Craig Sherman
Craig Sherman is Managing Director at Service Provider Capital and Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He previously served as Associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell and Perkins Coie, and as Director at Venture Law Group.
Taylor Soper thanks Seattle founders, investors, partners after AI House’s first Demo Day
Taylor Soper thanked Seattle founders, investors, partners, and the AI House team after the first-ever AI House Demo Day, highlighting founder practice, event production, and supporting organizations. He acknowledged specific contributors including Maya Sukovaty, Andy Lai, Audrey Yun, Wilson Sonsini (Craig Sherman), JPMorganChase, Google Cloud, photographer Dan DeLong, and videographer Carlin Ma.
Seattle Service Providers Launch Service Provider Capital's New Pacific Northwest Fund to Invest in Early-Stage Tech Startups
Seattle service providers Minh Le, Craig Sherman, and David Wickwire are leading a new Pacific Northwest fund for Service Provider Capital, which invests in early-stage tech startups by co-investing alongside venture firms. SPC's unique model pools professionals from startup support sectors to back a broad array of local companies across multiple U.S. regions.
Former Spaceflight CEO Curt Blake Joins Wilson Sonsini to Lead NewSpace Industry Group
Curt Blake, former CEO of Spaceflight Inc., has joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as senior of counsel to support the firm's new NewSpace industry group focused on emerging space ventures. Blake brings 12 years of leadership in satellite rideshare logistics and a background in legal and executive roles at tech companies.
GeekWire: Pacific Northwest records 55 exits and 282 VC deals this year, including Rad Power Bikes’ $154M round
GeekWire reports a surge in deal activity across the Pacific Northwest this year, tracking 55 acquisitions, SPACs, IPOs and private equity buyouts and 282 venture financings (nearly one per day). Notable transactions include Nintendo’s Jan. 5 acquisition of Next Level Games, BitTitan’s sale to Idera, and Rad Power Bikes’ $154 million funding round.
Appature CEO Kabir Shahani, 30, Says Entrepreneurship Is a ‘Life Platform’ After $100M Exit and Past Flop
Appature CEO Kabir Shahani, a 30-year-old UW grad who sold a company to IMS Health for about $100M, spoke at the University of Washington Business Plan Competition about entrepreneurship as a life platform, sharing candid lessons from both failure and success.
Seattle 2.0 Names Finalists From Nearly 7,000 Nominations; Public Voting Open Through May 11 — Winners Revealed May 19
Seattle 2.0 announced finalists for its annual Seattle tech startup awards after nearly 7,000 nominations across 11 categories, opening public voting through May 11 and scheduling the awards event for May 19 with keynote Jonathan Sposato.
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Service Provider Capital Managing Director 2025–present · current
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Partner 2002–present · current
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Wilson Sonsini current
Education
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Harvard Law School JD, Law · 1986–1989
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Stanford University AB, AM, International Relations, French, International Political Studies · 1981–1985
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Sciences Po IEP, Political Science · 1982–1983
