VC firm
Serena
Also known as Serena Ventures
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- New York, NY, United States
- Founded
- 2008
- Assets under management
- $80MForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-30Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 2
- Check size
- with check size ranging from €100K to €15 million for our first ticket.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Legal name
- SJW INVESTMENTS, LLC
- serena.vc (opens in a new tab)
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About
Serena was founded in 2008 upon a resolute eagerness to be the VC our team dreamed of as entrepreneurs.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We back bold entrepreneurs who think big and are committed to becoming the next major tech players.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Sometimes
- Lead policy
- with a strong preference for leading or co-leading rounds.
- Eligibility
- We back exceptional teams from Europe and the US.
- Investing status notes
- We manage a €1 Bn investment program dedicated to innovation, handpicking fifteen to twenty teams per year to help them reach their maximum potential.
Funds
- SERENA VENTURES FUND I, LP
- Main fund
- SERENA VENTURES SPV, LP - SERIES KARAT
- SPV
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- SJW INVESTMENTS, LLC
- CRD number
- 321155 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-126745
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $80Mas of 2026-03-30
- Private funds reported
- 2
- Principal office
- NEW YORK, NY, United States
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