# Menlo Ventures | Early-Stage Venture Capital Firm

> - [Homepage](https://menlovc.com/): Menlo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests across AI, consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technologies.

> ## Our Focus Areas

- [Focus Areas](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/): Overview of focus areas.
- [Artificial Intelligence](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/ai/): Menlo is ALL IN on AI. Artificial intelligence is breaking into every software vertical, and the winners are creating massive economic and societal value.
- [Bio + Healthcare](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/healthcare/): Innovations at the intersection of technology and biology will drive major improvements in the quality of our health and the cost of healthcare.
- [Consumer](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/consumer/): AI is reshaping the consumer landscape by infusing intelligence into everyday products and services—transforming how people discover, decide, and engage.
- [Cybersecurity](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/cybersecurity/): The rise of AI has created a new era of cybersecurity—introducing new challenges as well as entirely new categories.
- [Fintech](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/fintech/): As previously siloed financial processes converge within broader software ecosystems, a new wave of opportunity is emerging.
- [Infrastructure](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/infrastructure/): From foundation models to observability, a new generation of companies is writing the playbook for the underlying infrastructure that powers AI applications.
- [Robotics Venture Capital](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/robotics-venture-capital/): We invest in the robots and next-gen hardware transforming how businesses operate and people live, bringing digital innovation into the physical world.
- [SaaS](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/saas/): The cloud didn’t just change how we deliver software; it unleashed a new era of enterprise innovation, with reimagined software solutions for every industry.
- [Supply Chain](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/supply-chain/): The global supply chain is undergoing a historic transformation. By rethinking how goods move around the world, we can reduce waste and build a more efficient and sustainable future.

## Company Information

- [Team](https://menlovc.com/team/)
- [Contact](https://menlovc.com/contact/)
- [About Us](https://menlovc.com/about/)

## Additional Information

- [New Updates](https://menlovc.com/new-updates/)
- [Portfolio](https://menlovc.com/portfolio/)
- [Menlo Labs](https://menlovc.com/menlo-labs/)
- [Anthology Fund](https://menlovc.com/anthology-fund/)
- [Menlo Fellowship](https://menlovc.com/menlo-fellowship/)
- [Perspective](https://menlovc.com/perspective/)
- [Menlo Labs Entrepreneur in Residence](https://menlovc.com/menlo-labs-entrepreneur-in-residence/)

## Legal and Compliance

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## Pages

- [Defense](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/defense/)
- [Reports](https://menlovc.com/reports/)
- [Cookie Policy](https://menlovc.com/cookie-policy/)
- [Menlo Inception (old Labs)](https://menlovc.com/menlo-inception/)
- [New Updates](https://menlovc.com/new-updates/)
- [Robotics + Hardware](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/robotics-hardware/)
- [Supply Chain + Automation](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/supply-chain/)
- [SaaS](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/saas/)
- [Fintech](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/fintech/)
- [Infrastructure](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/infrastructure/)
- [Consumer](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/consumer/)
- [Cybersecurity](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/cybersecurity/)
- [Terms & Conditions](https://menlovc.com/terms-conditions/)
- [Anthology Fund Application](https://menlovc.com/anthology-fund-application/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://menlovc.com/privacy-policy/)
- [Portfolio](https://menlovc.com/portfolio/)
- [Inception Fund](https://menlovc.com/inception-fund/)
- [Contact](https://menlovc.com/contact/)
- [About Us](https://menlovc.com/about/)
- [Menlo Anthology Fund](https://menlovc.com/menlo-anthology-fund/)
- [Artificial Intelligence](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/ai/)
- [Perspective](https://menlovc.com/perspective/)
- [Team](https://menlovc.com/team/)
- [Bio + Healthcare](https://menlovc.com/focus-areas/healthcare/)
- [Home](https://menlovc.com/)


