Menlo Labs

Menlo Labs, a venture capital fund managed by Menlo Ventures and based in San Francisco, specializes in early-stage investments across various sectors, including consumer technology, software, fintech, and healthcare. Established in 1976, Menlo Ventures has built a reputation for identifying promising opportunities through market-driven analysis. The firm has an extensive portfolio that includes over 70 public companies and has been involved in more than 100 mergers and acquisitions, managing approximately $5 billion in assets. Menlo Labs focuses on supporting innovative companies at different stages of their development, typically investing up to $20 million in initial rounds and more than $30 million in later-stage opportunities. The firm is committed to fostering capital-efficient business models that have the potential to disrupt significant markets.

Michelle Aguinis

Investor

Aunkur Arya

Board Partner

Sam Borja

Investor

Hal Calhoun

Managing Director

Doug Carlisle

Managing Director

Shawn Carolan

Partner

Sunil Chhaya

Principal

Deedy Das

Principal

Debarghya Das

Principal

Venky Ganesan

Partner

Venkataraman Vishnampet Ganesan

Partner

Houman Haghighi

Partner, Business and Corporate Development

Feyza Haskaraman

Principal

Johnny Hu Ph.D

Principal

Katie Keller

Investor

Kirsten Mello

CFO

Matt Murphy

Managing Director / Partner

Joff Redfern

Partner

Greg Rudin JD

Partner and General Manager

JP Sanday

Partner

Jean-Paul Sanday

Partner

Rama Sekhar

Partner

Mark Siegel

Partner

Tyler Sosin

Partner

Manoj Soundararajan

Investor

Tim Tully

Partner

Andreas Vandris

Principal

Amy Wu

Partner

Derek Xiao

Investor

C.C. Gong

Principal

Past deals in Robotics

Dedrone

Series C in 2022
Dedrone GmbH is a company that specializes in drone detection solutions, offering a comprehensive multi-sensor system known as DroneTracker. This system is designed to identify and monitor unmanned aerial vehicles, providing vital protection against various threats, including smuggling, industrial espionage, and terrorist activities. The platform serves a wide array of clients, including government agencies, military organizations, correctional facilities, airports, and private properties. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kassel, Germany, Dedrone combines advanced machine learning with sensor data fusion to deliver customized security solutions tailored to clients' specific needs. Its technology enhances existing physical and cyber security measures by addressing vulnerabilities in airspace, thereby safeguarding critical infrastructure and sensitive locations from aerial intrusions.

RelationalAI

Series B in 2022
Relational Artificial Intelligence

Squint

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a powerful new manufacturing technology system designed to optimize factory procedures and workforce. The company's platform attaches instructions to real-world objects, guiding operators through each step of SOPs and providing data on completion, enabling manufacturers to stay informed about floor activities.

RightHand Robotics

Series C in 2022
RightHand Robotics, Inc. specializes in manufacturing robotic order-picking systems designed for various industrial applications, including e-commerce, food handling, and flexible manufacturing. The company offers innovative products such as the ReFlex SF, which features a 3D-printed palm equipped with servos and compliant fingers, and the ReFlex TakkTile, a tactile sensor that enhances the robots' ability to grasp items gently and make adjustments to avoid errors. Their technology allows robots to automatically grasp a wide range of items from bins and cases, eliminating the need for extensive data-entry or parameter-tuning, thereby making the systems cost-effective and adaptable to the evolving needs of businesses. Founded in 2015, RightHand Robotics is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a sales and business development office located in Frankfurt, Germany.

Dedrone

Series C in 2021
Dedrone GmbH is a company that specializes in drone detection solutions, offering a comprehensive multi-sensor system known as DroneTracker. This system is designed to identify and monitor unmanned aerial vehicles, providing vital protection against various threats, including smuggling, industrial espionage, and terrorist activities. The platform serves a wide array of clients, including government agencies, military organizations, correctional facilities, airports, and private properties. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kassel, Germany, Dedrone combines advanced machine learning with sensor data fusion to deliver customized security solutions tailored to clients' specific needs. Its technology enhances existing physical and cyber security measures by addressing vulnerabilities in airspace, thereby safeguarding critical infrastructure and sensitive locations from aerial intrusions.

