Shervin is a technology founder, venture capitalist, and angel investor who co-founded Sherpa Capital and Hyperloop One. Shervin's Twitter Score is 236 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #1,913 (top 0.5%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.
Shervin's full name is Shervin Pishevar. He co-founded Sherpa Capital and resigned from the firm in December 2017 following multiple sexual-harassment allegations, which he denied. Axios reported in December 2017 that he had been arrested in London in May 2017 for alleged rape but was not charged. He also co-founded Hyperloop One, where he previously served as executive chairman. Hyperloop One, later rebranded as Virgin Hyperloop, became defunct on December 31, 2023. In July 2016, former Hyperloop One employees filed a lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty, and the parties settled in November 2016.
Shervin previously worked at Menlo Ventures as managing director and formerly served as a strategic advisor to Uber. He previously worked at Mozilla Corporation as chief application officer and general manager. He also co-founded Seges Capital, Ionside Interactive, Social Gaming Network, Application Corporation, and founded WebOS.
Shervin has been publicly affiliated with the 2024 pro-crypto Trump fundraising circle. The Financial Times quoted him in 2024 describing Donald Trump as "the first crypto president," and he co-hosted a Trump fundraiser in Silicon Valley alongside Coinbase executives and Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. Shervin's account has accumulated 112,846 followers as of July 2026 and 45,251 posts. He has been mentioned by 452 accounts, with 1,713 total mentions.
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