Cervin Ventures Management, LLC
Emerging managerSEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).
- Website
- https://www.cervin.com
- HQ
- CA
Cervin Ventures Management is a venture firm that backs entrepreneurs who are revenue-driven, aim to reach product-market fit quickly, and want to own their categories while capitalizing the business appropriately at every stage. Its portfolio includes Anvilogic, Woz, Loophole Labs, Redo, Remi, Callidus AI, Sequifi, AiFi, Kapital, and Celona. Partners include Neeraj Gupta, Shirish Sathaye, Taylor Oliver, and Scott Brown, who leads the portfolio services team.
01 · Says / Does
| Tag | Says | Does | Historically (to 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stages | Not stated | Not enough dated deals | Seed, Series A, Series B |
| Sectors | Not stated | Not enough dated deals | Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, AI applications, Media, Devtools, Ecommerce |
| Regions | Not stated | Not enough dated deals | CA |
Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 1 dated deal in the last 24 months.
Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
| Year | Deals | Top sectors |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | None |
| 2010 | 1 | Enterprise SaaS |
| 2011 | 2 | Data analytics, Ecommerce, Enterprise SaaS |
| 2012 | 1 | Enterprise SaaS |
| 2013 | 1 | Edtech, Gaming |
| 2014 | 4 | Enterprise SaaS, AI applications, Crypto and Web3 |
| 2015 | 7 | Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS, Media |
| 2016 | 5 | Enterprise SaaS, AI applications, Data analytics |
| 2017 | 6 | Enterprise SaaS, AI applications, Data analytics |
| 2018 | 8 | Enterprise SaaS, AI applications, Data analytics |
| 2019 | 7 | Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS, AI applications |
| 2020 | 2 | Enterprise SaaS, Crypto and Web3, Fintech |
Stage mix over time
- Pre-seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Growth
| Year | Pre-seed | Seed | Series A | Series B | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
02 · Fund history
| Fund | Year | Size | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERVIN VENTURES FUND VI, L.P. Cervin Ventures backs revenue-driven entrepreneurs who aim to reach product-market fit quickly and own their categories, capitalizing the business appropriately at every stage. The firm works closely with founders on product and market strategy, with a focus on enterprise. Inferred from the firm's website | 2025 | $23.94M (Form D) | Raising |
| Cervin Ventures Fund V, L.P. Cervin Ventures backs revenue-driven entrepreneurs who aim to reach product-market fit quickly and own their categories, capitalizing the business appropriately at every stage. The firm works closely with founders on product and market strategy, with a focus on enterprise. Inferred from the firm's website | 2021 | $98.67M (Form D) | Late investment period |
03 · People across funds
- GENERAL PARTNER CERVIN VENTURES GP V, L.L.C., GENERAL PARTNER OF THE ISSUER
Cervin Ventures Fund V, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- GENERAL PARTNER CERVIN VENTURES GP VI, L.L.C., GENERAL PARTNER OF THE ISSUER
CERVIN VENTURES FUND VI, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- Neeraj Gupta, Partner
CERVIN VENTURES FUND VI, L.P. (Named on Form D); Cervin Ventures Fund V, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- PREETISH NIJHAWAN, MANAGING MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OF THE ISSUER
Cervin Ventures Fund V, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- Shirish Sathaye, Partner
CERVIN VENTURES FUND VI, L.P. (Named on Form D); Cervin Ventures Fund V, L.P. (Team)
- Samir Shah, Venture Partner
CERVIN VENTURES FUND VI, L.P. (Team); Cervin Ventures Fund V, L.P. (Team)
- Scott Brown, Partner, Head of Platform
CERVIN VENTURES FUND VI, L.P. (Team); Cervin Ventures Fund V, L.P. (Team)
- Taylor Oliver, Partner
CERVIN VENTURES FUND VI, L.P. (Team); Cervin Ventures Fund V, L.P. (Team)
- Courtney McKee, VP of Finance
On the team page, not linked to a fund
- Nilesh Maheshwari, Associate
On the team page, not linked to a fund
04 · Recent deals
05 · Latest from the firm
- Investment40 Hours of Legal Work, Done in 10 Minutes: Why Cervin Ventures Invested in CallidusUndated
- InvestmentAnvilogic Raises $45M in Series C FundingUndated
- InvestmentBuilding the Next Generation of Software: Why We Invested in WozUndated
- InvestmentFrom Door-to-Door Sales to the Future of Workforce Finance: Why We're Excited About SequifiUndated
- InvestmentLoophole Labs – investing in the future of infrastructureUndated
- InvestmentRedo Raises $24M Series AUndated
- InvestmentRemi Raises $21M Series AUndated
06 · Sources
- https://www.cervin.com
- https://www.cervinventures.com/team
- https://www.cervinventures.com/portfolio/aifi
- https://www.cervinventures.com/news/40-hours-of-legal-work-done-in-10-minutes-why-cervin-ventures-invested-in-callidus
- https://www.cervinventures.com/news/building-the-next-generation-of-software-why-we-invested-in-woz
- https://www.cervinventures.com/news/remi-secures-21million-seriesa
- https://www.cervinventures.com/news/redo-raises-24million-seriesa
- https://www.cervinventures.com/thesis
- https://www.cervinventures.com/portfolio/kapital
- https://www.cervinventures.com/portfolio/celona
- https://www.cervinventures.com/news/anvilogic-raises-45m-in-series-c-funding
- https://www.cervinventures.com/news/from-door-to-door-sales-to-the-future-of-workforce-finance-why-were-excited-about-sequifi
- https://www.cervinventures.com/news/loophole-labs-investing-in-the-future-of-infrastructure
- https://www.cervinventures.com/portfolio
Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.
Last verified: Oct 28, 2026