RightHand Robotics

Venture Round in 2021
RightHand Robotics, Inc. specializes in manufacturing robotic order-picking systems designed for various industrial applications, including e-commerce, food handling, and flexible manufacturing. The company offers innovative products such as the ReFlex SF, which features a 3D-printed palm equipped with servos and compliant fingers, and the ReFlex TakkTile, a tactile sensor that enhances the robots' ability to grasp items gently and make adjustments to avoid errors. Their technology allows robots to automatically grasp a wide range of items from bins and cases, eliminating the need for extensive data-entry or parameter-tuning, thereby making the systems cost-effective and adaptable to the evolving needs of businesses. Founded in 2015, RightHand Robotics is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a sales and business development office located in Frankfurt, Germany.

Canvas

Series B in 2021
Canvas, founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in the development and manufacturing of construction machinery, particularly focused on robotics technology. The company's innovative products aim to enhance the construction of infrastructure by transforming processes such as dry-wall finishing. By delivering robotic solutions to skilled workers, Canvas enables construction companies to reduce costs while also improving working conditions for laborers. This approach not only increases efficiency in building projects but also aligns with the goal of making construction work more affordable and sustainable.

Synthego

Series D in 2020
Synthego is a genome engineering company that enables the acceleration of life science research and development in the pursuit of improved human health. The company leverages machine learning, automation, and gene editing to build platforms for science at scale. With its foundations in engineering disciplines, the company’s full-stack platform vertically integrates proprietary hardware, software, bioinformatics, chemistries, and molecular biology to advance both basic research and therapeutic development programs. By providing both commercial and academic researchers and therapeutic developers with unprecedented access to cutting-edge genome engineering, Synthego is at the forefront of innovation, accelerating the development of truly engineered biology. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Fox Robotics

Series A in 2020
Fox Robotics designs and manufactures autonomous forklifts that focus on automating the loading and unloading of trailers. These self-driving forklifts enhance workplace productivity, potentially increasing efficiency by two to three times compared to traditional methods. The company's technology is designed for seamless integration into existing warehouse systems, allowing businesses to automate operations while also reducing their environmental footprint.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals

Series C in 2019
Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 2013. The company utilizes artificial intelligence, automation, and experimental biology to streamline drug discovery and develop treatments for various diseases modeled at the cellular level. Its innovative platform includes multiple software solutions such as ReChem for chemical compound design, ReScreen for managing complex experiments, and RePredict, which employs machine learning to analyze drug compound relationships. Initially focused on drug repurposing for rare diseases, Recursion has expanded its research to address a wider range of conditions, including aging, inflammation, infectious diseases, and immunology. By leveraging advanced technology and high-throughput automated screening, Recursion Pharmaceuticals aims to create a comprehensive understanding of human cellular biology, significantly enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of discovering new treatments.

RightHand Robotics

Series B in 2018
RightHand Robotics, Inc. specializes in manufacturing robotic order-picking systems designed for various industrial applications, including e-commerce, food handling, and flexible manufacturing. The company offers innovative products such as the ReFlex SF, which features a 3D-printed palm equipped with servos and compliant fingers, and the ReFlex TakkTile, a tactile sensor that enhances the robots' ability to grasp items gently and make adjustments to avoid errors. Their technology allows robots to automatically grasp a wide range of items from bins and cases, eliminating the need for extensive data-entry or parameter-tuning, thereby making the systems cost-effective and adaptable to the evolving needs of businesses. Founded in 2015, RightHand Robotics is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a sales and business development office located in Frankfurt, Germany.

