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

Shawn Carolan

Partner

Past deals in Television

Roku

Series H in 2015
Roku is a TV streaming platform provider with platform and player segments. The platform enables discovery and access to movies, TV episodes, live sports, music and news, and includes advertising products such as video ads, brand sponsorships, and audience development campaigns. Roku also sells TVs branded Roku TV, licenses its operating system, and offers streaming media players and accessories, along with subscription and billing services. It partners with retailers and device manufacturers for co-branded devices and sells directly to consumers, with a global reach that includes millions of households. The Roku Channel provides free, ad-supported on-demand and live programming. The Roku OS powers devices and licensed televisions, and the company earns revenue from devices, licensing and advertising. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Roku serves more than 90 million streaming households and logged about 127 billion streaming hours in 2024, reflecting its position as a leading streaming platform in the United States.

Roku

Series G in 2014
Roku is a TV streaming platform provider with platform and player segments. The platform enables discovery and access to movies, TV episodes, live sports, music and news, and includes advertising products such as video ads, brand sponsorships, and audience development campaigns. Roku also sells TVs branded Roku TV, licenses its operating system, and offers streaming media players and accessories, along with subscription and billing services. It partners with retailers and device manufacturers for co-branded devices and sells directly to consumers, with a global reach that includes millions of households. The Roku Channel provides free, ad-supported on-demand and live programming. The Roku OS powers devices and licensed televisions, and the company earns revenue from devices, licensing and advertising. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Roku serves more than 90 million streaming households and logged about 127 billion streaming hours in 2024, reflecting its position as a leading streaming platform in the United States.

MobiTV

Venture Round in 2013
MobiTV develops cloud-enabled, end-to-end streaming video platforms that enable operators to launch a fully branded, fully compliant pay TV service across devices in a short timeframe. It provides managed services to deliver live and on-demand television and related media content to mobile devices, tablets, PCs, and other Internet-connected devices. The platform supports live, on-demand, and downloadable video, mixed and converged television experiences, and cross-screen viewing with pause, resume, and recording across devices. The company licenses content from studios and serves wireless carriers and network operators worldwide. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, MobiTV serves telecom and media operators like AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and others, helping them reduce time to market and control deployment costs while offering a true TV everywhere experience.

Roku

Series E in 2012
Roku is a TV streaming platform provider with platform and player segments. The platform enables discovery and access to movies, TV episodes, live sports, music and news, and includes advertising products such as video ads, brand sponsorships, and audience development campaigns. Roku also sells TVs branded Roku TV, licenses its operating system, and offers streaming media players and accessories, along with subscription and billing services. It partners with retailers and device manufacturers for co-branded devices and sells directly to consumers, with a global reach that includes millions of households. The Roku Channel provides free, ad-supported on-demand and live programming. The Roku OS powers devices and licensed televisions, and the company earns revenue from devices, licensing and advertising. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Roku serves more than 90 million streaming households and logged about 127 billion streaming hours in 2024, reflecting its position as a leading streaming platform in the United States.

Roku

Series D in 2011
Roku is a TV streaming platform provider with platform and player segments. The platform enables discovery and access to movies, TV episodes, live sports, music and news, and includes advertising products such as video ads, brand sponsorships, and audience development campaigns. Roku also sells TVs branded Roku TV, licenses its operating system, and offers streaming media players and accessories, along with subscription and billing services. It partners with retailers and device manufacturers for co-branded devices and sells directly to consumers, with a global reach that includes millions of households. The Roku Channel provides free, ad-supported on-demand and live programming. The Roku OS powers devices and licensed televisions, and the company earns revenue from devices, licensing and advertising. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Roku serves more than 90 million streaming households and logged about 127 billion streaming hours in 2024, reflecting its position as a leading streaming platform in the United States.

INVIDI Technologies

Series D in 2011
Founded in 2000, INVIDI Technologies specializes in software applications that facilitate targeted advertising. Its flagship product, Advatar, enables multi-channel video programming distributors to deliver personalized ads and marketing messages to individual viewers. The company's offerings also include the INVIDI Advertising Decision System, which manages advertising decisions for household delivery in the television advertising industry.

INVIDI Technologies

Series D in 2010
Founded in 2000, INVIDI Technologies specializes in software applications that facilitate targeted advertising. Its flagship product, Advatar, enables multi-channel video programming distributors to deliver personalized ads and marketing messages to individual viewers. The company's offerings also include the INVIDI Advertising Decision System, which manages advertising decisions for household delivery in the television advertising industry.

Roku

Series C in 2009
Roku is a TV streaming platform provider with platform and player segments. The platform enables discovery and access to movies, TV episodes, live sports, music and news, and includes advertising products such as video ads, brand sponsorships, and audience development campaigns. Roku also sells TVs branded Roku TV, licenses its operating system, and offers streaming media players and accessories, along with subscription and billing services. It partners with retailers and device manufacturers for co-branded devices and sells directly to consumers, with a global reach that includes millions of households. The Roku Channel provides free, ad-supported on-demand and live programming. The Roku OS powers devices and licensed televisions, and the company earns revenue from devices, licensing and advertising. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Roku serves more than 90 million streaming households and logged about 127 billion streaming hours in 2024, reflecting its position as a leading streaming platform in the United States.

