Partnership & Fundraising

We view ourselves as service providers to entrepreneurs. We endeavor to support and challenge the amazing entrepreneurs we back but do so in a respectful manner. We take a long-term view and are aggressive, but patient. We are there for you. It’s what we call unwavering partnership. And we take it very seriously. Unwavering doesn’t mean that we never do anything that is difficult or push th [...]

When you have an investor, you can call the (investor’s) CEOs and talk to them and understand what that individual board member is going to bring. Different people bring different sets of skills to the table. Our perspective at Shasta is one - and it's not the only one - but it's very entrepreneur-friendly, an entrepreneur-centric approach which doesn't mean we won't challenge you but it means w [...]

Every day I talk with entrepreneurs raising a Series A. And as an entrepreneur, myself who has raised venture capital, I want to do my best in helping others understand how to be most successful in their raise, whether that’s with us at Shasta or with any other investor. This is a conversation I have daily, so I thought I would share in a broader form. See full post >> [...]

Ravi Mohan discusses why picking investors is one of the most important decisions an entrepreneur makes: It's the most important decision that an entrepreneur makes, because it's the only decision that they cannot undo. Every other decision is reversible. If you and the co-founder aren't working out, and the co-founders are not doing their jobs, you can actually exit the co-founder. But unless [...]