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 Virtualization

Platform9

Series D in 2021
Platform9 Systems, Inc. offers a cloud-based platform that transforms servers into a self-service private cloud, providing a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) managed hybrid cloud solution. This solution allows users to manage cloud technologies, including virtual memory systems, Kubernetes, and serverless functions, across on-premises and public cloud infrastructures. Platform9 enables the import of existing servers and workloads based on OpenStack and supports unified management across various environments such as KVM, Docker, and VMware vSphere. The company's offerings include an open-source command-line tool for configuring secure etcd clusters, dashboards for visibility into private cloud resources, and user interfaces for self-service access by developers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with an additional office in Maharashtra, India, Platform9 serves a range of enterprise customers, allowing them to deploy, monitor, and maintain hybrid clouds without being locked into a single vendor ecosystem.

Platform9

Series D in 2019
Platform9 Systems, Inc. offers a cloud-based platform that transforms servers into a self-service private cloud, providing a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) managed hybrid cloud solution. This solution allows users to manage cloud technologies, including virtual memory systems, Kubernetes, and serverless functions, across on-premises and public cloud infrastructures. Platform9 enables the import of existing servers and workloads based on OpenStack and supports unified management across various environments such as KVM, Docker, and VMware vSphere. The company's offerings include an open-source command-line tool for configuring secure etcd clusters, dashboards for visibility into private cloud resources, and user interfaces for self-service access by developers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with an additional office in Maharashtra, India, Platform9 serves a range of enterprise customers, allowing them to deploy, monitor, and maintain hybrid clouds without being locked into a single vendor ecosystem.

Avi Networks

Series D in 2018
Avi Networks, Inc. specializes in software-defined data center solutions, focusing on enhancing enterprises' digital transformation. Founded in 2012 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company offers the Avi Vantage Platform, which includes a Software Load Balancer, Intelligent Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Elastic Service Mesh. This platform is designed to be deployed across data centers and cloud environments, providing organizations with improved elasticity and intelligence in application delivery. Avi Networks enables customers to achieve significantly faster application rollouts, actionable analytics, and reduced costs, thus supporting efficient and scalable operations. As of July 31, 2019, Avi Networks operates as a subsidiary of VMware, Inc.

Platform9

Series C in 2017
Platform9 Systems, Inc. offers a cloud-based platform that transforms servers into a self-service private cloud, providing a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) managed hybrid cloud solution. This solution allows users to manage cloud technologies, including virtual memory systems, Kubernetes, and serverless functions, across on-premises and public cloud infrastructures. Platform9 enables the import of existing servers and workloads based on OpenStack and supports unified management across various environments such as KVM, Docker, and VMware vSphere. The company's offerings include an open-source command-line tool for configuring secure etcd clusters, dashboards for visibility into private cloud resources, and user interfaces for self-service access by developers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with an additional office in Maharashtra, India, Platform9 serves a range of enterprise customers, allowing them to deploy, monitor, and maintain hybrid clouds without being locked into a single vendor ecosystem.

Nexenta

Series G in 2016
Nexenta Systems, Inc. specializes in software-defined storage solutions, focusing on cloud and virtualization-optimized software for various hardware platforms. The company offers a range of products, including NexentaStor, which delivers file and block storage for enterprise applications, and NexentaCloud, tailored for virtual desktop infrastructure. Additionally, NexentaEdge provides an object storage platform that enables users to access data without needing to know its physical location. The company also features NexentaFusion, which offers analytics and orchestration tools for managing complex computing environments. With over 6,000 customers and partnerships with numerous technology firms, Nexenta emphasizes an open-source approach, allowing organizations to avoid vendor lock-in and adapt to diverse applications and cloud environments. Founded in 2005 and based in San Jose, California, Nexenta operates as a subsidiary of DataDirect Networks, Inc., continuing to innovate in the storage industry.

