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.

Doug Carlisle

Managing Director

Shawn Carolan

Partner

Sunil Chhaya

Principal

Debarghya Das

Principal

Venky Ganesan

Partner and Managing Director

Venkataraman Ganesan

Partner

Naomi Pilosof Ionita

Partner

Kirsten Mello

CFO

Matt Murphy

Managing Director / Partner

Joff Redfern

Venture Partner

Greg Rudin

Partner and General Manager

JP (Jean-Paul) Sanday

Partner

Jean-Paul Sanday

Partner

Steve Sloane

Partner

Tyler Sosin

Principal

Tim Tully

Partner

Andreas Vandris

Investor

Derek Xiao

Investor

Greg Yap

Partner

Croom Beatty

Partner

Past deals in Marketing

ShopMy

Series B in 2025
ShopMy is the affiliate marketing and collaboration tool used by the top content creators and brands in the world.

Eppo

Series B in 2024
Eppo specializes in providing an A/B experimentation and feature management platform designed to make advanced testing accessible to all organizations. The platform facilitates the integration of product, AI, and marketing initiatives with revenue and growth metrics. It features automated investigations and alerts for bugs, allowing teams to analyze user behavior and maintain communication through annotations, comment feeds, and experiment subscriptions. This comprehensive approach enables businesses and product teams to efficiently plan, execute, and evaluate experiments, ultimately enhancing their decision-making processes.

OfferFit

Series B in 2023
OfferFit is an AI-powered experimentation platform that automates decision-making and personalization for businesses, enhancing customer engagement strategies through continuous testing and learning. The platform employs machine learning to create a self-learning decision engine that segments customers and identifies the most suitable offers for each group. This approach enables businesses to send personalized promotions, improving marketing effectiveness and customer experience. By analyzing customer responses, OfferFit helps companies refine their strategies and optimize the profitability of their promotions.

Eppo

Series A in 2022
Eppo specializes in providing an A/B experimentation and feature management platform designed to make advanced testing accessible to all organizations. The platform facilitates the integration of product, AI, and marketing initiatives with revenue and growth metrics. It features automated investigations and alerts for bugs, allowing teams to analyze user behavior and maintain communication through annotations, comment feeds, and experiment subscriptions. This comprehensive approach enables businesses and product teams to efficiently plan, execute, and evaluate experiments, ultimately enhancing their decision-making processes.

ClearBrain

Seed Round in 2018
ClearBrain, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in self-serve predictive analytics for marketers. Founded in 2016, ClearBrain offers a platform that enables marketers to identify potential user conversions or churn before they occur, allowing for proactive engagement. The software connects to various analytics tools, such as Segment or Heap, and utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze past user behaviors, transforming raw data into actionable insights. Marketers can easily create predictive audiences using a user-friendly point-and-click interface, which helps in optimizing remarketing efforts and enhancing retention. The company's team comprises experienced engineers with backgrounds in machine learning and marketing automation, reflecting its commitment to innovation in predictive modeling. ClearBrain operates as a subsidiary of Amplitude Analytics, Inc.

Tenor

Series B in 2017
Tenor operates as a leading mobile GIF search engine, facilitating over 12 billion searches monthly from approximately 300 million users. The platform enhances digital communication by enabling users to find GIFs that effectively convey their emotions and personalities. Tenor's technology supports a wide array of partners, including major messaging applications such as iMessage, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Twitter, and Google Gboard, allowing seamless GIF sharing across these platforms. In addition to its search capabilities, Tenor has pioneered branded GIF programs, collaborating with companies like Dunkin Donuts, Nissan, AT&T, and Wendy’s to engage meaningfully with mobile audiences. This focus on connecting users with the right GIF at the right moment underscores Tenor's position as a key player in the digital conversation space.

