Mayfield Fund
Venture capitalCupertino · Pre-Seed–Series B · 49 people tracked
Also known as Mayfield Associates · MAYFIELD FUND, L.L.C., A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY · MAYFIELD MAURITIUS, LTD. · Mayfield Select
Investment thesis
Mayfield focuses on the emerging "Collaborative Intelligence" era, where humans and AI build the future together. It backs what it calls Agentic Teammates and invests across the AI stack: applications evolving into systems of intelligence and action, middleware and development environments for building and orchestrating AI apps and agents, the data/context layer for safety and quality, specialized AI models spanning language, physical reasoning and scientific and vertical applications, and semiconductors powering real-time, on-device, and edge inference.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 49 people
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What they invest in
from 94 of 229 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×58Enterprise Software ×39SaaS ×27Cloud Computing ×21Developer Tools ×19Deep Tech ×16Cybersecurity ×14Data & Infrastructure ×14
HQs:United States×71India×5South Korea×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 66 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×222 founders×273 founders×94+ founders×8
Where their founders studiedfrom 72 founders with education data
Stanford University ×6University of California, Berkeley ×5Carnegie Mellon University ×3Harvard Business School ×3Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×3University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ×3Caltech ×2Cornell University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 78 founders with career history
Juniper Networks ×5Stanford University ×5Intel Corporation ×4VMware ×4Facebook ×3NVIDIA ×3Amazon.com ×2Asana ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
17 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 77 with degree data)
Investments · 229 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 52024 · 22023 · 12022 · 22020 · 12019 · 22018 · 12015 · 22014 · 12012 · 12011 · 119 dated
BiotechThousand Oaks, US
Kave NiksefatinDavid Piacquad(Executive Officer)Francois de Carbonnel(Director)Brian M. McNamee(Executive Officer)Tyler Jacks(Director)Ronald D. Sugar(Director)
Co-investorsAsset Management CompanySunstone Capital
Lam Research designs and manufactures semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of computer chips.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductorsFremont, US
Tim Archer(President and Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsMatrix
Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Logan Green(Co-founder & CEO)inJohn Zimmer(Co-founder & President)inDavid Risher(CEO)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzBling CapitalCoatue Management+35 more
Marketplace for travel services in India
Co-investorsElevation CapitalGabriel Venture Partners
SanDisk manufactures data storage products including solid-state drives and memory cards for consumers and enterprises.
Data & InfrastructureHardware
David Goeckelerin
Co-investorsOak Investment Partners
Berbix provides identity verification and fraud detection technology that online platforms integrate via SDKs to confirm users' identities and prevent fraudulent accounts.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eric Levine(Founder)inSteve Kirkham(Founder)in
Board seatPatrick Salyer· per SEC Form D · $11.6M raise · filed Aug 2020
Co-investorsDream MachineFikaY CombinatorFika VenturesInitialized CapitalTwenty Two Ventures
Co-investorsVenrock
Paz (agentpass.ai) provides always-on AI agents that monitor how merchants' products appear across AI shopping surfaces like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI, enrich product data, and distribute optimized feeds to AI commerce channels.
Cloud-based predictive marketing platform that helps marketers connect with the individual.
Mountain View, US
Anselme Le Van(Executive Officer)Omer Artun(Executive Officer, Director)Dominique Levin(Executive Officer)Rajeev Batra(Director)Laszlo Bock(Director)Bill Kiriakis(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsTenaya CapitalFour Rivers GroupNext World CapitalSequoia Capital
Agnikul builds low-cost orbital launch vehicles powered by single-piece 3D-printed semi-cryogenic engines, offering dedicated small-payload launches from a mobile launchpad.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Srinath Ravichandran(Founder)inMoin SPM(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalDholakia VenturesFundamental VCGlobevestor+8 more
Akeana designs and licenses RISC-V processor IP cores and system components for applications ranging from microcontrollers to high-performance data center processors.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Rabin Sugumar(Founder)Nitin Rajmohan(Co-Founder)Abbas Rashid(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsKleiner Perkins
Alchemy is a platform layer that enables developers to build applications on blockchain networks.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Nikil Viswanathan(Co-Founder and CEO)inJoe Lau(Co-Founder and President)
Co-investorsPantera CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Founders Fund3cubed Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen Horowitz+20 more
Alfresco is a content management and intelligent process automation platform that helps enterprises manage documents, automate workflows, and extract insights from content.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
John Newton(Founder)inRobin Vasan(Director)Lars Bjork(Director)Bruce Felt(Director)Doug Dennerline(Executive Officer, Director)Carlton Babb(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsMillennium Technology Value PartnersSageview CapitalSapphire Ventures
Alif Semiconductor designs AI-enabled 32-bit microcontrollers and fusion processors optimized for low-power edge processing with high security.