Veriflow

Series A in 2016
Veriflow is a technology company that focuses on enhancing network security and reliability through formal verification of network infrastructure. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Veriflow employs continuous network verification technology to predict potential outages and vulnerabilities before they can impact business operations. This proactive approach allows IT teams to maintain secure and resilient networks by identifying and addressing issues quickly, often in just a few clicks. Supported by notable investors such as New Enterprise Associates, Menlo Ventures, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Defense, Veriflow is dedicated to ensuring that enterprises can effectively manage their network performance and security.

vArmour

Series D in 2016
vArmour Networks, Inc. specializes in software-defined security solutions tailored for virtualized data centers, catering to service providers, enterprises, and government cloud operators both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company offers a range of security tools, including its SDSec platform, which creates a network-based security enforcement layer suitable for cloud computing environments. This platform effectively separates the security control plane from the enforcement plane, enhancing visibility and control over critical applications and workloads across multi-cloud infrastructures. vArmour's vendor-agnostic multi-cloud security architecture is particularly beneficial for organizations in heavily regulated sectors, allowing for streamlined management of data and security policies across diverse cloud environments. The company also maintains a strategic partnership with Tufin to further enhance its offerings.

Avi Networks

Series C in 2016
Avi Networks, Inc. specializes in software-defined data center solutions, focusing on enhancing enterprises' digital transformation. Founded in 2012 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company offers the Avi Vantage Platform, which includes a Software Load Balancer, Intelligent Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Elastic Service Mesh. This platform is designed to be deployed across data centers and cloud environments, providing organizations with improved elasticity and intelligence in application delivery. Avi Networks enables customers to achieve significantly faster application rollouts, actionable analytics, and reduced costs, thus supporting efficient and scalable operations. As of July 31, 2019, Avi Networks operates as a subsidiary of VMware, Inc.

Platform9

Series B in 2015
Platform9 Systems, Inc. offers a cloud-based platform that transforms servers into a self-service private cloud, providing a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) managed hybrid cloud solution. This solution allows users to manage cloud technologies, including virtual memory systems, Kubernetes, and serverless functions, across on-premises and public cloud infrastructures. Platform9 enables the import of existing servers and workloads based on OpenStack and supports unified management across various environments such as KVM, Docker, and VMware vSphere. The company's offerings include an open-source command-line tool for configuring secure etcd clusters, dashboards for visibility into private cloud resources, and user interfaces for self-service access by developers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with an additional office in Maharashtra, India, Platform9 serves a range of enterprise customers, allowing them to deploy, monitor, and maintain hybrid clouds without being locked into a single vendor ecosystem.

Tintri

Series F in 2015
Tintri’s all-flash architecture uses building blocks similar to the public cloud to simply manage enterprise and cloud-native applications. Customers guarantee the performance of their applications, automate common IT tasks via Open APIs, troubleshoot across their infrastructure, and predict an organization’s needs to scale the underpinnings of a modern data center. That’s why leading cloud service providers and enterprises, including Comcast, Chevron, NASA, Toyota, and United Healthcare trust Tintri with enterprise cloud.

Pluribus Networks

Series D in 2015
Pluribus Networks, Inc. focuses on network virtualization for both private and public cloud data centers. Founded in 2010 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers a range of products, including the Linux-based Netvisor OS, which is a distributed network operating system designed for programmability and simplified networking. Its Adaptive Cloud Fabric provides a controllerless software-defined networking architecture that enhances operational efficiency and security across multi-site and distributed cloud environments. Pluribus Networks also supplies various hardware solutions, such as the E28Q and F64 network computing appliances, and collaborates with industry partners to leverage open networking hardware. Additionally, the company is involved in Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVi) and contributes to initiatives like the Linux Foundation's LF Edge. Through its innovative solutions, Pluribus Networks aims to improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of modern network infrastructures.

PernixData

Series C in 2014
PernixData is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on transforming storage design and operations in virtual data centers. Its primary product, PernixData FVP software, virtualizes server-side flash and RAM, allowing for enhanced storage performance that operates independently of storage capacity. This innovative approach requires no modifications to virtual machines, servers, or primary storage, ensuring optimal performance for all virtualized applications in a seamless, scalable, and cost-effective manner. Founded by industry experts Poojan Kumar and Satyam Vaghani, PernixData has garnered support from prominent venture capital firms and leaders in enterprise software.

Avi Networks

Series B in 2014
Avi Networks, Inc. specializes in software-defined data center solutions, focusing on enhancing enterprises' digital transformation. Founded in 2012 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company offers the Avi Vantage Platform, which includes a Software Load Balancer, Intelligent Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Elastic Service Mesh. This platform is designed to be deployed across data centers and cloud environments, providing organizations with improved elasticity and intelligence in application delivery. Avi Networks enables customers to achieve significantly faster application rollouts, actionable analytics, and reduced costs, thus supporting efficient and scalable operations. As of July 31, 2019, Avi Networks operates as a subsidiary of VMware, Inc.

