# Shervin Pishevar

> Early investor in Uber, Airbnb, Hyperloop & more. Co-founder of Sherpa Capital.

Early Uber board member & Airbnb investor with $7B+ in returns and 93 exits across 200+ startups.

Co-founder of Sherpa Capital ($650M AUM), where he backed breakout companies like Slack, Robinhood, Warby Parker, and Opendoor.

Founder of Virgin Hyperloop and pioneer of 11+ industries including ride-sharing, cloud kitchens, and quantum computing.

Former Managing Director at Menlo Ventures, leading early investments in Tumblr, Parse (acq. by Facebook), Warby Parker, and Machine Zone.

Angel investor in Facebook, Postmates (acq. by Uber), Dollar Shave Club ($1B exit), Hims, and Truebill ($1.3B exit to Rocket).

Took D-Wave (QBTS) public via SPAC, co-founded Silicon Foundry (acq. by Kearney), and founded Edison Labs, Telly, and SLAI.

Named to the Forbes Midas List four consecutive years, with an 88% IRR and $3B+ distributed in profits to LPs.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ How to invest in breakout startups
✔️ Guidance on raising venture capital
✔️ Tips on launching new industries
✔️ Best practices for venture studios
✔️ Advice on building generational companies
✔️ How to scale from 0 to $100M+
✔️ Strategy for exits & acquisitions

Excited to help visionary founders scale bold ideas into world-changing companies. Let’s build the future together.

**Rating:** 5/5 (11 reviews)

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $5000.00

## Subscription Plans

- Scaling a Breakout Company - 1:1 Strategic Mentorship ($5000.00/month)

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

## Links

- [Expert profile](/ShervinPishevar)
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