Sutter Hill Ventures

Sutter Hill Ventures

Type	Privately Held Company
Industry	Private equity
Founded	1964
Founder	Paul M. Wythes Bill Draper
Headquarters	Palo Alto, California, United States
Products	Venture capital
Website	www.shv.com

Sutter Hill Ventures is an American private equity firm focused on venture capital investments in technology-based start-up companies. The firm is based in Palo Alto, CA.

Founded in 1964 by Bill Draper and Paul Wythes, Sutter Hill is one of the oldest venture capital firms still in operation.^[1] The firm is primarily focused on investments in the fields of networking and computer technology, business and financial services, healthcare, web development, and pop culture.

References

↑ Gupta, Udayan. Done deals: venture capitalists tell their stories, 2000

External links

Sutter Hill Ventures (company website)

Private equity and venture capital

Basic investment types

History

Terms and concepts

Buyout	Financial sponsor Management buyout Divisional buyout Buy–sell agreement Leveraged recapitalization Dividend recapitalization

Venture	Angel investor Business incubator Post-money valuation Pre-money valuation Seed money Startup company Venture capital financing Venture debt Venture round

Structure	Private equity firms and funds Limited partnership Limited liability company Carried interest Management fee Publicly traded private equity Business Development Company Venture capital trust Private investment in public equity (PIPE) Pledge fund

Investors

Related financial terms

Private equity and venture capital investors
Private equity firms
Venture capital firms
Angel investors
Portfolio companies

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