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Consumer companies need to scale users with the lowest acquisition cost possible. But users aren’t all equal.
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Building a Billion-Dollar Business in the Auto Business
Long before Uber, Tesla, and Getaround, a group of executives in Circuit City decided to launch a spinoff to disrupt the transportation market.
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The Sun Rises on the ADC Cloud
We are thrilled to be one of Avi Network’s investors along with Greylock and Lightspeed.
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Ahoy Matey! All Clear on the Data Lake
Today, Menlo is announcing its investment in Waterline Data—an exciting new big data company—that is transforming Hadoop data swamps into navigable, safe Hadoop data…
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Investing in Loyalty with FiveStars
Customer loyalty is big business. So big, in fact, that the market is worth an estimated $60 billion a year.
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How Mobile Marketplaces Are Creating a Million New U.S. Jobs
Online marketplaces such as Uber and Instacart are rapidly transforming the way people get what they want—whether it’s a ride, a meal, or a pet…
Portfolio
Congratulations to Flurry on Sale to Yahoo!
Menlo congratulates Simon Khalaf, CEO, and the Flurry team on today’s announced sale of Flurry to Yahoo!
Portfolio
Welcome Home, Dropcam!
Nest announced today that it will acquire Dropcam, which makes the world’s easiest-to-use IP video camera as well as DVR service that stores all…
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Top 8 Insights: Menlo Loves Marketplaces
The meteoric rise of several iconic marketplaces in just a few short years has ushered us into the midst of an unprecedented era of…
Portfolio
Intuit’s $360M Acquisition of Check Signals Opportunity in Mobile Payments Industry
Check will be integrated into Intuit’s personal finance offerings, including industry-leading solutions Quicken, TurboTax, and Quickbooks.
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Menlo Loves Marketplaces
Menlo hosted an event to explore best practices and lessons learned from leading entrepreneurs in the space followed by a networking reception.
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Coachella for VCs: VentureScape 2014
Savvy investors, both at financial investment firms and corporate investment groups know that startups and fast-growth companies bring the most innovative ideas to the…