DataXu

Series F in 2016
dataxu, inc. is a marketing analytics software company that provides solutions for brand marketers and agencies globally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products including TouchPoint, a demand side platform for multi-channel marketing; OneView, which helps marketers build a comprehensive understanding of consumer behavior; and the Marketing Intelligence Center, a dashboard that consolidates data and performance metrics. Other offerings include ClearSight, an analytics platform for customer insights, and TotalTV, which facilitates audience-based targeting across various TV formats. dataxu also produces insights through white papers and reports, and provides training and managed services for its platform users. The company serves diverse industries such as automotive, financial services, and consumer packaged goods. As a subsidiary of Roku, Inc., dataxu continues to focus on enhancing marketing effectiveness through data-driven strategies.

Tenor

Series A in 2014
Tenor operates as a leading mobile GIF search engine, facilitating over 12 billion searches monthly from approximately 300 million users. The platform enhances digital communication by enabling users to find GIFs that effectively convey their emotions and personalities. Tenor's technology supports a wide array of partners, including major messaging applications such as iMessage, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Twitter, and Google Gboard, allowing seamless GIF sharing across these platforms. In addition to its search capabilities, Tenor has pioneered branded GIF programs, collaborating with companies like Dunkin Donuts, Nissan, AT&T, and Wendy’s to engage meaningfully with mobile audiences. This focus on connecting users with the right GIF at the right moment underscores Tenor's position as a key player in the digital conversation space.

MightyHive

Seed Round in 2014
MightyHive is a leading programmatic solutions partner that assists marketers and agencies in achieving programmatic self-sufficiency. The company offers a technology platform that facilitates online advertising and marketing services, empowering clients to develop data-driven organizations. It provides a range of services, including programmatic insourcing, full-service management, and strategic advisory support. With a global presence and offices in key cities such as San Francisco, New York, Sydney, London, and Singapore, MightyHive has established itself as one of the largest and fastest-growing programmatic buyers, helping hundreds of clients successfully adopt programmatic strategies to enhance their marketing effectiveness.

Clique

Series A in 2014
Recently named to Fast Company’s list for the World's Most Innovative Companies in 2017, Clique is a global media, marketing, and consumer brands company. Through its brands—Who What Wear, MyDomaine, Byrdie, CollegeFashionista, and Obsessee—CMG combines the power of data science with its expert editorial team to create content and products that millennial women and Gen Z girls crave. CMG’s two key marketing offerings, CMG Studios (an in-house creative agency) and INF Network (representing 55+ top bloggers and influencers), deliver integrated and native advertising programs, all while inspiring consumers to discover and shop. In early 2016, CMG launched its first clothing, shoes, and accessories line exclusively with Target under the Who What Wear brand, and it continues to be a top performer for the mega-retailer.

DataXu

Series E in 2014
dataxu, inc. is a marketing analytics software company that provides solutions for brand marketers and agencies globally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products including TouchPoint, a demand side platform for multi-channel marketing; OneView, which helps marketers build a comprehensive understanding of consumer behavior; and the Marketing Intelligence Center, a dashboard that consolidates data and performance metrics. Other offerings include ClearSight, an analytics platform for customer insights, and TotalTV, which facilitates audience-based targeting across various TV formats. dataxu also produces insights through white papers and reports, and provides training and managed services for its platform users. The company serves diverse industries such as automotive, financial services, and consumer packaged goods. As a subsidiary of Roku, Inc., dataxu continues to focus on enhancing marketing effectiveness through data-driven strategies.

MightyHive

Seed Round in 2013
MightyHive is a leading programmatic solutions partner that assists marketers and agencies in achieving programmatic self-sufficiency. The company offers a technology platform that facilitates online advertising and marketing services, empowering clients to develop data-driven organizations. It provides a range of services, including programmatic insourcing, full-service management, and strategic advisory support. With a global presence and offices in key cities such as San Francisco, New York, Sydney, London, and Singapore, MightyHive has established itself as one of the largest and fastest-growing programmatic buyers, helping hundreds of clients successfully adopt programmatic strategies to enhance their marketing effectiveness.

