Ben Yu

Managing Partner

2000

To Sierra Ventures, what’s important is not necessarily what your company’s technology is, but rather how and whether it has the ability to change the game —significantly. We’re drawn to companies that are blazing new trails and have strong upside potential. We invest in all areas of technology, including enterprise software, Internet and web applications, software–as–a–service, security, mobile applications, telecommunications, semiconductors, hardware systems, components and subsystems, storage, blockchain and AI. And our companies are not just based in the U.S. You’ll find us backing companies in Europe, Canada, China, and India, for example. We go where the innovation takes us. While we invest at all stages of a company’s lifecycle “from seed to growth” and we often participate in several rounds of financing, we typically begin with an initial investment somewhere between $1 million and $10 million. We also selectively make seed-stage investments of $500,000 to $2 million.

Board Member

2019

Board Member

2020

Board Member

2021

AI-powered website builder.

Board Member

2019

Mission critical wireless technology for smart industrial IoT

Board Member

2021

Investor

2019

Member Board of Directors

2015 - 2021

Board Director

2008 - 2017

Leader in motion processing, in many markets including gaming, smart phones, tablets and smart tv. The company completed a successful IPO on NYSE in 2011 led by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

Investor

2013 - 2016

Leading social audio platform in China