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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.

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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.

riva
riva

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
Founders
  • Tuhin Sinha, President
  • Dag Kittlaus, CEO
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sticky 1
sticky 1

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
Founders
  • Andrew Lassetter
  • David Williams
  • Tamzin Selvi
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alcove
alcove

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
Founders
  • Valeria Albino
  • Jake Hall
  • Paige Green
fractal
fractal

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

Milestones
  • 2020

    Co-founded
  • 2021

    Seed
Founders
  • Gummi Hafsteinsson
  • Bjorgvin Gudmundsson
  • Sara Masdottir
squint
squint

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.

Milestones
  • 2021

    Co-founded
  • 2022

    Seed
Partner
Founders
  • Devin Bhushan, Founder & CEO
  • Dylan Conway, Founding Product Lead
  • Jim Zhu, Founding Engineering Lead
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WorkUp logo

WorkUp is a talent pipeline management tool to help the healthcare system solve the clinical workforce shortage.

Milestones
  • 2022     →   Co-founded 
  • 2023     →   Seed
Partner
Founders
  • Zachary Fleitman, CEO