Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 1976 that provides capital to consumer and technology companies across the United States. It funds seed through growth-stage ventures in sectors including computer hardware, software, big data, fintech, and healthcare, as well as related areas such as life sciences technology and smart cloud infrastructure. Based in San Francisco, the firm pursues a market-driven approach to identify opportunities and supports portfolio companies through multiple stages of development. Menlo Ventures emphasizes backing capital-efficient businesses with potential to disrupt large markets and maintains an active role in the companies it supports, alongside a track record of notable investments in diverse technology and consumer sectors. The firm seeks opportunities in early and growth-stage companies across the technology spectrum and strives to partner with teams delivering innovative products and services.

Michelle Aguinis

Investor

Aunkur Arya

Venture Partner

Croom Beatty

Partner

Sam Borja

Investor

Debarghya Das

Principal

Deedy Das

Principal

Venky Ganesan

Partner

Venkataraman Ganesan

Partner

Grace Ge

Principal

C.C. Gong

Principal

Houman Haghighi

Partner, Business and Corporate Development

Feyza Haskaraman

Principal

Johnny Hu

Principal

Naomi Pilosof Ionita

Partner

Katie Keller

Investor

Kirsten Mello

CFO

Avery More

Venture Partner

Matt Murphy

Partner

Joff Redfern

Venture Partner

Greg Rudin JD

Partner and General Manager

JP (Jean-Paul) Sanday

Partner

Mark Siegel

Partner

Steve Sloane

Partner

Tyler Sosin

Principal

Manoj Soundararajan

Investor

Tim Tully

Partner

Andreas Vandris

Investor

Amy Wu

General Partner

Derek Xiao

Investor

Past deals in Email

Abnormal Security

Series D in 2024
Abnormal Security Corporation is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in cloud-based email security solutions for Microsoft Office 365 and G Suite. Founded in 2018, the company provides a comprehensive platform designed to protect enterprises from targeted email attacks. Utilizing a data science approach, Abnormal Security offers features such as inbound email protection, detection of email account compromises, and response capabilities. Its technology includes Abnormal Behavior Technology, which models identities of both employees and external senders, profiles relationships, and analyzes email content to prevent threats like credential phishing, internal phishing, employee impersonation, and invoice fraud. The company primarily serves industries including financial services, healthcare, and oil, gas, and utilities, aiming to mitigate risks related to account takeovers and financial losses.

Lindy

Series B in 2023
Lindy is an AI assistant that can help with all your tasks, from calendar management and email drafting to contract sending and beyond.

Lindy

Seed Round in 2023
Lindy is an AI assistant that can help with all your tasks, from calendar management and email drafting to contract sending and beyond.

Abnormal Security

Series C in 2022
Abnormal Security Corporation is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in cloud-based email security solutions for Microsoft Office 365 and G Suite. Founded in 2018, the company provides a comprehensive platform designed to protect enterprises from targeted email attacks. Utilizing a data science approach, Abnormal Security offers features such as inbound email protection, detection of email account compromises, and response capabilities. Its technology includes Abnormal Behavior Technology, which models identities of both employees and external senders, profiles relationships, and analyzes email content to prevent threats like credential phishing, internal phishing, employee impersonation, and invoice fraud. The company primarily serves industries including financial services, healthcare, and oil, gas, and utilities, aiming to mitigate risks related to account takeovers and financial losses.

Abnormal Security

Series B in 2020
Abnormal Security Corporation is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in cloud-based email security solutions for Microsoft Office 365 and G Suite. Founded in 2018, the company provides a comprehensive platform designed to protect enterprises from targeted email attacks. Utilizing a data science approach, Abnormal Security offers features such as inbound email protection, detection of email account compromises, and response capabilities. Its technology includes Abnormal Behavior Technology, which models identities of both employees and external senders, profiles relationships, and analyzes email content to prevent threats like credential phishing, internal phishing, employee impersonation, and invoice fraud. The company primarily serves industries including financial services, healthcare, and oil, gas, and utilities, aiming to mitigate risks related to account takeovers and financial losses.

