Sharp Performance
Provider of confidential performance coaching for first responders from the academy through retirement.
- Industry
- performance coaching
- Website
- https://www.sharpperformance.com
About
Sharp Performance provides confidential performance coaching for first responders from the academy through retirement. Ben Curley is co-founder and CEO. Andrew Sakmar is co-founder. The Business Wire release says so.
The company blog, labeled October 8, 2026, announces an $18 million Series A led by Hidden Variable, with Andreessen Horowitz, Commonweal Ventures, Wolfson Group, FJ Labs and the Ford Foundation, and says total funding is $30 million. The Business Wire release, datelined Carlsbad, Calif. on October 15, 2026 at 7:00 AM PDT (14:00 UTC), states the same amount, lead, participants and total. Axios on October 15, 2026 reports an $18 million Series A, and its headline names Hidden Variable and Andreessen Horowitz.
This page dates the round 2026-10-08, the date on the company blog. The wire and Axios are dated October 15. The wire is the only source read here that names Carlsbad. The blog, the homepage and the Axios text do not. No city is stored. The blog says over 115 departments. The wire says over 110, and the homepage says 110+. No department count is stored.
This page is not indexed by search engines yet. It is promoted once a second source states a headquarters city.
Funding history
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A 2026 | 2026-10-08 | $18M | Hidden Variable |
Total funding reported by the sources: $30M.
Investors
- Hidden Variable lead
- Andreessen Horowitz participant
- Commonweal Ventures participant
- Wolfson Group participant
- FJ Labs participant
- Ford Foundation participant
Sources
Last verified:
- https://www.sharpperformance.com/blog/sharp-series-a
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-10-16.
Sharp Performance blog labeled Company news October 8, 2026. Announces an $18 million Series A led by Hidden Variable, with Andreessen Horowitz, Commonweal Ventures, Wolfson Group, FJ Labs and the Ford Foundation, and says total funding is $30 million. Says over 115 police, fire and EMS departments use Sharp. Does not name a city. - https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261015119749/en/
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-10-16.
Business Wire release, read on Yahoo Finance, datelined CARLSBAD, Calif., October 15, 2026, 7:00 AM PDT (14:00 UTC). States the same $18 million Series A, the same investors and a $30 million total. Says over 110 departments. Names co-founders Ben Curley and Andrew Sakmar. The canonical wire link is the businesswire.com URL in the Yahoo copy. - https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/10/15/sharp-performance-18m-first-responder-coaching
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-16.
Axios, Oct 15, 2026. The headline says Sharp Performance raises $18 million from Hidden Variable and a16z. The visible lead says CEO Ben Curley told Axios the company raised an $18 million Series A. The rest of the article was not readable. It does not name a city in the text read here. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-10-16/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-10-16.
Raise Track Update for 2026-10-16. Says Carlsbad, CA-based Sharp Performance raised $18 million in a Series A led by Hidden Variable, with the same five participants, bringing total funding to $30 million.