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Menlo Ventures

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Menlo Ventures is a Seed, Series A, Series B venture capital firm based in US-SF investing in Enterprise, Consumer, Healthcare. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$30.0M checks and has 14 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$30.0M
Portfolio
14 companies on record
Partners
30 listed
AUM
$5.6B
Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors
Enterprise, Consumer, Healthcare, SaaS, Other
HQ
US-SF

Last verified: 2026-07-15

Stage

Seed, Series A, Series B

Check Size

$1.0M – $30.0M

AUM

$5.6B

Portfolio

14+ companies

Team

30 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2023Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in founders who are redefining industries through technology.

How Menlo Ventures invests

Menlo Ventures is a vc firm based in US-SF. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages, with a focus on Enterprise, Consumer, Healthcare, SaaS, Other.

Menlo Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$30.0M per investment, backed by approximately $5.6B in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2017, Menlo Ventures has backed 14 companies in our records, including Anthropic, Abnormal AI, ShipBob. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2023.

Partners & Team

SC

Shawn Carolan

Partner

AI
Consumer
Fintech
TT

Tim Tully

Partner

AI
Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
MM

Matt Murphy

Partner

Enterprise
AI
SJ

Samantha John

Director of Operations

MA

Michelle Aguinis

Director of Strategy and Operations

DC

Doug Carlisle

Managing Director

MS

Mark Siegel

Managing Director

HH

Houman Haghighi

Partner

DB

Diane Bilski

Creative Director

JH

Johnny Hu

Board Member

RH

Ryan Hand

Director of Research

BE

Bryan Eglan

Business Development Director

KM

Kirsten Mello

Chief Financial Officer

KH

Kayla Hinderscheid

Director of Community Development

VG

Venky Ganesan

Partner

AI
Cybersecurity
Infrastructure
CG

C.C. Gong

Principal

AI
Consumer
SaaS
JH

Johnny Hu, Ph.D.

Principal

Bio + Healthcare
AI
CB

Croom Beatty

Partner

AI
Fintech
SaaS
MK

Matt Kraning

Partner

AI
SaaS
Cybersecurity
AW

Amy Wu Martin

Partner

AI
Consumer
GY

Greg Yap

Partner

Bio + Healthcare
AI
JS

JP Sanday

Partner

AI
SaaS
Bio + Healthcare
IC

Ishika Chawla

Investor

AI
Infrastructure
SaaS
SB

Sam Borja

Investor

AI
Infrastructure
SaaS
DD

Deedy Das

Partner

AI
Infrastructure
SaaS
SL

Sabrina Lu

Investor

AI
Infrastructure
SaaS
RS

Rama Sekhar

Partner

Cybersecurity
AI
Infrastructure
SS

Steve Sloane

Partner

AI
Fintech
Supply Chain + Automation
DX

Derek Xiao

Principal

AI
SaaS
Infrastructure
JR

Joff Redfern

Partner

AI
SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise
Consumer
Healthcare
SaaS
Other

Portfolio Companies (14)

Other

AU

Aurora

AM

Amplify Partners VI, L.P. (CIK 0002059941)

SEC Form D filing mentioning menlo

MA

Makena Real Estate Fund II, L.P. (CIK 0001663658)

SEC Form D filing mentioning menlo

MA

Makena Absolute Return Blocker Y (Cayman), L.P. (CIK 0001548174)

SEC Form D filing mentioning menlo

MA

Makena Capital Holdings A, L.P. (CIK 0001509659)

SEC Form D filing mentioning menlo

How to pitch Menlo Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A, Series B? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Enterprise, Consumer, Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $30.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Shawn Carolan, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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