Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 1976. It specializes in providing capital for multi-stage investments across various sectors, including consumer technology, enterprise solutions, and life sciences. The firm employs a market-driven analysis approach to identify promising opportunities in innovative markets. Its notable investments span a range of areas, such as marketplaces, consumer services, software as a service (SaaS), fintech, cybersecurity, and life sciences technology. Menlo Ventures has built a diverse portfolio, comprising over 70 public companies and more than 100 mergers and acquisitions, with $5 billion in assets under management. The firm is actively engaged in investing through its Menlo Ventures XV early-stage fund and a separate Inflection Fund focused on early-growth investments. Menlo Ventures typically invests up to $20 million in its main fund and can allocate more than $30 million for later-stage opportunities, emphasizing capital-efficient models with significant market disruption potential.