About Shasta Ventures
Shasta Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2004. It is primarily based out of Portola Valley, United States. As of Nov 2025, Shasta Ventures has invested in 227 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Overland Overall, Shasta Ventures portfolio has seen 12 unicorns, 4 IPOs and 90 acquisitions including key companies like SentinelOne, Intuit and Turo. A lot of funds co-invest with Shasta Ventures, with names like First Round Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Shasta Ventures has team of 14 people including 7 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Shasta Ventures' List of Top Investments
Shasta Ventures has a portfolio of 227 companies, including 12 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Suplari and Skilljar.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, New Zealand and 9 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 31 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Shasta Ventures:
1. Canva
Cloud-based collaborative design platform. It enables users to create various digital content, including social media posts, presentations, and videos, through its drag-and-drop editor. The platform provides access to thousands of templates, photos, and fonts, and offers AI-powered tools for users to enhance design abilities. It allows users to edit images for presentations, invitations, posters, flyers, business cards, and more. The platform offers pre-designed templates and effects. It also provides a stock library of photographs, illustrations, and images.
Key facts about Canva
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Surry Hills (Australia)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $589M
- Employee Count: 12,787 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Premji Invest and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, May 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. SentinelOne
Cloud based endpoint security solutions. It provides a solution to detect threat behavior and block attacks. It provides a predictive execution inspection engine and military grade cyber defense technologies. The product comprises of installation on endpoint and monitoring client and analytics engine to detect non signature based threats, predict the further actions and other variations of the threat, and block them from causing damage online.
Key facts about SentinelOne
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $821M as on Jan 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $697M
- Employee Count: 3,145 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Insight Partners and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Nov 11, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public

3. Intuit
Provider of financial, accounting, tax preparation, and marketing automation software. It develops and distributes software and online services for individuals, small businesses, and accounting professionals. The company offers tools for tax preparation, financial management, payroll processing, online payments, invoicing, time tracking, and marketing campaigns. It also provides access to credit scores, credit cards, and loans. The company connects small businesses with bookkeepers and tax experts.
Key facts about Intuit
- Founded Year: 1983
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $16.4B as on Jul 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 17,544 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Alcor Fund and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 01, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public

4. Turo
App-based P2P car rental platform. Their platform connects vehicle owners who are willing to rent their cars with other users. Users can host or rent their vehicle on the platform and users in need of vehicles can search and book the vehicles of their preferences. It offers features like insured rides, contactless-delivery options, and more. Their mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Turo
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $523M
- Employee Count: 1,708 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: Cross Creek, August Capital and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Apr 03, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Nest
Provider of hardware and software for monitoring home energy consumption. It is open to developers nest Protect, a better smoke and carbon monoxide detector.
Key facts about Nest
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $80M
- Employee Count: 307 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Google Ventures, Darwin Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 29, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Shasta Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Shasta Ventures has invested in 227 companies over the last 21 years, with an average of 10 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Overland and most recent follow-on round was in Overland.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2024 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
2021 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
2020 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
2019 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
2018 | 21 | 14 | 35 |
2017 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
Shasta Ventures' Investments by Stage
Shasta Ventures has made 98 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.1M, 48 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.97M, 45 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $16M, 5 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $35.9M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $4.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 98 |
Seed | 48 |
Series B | 45 |
Series C | 5 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Shasta Ventures' Investments by Sector
Shasta Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Consumer, High Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 211 Tech companies, 158 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 156 Software companies and at least 98 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 117 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 46 |
Consumer | 45 |
High Tech | 44 |
Vertical SaaS | 22 |
Others | 178 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Shasta Ventures' Investments by Geography
Shasta Ventures has made most investments in United States (180), followed by New Zealand where it has made 6 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 180 |
New Zealand | 6 |
Canada | 5 |
Australia | 2 |
Israel | 2 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Shasta Ventures' recent investments
Shasta Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Shasta Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 24, 2025 | United States | Series B | 6835 | 8VC [+5] | |
Nov 04, 2025 | United States | Series A | 8759 | ||
Jul 01, 2025 | United States | Series A | 7850 | True Ventures [+1] | |
Jun 03, 2025 | United States | Series B | 6639 | ||
Mar 03, 2025 | United States | Series B | 4155 | TCV [+6] |
Unicorns in Shasta Ventures' Portfolio
Shasta Ventures has 12 unicorns in its portfolio - ClassDojo, CommerceIQ, Athelas and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is ClassDojo. It became a unicorn in 2022, 8 years after Shasta Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Shasta Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | Classroom behaviour feedback platform used by teachers and students | 2011 | San Francisco | Series D | mvseydo | ||
71 | Provider of unified AI platform for retail ecommerce sales and optimization | 2012 | Mountain View | Series D | ufioaic | ||
50 | Provider of smart solutions for monitoring heart rate, weight, and blood pressure | 2014 | Mountain View | Series A | yczulpb | ||
65 | Developer of an AI revenue platform for sales team enablement | 2016 | San Francisco | Series D | y{jtwey | ||
63 | Developer of an AI customer experience platform and communication APIs | 2013 | San Mateo | Series C | z{km{vv |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Shasta Ventures' Portfolio
4 of Shasta Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. SentinelOne got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Jun 2021 at marketcap of $8.97B and Next Door got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of undefined.Here are Shasta Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 30, 2021 | - | - | 4571 | |
May 26, 2021 | Oct 26, 2011 | Seed | 6487 | |
Dec 04, 2020 | Jun 12, 2007 | Series A | 9756 | |
Mar 12, 1993 | - | - | 7246 |
Acquired companies in Shasta Ventures' Portfolio
90 companies from Shasta Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Caring.com in Jan 2026 by SilverAssist.Here are Shasta Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2009 | Series B | 2014 | |
Nov 19, 2025 | Mar 20, 2015 | Series C | 1496 | |
Sep 17, 2025 | Oct 30, 2016 | Series A | 1139 | |
May 27, 2025 | Apr 17, 2007 | Series A | 5796 | |
May 08, 2025 | Jul 11, 2016 | Series A | 9874 |
Team profile of Shasta Ventures
Shasta Ventures has a team of 14 members including 7 Partners, 3 Venture Partners and 2 Principals located in United States and Belgium. Shasta Ventures' team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Shasta Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Seattle | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | |||
Partner | Menlo Park | |||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Portola Valley | - | ||
Partner | Belgium | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Venture Partner | Berkeley | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Santa Barbara | - | - |
Co-investors of Shasta Ventures
Over the past 21 years, 1187 investors have co-invested in Shasta Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Shasta Ventures: First Round Capital, Y Combinator and 273 others have invested in rounds before Shasta Ventures. There are 8 companies where First Round Capital has invested before Shasta Ventures and 7 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Shasta Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Shasta Ventures: 388 investors entered a company along with Shasta Ventures. These include investors like First Round Capital (8 companies).
- Invested after Shasta Ventures: A total of 524 investors have invested in Shasta Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Insight Partners (9 companies), Tenaya Capital (7 companies) and Tiger Global Management (5 companies).
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