Tintri

Series E in 2014
Tintri’s all-flash architecture uses building blocks similar to the public cloud to simply manage enterprise and cloud-native applications. Customers guarantee the performance of their applications, automate common IT tasks via Open APIs, troubleshoot across their infrastructure, and predict an organization’s needs to scale the underpinnings of a modern data center. That’s why leading cloud service providers and enterprises, including Comcast, Chevron, NASA, Toyota, and United Healthcare trust Tintri with enterprise cloud.

vArmour

Series B in 2013
vArmour Networks, Inc. specializes in software-defined security solutions tailored for virtualized data centers, catering to service providers, enterprises, and government cloud operators both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company offers a range of security tools, including its SDSec platform, which creates a network-based security enforcement layer suitable for cloud computing environments. This platform effectively separates the security control plane from the enforcement plane, enhancing visibility and control over critical applications and workloads across multi-cloud infrastructures. vArmour's vendor-agnostic multi-cloud security architecture is particularly beneficial for organizations in heavily regulated sectors, allowing for streamlined management of data and security policies across diverse cloud environments. The company also maintains a strategic partnership with Tufin to further enhance its offerings.

Ansible

Series A in 2013
Ansible, Inc. develops information technology orchestration solutions that simplify the deployment of systems and applications. Founded in 2013 and based in Montecito, California, the company provides an enterprise-ready platform that enables organizations to manage their computing infrastructures both on-premise and in the cloud. Ansible's automation engine does not require custom scripting, utilizing an accessible automation language that can be easily learned by users, including system administrators, developers, and IT managers. The platform supports complex multi-tier deployments, enhancing control and efficiency within Ansible-powered environments. In addition to its software solutions, Ansible offers consulting and training services to assist organizations in optimizing their automation processes. The company operates as a subsidiary of Red Hat, Inc. since 2015.

Nexenta

Series D in 2013
Nexenta Systems, Inc. specializes in software-defined storage solutions, focusing on cloud and virtualization-optimized software for various hardware platforms. The company offers a range of products, including NexentaStor, which delivers file and block storage for enterprise applications, and NexentaCloud, tailored for virtual desktop infrastructure. Additionally, NexentaEdge provides an object storage platform that enables users to access data without needing to know its physical location. The company also features NexentaFusion, which offers analytics and orchestration tools for managing complex computing environments. With over 6,000 customers and partnerships with numerous technology firms, Nexenta emphasizes an open-source approach, allowing organizations to avoid vendor lock-in and adapt to diverse applications and cloud environments. Founded in 2005 and based in San Jose, California, Nexenta operates as a subsidiary of DataDirect Networks, Inc., continuing to innovate in the storage industry.

Pluribus Networks

Series C in 2012
Pluribus Networks, Inc. focuses on network virtualization for both private and public cloud data centers. Founded in 2010 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers a range of products, including the Linux-based Netvisor OS, which is a distributed network operating system designed for programmability and simplified networking. Its Adaptive Cloud Fabric provides a controllerless software-defined networking architecture that enhances operational efficiency and security across multi-site and distributed cloud environments. Pluribus Networks also supplies various hardware solutions, such as the E28Q and F64 network computing appliances, and collaborates with industry partners to leverage open networking hardware. Additionally, the company is involved in Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVi) and contributes to initiatives like the Linux Foundation's LF Edge. Through its innovative solutions, Pluribus Networks aims to improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of modern network infrastructures.

Tintri

Series D in 2012
Tintri’s all-flash architecture uses building blocks similar to the public cloud to simply manage enterprise and cloud-native applications. Customers guarantee the performance of their applications, automate common IT tasks via Open APIs, troubleshoot across their infrastructure, and predict an organization’s needs to scale the underpinnings of a modern data center. That’s why leading cloud service providers and enterprises, including Comcast, Chevron, NASA, Toyota, and United Healthcare trust Tintri with enterprise cloud.

