Menlo Ventures

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  • The Menlo team has been with us every step of the way.

    Jessica Scorpio, Sam Zaid, Elliot Kroo Founders of Getaround

  • Menlo brought the patience and determination to back us in pursuing a huge opportunity.

    Kevin Brown CEO Coraid

  • Menlo bought into our vision
    for Fab immediately and
    whole-heartedly.

    Jason Goldberg & Bradford Shellhammer Founders of Fab

  • Their guidance from the early stages of Cavium to IPO was invaluable.

    Syed Ali Cavium Networks

  • Menlo has proven that they know how to ‘Venture Right.’

    David Scott Former CEO 3PAR

  • Menlo shared our vision from
    start to Apple. They give VCs a
    good name.

    Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer, Tom Gruber Founders of Siri

Latest What's Happening at Menlo

  • Menlo Welcomes Avery More and Alex Gorelik

    Menlo announces two new additions to our team… Read more

  • Shawn Carolan reveals Handle, the World’s First Priority Engine

    Unveiled at TechCrunch Disrupt, Shawn and his team… Read more

  • First Exit for Menlo Talent Fund: Parse

    Soon after joining Menlo Ventures, I saw the… Read more

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Our entrepreneurs want to change the world and we are in it together

We are partners in business – builders and doers.  We want to help create enduring value.

There’s no one working harder on your side.

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    Venky Ganesan on the Internet Tax

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    How to Play the Boom in Cyber Security

    Mark Siegel talks to Bloomberg West on mobile security and how Menlo sources investments. View

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    As a VC: Shawn Carolan

    Shawn talks to TechCrunch about consumer investments like Siri, and his stealth startup. View

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  • Together we have a shared goal
    A shared obsession.
    We’re your ally.

    First Exit for Menlo Talent Fund: Parse

    Soon after joining Menlo Ventures, I saw the founders of Parse take the stage at YC Demo Day. Almost immediately it was obvious there was something very special about the founders. Read more

    By Shervin Pishevar / 04.29.2013

    Karl Mehta Joins Menlo as Venture Partner

    We’re excited to announce that Karl Mehta has joined the Menlo team as Venture Partner.  Karl will focus on sourcing investments and serving as an advisor in the financial services, mobile payments, ecommerce and gaming spaces. Read more

    By Shawn Carolan / 04.01.2013

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  • Unveiled at TechCrunch Disrupt, Shawn and his team at Handle have built an operating system for your… Read more

    Shervin Pishevar sits down with CNBC and founders from Getaround, Uber, Airbnb, and more. Read more

    Pravin Vazirani’s start in VC, and where the market is headed. Read more

    Menlo’s legacy of success, values, and working with great entrepreneurs. Read more

    Venky Ganesan: Why I Joined Menlo Read more

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Our team is your ally.

Expertise. Integrity. Passion.

Adam Boutin Principal Douglas C. Carlisle Managing Director Shawn T. Carolan Managing Director Derek Chu Associate Venky Ganesan Managing Director John W. Jarve Managing Director Sonja H. Perkins Managing Director Shervin Pishevar Venture Advisor H. DuBose Montgomery Managing Director Sunil Raman Principal Mark A. Siegel Managing Director Nick Weaver Associate Pravin A. Vazirani Managing Director Karl Mehta Venture Partner Avery More Venture Partner Alex Gorelik Entrepreneur in Residence Kirsten A. Mello Chief Financial Officer Amy R. Biagini Controller Jenny Saling Director of Marketing

A proven track record of success.

There is no greater asset than character.

Venture Right: Our Guiding Philosophy

Great venture capital investing requires the ability to see opportunity where others see challenge. Company builders, market experts and excellent board members are words that describe venture done “right.” These are words that describe Menlo Ventures.

How do we know? We asked our entrepreneurs, limited partners and many others in our ecosystem what makes us stand out. They told us it’s how we work with our entrepreneurs. We’re straight shooters. We have their back – even when times get tough.

We are more than partners. We are allies.

Venture investing is all about discovery and partnership, transforming vision into reality.

We know this well. We’ve had decades of successful exits—70 public companies and more than 100 mergers and acquisitions since 1976. Plus, entrepreneurs keep coming back to us—20 CEOs in our current portfolio are serial entrepreneurs. And 90% of our founders were in place at the time of exit. That’s a number that few other firms can match.

When we commit, we go all-in, serving on our companies’ boards with unparalleled dedication and passion. In fact, our board counsel is Menlo’s number one added value, our entrepreneurs tell us. They appreciate our decades of experience: our partners who are engineers, patent holders, company founders, and thought leaders with great connections.

Entrepreneurs have tons of venture capitalists to choose from. They choose Menlo because of how we do business.

We don’t just invest.
We bring time, energy and passion.

Directions From
San Francisco International Airport
San Jose International Airport
Downtown San Francisco
Downtown San Jose

  • When exiting the airport, take Highway 380 West.
  • Stay on 380 West for approximately 2 miles, where it will end at Interstate 280.
  • Take I-280 South, and travel about 30 minutes to the Sand Hill Road exit in Menlo Park.
  • Take Sand Hill Road East, which will loop around and over I-280.
  • Immediately over the freeway, turn left at the first stoplight towards Sand Hill Road West.
  • Drive straight through the next stoplight.
  • Immediately turn left onto the Sand Hill Road frontage road.
  • This road curves to the right and heads towards 3000 Sand Hill Road.
  • Upon entering business complex, park in the visitor’s parking lot, the second driveway to left.
  • We are in Building 4, Suite 100.

Menlo Ventures
3000 Sand Hill Rd
Bldg 4-100

Menlo Park, CA 94025

P 650.854.8540
F 650.854.7059

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