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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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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.
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Better Ingredients, Better Companies
As better ingredient technologies arrive on the scene, they open the door for new, iconic companies that meet our needs in fundamentally better ways.
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Marketing for Max Exposure: 10 Takeaways from Menlo’s Growth Event
I attended a growth hacking event hosted by UpCounsel investor Menlo Ventures on August 10. Speakers included Uber’s VP of growth, Stance’s CEO, and…
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David vs. Goliath: How E-Commerce Companies Can Win Against Amazon
Physical retail is dying—a trend which has been ongoing for years and is now accelerating.
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Our First Opportunity Fund Investment: eero
We first invested in eero’s seed round two years ago, and we’re now delighted to lead this most recent $50 million financing to help…
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Uber Wins Crunchie for Best Overall Startup—2nd Year in a Row!
Menlo hosted its annual reception celebrating the best in tech, gathering its startup ecosystem for a night of lively conversation.
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Instant Gratification and the Power of Right Now
In this post, we will explain why on-demand marketplaces have a distinct advantage in terms of avoiding disintermediation, maintaining pricing power, and boosting acquisition…
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Supply-Side Economics
At Menlo, we encourage our companies not to neglect the supply side, as supplier retention is directly correlated to overall platform quality and NPS.
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Let’s Get Vertical
Within a broad horizontal marketplace, it becomes more difficult to achieve sufficient liquidity, whereas a vertical marketplace immediately brings together buyers and sellers seeking…
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All About the Rake
It’s simply inevitable that high-flying businesses’ growth rates will moderate over time, as the universe of unaddressed consumers becomes smaller, and each incremental sale…