Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 1976. It specializes in providing capital for multi-stage investments across various sectors, including consumer technology, enterprise solutions, and life sciences. The firm employs a market-driven analysis approach to identify promising opportunities in innovative markets. Its notable investments span a range of areas, such as marketplaces, consumer services, software as a service (SaaS), fintech, cybersecurity, and life sciences technology. Menlo Ventures has built a diverse portfolio, comprising over 70 public companies and more than 100 mergers and acquisitions, with $5 billion in assets under management. The firm is actively engaged in investing through its Menlo Ventures XV early-stage fund and a separate Inflection Fund focused on early-growth investments. Menlo Ventures typically invests up to $20 million in its main fund and can allocate more than $30 million for later-stage opportunities, emphasizing capital-efficient models with significant market disruption potential.

Douglas C. Carlisle

Managing Director

Shawn Carolan

Partner

Sunil Chhaya

Principal

Debarghya Das

Principal

Venky Ganesan

Partner and Managing Director

Venkataraman Vishnampet Ganesan

Partner

Naomi Pilosof Ionita

Partner

Kirsten Mello

CFO

Murphy, Matt

Managing Director / Partner

Joff Redfern

Venture Partner

Greg Rudin

Partner and General Manager

JP Sanday

Partner

Jean-Paul (J.P.) Sanday

Partner

Sloane, Steven

Partner

Tyler Sosin

Principal

Tim Tully

Partner

Andreas Vandris

Investor

Derek Xiao

Investor

Yap, Greg S.

Partner

Croom Beatty

Partner

Past deals in Business Intelligence

Luca

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Pricing Strategy is one of the most powerful levers that retailers have at their disposal to create growth, yet it is underleveraged. Most retail pricing teams settle for making decisions in spreadsheets, shooting in the dark, and working backward from a cost-plus margin target, leaving a LOT of money on the table. Our founders experienced these problems at scale when they built pricing tech at Uber that made Uber a billion dollars in profit a year. They realized that retail was lacking the same quality and sophistication of price tooling. So, they built Luca. Luca is an AI-powered co-pilot for retail operators, which constantly identifies revenue and profit headroom, makes recommendations for price adjustments and saves countless work hours along the way. Luca is backed by Y Combinator, Menlo Ventures, and others.

Unravel Data

Series D in 2022
Unravel develops a DataOps observability platform designed for data-driven organizations. It enables data teams to optimize, automatically troubleshoot, and proactively control the costs of data pipelines and applications.

RelationalAI

Series B in 2022
RelationalAI is focused on creating an innovative relational knowledge graph system aimed at addressing complex business challenges. The company emphasizes the importance of rich interdependencies and structures found in businesses, which enhance the modern data stack. This approach facilitates the development of intelligent data applications, allowing entrepreneurs to build applications with semantic layers on a solid data foundation. By doing so, RelationalAI aims to simplify the process of codifying and leveraging knowledge, making it more accessible for users.

Observable

Series B in 2022
Observable, Inc. operates a platform that empowers users to code, collaborate, and share insights through interactive data visualization. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform enables developers to conduct exploratory data analysis, build custom dashboards, and create data applications using code. Unlike traditional business intelligence tools, Observable's approach allows for real-time collaboration in live notebooks, where users can iterate on data insights. The platform also includes an extensive library of reusable visualizations, catering to developers, data scientists, journalists, and educators. With features such as secure deployment, workspace management, and support for various programming languages, Observable facilitates the development of sophisticated data applications, enhancing users' ability to make informed decisions and communicate findings effectively.

Heap

Series D in 2021
Heap automates away the annoying parts of analytics so that companies can focus on making smarter business decisions. The company's mission is to power business decisions with truth. It encourages companies to focus on discovering insights and taking action. With Heap, organizations can remove technical jams and obtain a single comprehensive view of the customers. The software automatically gathers, organizes, analyzes, and connects customer data, so businesses can create more valuable products and experiences. Heap serves over 6,000 companies in ecommerce, SaaS, fintech, retail, media, and beyond including Twilio, LendingClub, App Annie, Optimizely, Morningstar, Monotype, and Casper. Heap was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Yellowbrick Data

Series C in 2021
Yellowbrick Data was founded in 2014 by experts in database and flash memory technologies to simplify data warehousing. They wanted to solve the challenges of high availability, running complex mixed workloads, support for ad-hoc SQL, computing correct answers on any schema, massive scalability and supporting large numbers of concurrent users. Yellowbrick Data empowers companies to make faster decisions with all of their data. Built for enterprises and the hybrid cloud, the Yellowbrick Data Warehouse deploys powerful analytics anywhere, with best-in-class economics.

