
Mark Fernandes
Managing Director
Mark Fernandes began his career with roles at Seagate and Cisco before joining Wall Street as a software analyst. As a partner at Sierra Ventures since 2002, he focuses on software investments, with notable exits including Sourcefire, acquired by Cisco for $2.7 billion.
Investor scope
Investment criteria breakdown.
Investment stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Target regions
USA
Investment ranges
$100K - $500K
$500K - $1M
$1M - $3M
$3M - $10M
Focus areas
AI
Fintech
Cybersecurity
Health
Web3
Hardware
E-commerce
Marketplaces
Related unicorns
A glimpse at some of the $1B+ valuation companies backed by this fund.