Menlo Ventures

United States
Menlo Ventures provides capital for multistage consumer, enterprise and life sciences technology companies. Since 1976, the firm’s marketdriven analysis has led to the identification of opportunities and successful investments in innovative markets. Notable areas of investment include Marketplaces (Uber, Rover.com, Breather, Poshmark); ConsumerServices (Machine Zone, Tumblr, Betterment, Roku, Siri); Smart Cloud Infrastructure (Dropcam, 3Par, Avi Networks, Avere Systems, eero); SaaS (Carta, ScoutRFP, Qualia, Indio, Everlaw); Fintech (Betterment, Bluevine, Chime); Cybersecurity (Cavium, IronPort, BitSight, vArmour, Dedrone); and Life Sciences Technology (Synthego, Cofactor Genomics, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, 3T Biosciences). Menlo’s portfolio includes more than 70 public companies, and more than 100 mergers and acquisitions, with $5 billion under management. The firm is currently investing in Menlo Ventures XV, a $500 million earlystage fund, as well as its $500 million Inflection Fund, which targets earlygrowth investments. Our team believes in playing an active role at any stage of a company’s development. We typically invest up to $20 million in our main fund, and continue to support subsequent rounds. For later stage opportunities, we have the capacity to invest more than $30 million, focusing on capital efficient models with the potential to disrupt huge markets.
Founded:1976
Firm Location:United States • New York, New York • San Francisco, California • Palo Alto, California • Menlo Park, California • Stanford, California • San Francisco Bay Area
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Menlo Ventures Team
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Michelle Aguinis
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in Stanford (CA)
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Aunkur Arya
Menlo Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Croom Beatty
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
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Shawn Carolan
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in Menlo Park (CA), Investors in Los Altos (CA)
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Matt Cheung
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Venky Ganesan
Menlo Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
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Johnny Hu
Menlo Ventures·Principal
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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John Jarve
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $100K - $10.0M
Investors in Atherton
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Naomi Pilosof Ionita
Sweet spot: $8.0M
Range: $1M - $15.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in United States
Investors in Analytics (Series B), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series B), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series B), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series B), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Analytics (Series B), Investors in Data Services (Series B), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in MarketingTech (Series B), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Future of Work (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Analytics (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Analytics (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Arvind Purushotham
Menlo Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $5.0M
Range: $1M - $20.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Sabrina Rong Lu
Menlo Ventures·Investor
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $10.0M - $350.0M
Investors in United States
Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Data Services (Series B)
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JP (Jean-Paul) Sanday
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Mark Siegel
Menlo Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
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Steve Sloane
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in AutoTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in AutoTech (Series B), Investors in AutoTech (Seed), Investors in AutoTech (Seed), Investors in AutoTech (Series B), Investors in AutoTech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series B), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series B), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
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Tyler Sosin
Menlo Ventures·Principal
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in ConstructionTech (Series A), Investors in ConstructionTech (Seed), Investors in ConstructionTech (Series A), Investors in ConstructionTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Tim Tully
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed)
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Pravin Vazirani
Menlo Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $25K
Range: $10K - $50K
Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Derek Xiao
Menlo Ventures·Investor
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Greg Yap
Sweet spot: $12.0M
Range: $8.0M - $15.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)