Roku

Series C in 2008
Roku is a TV streaming platform provider with platform and player segments. The platform enables discovery and access to movies, TV episodes, live sports, music and news, and includes advertising products such as video ads, brand sponsorships, and audience development campaigns. Roku also sells TVs branded Roku TV, licenses its operating system, and offers streaming media players and accessories, along with subscription and billing services. It partners with retailers and device manufacturers for co-branded devices and sells directly to consumers, with a global reach that includes millions of households. The Roku Channel provides free, ad-supported on-demand and live programming. The Roku OS powers devices and licensed televisions, and the company earns revenue from devices, licensing and advertising. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Roku serves more than 90 million streaming households and logged about 127 billion streaming hours in 2024, reflecting its position as a leading streaming platform in the United States.

Roku

Series B in 2008
Roku is a TV streaming platform provider with platform and player segments. The platform enables discovery and access to movies, TV episodes, live sports, music and news, and includes advertising products such as video ads, brand sponsorships, and audience development campaigns. Roku also sells TVs branded Roku TV, licenses its operating system, and offers streaming media players and accessories, along with subscription and billing services. It partners with retailers and device manufacturers for co-branded devices and sells directly to consumers, with a global reach that includes millions of households. The Roku Channel provides free, ad-supported on-demand and live programming. The Roku OS powers devices and licensed televisions, and the company earns revenue from devices, licensing and advertising. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Roku serves more than 90 million streaming households and logged about 127 billion streaming hours in 2024, reflecting its position as a leading streaming platform in the United States.

INVIDI Technologies

Series C in 2007
Founded in 2000, INVIDI Technologies specializes in software applications that facilitate targeted advertising. Its flagship product, Advatar, enables multi-channel video programming distributors to deliver personalized ads and marketing messages to individual viewers. The company's offerings also include the INVIDI Advertising Decision System, which manages advertising decisions for household delivery in the television advertising industry.

MobiTV

Series C in 2006
MobiTV develops cloud-enabled, end-to-end streaming video platforms that enable operators to launch a fully branded, fully compliant pay TV service across devices in a short timeframe. It provides managed services to deliver live and on-demand television and related media content to mobile devices, tablets, PCs, and other Internet-connected devices. The platform supports live, on-demand, and downloadable video, mixed and converged television experiences, and cross-screen viewing with pause, resume, and recording across devices. The company licenses content from studios and serves wireless carriers and network operators worldwide. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, MobiTV serves telecom and media operators like AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and others, helping them reduce time to market and control deployment costs while offering a true TV everywhere experience.

CinemaNow

Series E in 2006
CinemaNow Corporation is an online provider of on-demand streaming media services, primarily catering to audiences in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1999 and based in Marina Del Rey, California, the company offers a wide range of digital entertainment, including over 4,000 feature-length films, shorts, music concerts, and television programs from more than 250 licensors, such as 20th Century Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. In addition to its streaming services, CinemaNow provides digital entertainment technology solutions that support video stores and content distribution for consumer electronics. The company also features PatchBay, a proprietary content-on-demand distribution and digital rights management system that enhances its platform. As of early 2016, CinemaNow operates as a subsidiary of FilmOn.TV Networks Inc.

MobiTV

Series C in 2006
MobiTV develops cloud-enabled, end-to-end streaming video platforms that enable operators to launch a fully branded, fully compliant pay TV service across devices in a short timeframe. It provides managed services to deliver live and on-demand television and related media content to mobile devices, tablets, PCs, and other Internet-connected devices. The platform supports live, on-demand, and downloadable video, mixed and converged television experiences, and cross-screen viewing with pause, resume, and recording across devices. The company licenses content from studios and serves wireless carriers and network operators worldwide. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, MobiTV serves telecom and media operators like AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and others, helping them reduce time to market and control deployment costs while offering a true TV everywhere experience.

INVIDI Technologies

Series B in 2005
Founded in 2000, INVIDI Technologies specializes in software applications that facilitate targeted advertising. Its flagship product, Advatar, enables multi-channel video programming distributors to deliver personalized ads and marketing messages to individual viewers. The company's offerings also include the INVIDI Advertising Decision System, which manages advertising decisions for household delivery in the television advertising industry.

MobiTV

Series B in 2004
MobiTV develops cloud-enabled, end-to-end streaming video platforms that enable operators to launch a fully branded, fully compliant pay TV service across devices in a short timeframe. It provides managed services to deliver live and on-demand television and related media content to mobile devices, tablets, PCs, and other Internet-connected devices. The platform supports live, on-demand, and downloadable video, mixed and converged television experiences, and cross-screen viewing with pause, resume, and recording across devices. The company licenses content from studios and serves wireless carriers and network operators worldwide. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, MobiTV serves telecom and media operators like AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and others, helping them reduce time to market and control deployment costs while offering a true TV everywhere experience.

CinemaNow

Series D in 2004
CinemaNow Corporation is an online provider of on-demand streaming media services, primarily catering to audiences in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1999 and based in Marina Del Rey, California, the company offers a wide range of digital entertainment, including over 4,000 feature-length films, shorts, music concerts, and television programs from more than 250 licensors, such as 20th Century Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. In addition to its streaming services, CinemaNow provides digital entertainment technology solutions that support video stores and content distribution for consumer electronics. The company also features PatchBay, a proprietary content-on-demand distribution and digital rights management system that enhances its platform. As of early 2016, CinemaNow operates as a subsidiary of FilmOn.TV Networks Inc.

INVIDI Technologies

Series A in 2004
Founded in 2000, INVIDI Technologies specializes in software applications that facilitate targeted advertising. Its flagship product, Advatar, enables multi-channel video programming distributors to deliver personalized ads and marketing messages to individual viewers. The company's offerings also include the INVIDI Advertising Decision System, which manages advertising decisions for household delivery in the television advertising industry.
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