Vareto

Series A in 2021
Vareto is a modern financial planning and analysis platform tailored for strategic finance and business teams, facilitating company planning, reporting, and operational decision-making. Designed for high-growth and enterprise organizations, Vareto provides a customizable and scalable solution that evolves with business needs. Its platform includes automated reporting tools, planning and modeling features, data visualization capabilities, and comprehensive integration of company management functions. By streamlining reporting processes and enhancing collaboration, Vareto empowers executives to make more informed, data-driven decisions to improve business outcomes.

Affinity

Series C in 2021
Affinity, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in relationship intelligence solutions, enhancing traditional customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California, Affinity leverages artificial intelligence and natural language processing to help enterprises optimize their networks and improve deal flow. The platform allows teams to visualize their relationship graphs, facilitating access to crucial introductions with decision-makers and streamlining pipeline management. Affinity's features include automatic data capture, email detection, collaboration tools, and reminders, all designed to simplify contact management and enhance team productivity. By reducing reliance on spreadsheets and providing real-time updates, Affinity aims to maximize the value of networks for both startups and investors. The company has secured significant funding to support its growth and development.

Enable

Series B in 2021
Enable is a cloud-based software platform established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It specializes in rebate management, offering solutions for distributors, manufacturers, and retailers to effectively manage complex trading agreements with suppliers and customers. The platform provides actionable insights that facilitate smarter planning and precise execution of rebate deals, while also streamlining financial reporting with auditable results. By enabling companies to collaborate with their trading partners through well-structured plans and incentive programs, Enable helps businesses acquire, retain, and serve their customers more effectively.

Vareto

Seed Round in 2020
Vareto is a modern financial planning and analysis platform tailored for strategic finance and business teams, facilitating company planning, reporting, and operational decision-making. Designed for high-growth and enterprise organizations, Vareto provides a customizable and scalable solution that evolves with business needs. Its platform includes automated reporting tools, planning and modeling features, data visualization capabilities, and comprehensive integration of company management functions. By streamlining reporting processes and enhancing collaboration, Vareto empowers executives to make more informed, data-driven decisions to improve business outcomes.

Enable

Series A in 2020
Enable is a cloud-based software platform established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It specializes in rebate management, offering solutions for distributors, manufacturers, and retailers to effectively manage complex trading agreements with suppliers and customers. The platform provides actionable insights that facilitate smarter planning and precise execution of rebate deals, while also streamlining financial reporting with auditable results. By enabling companies to collaborate with their trading partners through well-structured plans and incentive programs, Enable helps businesses acquire, retain, and serve their customers more effectively.

Heap

Series C in 2019
Heap automates away the annoying parts of analytics so that companies can focus on making smarter business decisions. The company's mission is to power business decisions with truth. It encourages companies to focus on discovering insights and taking action. With Heap, organizations can remove technical jams and obtain a single comprehensive view of the customers. The software automatically gathers, organizes, analyzes, and connects customer data, so businesses can create more valuable products and experiences. Heap serves over 6,000 companies in ecommerce, SaaS, fintech, retail, media, and beyond including Twilio, LendingClub, App Annie, Optimizely, Morningstar, Monotype, and Casper. Heap was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Yellowbrick Data

Series C in 2019
Yellowbrick Data was founded in 2014 by experts in database and flash memory technologies to simplify data warehousing. They wanted to solve the challenges of high availability, running complex mixed workloads, support for ad-hoc SQL, computing correct answers on any schema, massive scalability and supporting large numbers of concurrent users. Yellowbrick Data empowers companies to make faster decisions with all of their data. Built for enterprises and the hybrid cloud, the Yellowbrick Data Warehouse deploys powerful analytics anywhere, with best-in-class economics.

Unravel Data

Series C in 2019
Unravel develops a DataOps observability platform designed for data-driven organizations. It enables data teams to optimize, automatically troubleshoot, and proactively control the costs of data pipelines and applications.

Insurdata

Seed Round in 2019
Insurdata provides insurance and reinsurance underwriters property-specific data to support their pricing, underwriting and portfolio management decisions. The firm specializes in high-resolution, peril-specific exposures and building-level risk data, using technology that includes mobile augmented reality and 3-D model creation, providing both desktop and mobile products.

Yellowbrick Data

Series B in 2018
Yellowbrick Data was founded in 2014 by experts in database and flash memory technologies to simplify data warehousing. They wanted to solve the challenges of high availability, running complex mixed workloads, support for ad-hoc SQL, computing correct answers on any schema, massive scalability and supporting large numbers of concurrent users. Yellowbrick Data empowers companies to make faster decisions with all of their data. Built for enterprises and the hybrid cloud, the Yellowbrick Data Warehouse deploys powerful analytics anywhere, with best-in-class economics.

