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Pre-seed · Seed · Series A · Series B · Series C and growth / inflection · Early stage · Multistage
Menlo Ventures
Multiple offices
Menlo Ventures invests across Artificial Intelligence, Bio + Healthcare, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Defense Technology from Pre-seed through Seed through Series A through Series B. Strategy, team, and company relationships are indexed from the firm’s official pages.
Strategy lens
Declared focus vs. observed sample
Declared focus reflects the firm’s own strategy language. Observed sectors summarize only the source-linked companies currently indexed here; it is not the firm’s complete portfolio allocation.
AI / biotechnology1
AI / data infrastructure1
AI / legal software1
AI inference infrastructure1
AI model infrastructure1
AI research / infrastructure1
AI software development1
Bio + healthcare / mental health1
fintech and enterprise software1
foundation models and AI safety1
Infrastructure / developer tools1
Founder fit screen
Prepare before contacting Menlo
Use the firm’s declared strategy and sourced relationship graph to build a specific outreach thesis. This is a preparation framework—not a claim about current appetite or check size.
Stage fit
Explain why the company belongs in Pre-seed, Seed, Series A and what proof has already removed the prior stage’s risk.
Sector fit
Anchor the opportunity to Artificial Intelligence, Bio + Healthcare, Consumer. Name the specific market shift and why it is happening now.
Partner fit
Review 3 indexed team profiles. Address the partner whose operating history and portfolio context best match the company.
Portfolio context
Study the 11 source-linked companies shown here. State whether the company is complementary, differentiated, or potentially competitive.
Evidence packet
Bring customer proof, cohort or deployment metrics, gross-margin logic, capital use, key risks, and the milestone this financing should unlock.
Contact route
Use the firm’s public route and keep the request precise: company, stage, round, traction, why this firm, and one clear next step.
Key people
Official team source Who shapes the partnership
Partner
Shawn Carolan
Partner at Menlo Ventures, with firm-level focus spanning Artificial Intelligence, Bio + Healthcare, Consumer, Cybersecurity.Partner
Venky Ganesan
Partner at Menlo Ventures, with firm-level focus spanning Artificial Intelligence, Bio + Healthcare, Consumer, Cybersecurity.Partner
Matt Murphy
Partner at Menlo Ventures, with firm-level exposure to Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, infrastructure, cybersecurity. Selected relationships
Official portfolio source Investments listed by the firm
Bio + healthcare / mental health
Official sourceCartwheel
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AI / biotechnology
Official sourceChai Discovery
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AI / legal software
Official sourceEve
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AI research / infrastructure
Official sourceGoodfire
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Infrastructure / developer tools
Official sourceHarness
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AI / data infrastructure
Official sourcePinecone
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foundation models and AI safety
Official sourceAnthropic
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AI software development
Official sourceLovable
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AI model infrastructure
Official sourceOpenRouter
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fintech and enterprise software
Official sourceCarta
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AI inference infrastructure
Official sourceFireworks AI
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Co-investment map
Firms sharing listed companies
Ranked by shared companies in this indexed dataset—not necessarily the same financing round.
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Source discipline
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