Shervin Pishevar Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 146

  • Portfolio
  • 44

  • Exits
  • 98

Exits

Shervin Pishevar General Information

Description

Mr. Shervin Pishevar is a Co-Founder & serves as Chairman at Telly. He is a Co-Founder & serves as Managing Director at Sofreh Capital. He serves as a Board Member at Warby Parker. He co-founded Hyperloop One. In addition to his roles at Sofreh Capital, he is known as an Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, and Angel Investor. He is also a Co-Founder of Sofreh. Previously, he served as a Board Member at Micromobility.com and co-founded Silicon Foundry. His extensive experience includes serving as a Board Member at Cue Health and Getaround, as well as comScore. He also Founded Halo Computing and co-founded and served as a Managing Director at Sherpa Ventures. During his time at Menlo Ventures, he served as a Managing Director and worked closely with various companies, including Poshmark, Cinemagram, Machine Zone, Uber, Fab, Warby Parker, Shaker, and Mr. Number. He also led Menlo's investment in Tumblr. He played a key role in launching the Menlo Talent Fund, a $20 million seed fund, in September 2011. Before joining Menlo, he served as the Chief Application Officer and GM at Mozilla Corporation, after spending most of his career as a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. The companies he founded have collectively reached an aggregate of 100 million users. Notable companies include Webs.com (sold to Vistaprint for $117.5 million), Social Gaming Network (SGN, merged with Mindjolt), and Hyperoffice, raising over $50 million for these ventures. As an angel investor, he has supported over 40 companies, including Taskrabbit, Cherry, Postmates, Klout, Voxer, Aardvark (sold to Google), Blackjet, Dollar Shave Club, Talent House, Gowalla (sold to Facebook), Milo.com (sold to eBay), Milk (sold to Google), Rapportive (sold to LinkedIn), Likealittle (LAL), Qwiki, Votizen, Yobongo (sold to Mixbook), SpruceMedia, Medialets, and SolveMedia. His achievements extend beyond the business world. He was honored by the U.S. Government as an Outstanding American by Choice, one of only 100 naturalized Americans to receive this distinction. He serves on the advisory board of Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR), is one of 10 members of the UN Foundation's Global Entrepreneurs Council, and serves as an Entrepreneurial Ambassador on several State Department delegations to the Middle East and Russia. He was also a keynote speaker at President Obama's Summit on Entrepreneurship in Algeria and is an advisor at fbFund REV. Additionally, he served as a Board Member of Cinemagram and an Advisor at BranchOut.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • San Francisco, CA
  • United States

Shervin Pishevar Investments (146)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Runway (Financial Software) 17-Jul-2023 Early Stage VC Financial Software Generating Revenue
Gameto 07-Sep-2022 Biotechnology Generating Revenue
Limit Break 29-Aug-2022 Entertainment Software Generating Revenue
PillSorted 27-Apr-2022 Specialty Retail Generating Revenue
Praxis (Financial Services) 03-Mar-2022 Other Financial Services Generating Revenue
WOMBO 02-Feb-2022 Multimedia and Design Software Profitable
OpenStore 17-Nov-2021 Other Financial Services Generating Revenue
Beacon (London) 03-Oct-2021 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Terraformation 01-Sep-2021 Early Stage VC Environmental Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
AtoB 16-Jul-2021 Early Stage VC Financial Software Generating Revenue

Shervin Pishevar Exits (98)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
DODOcase 01-Apr-2024 Secondary Transaction - Private
ALOHA (Food Products) 22-Mar-2024
OpenGov 27-Feb-2024
Hyperloop One 22-Dec-2023
Nue Life 26-Oct-2023
Stance 01-Sep-2023
Beyond Games 16-Jan-2023
Getaround 09-Dec-2022
Thread (Clothing) 01-Nov-2022 Bankruptcy: Admin/Reorg
Wag (San Francisco) 09-Aug-2022 Reverse Merger

Shervin Pishevar Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Shervin Pishevar Co-Investors (142)

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Shervin Pishevar FAQs

  • Who is Shervin Pishevar?

    Shervin Pishevar is an angel Investor who has made 146 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Shervin Pishevar?

    Shervin Pishevar is an angel investor.

  • What does Shervin Pishevar do?

    As an angel investor, Shervin Pishevar invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does Shervin Pishevar hold?

    Shervin Pishevar holds a board seat in Warby Parker.

  • What has Shervin Pishevar invested in?

    Shervin Pishevar has made numerous investments in companies like Runway (Financial Software), Gameto, and Limit Break within the Financial Software, Biotechnology, and Entertainment Software industries.

  • What has Shervin Pishevar invested in recently?

    Shervin Pishevar's latest investment was on 17-Jul-2023 in Runway (Financial Software), a company within the Financial Software industry.

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