# Sutter Hill Ventures

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Sutter Hill Ventures is a US based private equity firm. The firm pursues long-term, decentralized growth across energy, logistics, animal nutrition, private equity, and testing services, operating globally.

## Facts

- Type: Venture Capital Firm (Investor)
- Headquarters: Palo Alto, US
- Founded: 1962
- Website: http://www.shv.com
- Estimated dry powder: $306.3M
- AUM: $2.2B
- Latest fund: Sutter Hill Ventures
- Estimated cheque size: $7.5M–$37.5M
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H, Venture Debt, Early Stage
- Sectors: Information Technology, Diversified
- Regions: North America
- Last seen investing: Sep 2026
- Investments in the last 12 months: 12

## Recent investments (newest 5 of 427)

- Sep 2026: CScale (Series C, $145M)
- Sep 2026: Ridge Biotechnologies, Inc. (Seed, $13M)
- Jul 2026: Celero Communications, Inc. (Series C, $273M)
- Jul 2026: Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Series H, $309.7M)
- May 2026: AttoTude Inc. (Series C, $49.8M)

## Questions

### How much does Sutter Hill Ventures invest per deal?

Based on the size of its funds, Sutter Hill Ventures writes estimated cheques of $7.5M–$37.5M. Lead cheques usually sit at the top of that range and follow-on cheques lower.

### What stages does Sutter Hill Ventures invest in?

Sutter Hill Ventures has invested at Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D and Series E. Its most frequent rounds on record are Series C, Series B and Series A.

### How much capital does Sutter Hill Ventures have left to invest?

Sutter Hill Ventures has an estimated $306.3M in dry powder: capital it has raised but not yet invested.

### What has Sutter Hill Ventures invested in recently?

Recent investments include CScale, Ridge Biotechnologies, Inc. and Celero Communications, Inc.. It made 12 investments in the last 12 months.

### Where is Sutter Hill Ventures based?

Sutter Hill Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US. It has 1 other office.

### How do I contact Sutter Hill Ventures?

Partner names, emails and LinkedIn profiles for Sutter Hill Ventures are on the Capital Atlas Pro and Team plans, which also draft outreach and track replies. Check the stages and cheque size above first, so you pitch a firm that fits your round.

## Get the full data

This file is the public profile. It leaves out:

- 422 more deals (427 in total), with amounts and co-investors
- 177 portfolio companies, with sector, stage at entry, year and status
- Its fund vehicles, with vintage, size and status
- Partner names, emails and LinkedIn profiles

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