Mark Siegel
PartnerConsumer, SaaS, Supply Chain + Automation, Bio + Healthcare
As a growth-stage partner at Menlo Ventures, Mark focuses on investments primarily in cloud infrastructure, SaaS, and computational biotech. His secondary areas of interest include drones, autonomous vehicle technology, and AI. Mark has also led consumer investments for Menlo in DropCam (acquired by Nest), eero (acquired by Amazon), and Tenor (acquired by Google).
Mark holds a bachelor of science in physics from MIT and an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. At MIT, Mark did computer modeling of dark matter and galaxy formation, which eventually landed him at Oracle’s Massively Parallel Processing group as a product manager. In this role, he was part of the original team that developed and deployed one of the first true massively parallel and multi-threaded commercial software offerings—the Oracle Parallel Server. Mark then started and managed a consulting group at Oracle dedicated to serving early customers of this product. In business school, Mark got the startup bug and went on to work in business development for Netscape from the first year of its inception through its IPO in 1996.
Mark is still actively involved with both MIT and Stanford, serving on MIT’s Corporation Development Committee and the Stanford Business School Trust. Mark is also a board member of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists (WAVC) and has been a member of the Dean’s advisory committee to MIT’s School of Science.
Mark grew up in Chicago and now lives in Portola Valley with his wife and two children. In his spare time, he enjoys music, mountain biking, and skiing.
Supported by: Dominique Guevara, dominique@menlovc.com
As a growth-stage partner at Menlo Ventures, Mark focuses on investments primarily in cloud infrastructure, SaaS, and computational biotech. His secondary areas of interest include drones, autonomous vehicle technology, and AI. Mark has also led consumer investments for Menlo in DropCam (acquired by Nest), eero (acquired by Amazon), and Tenor (acquired by Google).
Mark holds a bachelor of science in physics from MIT and an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. At MIT, Mark did computer modeling of dark matter and galaxy formation, which eventually landed him at Oracle’s Massively Parallel Processing group as a product manager. In this role, he was part of the original team that developed and deployed one of the first true massively parallel and multi-threaded commercial software offerings—the Oracle Parallel Server. Mark then started and managed a consulting group at Oracle dedicated to serving early customers of this product. In business school, Mark got the startup bug and went on to work in business development for Netscape from the first year of its inception through its IPO in 1996.
Mark is still actively involved with both MIT and Stanford, serving on MIT’s Corporation Development Committee and the Stanford Business School Trust. Mark is also a board member of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists (WAVC) and has been a member of the Dean’s advisory committee to MIT’s School of Science.
Mark grew up in Chicago and now lives in Portola Valley with his wife and two children. In his spare time, he enjoys music, mountain biking, and skiing.
Supported by: Dominique Guevara, dominique@menlovc.com
Investments
Our Portfolio
Acquired by Hewlett-Packard 3PAR was a global enterprise storage system provider that created self-configuring, self-optimizing, scalable storage solutions.
Milestones
- 1999 → Founded
- 2004 → Partnered, Series B
- 2010 → Acquired by Hewlett-Packard
Partner
Cofactor Genomics is a biotech company whose mission is to enable drug development, medical research, and personalized medicine using RNA-based information and technologies.
Milestones
- 2008 → Founded
- 2017 → Partnered, Series A
Partner
Acquired by GoogleDropcam was a WiFi-based camera that an iPhone, Android, or laptop could access to view HD surveillance video anywhere, anytime.
Milestones
- 2009 → Founded
- 2011 → Partnered, Series B
- 2015 → Acquired by Google
Partner
Acquired by Amazon eero is a whole home WiFi system, delivering fast, reliable WiFi to every room via a mesh system that’s flexible enough for any layout.
Milestones
- 2014 → Founded
- 2014 → Partnered, Seed
- 2019 → Acquired by Amazon
Partner
NASDAQ: RXRX Recursion is discovering transformative new treatments by combining automation, machine learning, and the world’s largest biological image datasets.
Milestones
- 2013 → Founded
- 2017 → Partnered, Series B
- 2021 → IPO; NASDAQ: RXRX
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RightHand Robotics is a leader in providing robotic piece-picking solutions that improve performance and efficiency in e-commerce order fulfillment and intralogistics.
Milestones
- 2015 → Founded
- 2018 → Partnered, Series B
Partner
NYSE: WRBYWarby Parker is an online retailer of prescription glasses, contact lenses, and sunglasses, conceived as an alternative to the overpriced and bland eyewear available today.
Milestones
- 2010 → Founded
- 2011 → Partnered, Series B
- 2021 → Direct Listing; NYSE: WRBY
Partner
Yellowbrick is an enterprise data warehouse solution that maximizes the data management capabilities of even the largest enterprise clients while slashing costs.