AI & Machine LearningIoTSemiconductorsPleasanton, US
Syed Ali(CEO & Co-Founder)inReza Kazerounian(President & Co-Founder)in
BoardArif Janmohamed(Director)inMamoon Hamid(Director)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalHorizons VenturesKleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture Partners
Boston, US
Eric Groves(Executive Officer, Director)Venkat Krishnamurthy(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBob Chicoski(Director)Rajeev Batra(Director)in
Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalNextView VenturesSaturn Partners
Amgen develops therapies based on biotechnology and scientific research aimed at treating patients and improving or saving lives.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesThousand Oaks, US
William K. Bowes(Founder)George B. Rathmann(First CEO)
Applied Cognition develops neuroscience-based therapeutics and diagnostics, leveraging AI and deep expertise in drug development and clinical research for neurological disorders.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Paul Dagum(CEO & Co-founder)Jake Winebaum(Executive Chairman & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsGreyMatterSupermoon CapitalWhat If Ventures
The original video game pioneer known for classics like Asteroids and Pong.
Co-investorsSequoia Capital
Wireless LAN chipsets (ATHR); acquired by Qualcomm in 2011.
San Diego, US
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Qualcomm VenturesWindspeed Ventures
AttoTude develops optical interconnect technology for data centers to support artificial intelligence and exascale computing applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareMenlo Park, US
David F. Welch(Co-founder)Joy Laskar(Co-founder)Dave Welch(Founder)in
BoardPeter Wagner(Director)Basil Alwan(Director)
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersThe Westly GroupSutter Hill VenturesNosTerra Venture CapitalOpen Field CapitalWing+1 more
Auradine develops ultra-low-power compute technology for AI applications across cloud data centers, edge, and physical/embodied AI.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsCampbell, US
Barun Kar(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRajiv Khemani(Director)inNavin Chaddha(Director)inSriram Viswanathan(Director)Fred Thiel(Director)inSaid Ouissal(Director)
Co-investorsCleo CapitalAIspace VenturesCapricorn Investment GroupCelesta CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Maverick Capital+8 more
AI-powered offensive security platform.
Menlo Park, US
David Slater(Founder)Evan Pena(Founder)
Co-investors8VCAccelArtisanal VenturesBallistic VenturesKleiner PerkinsMenlo Ventures
Aurascape builds a security platform that applies AI to solve security challenges.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Moinul Khan(Founder)inPatrick Xu(Founder)inViswesh Ananthakrishnan(Founder)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalMVP VenturesMaverick VenturesMenlo Ventures
BigPanda delivers agentic AI and automation for IT operations, helping enterprise IT teams detect, triage, and respond to incidents in complex hybrid cloud and modern software environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMountain View, US
Assaf Resnick(CEO and co-founder)
BoardRobin Vasan(Director)inScott Tobin(Director)inShmuel Levy(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesGreenfield PartnersInsight PartnersSequoia CapitalPelion Venture PartnersWells Fargo Strategic Capital+4 more
Amgen is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures therapeutics targeting oncology, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, bone health, neuroscience, and other serious illnesses.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesThousand Oaks, US
George B. Rathmann(First CEO)
BoardWilliam K. Bowes
Co-investorsAsset Management CompanyBOMCWRU Technology VenturesUS Venture PartnersYsios Capital
Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits provider of The Cigna Group, offers medical and dental health insurance and coverage to employers, employees, and individual consumers, working with brokers, consultants, and health care providers.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechBloomfield, US
David Cordaniin
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystShea Ventures, LLCBenchmarkDag Ventures
Centrify, now rebranded as Delinea, provides privileged access management security for hybrid enterprises.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Tim Steinkopfin
Co-investorsAccelConvergeJackson Square VenturesMango CapitalSamsung Ventures
Data-driven insights for optimizing virtualized data centers
Co-investorsIcon VenturesKleiner Perkins
Cognichip develops Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI), an AI system designed to accelerate semiconductor design by reducing design effort and time-to-market for chip manufacturers.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSemiconductorsRedwood City, US
Faraj Aalaei(Founder)inEhsan Kamalinejad(Founder)
Co-investorsCandou VenturesFPVGlobal Catalyst Partners JapanLux CapitalNewBuild.VCVSC Ventures+1 more
