# Ben Yu, Managing Partner at Sierra Ventures > Ben Yu, Managing Partner at Sierra Ventures. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-yu (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Mateo, US · Partner # Ben Yu Managing Partner at [Sierra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures) Latest rounds - **K4Connect** Seed · $1.9M Oct 2015 - **CNEX LABS** Seed · $2.5M Aug 2013 Backs *Manufacturing* *Healthcare* *Semiconductors* *Biotech* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 2 last Oct 2015 - **Filings:** 10 with regulators What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them - ✓ **On filings** 10 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Sierra Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=ben-yu)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=ben-yu) ## The firm [**Sierra Ventures** VC firm · US **11** cheques in 12 months **271** all time **6** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 2 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $4.4M - **Active:** 2013–15 2015 - [K4Connect](https://millionrounds.com/company/k4connect) *Seed* **$1.9M** *US* Oct 2015 Joined · +1 investor · historical 2013 - [CNEX LABS](https://millionrounds.com/company/cnex-labs) *Seed* **$2.5M** *US* Aug 2013 Joined · historical By stage - Seed **2** What they backed Manufacturing **1** Healthcare **1** Semiconductors **1** Biotech **1** Alongside - [Sierra Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [10Web.io](https://millionrounds.com/startup/10web-io) - [800APP](https://millionrounds.com/startup/800app) - [Akasha Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/startup/akasha-imaging) - [Authentec](https://millionrounds.com/startup/authentec) - [CNEX LABS](https://millionrounds.com/company/cnex-labs) - [Citcon](https://millionrounds.com/startup/citcon-2) - [DeepHow](https://millionrounds.com/startup/deephow) - [Everestlabs.AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/everestlabs-ai) - [Falcon Computing Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/startup/falcon-computing-solutions-inc) - [Ghost Financial](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ghost-financial-2) - [Interplay Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/interplay-learning) - [InvenSense](https://millionrounds.com/startup/invensense) - [Invisible AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/invisible-ai) - [K4Connect](https://millionrounds.com/company/k4connect) - [Multigig](https://millionrounds.com/startup/multigig) - [NextInput](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextinput) - [Omniex](https://millionrounds.com/company/omniex) - [Paracer](https://millionrounds.com/startup/paracer) - [Podcastle](https://millionrounds.com/startup/podcastle-2) - [Q-CTRL](https://millionrounds.com/company/q-ctrl) - [Qeexo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/qeexo) - [Valere Power](https://millionrounds.com/startup/valere-power) - [VeeR (Velocious)](https://millionrounds.com/startup/veer-velocious) - [Velocious Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/startup/velocious-technologies) - [Zeni](https://millionrounds.com/startup/zeni-2) - Applied MicroStructures - Cirrascale - CoreTigo - Ignition Design Labs - Invensense NYSE INVN - Micro Power - Novariant - Regulus Cyber - SemEquip - Social Touch - Sychip 36 of 43 companies. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **DeepHow Corp.** Director since 2022 - SEC Form D · Company raising **K4Connect Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2019 - SEC Form D · Company raising **K4Connect, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2016 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Planetary Network Technologies, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2016 - SEC Form D · Company raising **NextInput, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2015 - SEC Form D · Company raising **CNEX LABS, INC.** Director on 6 filings · since 2015 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Tempo AI, Inc.** Director since 2013 - SEC Form D · Company raising **MIOX Corp** Director on 6 filings · since 2011 - SEC Form D · Company raising **MULTIGIG INC** Director since 2010 - SEC Form D · Company raising **APPLIED MICROSTRUCTURES INC** Director since 2010 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Sierra Ventures - [**Tim Guleri** Managing Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tim-guleri) - [**Mark Fernandes** Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-fernandes) - [**Adam Dawkins** Analyst *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-dawkins) - [**Brendon Schmidt** Principal & Head of BD *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brendon-schmidt) - [**Jim Doehrman** Advisor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-doehrman) - [**Joyce Lee** Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/joyce-lee) - [**Steve Williams** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-williams) - [**Vignesh Ravikumar** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/vignesh-ravikumar) ## Find people like Ben Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. 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