When was Menlo Ventures founded?

Menlo Ventures was founded in 1976.

Where is Menlo Ventures' headquarters located?

Menlo Ventures' headquarters is located in Menlo Park ( United States ).

How big is Menlo Ventures' investment team?

Menlo Ventures has a team of 60, including 22 partners.

How many companies has Menlo Ventures invested in?

Menlo Ventures has invested in 432 companies, including Uber & Roku.

Which companies has Menlo Ventures invested in lately?

Monarch & Slash are the latest investments by Menlo Ventures.

What sectors does Menlo Ventures focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Menlo Ventures' portfolio are Enterprise Applications (198 investments) and High Tech (95 investments).

What stages of companies does Menlo Ventures typically invest in?

Menlo Ventures primarily invests in Series B and Series A stages.

How many exits has Menlo Ventures been involved in?

Menlo Ventures' portfolio has seen 20 IPOs and 176 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Menlo Ventures' portfolio?

There are 18 unicorns in Menlo Ventures' portfolio.

Menlo Ventures - 2025 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends - Tracxn

1. Uber

App-based ride-hailing aggregator. The platform provides services including taxi-hailing, food delivery, freight solutions, self-drive electric vehicle rentals, corporate transportation, and more. Users can book services by providing location, destination, user details, payment details, and more. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.

Key facts about Uber

Founded Year: 2009
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Annual Revenue: $44B as on Dec 31, 2024
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $13.2B
Employee Count: 31,100 as on Dec 31, 2023
Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Vulcan Capital and 187 Others
Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 19, 2020, $1.15B
Highlight: Public

2. Roku

Provider of connected video streaming devices. It provides digital media products that feature OTT content from platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime, and showtime through channels. Its devices receive data through wired and Wi-Fi connections from an internet router. Its mobile application is available for Android and iOS devices.

Key facts about Roku

Founded Year: 2008
Location: San Jose (United States)
Annual Revenue: $2.31B as on Dec 31, 2024
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $214M
Employee Count: 2,897 as on Dec 31, 2022
Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Sunrise Ventures and 15 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series G, Jan 28, 2016, $45.5M
Highlight: Public

3. Netlify

Cloud based continuous application development and deployment software. It enables developers to push and deploy the code using CDN from the command line. The platform offers solutions to develop web applications. It allows users to manage frontend, and backend codes. It also supports multiple integrations to automate the workflows.

Key facts about Netlify

Founded Year: 2013
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Valuation: $2B as on Nov 18, 2021
Stage: Series D
Total Funding till date: $212M
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Bessemer Venture Partners and 17 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 17, 2021, $105M
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Rover

App-based pet sitting marketplace. The platform connects dog owners with dog sitters who look after pets at owners own homes. It allows users to find other pet-care service providers and book using the platform by making an online payment. Its service offerings include dog boarding, house sitting, dog walking, pet grooming, and more. The app is available for iOS and Android devices.

Key facts about Rover

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Olympia (United States)
Annual Revenue: €1.28M as on Dec 31, 2022
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $284M
Employee Count: 71 as on Dec 31, 2014
Investors: Bryant Stibel, Cross Creek and 30 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series G, May 24, 2018, $125M
Highlight: Acquired

5. Chime

Digital bank for individuals. Its services include debit cards, savings account, money transfers, cash withdrawals, online/offline payments, check deposits, and more. It also offers transaction and balance alerts. The application is available on iOS and Android devices.

Key facts about Chime

Founded Year: 2012
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $2.64B
Employee Count: 1,604 as on Dec 31, 2022
Investors: Access Industries, General Atlantic and 54 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series F, Aug 06, 2021, $1.1B
Highlight: Public

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Menlo Ventures has invested in 434 companies over the last 32 years, with an average of 18 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 26 investments, while as of May 2025, it has made 21 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in WisdomAI and most recent follow-on round was in Monarch.

Here are Menlo Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2025 (YTD)	13	8	21
2024	15	11	26
2023	20	11	31
2022	22	25	47
2021	28	29	57
2020	18	13	31
2019	8	18	26
2018	22	15	37
2017	12	19	31
2016	12	14	26

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Menlo Ventures has made 123 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $27.8M, 122 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $17M and 70 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.65M.

Here are Menlo Ventures' investments by stage:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Series B	123
Series A	122
Seed	70
Series C	44
Series D	10
Others	8

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Menlo Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech, Consumer and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 374 Tech companies, 312 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 195 Software companies and at least 131 companies focusing on Saas.

