Menlo Labs starts companies

We build around big ideas and exceptional people, targeting areas of opportunity where no one has cracked the code. We operate deliberately and with urgency, knowing opportunity cost is our greatest expense.

We don’t chase fads or go on gut. We pressure-test the concept, prove the potential, study the alternatives, validate customer demand, identify the wedge, nail the fundamentals, enlist the best experts in our network, recruit a world-class team, fund the plan, iterate, and refine. (A lot.) Because it’s all-consuming work, we are selective about the opportunities we pursue, focusing on fewer than a handful of companies at a time.

About Menlo Labs

We are a new kind of venture studio, helping founders create category-defining companies. Our team of experienced operators and investors partner with entrepreneurs to de-risk the opportunity and maximize their chances of success. At the earliest stage, we validate the idea—assessing the customer need and competition, ensuring the solution is technically feasible and financially viable—to prove that it can become a profitable business that VCs will back. Then we start building.

We operate in the trenches with our founders, engaging on key decisions and strategic plans. We offer coaching and guidance through the good times and the bad. We do the legwork to give founders a leg up, so they can move faster with more focus, more confidence, and support from every angle.

Menlo Labs companies

Founders exit Menlo Labs with a product roadmap, an org plan, a budget, and most importantly, a shared conviction in the opportunity.

rivahealth.com

Riva Health provides a digital cardiology platform designed to give patients a comprehensive, equitable, and accessible way to manage hypertension and heart disease.

Milestones

2013 → Founded
2017 → Incubated by Menlo Labs
2019 → Seed
2021 → Series A

Partner

Greg Yap

Leadership

Tuhin Sinha

President

Dag Kittlaus

CEO

sticky.app

Named after the sticky note, Sticky is pursuing the holy grail of personal productivity. The company aims to reduce busywork and ensure we all have the correct information at our fingertips when needed.

Milestones

2020 → Co-founded
2022 → Seed

Partner

Shawn Carolan

Leadership

Andrew Lassetter

David William

Tamzin Selvi

alcove.co

Alcove is a procurement management platform for interior designers, increasing efficiency and productivity so they can focus on creating beautiful spaces.

Milestones

2020 → Co-founded
2022 → Seed

Partner

Greg Rudin

Leadership

Valeria Albino

Jake Hall

Paige Green

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fractal5.com

Fractal 5 is architecting a social platform focused on interpersonal relationships, enabling users to foster meaningful personal interactions.

Milestones

2020 → Co-founded
2021 → Seed

Partner

Shawn Carolan

Leadership

Gummi Hafsteinsson

Bjorgvin Gudmundsson

Sara Masdottir

squint.ai

Squint aims to make augmented reality (AR) as accessible as the internet. Their first commercial product is a next-generation manufacturing technology solution that uses AR to optimize a factory's procedures and workforce from a mobile device.