ROAM

Series A in 2018
Roam Robotics, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in the development of innovative exoskeletons and powered orthotics. Founded in 2014, the company aims to make these mobility devices more affordable, comfortable, and safe for home use. Roam's products utilize advanced high-strength fabrics and pneumatic powertrains, which significantly reduce the weight and cost compared to traditional exoskeleton designs. This approach allows for unmatched power-to-weight ratios, enhancing performance while minimizing part count. The company's focus on lightweight and adaptable robotic solutions aims to improve mobility support, ultimately enhancing human capabilities for a wide range of users.

Synthego

Series C in 2018
Synthego is a genome engineering company that enables the acceleration of life science research and development in the pursuit of improved human health. The company leverages machine learning, automation, and gene editing to build platforms for science at scale. With its foundations in engineering disciplines, the company’s full-stack platform vertically integrates proprietary hardware, software, bioinformatics, chemistries, and molecular biology to advance both basic research and therapeutic development programs. By providing both commercial and academic researchers and therapeutic developers with unprecedented access to cutting-edge genome engineering, Synthego is at the forefront of innovation, accelerating the development of truly engineered biology. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Redwood City, California.

6 River Systems

Series B in 2018
6 River Systems, Inc. specializes in warehouse automation solutions that leverage collaborative robots and artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency in e-commerce and retail operations. The company's key products include Chuck, a robot designed to guide warehouse associates through their tasks, Mobile Sort, which offers a comprehensive solution for picking and sorting orders, Packout for fulfillment processes, and Fast Lane, aimed at automating the picking of high-velocity stock-keeping units. Founded in 2015 by former executives of Kiva Systems and Mimio, 6 River Systems is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company focuses on optimizing warehouse productivity while reducing training costs and improving the onboarding process for new employees. Since becoming a subsidiary of Shopify, it continues to innovate in the fulfillment automation space, addressing the evolving needs of retailers and manufacturers.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals

Series B in 2017
Recursion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 2013. The company utilizes artificial intelligence, automation, and experimental biology to streamline drug discovery and develop treatments for various diseases modeled at the cellular level. Its innovative platform includes multiple software solutions such as ReChem for chemical compound design, ReScreen for managing complex experiments, and RePredict, which employs machine learning to analyze drug compound relationships. Initially focused on drug repurposing for rare diseases, Recursion has expanded its research to address a wider range of conditions, including aging, inflammation, infectious diseases, and immunology. By leveraging advanced technology and high-throughput automated screening, Recursion Pharmaceuticals aims to create a comprehensive understanding of human cellular biology, significantly enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of discovering new treatments.

Rover

Series F in 2017
Rover Company operates as a comprehensive service and product provider for pet owners. It connects pet parents with a vast network of reliable pet sitters and dog walkers, facilitating personalized care options such as pet sitting, dog walking, in-home boarding, and daycare. Founded with the belief that everyone should experience the companionship of a dog, Rover aims to enhance the lives of both pets and their owners. In addition to its service offerings, Rover Company also specializes in durable PVC pet products, including play pens, raised pet beds, crates, and gates. These products are recognized for their strength, lightweight design, and long-lasting construction, making them a choice for many pet owners. Manufactured in the U.S.A. using environmentally-friendly methods, Rover's commitment to quality ensures that their products provide safety and peace of mind for pet owners.

Renovo Auto

Venture Round in 2017
Renovo builds technology for Automated Mobility on Demand systems. Its technology merges self-driving software, data analytics, and automotive-grade safety systems into a unified high-performance solution. Renovo-enabled vehicles command hundreds of sensors generating multiple terabytes of data—each hour—on a safe, secure, and scalable platform developed in extremely demanding environments.

Dedrone

Series B in 2017
Dedrone GmbH is a company that specializes in drone detection solutions, offering a comprehensive multi-sensor system known as DroneTracker. This system is designed to identify and monitor unmanned aerial vehicles, providing vital protection against various threats, including smuggling, industrial espionage, and terrorist activities. The platform serves a wide array of clients, including government agencies, military organizations, correctional facilities, airports, and private properties. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kassel, Germany, Dedrone combines advanced machine learning with sensor data fusion to deliver customized security solutions tailored to clients' specific needs. Its technology enhances existing physical and cyber security measures by addressing vulnerabilities in airspace, thereby safeguarding critical infrastructure and sensitive locations from aerial intrusions.