Yellowbrick Data

Series A in 2018
Yellowbrick Data was founded in 2014 by experts in database and flash memory technologies to simplify data warehousing. They wanted to solve the challenges of high availability, running complex mixed workloads, support for ad-hoc SQL, computing correct answers on any schema, massive scalability and supporting large numbers of concurrent users. Yellowbrick Data empowers companies to make faster decisions with all of their data. Built for enterprises and the hybrid cloud, the Yellowbrick Data Warehouse deploys powerful analytics anywhere, with best-in-class economics.

Alloy.ai

Series A in 2018
Alloy.ai is a demand and inventory control platform designed to assist consumer goods brands in optimizing their supply chain operations. By providing daily insights at the SKU-store level, Alloy.ai enables brands to swiftly identify and address issues, enhancing their responsiveness to market changes. The platform integrates over 850 pre-built connectors that combine point-of-sale and inventory data with supply chain information, offering comprehensive visibility across networks. This capability allows brands to predict challenges that competitors may overlook. Trusted by a range of companies, from Fortune 500 firms to emerging digital brands, Alloy.ai helps clients achieve significant improvements, including over 35% reductions in out-of-stock situations and notable increases in their bottom line.

ClearBrain

Seed Round in 2018
ClearBrain, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in self-serve predictive analytics for marketers. Founded in 2016, ClearBrain offers a platform that enables marketers to identify potential user conversions or churn before they occur, allowing for proactive engagement. The software connects to various analytics tools, such as Segment or Heap, and utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze past user behaviors, transforming raw data into actionable insights. Marketers can easily create predictive audiences using a user-friendly point-and-click interface, which helps in optimizing remarketing efforts and enhancing retention. The company's team comprises experienced engineers with backgrounds in machine learning and marketing automation, reflecting its commitment to innovation in predictive modeling. ClearBrain operates as a subsidiary of Amplitude Analytics, Inc.

Unravel Data

Series B in 2018
Unravel develops a DataOps observability platform designed for data-driven organizations. It enables data teams to optimize, automatically troubleshoot, and proactively control the costs of data pipelines and applications.

ScopeAI

Seed Round in 2018
ScopeAI is a company that specializes in artificial intelligence software aimed at extracting actionable insights from customer conversations. Its platform aggregates feedback from various channels, including customer service tickets, social media, forums, and public reviews. By employing natural language processing, ScopeAI identifies key insights that can guide product and operational decisions. The software integrates seamlessly with existing customer feedback tools, such as Zendesk and Intercom, allowing for automatic tagging and analysis of conversations to uncover trends in customer sentiment. The resulting dashboard enables businesses to explore insights related to trending errors, feature requests, and reasons for customer churn, thereby enhancing their understanding and responsiveness to customer needs. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, ScopeAI was previously known as Quiki Inc.

Insurdata

Seed Round in 2017
Insurdata provides insurance and reinsurance underwriters property-specific data to support their pricing, underwriting and portfolio management decisions. The firm specializes in high-resolution, peril-specific exposures and building-level risk data, using technology that includes mobile augmented reality and 3-D model creation, providing both desktop and mobile products.

Heap

Series B in 2017
Heap automates away the annoying parts of analytics so that companies can focus on making smarter business decisions. The company's mission is to power business decisions with truth. It encourages companies to focus on discovering insights and taking action. With Heap, organizations can remove technical jams and obtain a single comprehensive view of the customers. The software automatically gathers, organizes, analyzes, and connects customer data, so businesses can create more valuable products and experiences. Heap serves over 6,000 companies in ecommerce, SaaS, fintech, retail, media, and beyond including Twilio, LendingClub, App Annie, Optimizely, Morningstar, Monotype, and Casper. Heap was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Unravel Data

Series A in 2016
Unravel develops a DataOps observability platform designed for data-driven organizations. It enables data teams to optimize, automatically troubleshoot, and proactively control the costs of data pipelines and applications.