NComputing

Venture Round in 2012
NComputing, Inc. is a provider of client virtualization solutions. Through a formula of simplicity, performance and value, NComputing’s solutions serve larger scale and mid-market enterprises, small and medium business (SMB) and education customers, and other verticals markets including healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and government. The Company’s virtualization solutions enable users on any device and from any location to access their own personalized desktops, applications and data, regardless of its physical location. NComputing’s technology platform is based on core technologies including its UXP transmission protocols, virtualization server, application awareness and thin client devices. NComputing has approximately 4 million seats installed among more than 60,000 customers. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Nexenta

Series C in 2012
Nexenta Systems, Inc. specializes in software-defined storage solutions, focusing on cloud and virtualization-optimized software for various hardware platforms. The company offers a range of products, including NexentaStor, which delivers file and block storage for enterprise applications, and NexentaCloud, tailored for virtual desktop infrastructure. Additionally, NexentaEdge provides an object storage platform that enables users to access data without needing to know its physical location. The company also features NexentaFusion, which offers analytics and orchestration tools for managing complex computing environments. With over 6,000 customers and partnerships with numerous technology firms, Nexenta emphasizes an open-source approach, allowing organizations to avoid vendor lock-in and adapt to diverse applications and cloud environments. Founded in 2005 and based in San Jose, California, Nexenta operates as a subsidiary of DataDirect Networks, Inc., continuing to innovate in the storage industry.

RNA Networks

Series A in 2009
RNA networks' Memory Virtualization Platform (MVP) makes memory a shared, network resource. RNA products scale across commodity hardware, leverage existing data center resources and are implemented without application changes to deliver performance and transactional throughput. (Source [RNA Networks](http://www.rnanetworks.com/index.php))

Aprius

Series B in 2008
Aprius is a privately held, venture funded company in Silicon Valley developing top-of-rack I/O Gateway systems, that provide the enterprise data center with new levels of resource sharing, I/O virtualization and low-latency clustering messaging.

Parascale

Series A in 2008
Parascale Cloud Storage software aggregates disk storage on multiple standard Linux servers to provide one highly scalable storage cloud, accessible via standard file-access protocols (NFS, HTTP, FTP). Parascale delivers massive storage capacity and parallel throughput. Deployments can start easily with several terabytes and scale to several petabytes in a single namespace with administrator-specified redundancy. A single administrator can manage hundreds of servers, with the system automatically balancing out hot-spots and capacity utilization across the various nodes.

Neterion

Series E in 2008
Neterion, Inc. specializes in providing 10 gigabit Ethernet hardware and software solutions designed to address networking challenges. The company's flagship products include the Xframe V-NIC line of 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters and dual port 10GbE network adapters, which facilitate high-speed connectivity for server and storage systems. These solutions are particularly beneficial for virtualizing I/O intensive applications across both legacy and future SR-IOV compliant systems. Neterion's products find applications in diverse fields such as oil and gas exploration, bioscience, genome mapping, grid computing, nanotechnology research, financial analysis, defense simulations, weather forecasting, and data mining. The company serves various industries, including data centers, oil and gas, and media and entertainment. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, Neterion also maintains an office in Ottawa, Canada.

NComputing

Venture Round in 2008
NComputing, Inc. is a provider of client virtualization solutions. Through a formula of simplicity, performance and value, NComputing’s solutions serve larger scale and mid-market enterprises, small and medium business (SMB) and education customers, and other verticals markets including healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and government. The Company’s virtualization solutions enable users on any device and from any location to access their own personalized desktops, applications and data, regardless of its physical location. NComputing’s technology platform is based on core technologies including its UXP transmission protocols, virtualization server, application awareness and thin client devices. NComputing has approximately 4 million seats installed among more than 60,000 customers. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Voltage Security

Series D in 2007
Voltage Security, Inc. is an enterprise security company that specializes in data protection and data-centric encryption solutions to address security threats and compliance requirements. Founded in 2002 and based in Cupertino, California, the company offers a range of products that include Voltage SecureData for data encryption, tokenization, and key management across various environments; Voltage SecureData Payments for secure retail transactions; and Voltage SecureMail for encrypted email and messaging. Additionally, Voltage SecureData Web enhances security for e-commerce transactions, while SecureFile protects files and documents. The company serves a diverse clientele, including sectors such as financial services, healthcare, retail, and government, with nearly 1,000 enterprise customers utilizing its solutions. Voltage's offerings are designed to mitigate risks related to data theft and ensure compliance with privacy regulations, supported by patented innovations in cryptographic systems. Voltage Security operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

Neterion

Series D in 2006
Neterion, Inc. specializes in providing 10 gigabit Ethernet hardware and software solutions designed to address networking challenges. The company's flagship products include the Xframe V-NIC line of 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters and dual port 10GbE network adapters, which facilitate high-speed connectivity for server and storage systems. These solutions are particularly beneficial for virtualizing I/O intensive applications across both legacy and future SR-IOV compliant systems. Neterion's products find applications in diverse fields such as oil and gas exploration, bioscience, genome mapping, grid computing, nanotechnology research, financial analysis, defense simulations, weather forecasting, and data mining. The company serves various industries, including data centers, oil and gas, and media and entertainment. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, Neterion also maintains an office in Ottawa, Canada.