Cognition IP provides fixed-fee intellectual property protection services for fast-growing enterprises and startups, combining legal expertise with technology to handle patent, trademark, and copyright matters.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSan Francisco, US
Andrew Tjang(Founder/CEO)inEd Steakley(Managing Shareholder, COO)
Co-investorsY CombinatorHike VenturesKhosla VenturesZeno Ventures
Co-investorsOak Investment Partners
BJ Schaknowskiin
Co-investorsAccelGlynn Capital ManagementMango CapitalVertex VenturesWestSummit Capital
Co-investorsCowboy VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersOMERS Ventures
Cube is an AI-powered financial intelligence platform for FP&A teams that integrates with Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Slack, and source systems to automate financial planning, analysis, and reporting.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Christina Ross(Founder & CEO)inJosh Holat(AI Leader & Technology Executive)inShayan Ashtiani(Product Leader)inRob Dandorph(Operations Leader)in
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesClocktower VenturesOperator CollectivePLG VenturesTechstarsGTMfund+1 more
Cypress provides a testing framework and automation tools for developers to build and test web applications more efficiently and reliably.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSAtlanta, US
Co-investorsBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBLH Venture Partners, LLCLas Olas Venture CapitalOpenView Venture PartnersSapphire Ventures+2 more
DevRev Computer is an AI teammate for operations teams that unifies data across tools and systems to track project progress, automate administrative tasks, and surface risks.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechPalo Alto, US
Manoj Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDheeraj Pandey(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investors2.12 AngelsAUDEO VENTURESBallistic Venturesm]x[v CapitalNeythri Futures FundU First Capital
Co-investorsAllos VenturesHigh AlphaMaven Ventures
DuploCloud provides a platform that consolidates DevOps and cloud security for developers and organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Venkat Thiruvengadam(Founder, CEO & Board Member)in
Co-investorsMonta Vista CapitalStepstone Group
San Jose, US
Navin Chaddha(Director)
BoardRobert Schwartz(Director)Rehan Jalil(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Navin Chadda(Director)
Co-investorsThird Point VenturesPelion Ventures
Mumbai, IN
Naveen Bindal(Founder)inHemant Vishnoi(Founder)inYadvendra Tyagi(Founder)
Co-investorsAxilor Ventures
Exaforce provides an AI-powered threat hunting and investigation platform that enables security analysts to search across multiple data sources using natural language queries.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Ariful Huq(Founder)Marco RodriguesJakub PavlikDevesh Mittal(Founder)in
Co-investorsPeak XV PartnersTouring CapitalKhosla Ventures
Co-investors33NAVVICCP Venture PartnersStorm VenturesVintage Investment PartnersWindspeed Ventures+2 more
F5 develops application delivery and security software and hardware platforms, including BIG-IP load balancers and application firewalls, for enterprise and government networks.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
François Locoh-Donouin
Co-investorsCyber Mentor FundJC2 VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesRidge Ventures
Milo Krastev(Founder)in
Co-investorsBee PartnersHealthtech CapitalNAV.VCNew Ground VenturesRally Ventures Management, Llc
Media & EntertainmentFremont, US
Mark Lewis(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Chan(Executive Officer)Andrew Jenks(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCarl Ledbetter(Director)Robert Schwartz(Director)Anthony Bettencourt(Director)
Co-investorsThird Point VenturesPelion Venture PartnersThird Point
Frore Systems develops active cooling chips (AirJet® Mini and AirJet® Pro) for consumer devices that remove heat silently while improving processor performance.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Seshu Madhavapeddy(Founder)in
Co-investorsMVP VenturesProsperity7 VenturesQualcomm VenturesStrawberry Creek Ventures
Gist provides brand visibility and advertising solutions for the generative AI marketplace, offering custom AI search, engagement tools, and data-powered insights to help brands and marketers maintain visibility and performance in AI-driven digital environments.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechPasadena, US
Bill Gross(CEO of ProRata & Gist)
Co-investorsBettor CapitalBOLD CapitalCalibrate VenturesMVP VenturesSBI InvestmentTouring Capital
Gruve helps enterprises build and deploy AI infrastructure solutions that balance technical performance with business returns while managing cost and governance risk.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Tarun Raisoni(Founder)inSwati Deshpande(Founder)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsXora Innovation Pte Ltd
Hang Ten Systems is an enterprise AI services company that helps large enterprises adopt AI by building and managing business-critical software at reduced cost and time.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
HashiCorp builds multi-cloud infrastructure automation and security tools such as Terraform and Vault; an IBM subsidiary since 2025.