Outreach

Seed Round in 2013
Outreach Inc. is a sales engagement platform that enhances revenue growth by optimizing customer interactions across various channels, including email, voice, and social media. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Seattle, with an office in London, the company offers solutions for account-based, outbound, and inbound sales, as well as customer retention and expansion. Its platform employs machine learning to automate repetitive tasks, track sales statistics, and provide insights into buyer sentiment, allowing sales teams to tailor their approaches based on real-time emotive signals. Outreach's client base includes prominent companies such as Zoom, Adobe, and Microsoft, who utilize the platform to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their sales processes, ultimately driving predictable and measurable growth.

DataXu

Series D in 2013
dataxu, inc. is a marketing analytics software company that provides solutions for brand marketers and agencies globally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products including TouchPoint, a demand side platform for multi-channel marketing; OneView, which helps marketers build a comprehensive understanding of consumer behavior; and the Marketing Intelligence Center, a dashboard that consolidates data and performance metrics. Other offerings include ClearSight, an analytics platform for customer insights, and TotalTV, which facilitates audience-based targeting across various TV formats. dataxu also produces insights through white papers and reports, and provides training and managed services for its platform users. The company serves diverse industries such as automotive, financial services, and consumer packaged goods. As a subsidiary of Roku, Inc., dataxu continues to focus on enhancing marketing effectiveness through data-driven strategies.

eXelate

Series C in 2012
eXelate, Inc. is a prominent provider of audience data, technology, measurement, and analytics solutions, operating a robust data-management platform that connects customer identities across various formats, including display, video, audio, and mobile. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, eXelate enables marketers to engage individuals and households with personalized messages, enhancing performance through targeted advertising. The company offers an online data marketplace to optimize audience targeting and provides a suite of analytics services that deliver insights into consumer behavior and metrics for both online and offline channels. eXelate's data management platform, maX DMP, allows for the management and measurement of first-party data across multiple advertising channels. As a subsidiary of Nielsen International Holdings, Inc., eXelate leverages exclusive relationships with major data providers to offer comprehensive and actionable insights, supporting marketers in effectively reaching consumers across all devices.

Bloomspot

Series B in 2011
Bloomspot provides exclusive offers for renowned local restaurants, spas, salons, weekend getaways, events, and international resorts. A highly targeted member base, expertly sourced partners, and individually designed promotions ensures member satisfaction and profitability for merchant partners. Bloomspot has featured the highest-rated experiences including 100 Zagat-rated restaurants and AAA Four Diamond hotels in some of the largest U.S. markets.

Bloomspot

Series A in 2010
Bloomspot provides exclusive offers for renowned local restaurants, spas, salons, weekend getaways, events, and international resorts. A highly targeted member base, expertly sourced partners, and individually designed promotions ensures member satisfaction and profitability for merchant partners. Bloomspot has featured the highest-rated experiences including 100 Zagat-rated restaurants and AAA Four Diamond hotels in some of the largest U.S. markets.

eXelate

Series B in 2010
eXelate, Inc. is a prominent provider of audience data, technology, measurement, and analytics solutions, operating a robust data-management platform that connects customer identities across various formats, including display, video, audio, and mobile. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, eXelate enables marketers to engage individuals and households with personalized messages, enhancing performance through targeted advertising. The company offers an online data marketplace to optimize audience targeting and provides a suite of analytics services that deliver insights into consumer behavior and metrics for both online and offline channels. eXelate's data management platform, maX DMP, allows for the management and measurement of first-party data across multiple advertising channels. As a subsidiary of Nielsen International Holdings, Inc., eXelate leverages exclusive relationships with major data providers to offer comprehensive and actionable insights, supporting marketers in effectively reaching consumers across all devices.

Readyforce

Series A in 2010
On Readyforce, students can: - Share professional information with peers - Find students from other schools - Find events relevant for students - Find mentors or alumni - Share and comment on articles, stories and career tools - Ask and answer career-oriented questions - Find and be found by jobs and internships For companies, Readyforce is a powerful tool for easily targeting top college students across the US for career opportunities, talent community building, marketing products or services, and branding opportunities. Companies can: - Send personal messages to students by school, major and many others - Build rich-media company profiles to attract student - Post jobs and internships - Announce and promote events of all sizes from dinners to information sessions to conferences - Announce and target specific students scholarships and competitions - Ask questions about brand reputation or recruiting practices - Share and comment on professional content & information - Build, manage and mass communicate with custom talent communities - Transform stacks of paper resumes to fully searchable and sharable profiles - Find career fairs, student run events like conference and hackathons, student associations and clubs, and school departments Readyforce is free to join.

