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Merus Capital

VC
Palo Alto, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

72+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Merus Capital backs enterprise software and cloud infrastructure startups, with a history of investing in products adopted by developers, IT teams, and technical operators.

Meet the Team

SU

Salman Ullah

Co-Founder

SD

Sean Dempsey

Co-Founder

DR

David Rangel

General Partner

SU

Salman Ullah

Co-Founder

BS

Brad Stein

Partner, Portfolio Operations & CFO

SO

Sean O'Sullivan

Managing Partner

Developer Tools
Cloud
Enterprise

Industry Focus

Invests In

Developer Tools
Enterprise
AI / ML
SaaS
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (72)

Other

AL

Alice Technologies

Construction simulation and optimization

NY

Nylas

Developer Tools
PE

People.ai

Enterprise Software
AG

Agentic

AI for Manufacturing Operations

AI

AiSight

AI-Driven Dynamic Construction Simulation

TA

Tag.bio

AL

AllClear ID

Enterprise Data Breach Solutions

AL

Alucid Technologies

3D Video for Augmented Reality

AM

Amplitude

Product analytics platform (Nasdaq: AMPL)

AP

Apptimize

Mobile optimization platform

How to pitch Merus Capital
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Developer Tools, Enterprise, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Salman Ullah, Co-Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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