San Francisco, US
Mitchell Hashimoto(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Armon Dadgar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDavid McJannet(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardScott Raney(Director)inGlenn Solomon(Director)inRobin Vasan(Director)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersCisco InvestmentsFounders Circle CapitalGeodesic CapitalICONIQ+10 more
Highbeam is a financial technology company (not a bank) offering banking services, credit, spend management, and AI agents that automate finance tasks like treasury, reporting, and scenario analysis.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFintechNew York, US
Samir Shergill(Co-founder & CEO)inGautam Gupta(Co-founder)in
BoardJohn Gardner(Director)inAmish Jani(Director)inRishi Garg(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalFirstMark CapitalVesey VenturesTwo Sigma Ventures
Highway 9 Networks builds a cloud-based private mobile platform with AI-optimized wireless infrastructure for enterprise connectivity and autonomy.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTSilicon Valley, US
Allwyn Sequeira(Co-founder & CEO)inDebashis Basak(Co-founder & CTO)inSerge Maskalik(Co-founder & VP R&D)inSachin Thakkar(Co-founder & Sr. Dir R&D)in
HouseWhisper provides an AI platform that assists real estate agents with lead management and client follow-up through conversational AI, allowing agents to extend personalized communication at scale without changing their existing workflows.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSSeattle, US
Luis Poggi(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlex Kutner(Co-Founder & CTO)inSpencer Rascoff(Co-Founder & Board Member)in
Co-investorsIntegra Groupe
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersArtis VenturesAsset Management CompanyGolub GrowthICCP Venture PartnersiGlobe Partners+6 more
Inception Labs develops diffusion-based large language models (dLLMs) designed for production applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechPalo Alto, US
Aditya Grover(Founder)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersMenlo VenturesDatabricks VenturesSabrina Hahn Fund
InfluxData develops InfluxDB, a time series database designed to collect, store, analyze, and act on data that changes in real-time.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIoTNew York City, US
Paul Dix(Founder/CTO)inTodd Persen(Executive Officer, Promoter)Evan Kaplan(Executive Officer, Director)inWinnie Cheng(Executive Officer)in
BoardRobin Vasan(Director)inDaniel Scholnick(Director)in
Co-investorsB CapitalBattery VenturesHarmony PartnersMango CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersSapphire Ventures+4 more
Intuitive develops robotic-assisted surgical systems, including the da Vinci systems for minimally invasive surgery and the Ion system for bronchoscopy.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Co-investorsKrillion VenturesPFC Family OfficeSonder CapitalSt. Cloud Capital
Social shopping discovery platform, Manish Chandra's first startup.