Skydrop

Series A in 2017
Flirtey Technology Pty Ltd specializes in drone delivery services, focusing on urgent medical supplies, retail items, and food delivery across the United States. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Reno, Nevada, the company aims to enhance lifestyles by providing instant delivery solutions. Flirtey has achieved significant milestones in the drone delivery industry, being the first to conduct an FAA-approved drone delivery, the first to perform a fully autonomous delivery to a home, and the first to launch a commercial drone delivery service.

Synthego

Series B in 2017
Synthego is a genome engineering company that enables the acceleration of life science research and development in the pursuit of improved human health. The company leverages machine learning, automation, and gene editing to build platforms for science at scale. With its foundations in engineering disciplines, the company’s full-stack platform vertically integrates proprietary hardware, software, bioinformatics, chemistries, and molecular biology to advance both basic research and therapeutic development programs. By providing both commercial and academic researchers and therapeutic developers with unprecedented access to cutting-edge genome engineering, Synthego is at the forefront of innovation, accelerating the development of truly engineered biology. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Rover

Series E in 2016
Rover Company operates as a comprehensive service and product provider for pet owners. It connects pet parents with a vast network of reliable pet sitters and dog walkers, facilitating personalized care options such as pet sitting, dog walking, in-home boarding, and daycare. Founded with the belief that everyone should experience the companionship of a dog, Rover aims to enhance the lives of both pets and their owners. In addition to its service offerings, Rover Company also specializes in durable PVC pet products, including play pens, raised pet beds, crates, and gates. These products are recognized for their strength, lightweight design, and long-lasting construction, making them a choice for many pet owners. Manufactured in the U.S.A. using environmentally-friendly methods, Rover's commitment to quality ensures that their products provide safety and peace of mind for pet owners.

Dedrone

Series A in 2016
Dedrone GmbH is a company that specializes in drone detection solutions, offering a comprehensive multi-sensor system known as DroneTracker. This system is designed to identify and monitor unmanned aerial vehicles, providing vital protection against various threats, including smuggling, industrial espionage, and terrorist activities. The platform serves a wide array of clients, including government agencies, military organizations, correctional facilities, airports, and private properties. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kassel, Germany, Dedrone combines advanced machine learning with sensor data fusion to deliver customized security solutions tailored to clients' specific needs. Its technology enhances existing physical and cyber security measures by addressing vulnerabilities in airspace, thereby safeguarding critical infrastructure and sensitive locations from aerial intrusions.

Skydrop

Venture Round in 2015
Flirtey Technology Pty Ltd specializes in drone delivery services, focusing on urgent medical supplies, retail items, and food delivery across the United States. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Reno, Nevada, the company aims to enhance lifestyles by providing instant delivery solutions. Flirtey has achieved significant milestones in the drone delivery industry, being the first to conduct an FAA-approved drone delivery, the first to perform a fully autonomous delivery to a home, and the first to launch a commercial drone delivery service.

Rover

Series D in 2015
Rover Company operates as a comprehensive service and product provider for pet owners. It connects pet parents with a vast network of reliable pet sitters and dog walkers, facilitating personalized care options such as pet sitting, dog walking, in-home boarding, and daycare. Founded with the belief that everyone should experience the companionship of a dog, Rover aims to enhance the lives of both pets and their owners. In addition to its service offerings, Rover Company also specializes in durable PVC pet products, including play pens, raised pet beds, crates, and gates. These products are recognized for their strength, lightweight design, and long-lasting construction, making them a choice for many pet owners. Manufactured in the U.S.A. using environmentally-friendly methods, Rover's commitment to quality ensures that their products provide safety and peace of mind for pet owners.