Here are Menlo Ventures' investments by sector:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	186
Enterprise Infrastructure	90
High Tech	90
Consumer	72
FinTech	50
Others	393

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Menlo Ventures has made most investments in United States (354), followed by Israel where it has made 7 investments.

Here are Menlo Ventures' investments by geography:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Country	No. of Investments
United States	354
Israel	7
India	5
United Kingdom	3
Canada	2
Others	11

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Menlo Ventures has made 21 investments in 2025 so far. Monarch and Slash are the latest among them.

Here are the most recent investments by Menlo Ventures:

Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
May 23, 2025	Monarch	United States	Series B	$75M	Forerunner [+4]
May 20, 2025	Slash	United States	Series B	$41M	Goodwater Capital [+2]
May 07, 2025	WisdomAI	United States	Seed	$23M	Coatue [+3]
Apr 30, 2025	True Anomaly	United States	Series C	$260M	Accel [+8]
Apr 17, 2025	Brellium	United States	Series A	$16.7M	First Round Capital [+8]

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Menlo Ventures has 18 unicorns in its portfolio - Mercor, Skild, Xaira and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Mercor. It became a unicorn in 2025.

Here is a list of unicorns in Menlo Ventures' portfolio:

Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
49	Mercor	AI-powered platform connecting job seekers with companies	2023	Enterprise Applications [+1]	San Francisco	Series B	vxsmrpw
50	Skild	Provider of AI foundation model for robotics	2023	High Tech [+1]	Pittsburgh	Series A	bjmdblx
49	Xaira	AI-enabled platform for drug discovery and development	2023	HealthTech [+3]	San Francisco	Series D	bsibwcd
60	Enable	SaaS Platform for B2B Rebate Management	2016	FinTech	Stratford upon avon	Series D	fwsoqcf
60	Typeface	AI based content creation platform for businesses	2022	Enterprise Applications [+1]	San Francisco	Series B	lobgytl

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20 of Menlo Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Chime got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jun 2025 at marketcap of undefined and Omentel got listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

Here are Menlo Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:

Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Chime	Jun 12, 2025	May 31, 2018	Series C	$70M
Omentel	Dec 23, 2024	-	-	-
Warby Parker	Sep 29, 2021	May 31, 2011	Seed	$2.14M
Broncus	Sep 24, 2021	Aug 30, 2006	Series A	$29.5M
Senti Biosciences	Sep 17, 2021	Feb 23, 2018	Series A	$53M

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176 companies from Menlo Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Machine Zone in May 2025 by Tripledot for $800M.

Here are Menlo Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Machine Zone	May 13, 2025	Apr 06, 2012	Series B	$8M
Neon	May 05, 2025	Aug 01, 2023	Series B	$46M
Eppo	May 05, 2025	Jun 22, 2022	Series A	$16M
Truework	Apr 17, 2025	Apr 11, 2018	Seed	$2.9M
OfferFit	Mar 28, 2025	Nov 14, 2023	Series B	$25M

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Menlo Ventures has a team of 60 members including 22 Partners, 3 Venture Partners and 16 Principals located in United States. Menlo Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in Menlo Ventures:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact details
Shawn Carolan	Partner	Palo Alto	-	1 Email
Venky Ganesan	Partner	Menlo Park	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Mark Siegel	Partner	Jackson	-	1 Email, 2 Phone numbers
Matt Murphy	Partner	San Francisco	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Croom Beatty	Partner	San Francisco	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Steve Sloane	Partner	Menlo Park	-	1 Email
Jordan Ormont	Partner	United States	-	1 Email, 2 Phone numbers
Kirsten Mello	Partner	Menlo Park	-	1 Email, 2 Phone numbers
Greg Yap	Partner	Palo Alto	-	1 Email
Amy Wu Martin	Partner	New York City	-	1 Email
Matt Murphy	Partner	San Francisco	-	1 Email

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Over the past 32 years, 2077 investors have co-invested in Menlo Ventures's portfolio companies.

Invested before Menlo Ventures: Y Combinator, a16z and 513 others have invested in rounds before Menlo Ventures. There are 18 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Menlo Ventures and 10 companies where a16z has invested before Menlo Ventures.
Top Co-investors of Menlo Ventures: 744 investors entered a company along with Menlo Ventures. These include investors like SV Angel (13 companies).
Invested after Menlo Ventures: A total of 818 investors have invested in Menlo Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SoftBank Vision Fund (9 companies), Tiger Global Management (7 companies) and Google Ventures (6 companies).