Menlo Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

1976

AUM

$5 000 M

Location

United States

Investment Ticket

$50-100 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series B

Region of investment

North America Europe Africa Asia
Investor profile last updated: 05 August, 2020

Profile

Menlo Ventures provides capital for multi-stage consumer, enterprise and life sciences technology companies. Since 1976, the firm’s market-driven analysis has led to the identification of opportunities and successful investments in innovative markets.



Notable areas of investment include Marketplaces (Uber, Rover.com, Breather, Getaround); Consumer Services (Machine Zone, Tumblr, Betterment, Poshmark, Roku, Siri); Smart Cloud Infrastructure (Dropcam, 3Par, Avi Networks, Avere Systems, eero); SaaS (Carbonite, Signifyd, Clarifai, Overops, Usermind); Fintech (Betterment, Bluevine, RealtyShares); 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 XIV, a $450 million early-stage fund, as well as its $500 million Inflection Fund, which targets early-growth 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.

Industry

Biotechnology Consumer Services (B2C) Digital Internet and Web Services Mobile/Apps Other SaaS Security Software AI

Contacts

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Avery More Venture Partner
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Chaz Pratt Founder
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FAQs about Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series B, writing tickets of $50-100 m.
Menlo Ventures is located in United States.
Menlo Ventures was founded in 1976.
Menlo Ventures invests in companies and startups in Biotechnology, Consumer Services (B2C), Digital, Internet and Web Services, Mobile/Apps, Other, SaaS, Security, Software, AI.
Menlo Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia.
Menlo Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series B.
Menlo Ventures usually invests $50-100 m on average.
Menlo Ventures has around $5 000m assets under management.
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