Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures, established in 1976, is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm specializing in multi-stage investments in consumer, enterprise, and life sciences technology companies. With over $5 billion under management, the firm has a proven track record of identifying innovative markets and backing successful companies. Its portfolio spans over 70 public companies and more than 100 mergers and acquisitions. Menlo Ventures invests across various sectors, including marketplaces (Uber, Poshmark), consumer services (Tumblr, Betterment), SaaS (Carta, Everlaw), fintech (Betterment, Chime), cybersecurity (BitSight, Dedrone), and life sciences technology (Synthego, Recursion Pharmaceuticals). The firm currently manages Menlo Ventures XV, a $500 million early-stage fund, and the $500 million Inflection Fund for early-growth investments. Menlo Ventures actively supports its portfolio companies at any stage, typically investing up to $20 million in its main fund and up to $30 million in later-stage opportunities.

Aunkur Arya

Venture Partner

Sam Borja

Investor

Shawn Carolan

Partner

Debarghya Das

Principal

Deedy Das

Principal

Venky Ganesan

Partner and Managing Director

Venkataraman Ganesan

Partner

Houman Haghighi

Partner, Business and Corporate Development

Feyza Haskaraman

Principal

Johnny Hu

Principal

Kirsten Mello

CFO

Joff Redfern

Venture Partner

Greg Rudin JD

Partner and General Manager

Rama Sekhar

Partner

Mark Siegel

Partner

Steve Sloane

Partner

Tyler Sosin

Partner

Manoj Soundararajan

Investor

Andreas Vandris

Principal

Derek Xiao

Investor

C.C. Gong

Principal

Past deals in Simulation

True Anomaly

Series C in 2025
True Anomaly is a company dedicated to advancing space security and resilience through an integrated approach that combines spacecraft, software, and autonomy. It aims to create a secure, stable, and sustainable space environment for the United States, its allies, and partners. The company designs, builds, and sells innovative solutions that address the complexities of space security. By leveraging advanced spacecraft manufacturing infrastructure and autonomy systems, True Anomaly revolutionizes how space missions are conducted, while also offering training and simulation tools. Its focus on providing comprehensive software solutions positions True Anomaly as a key player in the evolving commercial space market.

Barnyard Games

Seed Round in 2023
Barnyard Games is a gaming production studio focused on developing educational games and simulations. The company aims to cultivate a love of learning among children through its interactive mobile apps, PC and Mac games, and online experiences. By offering engaging and colorful games that incorporate animal sounds and catchy music, Barnyard Games provides an enjoyable way for children to learn fundamental concepts such as counting, shapes, colors, the alphabet, and animal sounds.

True Anomaly

Series B in 2023
True Anomaly is a company dedicated to advancing space security and resilience through an integrated approach that combines spacecraft, software, and autonomy. It aims to create a secure, stable, and sustainable space environment for the United States, its allies, and partners. The company designs, builds, and sells innovative solutions that address the complexities of space security. By leveraging advanced spacecraft manufacturing infrastructure and autonomy systems, True Anomaly revolutionizes how space missions are conducted, while also offering training and simulation tools. Its focus on providing comprehensive software solutions positions True Anomaly as a key player in the evolving commercial space market.

JuliaHub

Series A in 2021
JuliaHub is a platform that facilitates modeling, simulation, and the development of user-built applications. Founded by Viral Shah in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2015, JuliaHub provides scientists, engineers, and innovators with comprehensive high-performance computing resources. The platform enables users to discover, search for, build, and share packages while offering effortless parallel computing without the challenges of infrastructure management. JuliaHub specializes in open-source language software designed to simplify deployment, usability, and scalability for various applications, including data science, machine learning, and scientific computing. Its offerings support a range of functions such as research, backtesting, trading, and contract modeling, combining intuitive syntax with robust speed and performance to enhance data processing capabilities.
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