Investments
971Portfolio Exits
223Funds
25Partners & Customers
1Service Providers
1About Menlo Ventures
Menlo Ventures invests in all areas of information technology, including: communication products, semiconductors, storage solutions, mobile applications and consumer related Internet sites. Menlo Ventures seeks high growth, high profit margins and operating leverage.
Menlo Ventures Headquarter Location
2884 Sand Hill Road Suite 100
Menlo Park, California, 94025,
United States
650-854-8540
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Latest Menlo Ventures News
May 18, 2022
Startup Strata Identity Inc. today debuted a new open-source tool dubbed Hexa that promises to simplify cybersecurity for organizations using multiple public clouds. Boulder, Colorado-based Strata launched in 2019 and raised a $11 million funding round led by Menlo Ventures last year. The startup provides a software platform that helps companies secure their multicloud environments. Hexa, the […] The post Strata Identity debuts new open-source tool to ease multicloud security appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Menlo Ventures Investments
971 Investments
Menlo Ventures has made 971 investments. Their latest investment was in Vivun as part of their Series C on May 5, 2022.
Menlo Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/17/2022 | Series C | Vivun | $75M | No | 4 | |
5/12/2022 | Seed VC | Ecosapiens | $1.5M | Yes | 1 | |
5/10/2022 | Series C | Abnormal Security | $210M | No | 6 | |
5/3/2022 | Series B | |||||
5/3/2022 | Series A |
Date | 5/17/2022 | 5/12/2022 | 5/10/2022 | 5/3/2022 | 5/3/2022 |
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Round | Series C | Seed VC | Series C | Series B | Series A |
Company | Vivun | Ecosapiens | Abnormal Security | ||
Amount | $75M | $1.5M | $210M | ||
New? | No | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Menlo Ventures Portfolio Exits
223 Portfolio Exits
Menlo Ventures has 223 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Getaround on May 11, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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5/11/2022 | Acq - Pending | 3 | |||
4/26/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
3/17/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
Date | 5/11/2022 | 4/26/2022 | 3/17/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acq - Pending | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Menlo Ventures Acquisitions
7 Acquisitions
Menlo Ventures acquired 7 companies. Their latest acquisition was Ivac Medical Systems on June 15, 1995.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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6/15/1995 | Leveraged Buyout | 1 | ||||
7/2/1992 | Series A | |||||
9/10/1991 | Growth Equity | |||||
3/6/1986 | Series B | |||||
12/1/1983 | Growth Equity |
Date | 6/15/1995 | 7/2/1992 | 9/10/1991 | 3/6/1986 | 12/1/1983 |
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Investment Stage | Series A | Growth Equity | Series B | Growth Equity | |
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Leveraged Buyout | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Menlo Ventures Fund History
25 Fund Histories
Menlo Ventures has 25 funds, including MMEF XV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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12/1/2020 | MMEF XV | $5.29M | 1 | ||
11/30/2020 | Menlo XV Innovators Fund | $0.3M | 3 | ||
10/15/2020 | Menlo Ventures XV | $500M | 2 | ||
5/20/2019 | Menlo Entrepreneurs Inflection Fund | ||||
3/28/2019 | MM Inflection |
Closing Date | 12/1/2020 | 11/30/2020 | 10/15/2020 | 5/20/2019 | 3/28/2019 |
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Fund | MMEF XV | Menlo XV Innovators Fund | Menlo Ventures XV | Menlo Entrepreneurs Inflection Fund | MM Inflection |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $5.29M | $0.3M | $500M | ||
Sources | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Menlo Ventures Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Menlo Ventures has 1 strategic partners and customers. Menlo Ventures recently partnered with AltaReturn on July 7, 2019.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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7/24/2019 | Vendor | United States | AltaReturn Selected by Menlo Ventures - Allvue Systems AltaReturn , a leading provider of cloud-based , end-to-end software solutions for the Private Equity , Venture , and Real Estate industries , is delighted to announce that Menlo Ventures has selected AltaReturn 's Fund Accounting , Investor Portal , and Portfolio Company Monitoring solutions to power their finance and investor relations needs . | 1 |
Date | 7/24/2019 |
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Type | Vendor |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | AltaReturn Selected by Menlo Ventures - Allvue Systems AltaReturn , a leading provider of cloud-based , end-to-end software solutions for the Private Equity , Venture , and Real Estate industries , is delighted to announce that Menlo Ventures has selected AltaReturn 's Fund Accounting , Investor Portal , and Portfolio Company Monitoring solutions to power their finance and investor relations needs . |
Sources | 1 |
Menlo Ventures Team
15 Team Members
Menlo Ventures has 15 team members, including current Chief Financial Officer, Kirsten Mello.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Kirsten Mello | Chief Financial Officer | Current | |
Amy R Biagini | Controller | Current | |
Douglas C. Carlisle | Managing Director | Current | |
Venky Ganesan | Globespan Capital Partners, McKinsey & Company, and Microsoft | Managing Director | Current |
H. DuBose Montgomery | Managing Director | Current |
Name | Kirsten Mello | Amy R Biagini | Douglas C. Carlisle | Venky Ganesan | H. DuBose Montgomery |
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Work History | Globespan Capital Partners, McKinsey & Company, and Microsoft | ||||
Title | Chief Financial Officer | Controller | Managing Director | Managing Director | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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