Voltage Security

Series C in 2005
Voltage Security, Inc. is an enterprise security company that specializes in data protection and data-centric encryption solutions to address security threats and compliance requirements. Founded in 2002 and based in Cupertino, California, the company offers a range of products that include Voltage SecureData for data encryption, tokenization, and key management across various environments; Voltage SecureData Payments for secure retail transactions; and Voltage SecureMail for encrypted email and messaging. Additionally, Voltage SecureData Web enhances security for e-commerce transactions, while SecureFile protects files and documents. The company serves a diverse clientele, including sectors such as financial services, healthcare, retail, and government, with nearly 1,000 enterprise customers utilizing its solutions. Voltage's offerings are designed to mitigate risks related to data theft and ensure compliance with privacy regulations, supported by patented innovations in cryptographic systems. Voltage Security operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

Neterion

Series C in 2004
Neterion, Inc. specializes in providing 10 gigabit Ethernet hardware and software solutions designed to address networking challenges. The company's flagship products include the Xframe V-NIC line of 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters and dual port 10GbE network adapters, which facilitate high-speed connectivity for server and storage systems. These solutions are particularly beneficial for virtualizing I/O intensive applications across both legacy and future SR-IOV compliant systems. Neterion's products find applications in diverse fields such as oil and gas exploration, bioscience, genome mapping, grid computing, nanotechnology research, financial analysis, defense simulations, weather forecasting, and data mining. The company serves various industries, including data centers, oil and gas, and media and entertainment. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, Neterion also maintains an office in Ottawa, Canada.

3PAR

Series D in 2004
3PAR Inc. is a global provider of utility storage systems tailored for mid-sized to large enterprises, financial services firms, cloud computing service providers, consumer-oriented Internet companies, and government entities. The company specializes in helping organizations establish infrastructures that facilitate the delivery of cloud-based services, both internally and at a scale suitable for external service providers. 3PAR's enterprise-class storage systems are designed with a clustered architecture that supports multi-tenancy and incorporates features such as self-configuration, self-optimization, self-monitoring, self-healing, and scalability. The company's solutions include a comprehensive hardware platform, an integrated operating system, and a suite of software applications aimed at enhancing data storage and information management.

Voltage Security

Series B in 2003
Voltage Security, Inc. is an enterprise security company that specializes in data protection and data-centric encryption solutions to address security threats and compliance requirements. Founded in 2002 and based in Cupertino, California, the company offers a range of products that include Voltage SecureData for data encryption, tokenization, and key management across various environments; Voltage SecureData Payments for secure retail transactions; and Voltage SecureMail for encrypted email and messaging. Additionally, Voltage SecureData Web enhances security for e-commerce transactions, while SecureFile protects files and documents. The company serves a diverse clientele, including sectors such as financial services, healthcare, retail, and government, with nearly 1,000 enterprise customers utilizing its solutions. Voltage's offerings are designed to mitigate risks related to data theft and ensure compliance with privacy regulations, supported by patented innovations in cryptographic systems. Voltage Security operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

Neterion

Series B in 2003
Neterion, Inc. specializes in providing 10 gigabit Ethernet hardware and software solutions designed to address networking challenges. The company's flagship products include the Xframe V-NIC line of 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters and dual port 10GbE network adapters, which facilitate high-speed connectivity for server and storage systems. These solutions are particularly beneficial for virtualizing I/O intensive applications across both legacy and future SR-IOV compliant systems. Neterion's products find applications in diverse fields such as oil and gas exploration, bioscience, genome mapping, grid computing, nanotechnology research, financial analysis, defense simulations, weather forecasting, and data mining. The company serves various industries, including data centers, oil and gas, and media and entertainment. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, Neterion also maintains an office in Ottawa, Canada.
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