Kana is an AI-powered marketing platform that consolidates fragmented customer data and automates marketing workflows through intelligent orchestration for brands, agencies, and platforms.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Vivek Vaidya(Founder)in
KiwiCo creates hands-on project and activity kits designed to foster creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving in children, delivering them to families as ready-to-use enriching experiences.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEdTechMountain View, US
Sandra Oh Lin(Founder & CEO)Josh Kopelman(Director)
BoardDavid Li(Director)Michael Yang(Director)
Co-investorsFundersClubKeiretsu Forum500 GlobalComcast VenturesFelicis VenturesFirst Round Capital+1 more
Co-investorsPeak XV PartnersTrifecta Capital Advisors
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Fintech
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalBertelsmann India InvestmentsFullerton Financial HoldingsIndia QuotientSaama CapitalMayfield India+2 more
Bengaluru, IN
Vivek Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investors3one4 CapitalBertelsmann India InvestmentsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
Mammoth Bio develops technology to read and write the code of life, operating in the biotechnology sector.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesBrisbane, US
Jennifer Doudna(Founder)inTrevor Martin(Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer)inJanice Chen(Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer & President, Research)inLucas Harrington(Co-founder)inAshley Tehranchi(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardUrshit Parikh(Director)
Co-investors8VCBerkeley FrontierCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONDecheng CapitalForesite CapitalMission Bay Capital+9 more
MarcoPolo is an AI infrastructure platform that provides a secure, unified layer enabling AI systems to access, reason over, and act on real data in production enterprise environments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Aseem Chandra(Founder)in
Adobe is a multinational software company that develops creative, design, and business productivity applications.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise Software
Phil Fernandez(CEO)
Co-investorsAsia GreenTech FundBattery VenturesCrosslink CapitalEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)fronttrail Equity Partners GmbHFuel Ventures+15 more
MindsDB builds open-source infrastructure for AI-augmented analytics and data work, enabling users to interact with their data through natural language.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Adam Carrigan(Founder)inJorge Torres(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel InvestBerkeley SkyDeck FundMMC VenturesNVenturesOpenOceanTq Ventures Llc+9 more
Minimus develops security solutions for cloud-native applications, founded by the team behind Twistlock.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US
Ben Bernstein(CEO & Co-Founder)inDima Stopel(VP R&D & Co-Founder)John Morello(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsOregon Venture FundRain CapitalYL Ventures
Seattle, US
Jenna Strully(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)Edward Whalen(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Jiao(Executive Officer, Director)
Mirvie develops an RNA-based platform for early detection of pregnancy complications, enabling proactive intervention before complications become critical.
BiotechFemTechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Maneesh Jain(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inStephen Quake(Director)
BoardLisa Iverson(Director)Ursheet Parikh(Director)inMin Cui(Director)Samir Kaul(Director)in
Co-investorsDecheng CapitalPortfoliaForesite CapitalGeneral CatalystKhosla Ventures
NeuBird AI develops production operations software that helps engineering teams anticipate and prevent issues before they occur.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRedwood City, US
Gou Rao(Founder)
Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Xora
Numeral provides a platform for sales tax and VAT compliance, helping e-commerce brands and SaaS companies register for and manage tax obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matt DuVall(Founder)inSam Ross(Founder)in
BoardChetan Puttagunta(Director)in
Co-investorsFundersClubUncork CapitalW venturesY CombinatorBenchmark
Santa Clara, US
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalMithril Capital ManagementWalden CatalystTechnology ImpactWCV
Obot builds an open-source MCP gateway that lets enterprises host, proxy, secure, and monitor MCP servers, providing a centralized control plane for connecting, managing, and scaling AI agents and tools across their systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Shannon Williams(President)inCraig Jellick(Founder)inSheng Liang(CEO)inWill Chan(CPO)inDarren Shepherd(Chief Architect)in
Co-investorsNexus Venture Partners
Oliver builds technology for the pet commerce ecosystem, using algorithms that analyze pet parent and animal data to power product recommendations, subscriptions and deliveries.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsR/GA Ventures
Silicon photonics platform for heterogeneous integration of III-V materials.