Heap

Series A in 2016
Heap automates away the annoying parts of analytics so that companies can focus on making smarter business decisions. The company's mission is to power business decisions with truth. It encourages companies to focus on discovering insights and taking action. With Heap, organizations can remove technical jams and obtain a single comprehensive view of the customers. The software automatically gathers, organizes, analyzes, and connects customer data, so businesses can create more valuable products and experiences. Heap serves over 6,000 companies in ecommerce, SaaS, fintech, retail, media, and beyond including Twilio, LendingClub, App Annie, Optimizely, Morningstar, Monotype, and Casper. Heap was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Dstillery

Series C in 2014
Dstillery, Inc. is a digital intelligence platform that specializes in providing marketing solutions for brands and media partners. Founded in 2008 and based in New York City, the company offers a range of services aimed at enhancing brand awareness, consideration, and customer retention. Dstillery employs artificial intelligence to analyze consumer data, enabling brands to optimize their advertising strategies across mobile, desktop, and video channels. One of its notable products, ID-free®, offers a privacy-safe approach to behavioral targeting, ensuring comprehensive audience reach. The platform also features Dscover Maps, a geospatial insights tool that helps clients understand market composition based on geography. Dstillery's ongoing innovation is reflected in its numerous patents for advanced AI technology, which supports its mission to empower brands and agencies in executing high-performing programmatic advertising campaigns.

BeyondCore

Series A in 2014
BeyondCore provides SaaS data analytics software that puts the power of insightful, accurate, intuitive and actionable analytics in the hands of every business user. Its leading-edge Smart Data Discovery technology gives users a full range of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive bias-free analytics. Unlike conventional presumptive analytics software that requires users to ask the right questions and use trial-and-error to find answers, BeyondCore automatically analyzes any set of unique data and presents only statistically relevant findings in PowerPoint and Word in just minutes with no presumptions and no manual hunting required—just actionable insights based on science to help users make smarter business decisions. See why Fortune 500 companies use BeyondCore to find insights that matter at beyondcore.com. Our breakthrough technology is based on ten years of R&D and is backed up by 20+ patents. BeyondCore has received multiple industry innovation awards such as being selected as a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms in 2016.

3VR

Debt Financing in 2013
3VR, Inc. develops a video intelligence platform specializing in the storage, management, and analysis of enterprise videos to enhance security and operational efficiency. The platform enables organizations to monitor threats in real-time, helping to reduce losses and improve customer experiences. 3VR offers a range of products, including hybrid network video recorders, video management software, and a comprehensive suite of video analytics. Additionally, the company provides technical support and training services. Its online community, CrimeDex, facilitates information sharing among professionals in fraud prevention and law enforcement. 3VR serves a diverse array of industries, including banking, retail, government, healthcare, and hospitality, and sells its products through resellers. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, 3VR operates as a subsidiary of Identiv, Inc.

Entelo

Series A in 2013
Entelo is a recruitment platform that leverages data science and machine learning to assist companies in identifying and acquiring technical talent. Its SaaS-based solution automates the ranking and screening of inbound applicants, enhancing key recruitment metrics such as quality of hire, time to hire, and cost per hire. Trusted by over 600 customers across various industries, Entelo provides talent acquisition teams with actionable insights, improved candidate engagement, and increased productivity. Notable companies utilizing Entelo's services include Capital One, Cisco, Facebook, and Netflix.

Zillabyte

Seed Round in 2013
Zillabyte is a cloud platform for data analysis. Build apps, not infrastructure. Recently, Google & Amazon have announced competing products, as follows: 1. Google Cloud Dataflow: http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2014/06/cloud-platform-at-google-io-new-big.html . 2. Amazon Kinesis: http://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-kinesis-real-time-processing-of-streamed-data/?utm_source=fee.... . We are a direct competitor to these technologies, and turnkey solution for other platform players to quickly get into this space.

Entelo

Venture Round in 2012
Entelo is a recruitment platform that leverages data science and machine learning to assist companies in identifying and acquiring technical talent. Its SaaS-based solution automates the ranking and screening of inbound applicants, enhancing key recruitment metrics such as quality of hire, time to hire, and cost per hire. Trusted by over 600 customers across various industries, Entelo provides talent acquisition teams with actionable insights, improved candidate engagement, and increased productivity. Notable companies utilizing Entelo's services include Capital One, Cisco, Facebook, and Netflix.

Comprehend Systems

Seed Round in 2011
Comprehend Systems, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based continuous quality solutions for clinical operations, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California. The company offers a suite of clinical intelligence applications designed to enhance the speed, safety, and quality of clinical trials. These solutions support clinical operations executives, data managers, and medical monitors by delivering actionable insights for portfolio monitoring, CRO oversight, risk management, and collaboration across various teams and sites. Comprehend's tools aim to streamline the clinical trial process, improving overall performance and risk assessment throughout the research lifecycle. As of August 2019, Comprehend operates as a subsidiary of Saama Technologies, Inc.