Rover

Series D in 2014
Rover Company operates as a comprehensive service and product provider for pet owners. It connects pet parents with a vast network of reliable pet sitters and dog walkers, facilitating personalized care options such as pet sitting, dog walking, in-home boarding, and daycare. Founded with the belief that everyone should experience the companionship of a dog, Rover aims to enhance the lives of both pets and their owners. In addition to its service offerings, Rover Company also specializes in durable PVC pet products, including play pens, raised pet beds, crates, and gates. These products are recognized for their strength, lightweight design, and long-lasting construction, making them a choice for many pet owners. Manufactured in the U.S.A. using environmentally-friendly methods, Rover's commitment to quality ensures that their products provide safety and peace of mind for pet owners.

Rover

Series C in 2014
Rover Company operates as a comprehensive service and product provider for pet owners. It connects pet parents with a vast network of reliable pet sitters and dog walkers, facilitating personalized care options such as pet sitting, dog walking, in-home boarding, and daycare. Founded with the belief that everyone should experience the companionship of a dog, Rover aims to enhance the lives of both pets and their owners. In addition to its service offerings, Rover Company also specializes in durable PVC pet products, including play pens, raised pet beds, crates, and gates. These products are recognized for their strength, lightweight design, and long-lasting construction, making them a choice for many pet owners. Manufactured in the U.S.A. using environmentally-friendly methods, Rover's commitment to quality ensures that their products provide safety and peace of mind for pet owners.

Nod

Seed Round in 2013
Nod, Inc., operating as Nod Labs, specializes in developing gesture control and motion tracking technologies aimed at enhancing user interaction in virtual reality and augmented reality environments. The company offers innovative products, including a mobile virtual reality console tailored for immersive content development and Backspin, a wireless controller designed for three degrees of freedom tracking. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Nod boasts a diverse team of engineers, scientists, and product managers with extensive backgrounds in consumer electronics and software, having previously worked at leading companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and NASA. This expertise is complemented by a research team consisting of Ph.D. and Master's degree holders from prestigious institutions, focusing on advancing the fields of mathematics, physics, and computer science.

Synthego

Series A in 2013
Synthego is a genome engineering company that enables the acceleration of life science research and development in the pursuit of improved human health. The company leverages machine learning, automation, and gene editing to build platforms for science at scale. With its foundations in engineering disciplines, the company’s full-stack platform vertically integrates proprietary hardware, software, bioinformatics, chemistries, and molecular biology to advance both basic research and therapeutic development programs. By providing both commercial and academic researchers and therapeutic developers with unprecedented access to cutting-edge genome engineering, Synthego is at the forefront of innovation, accelerating the development of truly engineered biology. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Redwood City, California.

RF Surgical Systems

Venture Round in 2011
RF Surgical Systems, Inc. is the market leader in the detection and prevention of retained surgical sponges. The RF Surgical Detection System is the preferred solution in more than 1,500 operating rooms, trauma and labor and delivery suites nationwide. Since January 2011, more than 70 hospitals and surgical centers have joined the fast-growing list of care providers using RF Surgical Technology. RF Surgical Systems is based in Bellevue, Washington with R & D facilities in San Diego, California. The advanced technologies used in the RF Surgical Detection System are protected by U.S. patents. Regulatory clearance to market the system was granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in November 2006.

GTronix

Series C in 2007
GTronix applies proprietary programmable analog technology and novel design techniques to realize sophisticated DSP algorithms in analog integrated circuits yielding smaller, lower-power solutions than traditional DSP implementations. The company’s initial product line breaks new ground in analog performance and programmability with the lowest power beamsteering solution on the market.

GTronix

Series B in 2005
GTronix applies proprietary programmable analog technology and novel design techniques to realize sophisticated DSP algorithms in analog integrated circuits yielding smaller, lower-power solutions than traditional DSP implementations. The company’s initial product line breaks new ground in analog performance and programmability with the lowest power beamsteering solution on the market.

GTronix

Series A in 2004
GTronix applies proprietary programmable analog technology and novel design techniques to realize sophisticated DSP algorithms in analog integrated circuits yielding smaller, lower-power solutions than traditional DSP implementations. The company’s initial product line breaks new ground in analog performance and programmability with the lowest power beamsteering solution on the market.
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