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Shepherd Ventures

San Diego venture fund investing in information technology and life science companies

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Shepherd Ventures is a venture capital fund based in San Diego, in Southern California. It invests at first and later stages in a small number of growth companies and stays closely involved with them, which it calls shepherding.

What Shepherd Ventures offers

  • First and later-stage investment: capital for carefully selected growth companies.
  • Operating experience: hands-on input from partners who have run businesses.
  • Advisory network: access to advisors and contacts to help portfolio companies.
  • Strategic partnerships: introductions intended to support company growth.

Customers and markets

Companies in information technology and life sciences, mostly in its home region. The firm says it favours strong management teams and clear value propositions, and it argues the region has been underserved by venture capital.

Key facts

  • Based in: San Diego, California
  • Sectors: information technology and life sciences
  • Team: managing directors, venture partners and advisors with investing, entrepreneurial and operating backgrounds

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Shepherd Ventures is ranked on 1 TrustList ranking at #48.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Shepherd Ventures has no reviews yet and 2 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Venture capital firm · 1 ranking

  • #48of 64
    Los angeles

    It is one of 4 here listing biotech and science.

    Of the top 58 here, 10 also cover partners and 9 also cover growth stage; 20 also work in New York City and 9 also work in San Francisco.

    Behind Saban Capital Group, ahead of St. Cloud Capital.

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