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.

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External links

• Sutter Hill Ventures (company website)

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