Milestones
- 2014 → Founded
- 2015 → Partnered, Series A
Partner
3PAR was a global enterprise storage system provider that created self-configuring, self-optimizing, scalable storage solutions.
Milestones
- 1999 → Founded
- 2004 → Partnered, Series B
- 2010 → Acquired by Hewlett-Packard
Partner
BlueGill Technologies was a software development company that provided electronic bill presentment and payment solutions.
Milestones
- 1984 → Founded
- 1998 → Partnered, Series A
- 1999 → Acquired by Checkfree Holdings
Partner
Cofactor Genomics is a biotech company whose mission is to enable drug development, medical research, and personalized medicine using RNA-based information and technologies.
Milestones
- 2008 → Founded
- 2017 → Partnered, Series A
Partner
Dropcam was a WiFi-based camera that an iPhone, Android, or laptop could access to view HD surveillance video anywhere, anytime.
Milestones
- 2009 → Founded
- 2011 → Partnered, Series B
- 2015 → Acquired by Google
Partner
eero is a whole home WiFi system, delivering fast, reliable WiFi to every room via a mesh system that’s flexible enough for any layout.
Milestones
- 2014 → Founded
- 2014 → Partnered, Seed
- 2019 → Acquired by Amazon
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eXelate was the leading data and analytics engine powering optimal digital marketing decisions.
Milestones
- 2007 → Founded
- 2010 → Partnered
- 2015 → Acquired
Partner
Mobile peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace that enables individuals to rent cars to a community of trusted drivers by the hour, day, or week.
Milestones
- 2009 → Founded
- 2011 → Partnered, Series A
- 2022 → SPAC; NYSE: GETR
Partner
Platform9 provides Kubernetes-as-a-Service for multi-cloud, on-premises, or at the edge.
Milestones
- 2013 → Founded
- 2015 → Partnered, Series B
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Pliant Technology was a leading developer of enterprise solid state drives (SSD) and disruptive enterprise flash drives (EFDs).
Milestones
- 2006 → Founded
- 2009 → Partnered, Series C
- 2011 → Acquired by SanDisk
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Pluribus Networks provides performance-oriented network virtualization for private and public cloud data centers.
Milestones
- 2010 → Founded
- 2012 → Partnered, Series C
- 2022 → Acquired by Arista Networks
Partner
Recursion is discovering transformative new treatments by combining automation, machine learning, and the world’s largest biological image datasets.
Milestones
- 2013 → Founded
- 2017 → Partnered, Series B
- 2021 → IPO; NASDAQ: RXRX
Partner
Redfast is a data-driven system for subscription businesses that aims to transform churn into retention.
Milestones
- 2019 → Founded
- 2019 → Partnered
Partner
RightHand Robotics is a leader in providing robotic piece-picking solutions that improve performance and efficiency in e-commerce order fulfillment and intralogistics.
Milestones
- 2015 → Founded
- 2018 → Partnered, Series B
Partner
RNA Networks offered a memory virtualization platform that made memory a shared resource and accelerated business.
Milestones
- 2006 → Founded
- 2008 → Partnered, Series A
- 2011 → Acquired by Dell
Partner
Roam Robotics builds lightweight and affordable robotic exoskeletons and orthoses that expand the boundaries of human mobility for all people.
Milestones
- 2013 → Founded
- 2018 → Partnered, Seed
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Rubric eMA provided a lead management engine to optimize channel lead flow, integrating response and lead management to automatically capture and measure campaign responses from multiple customer touch points.
Milestones
- 1994 → Founded
- 1997 → Partnered, Series A
- 1999 → Acquired by Broadbase
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Schooner Information Technology provided database management system appliances for Web 2.0, cloud computing, and data centers.
Milestones
- 2007 → Founded
- 2009 → Partnered, Series B
- 2012 → Acquired by SanDisk
Partner
SkyDrop, (formerly Flirtey) is a turnkey solutions provider of hardware, software, and patents for autonomous last-mile drone delivery.
Milestones
- 2013 → Founded
- 2015 → Partnered, Seed
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tCell was a leading provider of web application threat defense and monitoring.
Milestones
- 2014 → Founded
- 2015 → Partnered, Series A
- 2018 → Acquired by Rapid7
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Warby Parker is an online retailer of prescription glasses, contact lenses, and sunglasses, conceived as an alternative to the overpriced and bland eyewear available today.
Milestones
- 2010 → Founded
- 2011 → Partnered, Series B
- 2021 → Direct Listing; NYSE: WRBY
Partner
Yellowbrick is an enterprise data warehouse solution that maximizes the data management capabilities of even the largest enterprise clients while slashing costs.
Milestones
- 2014 → Founded
- 2015 → Partnered, Series A
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