Handle

Debt Financing in 2013
Handle is a personal productivity system designed to improve day-to-day management by consolidating emails, to-do lists, and calendars into a single application. This software allows users to convert their emails into actionable tasks, enabling them to visualize and prioritize their activities effectively. By streamlining these elements, Handle helps individuals focus on what truly matters, alleviating feelings of overwhelm and enhancing decision-making regarding time management. The platform is built on extensive research in productivity, aiming to assist users in becoming more organized and efficient in both their personal and professional lives.

Handle

Series A in 2011
Handle is a personal productivity system designed to improve day-to-day management by consolidating emails, to-do lists, and calendars into a single application. This software allows users to convert their emails into actionable tasks, enabling them to visualize and prioritize their activities effectively. By streamlining these elements, Handle helps individuals focus on what truly matters, alleviating feelings of overwhelm and enhancing decision-making regarding time management. The platform is built on extensive research in productivity, aiming to assist users in becoming more organized and efficient in both their personal and professional lives.

Visible Path

Series B in 2006
Visible Path is a provider of online business networking solutions that enables individuals and organizations to map and manage their professional social networks. Unlike traditional platforms, Visible Path emphasizes the strength of relationships over mere contact volume, allowing users to create more meaningful connections. The company utilizes a Microsoft Outlook plugin to track interactions, such as emails and meetings, to assess the relationship strength between contacts. This approach aims to build a network of contacts that are relevant and engaged, reducing the prevalence of unproductive connections. Although currently reliant on Outlook for data, Visible Path is exploring additional methods to enhance relationship tracking, including analyzing phone calls and instant messages. The company also fosters collaborations with various organizations, including D&B and Salesforce.com, to expand its capabilities and improve user access to valuable business connections.

MailFrontier

Series C in 2006
MailFrontier, Inc. provides email and compliance solutions for individuals and organizations to protect email from spam, virus, phishing fraud, and other dangerous and costly email threats. It offers MailFrontier Gateway Server Enterprise Edition, which blocks spam and stops viruses, and separates phishing fraud while keeping organizations ahead of emerging email threats; MailFrontier Gateway Appliance that combines email security with the ease of the appliance—and scales to stay in front of company's needs; MailFrontier Gateway Server Small Business Edition that makes email threats easy for companies to detect; and MailFrontier Desktop 4.0, which is a personal email security that keeps users free of spam and phishing, free of hassle, and free of worry about emerging threats. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. As of February 8, 2006, MailFrontier, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of SonicWALL, Inc.

MailFrontier

Series B in 2003
MailFrontier, Inc. provides email and compliance solutions for individuals and organizations to protect email from spam, virus, phishing fraud, and other dangerous and costly email threats. It offers MailFrontier Gateway Server Enterprise Edition, which blocks spam and stops viruses, and separates phishing fraud while keeping organizations ahead of emerging email threats; MailFrontier Gateway Appliance that combines email security with the ease of the appliance—and scales to stay in front of company's needs; MailFrontier Gateway Server Small Business Edition that makes email threats easy for companies to detect; and MailFrontier Desktop 4.0, which is a personal email security that keeps users free of spam and phishing, free of hassle, and free of worry about emerging threats. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. As of February 8, 2006, MailFrontier, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of SonicWALL, Inc.

IronPort Systems

Series B in 2002
IronPort Systems, now part of Cisco, specializes in email and web security. It offers appliances that safeguard organizations from spam, viruses, malware, and other internet threats. These products combine robust performance with preventive and reactive security measures, designed for easy deployment and management. They are available through Cisco's local account teams and authorized resellers.

Hotmail

Venture Round in 1997
Hotmail is a provider of web-based email services that enables users to access and manage email from anywhere via the Internet, supporting convenient and efficient electronic correspondence.
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