought by SAPUndisclosedSept 2011
MyNewPlaceBought by RealPage$74MAug 2011
InQuiraBought by Oracle CorporationUndisclosedJul 2011

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Sutter Hill Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Sutter Hill Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Sutter Hill Ventures

What does Sutter Hill Ventures invest in?

Sutter Hill Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (51% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Advanced Materials and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML).

How active is Sutter Hill Ventures?

216 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 11. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has Sutter Hill Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sila (Debt, Aug 2026), Sigma (Growth, May 2026) and GridCARE (Series A, May 2026).

How big are Sutter Hill Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $68M.

Does Sutter Hill Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 11 of its 216 investments on record (5%).

Where does Sutter Hill Ventures invest?

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

Is Sutter Hill Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Sutter Hill Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Redpoint (19 rounds together), Greylock (18 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (15 rounds together).

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