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Our rationale for investing in Neon was remarkably clear: Menlo had been on the hunt for a modern OLTP database with separation of storage…
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Menlo Ventures Doubles Down on Consumer Investing With New Partner Amy Wu
Amy joins us to expand Menlo’s long-standing consumer practice and lead us into new categories, drawing on her strong gaming expertise and fearless exploration…
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Video: Building Squint With Menlo Labs
Founder Devin Bhushan talks about Squint and making the leap to entrepreneurship with the help of Menlo Labs.
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Squint Emerges From Menlo Labs With Funding From Sequoia and an Impressive Roster of Customers
Today, Squint revealed an impressive roster of customers that includes Volvo and Siemens, and announced $6 million in seed and pre-seed funding from Sequoia…
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Generative AI: Lessons From Prior Waves
While navigating this exciting yet complex landscape may seem daunting for startups, lessons from past tech waves, along with a thoughtful, strategic approach, can…
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Our Investment in Anthropic: The Foundation Layer for Generative AI
We stand on the precipice of an extraordinary platform shift catalyzed by groundbreaking advancements in generative artificial intelligence.
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Video: Building Riva With Menlo Labs
Riva Health founders Tuhin Sinha and Dag Kittlaus discuss their critical mission to revolutionize cardiovascular healthcare; their long histories with Menlo partners Greg Yap…
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Refine Your Business Idea: Our Elevator Pitch for Menlo Fellows
Developing an elevator pitch is a powerful exercise for helping entrepreneurs sharpen their thinking around a potential new business idea. Coming up with innovative…
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Video: Engineering New Drugs With Generative AI at Genesis Therapeutics
Genesis Therapeutics is pioneering AI technologies to create medicines for patients with severe and unmet medical needs.
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Our Investment in Luca: The AI-Driven Pricing Co-Pilot for Large E-commerce Companies
Retail e-commerce is as old as the advent of the web. In the decades that followed, a wave of innovation across supply chain, logistics,…
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The Seven Generative AI Building Blocks for the Next Generation of Consumer Technology Companies
OpenAI’s ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users just two months after launch, setting the new standard for the fastest-growing consumer application in history.…
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Pinecone Now Valued at $750M, Arguably the Most Important Element in the Modern Data Stack
Pinecone has raised a $100M Series B led by A16Z—with explosive growth justifying their new $750M valuation.