Shervin Pishevar is the co-founder and managing director of Sherpa Capital. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Shervin Pishevar is the co-founder and managing director of Sherpa Capital, a San Francisco-based venture firm he established in 2013 with Scott Stanford, though he departed the firm in 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations. His investment thesis targets early-stage and growth startups across sectors including ride-sharing, on-demand services, cloud computing, and emerging technologies like AI and quantum computing, with a geographic focus on the United States. Pishevar typically acts as a lead investor in seed and early rounds, having seeded over 60 companies as a super angel, and recently made a $375 million personal investment in Helion Energy’s Series E. Notable portfolio companies include Uber, Airbnb, Slack, Robinhood, GoPuff, and SpaceX, with early bets in Uber (Series B) and Warby Parker (Series A) during his prior role at Menlo Ventures. He distinguishes himself by championing “regulatory arbitrage” opportunities and pioneering venture SPVs, advocating to “study people, not spreadsheets” and “decide fast”. His early investments since 2011 have generated over $7 billion in value with an 88% internal rate of return, earning hi
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