## Blogs

- [Built to Run: Doubling Down for Lovable’s $400M Series C](https://menlovc.com/perspective/built-to-run-doubling-down-for-lovables-400m-series-c/)
- [Investing in Pangram to Stop AI Slop on the Internet](https://menlovc.com/perspective/investing-in-pangram-to-stop-ai-slop-on-the-internet/)
- [A Unified OS for Drug Development: Our Investment in Cheiron](https://menlovc.com/perspective/a-unified-os-for-drug-development-our-investment-in-cheiron/)
- [Menlo’s Investment in Fireworks: The Runtime for Specialized Intelligence](https://menlovc.com/perspective/menlos-investment-in-fireworks-the-runtime-for-specialized-intelligence/)
- [Defense at Machine Speed: The Emerging Architecture Powering AI-Native Cybersecurity](https://menlovc.com/perspective/defense-at-machine-speed-the-emerging-architecture-powering-ai-native-cybersecurity/)
- [Keeping The Front Door of Healthcare Open: Our Investment in Assort Health](https://menlovc.com/perspective/keeping-the-front-door-of-healthcare-open-our-investment-in-assort-health/)
- [Menlo Turns 50 and Announces $3B in Fresh Capital to Go ALL IN on AI](https://menlovc.com/perspective/menlo-turns-50-and-announces-3b-in-fresh-capital-to-go-all-in-on-ai/)
- [Orb Joins Adyen to Unify Revenue Design](https://menlovc.com/orb-joins-adyen-to-unify-revenue-design/)
- [Doubling Down on Suno, the Platform for Creative Entertainment](https://menlovc.com/perspective/doubling-down-on-suno-the-platform-for-creative-entertainment/)
- [OpenRouter Now Processes More Than a Quadrillion Tokens a Year](https://menlovc.com/perspective/openrouter-now-processes-more-than-a-quadrillion-tokens-a-year/)
- [Building the Backbone of Metabolic Health: Our Investment in Nourish](https://menlovc.com/perspective/building-the-backbone-of-metabolic-health-our-investment-in-nourish/)
- [Nectar Social: Rewriting the Modern Marketing Playbook](https://menlovc.com/perspective/nectar-social-rewriting-the-modern-marketing-playbook/)
- [You Raised a Big Round. Hiring Just Got Harder.](https://menlovc.com/you-raised-a-big-round-hiring-just-got-harder/)
- [LLM-Enhanced Messaging: The Rise of Agentic Inboxes](https://menlovc.com/perspective/llm-enhanced-messaging-the-rise-of-agentic-inboxes/)
- [Congratulations to Astrix Security on Their Anticipated Acquisition by Cisco](https://menlovc.com/perspective/congratulations-to-astrix-security-on-their-anticipated-acquisition-by-cisco/)
- [Manifest OS: AI-Powered Legal Services for Every Business](https://menlovc.com/perspective/manifest-os-ai-powered-legal-services-for-every-business/)
- [Software Finally Gets to Work: The Opportunity in Vertical AI](https://menlovc.com/perspective/software-finally-gets-to-work-the-opportunity-in-vertical-ai/)
- [From the Lab to the Frontier: The Story Behind Inception ](https://menlovc.com/perspective/from-the-lab-to-the-frontier-the-story-behind-inception/)
- [Menlo’s Investment in Gimlet: The Multi-Silicon Inference Cloud](https://menlovc.com/perspective/menlos-investment-in-gimlet-the-multi-silicon-inference-cloud/)
- [Agents for Security: The Tipping Point for Offensive AI](https://menlovc.com/perspective/agents-for-security-the-tipping-point-for-offensive-ai/)
- [AI Will Write All the Code. Mathematics Will Prove It Works.](https://menlovc.com/perspective/ai-will-write-all-the-code-mathematics-will-prove-it-works/)
- [The Legal AI Inflection Point: Our Investment in Legora](https://menlovc.com/perspective/the-legal-ai-inflection-point-our-investment-in-legora/)
- [Fixing Behavioral Health’s Broken Infrastructure: Our Investment in Grow Therapy](https://menlovc.com/perspective/fixing-behavioral-healths-broken-infrastructure-our-investment-in-grow-therapy/)
- [NationGraph: Leveling the Playing Field in Government Procurement](https://menlovc.com/perspective/nationgraph-leveling-the-playing-field-in-government-procurement/)