3VR

Series E in 2010
3VR, Inc. develops a video intelligence platform specializing in the storage, management, and analysis of enterprise videos to enhance security and operational efficiency. The platform enables organizations to monitor threats in real-time, helping to reduce losses and improve customer experiences. 3VR offers a range of products, including hybrid network video recorders, video management software, and a comprehensive suite of video analytics. Additionally, the company provides technical support and training services. Its online community, CrimeDex, facilitates information sharing among professionals in fraud prevention and law enforcement. 3VR serves a diverse array of industries, including banking, retail, government, healthcare, and hospitality, and sells its products through resellers. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, 3VR operates as a subsidiary of Identiv, Inc.

Dstillery

Series B in 2010
Dstillery, Inc. is a digital intelligence platform that specializes in providing marketing solutions for brands and media partners. Founded in 2008 and based in New York City, the company offers a range of services aimed at enhancing brand awareness, consideration, and customer retention. Dstillery employs artificial intelligence to analyze consumer data, enabling brands to optimize their advertising strategies across mobile, desktop, and video channels. One of its notable products, ID-free®, offers a privacy-safe approach to behavioral targeting, ensuring comprehensive audience reach. The platform also features Dscover Maps, a geospatial insights tool that helps clients understand market composition based on geography. Dstillery's ongoing innovation is reflected in its numerous patents for advanced AI technology, which supports its mission to empower brands and agencies in executing high-performing programmatic advertising campaigns.

3VR

Series D in 2009
3VR, Inc. develops a video intelligence platform specializing in the storage, management, and analysis of enterprise videos to enhance security and operational efficiency. The platform enables organizations to monitor threats in real-time, helping to reduce losses and improve customer experiences. 3VR offers a range of products, including hybrid network video recorders, video management software, and a comprehensive suite of video analytics. Additionally, the company provides technical support and training services. Its online community, CrimeDex, facilitates information sharing among professionals in fraud prevention and law enforcement. 3VR serves a diverse array of industries, including banking, retail, government, healthcare, and hospitality, and sells its products through resellers. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, 3VR operates as a subsidiary of Identiv, Inc.

VBrick

Series F in 2008
VBrick is a technology company that provides a cloud-native platform designed for enterprises to stream live and on-demand video across corporate networks to various devices. The platform specializes in video content management and is focused on enhancing audience engagement through video. By offering software and appliances, VBrick enables organizations to create, publish, and distribute video content seamlessly over standard IP networks and the internet. This capability allows businesses to manage and disseminate media information from virtually any source, thereby leveraging the power of video for effective communication and engagement.

Intelligent Results

Series B in 2004
Intelligent Results enables companies in financial services, utilities, telecom, government, and retail to manage their business more dynamically with a new standard in customer analytics and decision management. The Intelligent Results PREDIGYTM software platform allows companies to better understand and predict customer behavior and then quickly plan and operationalize targeted strategies. This empowers companies to improve the customer experience, allocate resources more effectively, and increase profitability. Intelligent Results’ approach, platform and applications result from 20 years experience that began in the national labs

Intelligent Results

Series B in 2003
Intelligent Results enables companies in financial services, utilities, telecom, government, and retail to manage their business more dynamically with a new standard in customer analytics and decision management. The Intelligent Results PREDIGYTM software platform allows companies to better understand and predict customer behavior and then quickly plan and operationalize targeted strategies. This empowers companies to improve the customer experience, allocate resources more effectively, and increase profitability. Intelligent Results’ approach, platform and applications result from 20 years experience that began in the national labs

VBrick

Series C in 2001
VBrick is a technology company that provides a cloud-native platform designed for enterprises to stream live and on-demand video across corporate networks to various devices. The platform specializes in video content management and is focused on enhancing audience engagement through video. By offering software and appliances, VBrick enables organizations to create, publish, and distribute video content seamlessly over standard IP networks and the internet. This capability allows businesses to manage and disseminate media information from virtually any source, thereby leveraging the power of video for effective communication and engagement.

Fireclick

Series C in 2001
Fireclick, a subsidiary of Digital River, Inc., specializes in web analytics technology that delivers real-time, actionable insights for online businesses. Its solutions enable companies to understand their customers better, enhancing operational performance and facilitating more effective marketing campaigns. By leveraging the sophisticated data provided by Fireclick, businesses can improve user experiences and boost site traffic, ultimately leading to increased revenues and profits.

B2BWorks

Series B in 2000
B2BWorks is a full-service, online business-to-business advertising network

Fireclick

Series B in 2000
Fireclick, a subsidiary of Digital River, Inc., specializes in web analytics technology that delivers real-time, actionable insights for online businesses. Its solutions enable companies to understand their customers better, enhancing operational performance and facilitating more effective marketing campaigns. By leveraging the sophisticated data provided by Fireclick, businesses can improve user experiences and boost site traffic, ultimately leading to increased revenues and profits.
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