# Shervin Pishevar

> Shervin Pishevar is an Iranian-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and super angel investor known for early-stage investments in Uber, Airbnb, and over 200 startups. A former managing director at Menlo Ventures and co-founder of Sherpa Capital, he has achieved 93 exits in his 27-year tech career and averaged 73x returns on investments. Co-founder and former executive chairman of Hyperloop One, Pishevar championed Elon Musk's vision for high-speed transportation. Currently, he runs the Edison Fund and serves as chairman of Telly, continuing to shape the future of technology and innovation. His journey from an immigrant family that arrived with $35 to becoming a Forbes Midas List investor for four consecutive years exemplifies the American Dream.

- **Role:** Chairman at Telly, Managing Member at The Edison Companies, Co-Founder of Sofreh Capital
- **Organizations:** Telly, The Edison Companies, Edison Fund, Sofreh Capital, Sherpa Capital (resigned 2017), Hyperloop One (resigned 2017), Menlo Ventures (former), WebOS/HyperOffice (founder), B612 Foundation, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
- **From:** Tehran, Iran
- **Nationality:** Iranian-American
- **Education:** B.A. in Molecular Cellular Biology, Presidential Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, Graduate coursework in Health Economics (completed over a year), UC Berkeley School of Public Health
- **Known for:** Achieved 93 exits over 27-year tech career, Averaging 73x returns on investments, Forbes Midas List honoree for four consecutive years

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Founded WebOS at age 23, creating the first cross-browser windows-like interface for the internet
- **2001** — WebOS dissolved; retained software that became HyperOffice
- **Early 2000s** — Joined Menlo Ventures as Managing Director
- **2011** — Led Menlo Ventures' $26M Series B investment in Uber; became board observer
- **2012** — Named Outstanding American by Choice by U.S. Government
- **2013** — Left Menlo Ventures; co-founded Sherpa Capital with Scott Stanford
- **2014** — Sherpa closed $154M fund; co-founded Hyperloop One with Josh Giegel and Brogan BamBrogan
- **2015** — Appointed by President Obama to J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board; named to Forbes Midas List
- **2016** — Sherpa raised $470M for two new funds; awarded Ellis Island Medal of Honor
- **2017** — Sherpa had raised nearly $640M; resigned from both Hyperloop One and Sherpa Capital in December
- **2022** — Took D-Wave quantum computing (QBTS) public through SPAC DPCM Capital
- **2024-2026** — Active as Chairman of Telly, running Edison Fund and Sofreh Capital family office

## Achievements

- Achieved 93 exits over 27-year tech career
- Averaging 73x returns on investments
- Forbes Midas List honoree for four consecutive years
- Early investor in over 200 companies including Uber, Airbnb, Facebook, Slack, Robinhood
- Built Sherpa Capital into $650M fund with additional $500M in co-investments
- Pioneered the era of SPVs with over $200M in special purpose vehicles
- Led Uber Series B ($26M) and played key role in global expansion strategy
- Co-founded Hyperloop One, bringing Elon Musk's transportation vision to reality
- Took quantum computing pioneer D-Wave public through SPAC
- Named Outstanding American by Choice (2012)
- Appointed to J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board by President Obama (2015)
- Awarded Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2016)
- Built WebOS in 1997, a decade ahead of cloud computing mainstream adoption

## Latest updates

- **2026-Q1** — Active in speaking engagements and mentorship; appeared on All-In Podcast discussing Iran's democratic opposition
- **2025** — Continuing to build Edison Fund portfolio and lead Telly as Chairman
- **2024** — Speaking at major tech conferences including Techsylvania and SCALE Global
- **2022** — Successfully took D-Wave quantum computing public through SPAC DPCM Capital

## Links

- Website: https://www.pishevar.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shervinpishevar
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/shervin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shervin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shervin.pishevar

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