- [Menlo’s 2026 AI Cyber Summit: The Window for Defense Is Closing Fast](https://menlovc.com/perspective/menlos-2026-ai-cyber-summit-the-window-for-defense-is-closing-fast/)
- [The IDE That Biology Never Had: Why We’re Leading Phylo’s Seed Round](https://menlovc.com/perspective/the-ide-that-biology-never-had-why-were-leading-phylos-seed-round/)
- [There Are No AI Markets, Only Proto-Markets: Why the SaaS Playbook Fails in AI](https://menlovc.com/perspective/there-are-no-ai-markets-only-proto-markets-why-the-saas-playbook-fails-in-ai/)
- [Aurora: Developing Therapies for the Millions of Patients with Rare Diseases](https://menlovc.com/perspective/aurora-developing-therapies-for-the-millions-of-patients-with-rare-diseases/)
- [Celebrating Deborah Carrillo’s Promotion to Partner](https://menlovc.com/perspective/celebrating-deborah-carrillos-promotion-to-partner/)
- [Software Creation for All: Leading Lovable’s $330M Series B](https://menlovc.com/perspective/software-creation-for-all-leading-lovables-330m-series-b/)
- [2025: The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise](https://menlovc.com/perspective/2025-the-state-of-generative-ai-in-the-enterprise/)
- [Ushering in the New Guard of Vulnerability Management: Menlo Leads Zafran’s Series C](https://menlovc.com/perspective/ushering-in-the-new-guard-of-vulnerability-management/)
- [Agents for Security: Rethinking Security for the Age of Autonomy](https://menlovc.com/perspective/agents-for-security-and-the-opportunity-to-disrupt-securitys-giants/)
- [The Future of Music Is Participatory: Leading Suno’s Series C](https://menlovc.com/perspective/the-future-of-music-is-participatory-leading-sunos-series-c/)
- [Investing in Agency’s Series A: The AI Operating System for Customer Relationships](https://menlovc.com/investing-in-agencys-series-a-the-ai-operating-system-for-customer-relationships/)
- [Q3 2025 Anthology Fund Update](https://menlovc.com/perspective/q3-2025-anthology-fund-update/)
- [Doubling Down on Curated Commerce with ShopMy](https://menlovc.com/perspective/doubling-down-on-curated-commerce-with-shopmy/)
- [2025: The State of AI in Healthcare](https://menlovc.com/perspective/2025-the-state-of-ai-in-healthcare/)
- [For the Love of the Developer: Announcing Clerk’s Series C](https://menlovc.com/perspective/for-the-love-of-the-developer-clerks-series-c/)
- [Backing Trove AI: Agents for Private Equity](https://menlovc.com/perspective/backing-trove-ai-agents-for-private-equity/)
- [Pioneering the UI for AI: Celebrating Sana’s Anticipated Acquisition by Workday](https://menlovc.com/perspective/pioneering-the-ui-for-ai-celebrating-sanas-anticipated-acquisition-by-workday/)
- [Celebrating Deedy Das’ Promotion to Partner](https://menlovc.com/perspective/celebrating-deedy-das-promotion-to-partner/)
- [AI’s UI Problem Is Actually a New Era of Software](https://menlovc.com/perspective/ais-ui-problem-is-actually-a-new-era-of-software/)
- [Q2 2025 Update from the Anthology Fund](https://menlovc.com/perspective/q2-2025-update-from-the-anthology-fund/)
- [Revolutionizing Antibody Design with AI: Why We’re Backing Chai Discovery](https://menlovc.com/perspective/revolutionizing-antibody-design-with-ai-why-were-backing-chai-discovery/)
- [2025 Mid-Year LLM Market Update: Foundation Model Landscape + Economics](https://menlovc.com/perspective/2025-mid-year-llm-market-update/)
- [Doubling Down on Good Job Games](https://menlovc.com/perspective/doubling-down-on-good-job-games/)
- [Security for Agents and Agents for Security: The Next Cybersecurity Frontier](https://menlovc.com/perspective/security-for-agents-and-agents-for-security-the-next-cybersecurity-frontier/)
- [2025: The State of Consumer AI](https://menlovc.com/perspective/2025-the-state-of-consumer-ai/)
- [Investing in OpenRouter, the One API for All AI](https://menlovc.com/perspective/investing-in-openrouter-the-one-api-for-all-ai/)
- [Why We’re Betting Wispr Will Kill the Keyboard](https://menlovc.com/perspective/why-were-betting-wispr-will-kill-the-keyboard/)


