Cervin Ventures
UnclaimedAt a Glance
- Check Size
- $250K – $6M
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+
- AUM
- $200M
- Sectors
- Enterprise, Cybersecurity, AI +1
- Founded
- 2010
- HQ
- Palo Alto, CA
About Cervin Ventures
Cervin Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in management teams disrupting the enterprise application, infrastructure and tools spaces. It invests from pre-seed and seed through Series A and Series B and beyond, with a B2B software focus spanning enterprise infrastructure, security and data analytics, and its portfolio includes AiFi, ArmorCode, Kapital, Celona, Paystand, Redo, Remi and Stream Security. The firm works from 820 Ramona Street in Palo Alto.
Its approach is built around three deliverables rather than a thesis statement. On strategy, the partners work alongside portfolio management teams on product and competitive positioning. On network, they route companies to domain experts, co-investors and operating professionals. On customers, they identify the user personas and design partners a company needs at the earliest product and go-to-market stages, and they make introductions ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 buyers. Portfolio executives describe the firm in those operational terms: Paystand's chief executive credits it with helping navigate the company's growth path, and Catch+Release's chief executive attributes the company's survival to the partnership rather than to the capital.
What makes Cervin distinctive in a crowded enterprise seed market is that its partners are former operators rather than career financiers, and that its fund sizes stayed deliberately small for a decade before scaling. Fund II raised $20.9 million from 2011 and Fund III just $12.9 million from 2015, before Fund IV jumped to $75.2 million in 2018 and Fund V to $98.7 million in 2021; Fund VI began drawing capital in mid-2025. Around those flagships the firm runs affiliate funds, opportunity funds for 2021 and 2025, and three SPV series, giving it a route to concentrate in winners without inflating the core vehicle.
Investment Thesis
“Early-stage B2B software investments focusing on enterprise infrastructure, security, and data analytics companies.”
Sector Focus
Investment Stage
Notable Portfolio Companies
Fund History
Cervin's SEC filings trace a fund family running from roughly 2010 to the present. Cervin Ventures Fund II sold $20.85 million with a first sale on 20 July 2011, filed from Fremont, California, which places Fund I earlier still. Fund III sold $12.85 million from a first sale on 15 January 2015, filed from Menlo Park, and was paired with a Fund III-B vehicle. Fund IV stepped the franchise up materially, selling $75.2 million from a first sale on 13 August 2018.
Fund V sold $98.67 million from a first sale on 6 December 2021, with Preetish Nijhawan and Neeraj Gupta named as promoters. Fund VI had sold $23.94 million as of June 2026 against a first sale on 27 June 2025, with Gupta and Shirish Sathaye as promoters. Around the flagships sit Affiliates Funds V and VI, a Fund II Opportunities vehicle, a Fund III co-invest fund, Opportunities Funds for 2021 and 2025, and three SPV series, all filed from 820 Ramona Street in Palo Alto. Cervin Ventures Management, LLC is the registered adviser.
SEC Fund Filings
- Vehicles filed, last 24 months
- 5
- Latest filing
Cervin Ventures filed a Form D for 5 fund vehicles between Sep 26, 2024 and Sep 25, 2026.
| Fund vehicle | Source |
|---|---|
| Cervin Ventures Affiliates Fund VI, L.P. | SEC Form D, filed |
| Cervin Ventures SPV Fund, LP (Series 2) | SEC Form D, filed |
| Cervin Ventures SPV Fund, LP (Series 3) | SEC Form D, filed |
| CERVIN VENTURES FUND VI, L.P. | SEC Form D, filed |
| CERVIN VENTURES SELECT FUND 2025, L.P. | SEC Form D, filed |
A Form D is the notice a fund files with the SEC when it raises money in a private offering. Feeder funds, parallel funds and SPVs each file their own, so the count measures filing activity, not the number of flagship funds.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings for pooled investment funds, original filings only (amendments excluded). Our filing data starts Jul 1, 2024. Vehicles are matched to Cervin Ventures by fund name and checked against the sponsor address and named principals on each filing; offering amounts are not shown. Each “SEC Form D” link opens an EDGAR full-text search for that vehicle’s exact name, where the filing itself is listed. See every new fund filing on the Form D Radar.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What stage does Cervin Ventures invest at?
Cervin Ventures primarily invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This means they focus on companies that are at the earliest idea or prototype phase.
Where is Cervin Ventures located?
Cervin Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
What sectors does Cervin Ventures focus on?
Cervin Ventures focuses on investments in Enterprise, Cybersecurity, AI, Fintech. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
What is Cervin Ventures's typical check size?
Cervin Ventures's typical investment check size ranges from $250K to $6M. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
How much does Cervin Ventures have under management?
Cervin Ventures manages approximately $200M in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.
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