DataXu

Series B in 2010
dataxu, inc. is a marketing analytics software company that provides solutions for brand marketers and agencies globally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products including TouchPoint, a demand side platform for multi-channel marketing; OneView, which helps marketers build a comprehensive understanding of consumer behavior; and the Marketing Intelligence Center, a dashboard that consolidates data and performance metrics. Other offerings include ClearSight, an analytics platform for customer insights, and TotalTV, which facilitates audience-based targeting across various TV formats. dataxu also produces insights through white papers and reports, and provides training and managed services for its platform users. The company serves diverse industries such as automotive, financial services, and consumer packaged goods. As a subsidiary of Roku, Inc., dataxu continues to focus on enhancing marketing effectiveness through data-driven strategies.

Branders.com

Venture Round in 2009
Branders.com is an online retailer specializing in customizable promotional items such as pens, hats, and various other products for marketing, sales, and event planning. The platform serves as a comprehensive resource for users to locate, design, order, and track promotional merchandise efficiently. It offers advanced search and recommendation services to assist in product selection, enabling customers to personalize and decorate items in real-time. Additionally, Branders.com streamlines the fulfillment process and enhances corporate identity management, making it a convenient option for businesses seeking effective promotional solutions.

Cellfire

Series C in 2008
Cellfire is the largest provider of digital coupons in the world, delivering millions of coupons each week. It has the largest footprint of any digital coupon provider, reaching more than 17,500 stores nationwide, and was recently selected by Consumer Reports as the best instant savings application. Cellfire works with companies including General Mills, Safeway and Kroger. Consumers can instantly save money by linking offers directly to their store loyalty cards through any web enabled device. For more information, visit www.info.cellfire.com. Cellfire was acquired by Catalina Marketing in October 2014.

Cellfire

Series B in 2006
Cellfire is the largest provider of digital coupons in the world, delivering millions of coupons each week. It has the largest footprint of any digital coupon provider, reaching more than 17,500 stores nationwide, and was recently selected by Consumer Reports as the best instant savings application. Cellfire works with companies including General Mills, Safeway and Kroger. Consumers can instantly save money by linking offers directly to their store loyalty cards through any web enabled device. For more information, visit www.info.cellfire.com. Cellfire was acquired by Catalina Marketing in October 2014.

Encirq Corporation

Series B in 2006
Encirq solves marketing's #1 challenge: Delivering Personalization with Privacy™. Encirq is an online marketing services company that has developed a unique data engine to deliver individualized, consumer-centered marketing over the Internet. We use online and offline, real-time individual transactional data in a private and secure environment. Marketers and Encirq cannot see the data. Rather, the data reside on each consumer's personal computer, and filter out marketing messages that are not relevant. The service and technology are extendible to broadband, to other network devices, and eventually can be used to deliver personalized television commercials to individual households. Encirq's data engine does two things: It provides cost-effective access to consumer information not previously available; and it enables personalized real-time marketing programs. We have filed multiple patent applications on Encirq's illumination processes and technology.

Cellfire

Series A in 2005
Cellfire is the largest provider of digital coupons in the world, delivering millions of coupons each week. It has the largest footprint of any digital coupon provider, reaching more than 17,500 stores nationwide, and was recently selected by Consumer Reports as the best instant savings application. Cellfire works with companies including General Mills, Safeway and Kroger. Consumers can instantly save money by linking offers directly to their store loyalty cards through any web enabled device. For more information, visit www.info.cellfire.com. Cellfire was acquired by Catalina Marketing in October 2014.

B2BWorks

Series B in 2000
B2BWorks is a full-service, online business-to-business advertising network
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