## Teams

- [Claire Palmer](https://menlovc.com/team/claire-palmer/)
- [Darcy Yee](https://menlovc.com/team/darcy-yee/)
- [Sabrina Lu](https://menlovc.com/team/sabrina-lu/)
- [Matt Kraning](https://menlovc.com/team/matt-kraning/)
- [Ishika Chawla](https://menlovc.com/team/ishika-chawla/)
- [C.C. Gong](https://menlovc.com/team/cc-gong/)
- [Deedy Das](https://menlovc.com/team/deedy-das/)
- [Rama Sekhar](https://menlovc.com/team/rama-sekhar/)
- [Sam Borja](https://menlovc.com/team/sam-borja/)
- [Ryan Hand](https://menlovc.com/team/ryan-hand/)
- [Joff Redfern](https://menlovc.com/team/joff-redfern/)
- [Bryan Eglan](https://menlovc.com/team/bryan-eglan/)
- [Amy Wu Martin](https://menlovc.com/team/amy-wu-martin/)
- [John Jarve](https://menlovc.com/team/john-jarve/)
- [H. DuBose Montgomery](https://menlovc.com/team/h-dubose-montgomery/)
- [Shawn Carolan](https://menlovc.com/team/shawn-carolan/)
- [Doug Carlisle](https://menlovc.com/team/doug-carlisle/)
- [Kirsten Mello](https://menlovc.com/team/kirsten-mello/)
- [Greg Rudin](https://menlovc.com/team/greg-rudin/)
- [Derek Xiao](https://menlovc.com/team/derek-xiao/)
- [Venky Ganesan](https://menlovc.com/team/venky-ganesan/)
- [Johnny Hu, Ph.D.](https://menlovc.com/team/johnny-hu/)
- [Naomi Pilosof Ionita](https://menlovc.com/team/naomi-pilosof-ionita/)
- [Matt Murphy](https://menlovc.com/team/matt-murphy/)
- [JP Sanday](https://menlovc.com/team/jp-sanday/)
- [Mark Siegel](https://menlovc.com/team/mark-siegel/)
- [Steve Sloane](https://menlovc.com/team/steve-sloane/)
- [Tyler Sosin](https://menlovc.com/team/tyler-sosin/)
- [Tim Tully](https://menlovc.com/team/tim-tully/)
- [Croom Beatty](https://menlovc.com/team/croom-beatty/)
- [Greg Yap](https://menlovc.com/team/greg-yap/)
- [Houman Haghighi](https://menlovc.com/team/houman-haghighi/)
- [Kayla Hinderscheid](https://menlovc.com/team/kayla-hinderscheid/)
- [Jordan Ormont](https://menlovc.com/team/jordan-ormont/)
- [Tiffany Spencer](https://menlovc.com/team/tiffany-spencer/)
- [Kandace Elam](https://menlovc.com/team/kandace-elam/)
- [Deborah Carrillo](https://menlovc.com/team/deborah-carrillo/)
- [Brent Fellows](https://menlovc.com/team/brent-fellows/)

> Menlo is a true long-term partner. Their patience and focus on building lasting companies sets them apart from other venture capital firm. From go-to-market strategy to providing meaningful connections with the largest customers and partners, they are a great asset to their portfolio companies.