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You’ve seen them on the feet of Jay-Z and Rihanna, as well as NBA and MLB players. Justin Trudeau recently rocked a Star Wars-themed pair.…
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MealPal Raises $20M to Expand Food Pick-Up Service
We are thrilled to announce that Menlo Ventures led the $20 million Series B in MealPal, the subscription service that makes meal pick-ups from…
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The Way Home: Menlo Leads Series B in HomeLight
Menlo Ventures is proud to be leading the company’s $40 million Series B financing and to be working with a great syndicate of investors.
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Bringing in the Dough, Bread Announces Series B
Our lead investment culminates a two-year period in which we’ve built a relationship with Bread’s founders and developed a thesis on the online purchase…
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Tintri Announces IPO
Congratulations to Ken Klein and Kieran Harty and the entire team at Tintri on this important milestone!
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The Power of AI In Customer Service
Think about the last time you hung up the phone and cursed. If you’re like us, it was likely the result of a poor…
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How Can America Win the Cyber War?
I had the opportunity yesterday to provide testimony to the Senate Commerce Committee on the promises and perils of emerging technologies for cybersecurity.
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Insights from Our Q&A with Ben Horowitz and Matt Murphy
The Usermind team was fortunate to be able to sit down with Ben and Matt for an informal discussion on the current fundraising climate,…
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Navy SEAL and Commander of U.S. Special Operations Has This Advice for Entrepreneurs
Admiral Olson sat down with me to discuss team strategy, effective leadership, and what it takes to achieve success.
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2017 Will Be a Strong Year for Venture Capital
What does my crystal ball say about the outlook for venture capital in 2017? The building blocks of a better year are in place. Many…
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Love in the Time of Breather: From Marriage Proposal to $40M Investment
We are thrilled to announce that Menlo Ventures is leading the $40 million Series C in Breather, the marquee network of on-demand meetings rooms…
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The One Thing Your Company Needs to Get Me to Invest
This week, Shawn Carolan explains the single element that unites all great consumer technology companies.