Paul Sherer

Paul Sherer is a Venture Partner at Matrix Partners based in Danville, California, where he leverages his extensive engineering background to advise and support early-stage technology startups. Before transitioning into venture capital investing, he built a long career in video technology and enterprise networking through senior technical leadership roles at Cisco Systems and Arroyo Video Solutions. At Matrix Partners, he identifies emerging companies for a prominent investment firm that has previously backed highly recognizable technology enterprises, including Canva, Afterpay, HubSpot, and Oculus. The venture firm's broader historical performance metrics include more than 65 initial public offerings and over 110 corporate acquisitions across various global technology markets. Sherer, who completed his master's degree in 1990, currently focuses his strategic efforts on sourcing early-stage investment opportunities within the artificial intelligence, financial technology, digital health, and business-to-business software sectors.