Shirish Sathaye

Shirish Sathaye

Partner atCervinCalifornia

Shirish Sathaye is a partner at Cervin Ventures, known for supporting disruptive startups. He is considered a founder-friendly investor who provides guidance and operational expertise.

What Shirish can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%, 10-12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Cervin writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Cervin Ventures · partner
    Now
  2. FORE Systems
  3. Alteon Websystems · VP of Engineering and CTO
  4. Khosla Ventures · General Partner
  5. Matrix Partners · General Partner
  6. Formation 8 · General Partner
  7. Cervin · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

AnvilogicAirgap NetworksBedrock AnalyticsAruba Networks

Focus

disruptive solutionsenterprise softwarecloud-based softwareAI-powered businesseswireless and wireline networkingdata infrastructure and systems

Before you pitch

Cervin does not invest inWeb3, Crypto, B2C

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Questions

Who is Shirish Sathaye?

Shirish Sathaye is a partner at Cervin Ventures, known for supporting disruptive startups. He is considered a founder-friendly investor who provides guidance and operational expertise.

How much does Shirish Sathaye invest?

Shirish Sathaye invests through Cervin, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Shirish Sathaye?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Shirish in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Cervin backed works better.

What did Shirish Sathaye do before Cervin?

FORE Systems; VP of Engineering and CTO at Alteon Websystems; General Partner at Khosla Ventures; General Partner at Matrix Partners; General Partner at Formation 8.

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