Vertical Ventures Competitors

Founded in 1990, Canyon employs a deep value, credit intensive approach across public and private corporate credit, structured credit, and direct real estate lending and investing. The firm seeks to capture excess returns available to those investors with specialized expertise, rigorous research capabilities, and the ability to underwrite complexity.

Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing in AI Infrastructure, Vertical AI, Physical Intelligence, and Frontier and Deep Tech. Founded in 1982, with over $2 billion in assets under management, Sierra has built one of the strongest and longest-lasting enterprise networks in venture. That network helps founders win. Our CXO Advisory Board and Annual CXO Summit, now in its 21st year, bring Fortune 1000 executives together with our portfolio to discuss the future of the enterprise. Our Engineering & Product Leaders Council and AI Lab Forum connect founders with the buyers, builders, and acquirers who shape their growth. Through Inception, we partner with founders at the very beginning.