Craig Sherman
Joined Meritech in 2011, responsible for investments in the consumer and healthcare sectors. Portfolio companies include Roblox (IPO), 10x Genomics (IPO), Zillow (IPO), SurveyMonkey (IPO→M&A), Zipcar (M&A), Zulily (IPO→M&A), GoFundMe, Toss, Niantic, Wealthsimple, Lynda.com (M&A), Ancestry.com (IPO→M&A), RayzeBio (IPO→M&A), etc. Prior to joining Meritech, worked as an entrepreneur and outside director (served on 8 boards). As COO of Ancestry.com, grew revenue from under $10 million to over $150 million, converting annual losses of tens of millions into annual profits of tens of millions. Served as CEO of Cendant Japan and GaiaOnline, both achieving $20 million in sales and profitability within 3 years. Also worked as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Benchmark Capital and briefly served as a senior executive at AIG. In the life sciences and healthcare sectors, focus is on companies that genuinely change patients’ lives. In the consumer sector, emphasis on investing in companies that enhance people's creativity, connections, happiness, and safety. The greatest joy as an investor is building trusting relationships with founders and management teams, leveraging personal experience and a passion for talent development, and being a reliable advisor while refraining from interfering unless necessary.