Co-investorsLam CapitalXora
Opti provides AI-native identity and access management (IAM) software for enterprises, automating privilege management and access decisions through domain-trained machine learning models.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew City, US
Barak Perelman(Founder)inIdo Trivizki(Founder)Mille Gandelsman(Founder)
Co-investorsHetz VenturesYL Ventures
Orb provides billing and revenue infrastructure for software companies, enabling usage-based and hybrid pricing models.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alvaro Morales(Co-Founder & CEO)inKshitij Grover(Co-Founder & CTO)inJosh Buckler(Head of Sales)Bas de Goei(Head of Marketing)Justin Chuan(Head of Design)
BoardSaam Motamedi(Board Member / Investor Representative (Partner, Greylock))in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundData Community FundESSENCE VCFOG VenturesGreylock PartnersMenlo Ventures+6 more
Outreach provides sales engagement and revenue intelligence software for enterprise sales teams to improve customer relationships and close deals more effectively.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US
Manny Medina(Founder)inAbhijit Mitra(CEO)inMelissa Fisher(Executive Officer)Manuel Medina(Executive Officer, Director)Wesley Hather(Executive Officer, Director)Gordon L. Hempton(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDFJSalesforce Ventures408 VenturesBonfire VenturesElevate VenturesFelicis Ventures+12 more
Co-investorsWing
Portworx provides cloud-native data platform products that enable data services to run across any cloud and Kubernetes environment with built-in high availability, data protection, security, and hybrid-cloud mobility.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsSapphire Ventures
Poshmark is a fashion resale marketplace that enables individuals to buy and sell secondhand clothing and accessories through a mobile-first platform.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSocial
Manish ChandraChetan PungaliyaGautam Golwala(Founder)inTracy Sun(Founder)in
Co-investorsCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalIA Seed VenturesInventus Capital PartnersK2 GlobalKindred Ventures+7 more
Prolific Machines licenses an optogenetics platform that adds light-based control to cell line development and GMP biomanufacturing, letting biopharma teams retrofit existing bioreactors and hosts to raise titers and manufacture complex molecule formats.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechEmeryville, US
Maximilian HörnerMax Huisman(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inDeniz Kent(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)inDeniz Kent, Ph.D.(Founder)inDeclan Jones(Founder)inShahram Misaghi
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesDarco CapitalSolari CapitalTet Ventures
ProRata builds attribution and revenue-sharing solutions for AI search, tracking how licensed content is used and sharing revenue with content creators and publishers.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentPasadena, US
Marcia Goodstein(Executive Officer)Susan Aledort(Executive Officer)Nagraj Kashyap(Director)Nicholas Thompson(Director)Bill Gross(Founder & CEO)
BoardDakin Sloss(Director)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersCalibrate VenturesFirestreak VenturesLink VenturesMVP VenturesRevolution+3 more
Equipment management, content and digital services; acquired by Cisco.
Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners
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ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsOak Investment Partners
Travel booking platform that later merged with Ctrip (testimonial from founder CC Zhuang).
Co-investorsGSR VenturesTenaya Capital
Qventus provides operations management software for hospitals and healthcare systems to address clinical inefficiencies and reduce clinician burnout.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mudit Garg(Founder/CEO)inIan Christopher(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFundersClubNorwest Venture PartnersY Combinator
Qwiet AI is an application security testing platform that identifies and remediates software vulnerabilities with high accuracy through AI-powered analysis.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsClearSkySINEWAVE VENTURESSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcWipro VenturesSYN Ventures
Rancher is an open-source container management platform that provides enterprise-grade Kubernetes orchestration and management across data centers, clouds, and edge environments.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Sheng Liang(Founder)in
Co-investorsGRC SinogreenTitanium Ventures
Tensordyne develops AI-focused math, chips, hardware, and software aimed at data center inference systems, targeting lower energy use and cost for running advanced AI.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US
Marc Bolitho(CEO)inRK Anand(Co-founder and Chief Product Officer)inGilles Backhus(Co-Founder, VP of AI & Product)in
Co-investorsBanyan VenturesBMW i VenturesBosch VenturesDns CapitalGreatPoint Ventures
Co-investorsVenrock
Retym develops DSP (digital signal processing) and ADC/DAC technologies for AI infrastructure and cloud connectivity, with expertise in analog design, error correction, and optical communications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechSilicon Valley, US
Sachin Gandhi(Executive Officer, Director)inCraig Lang(Executive Officer)
BoardMamoon Hamid(Director)inNavin Chaddha(Director)inSyed Ali(Director)in
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsFidelity InvestmentsSpark Capital
Revefi builds data infrastructure and analytics systems for enterprise customers, leveraging expertise in database optimization, search-based business intelligence, and data quality at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRedmond, US
SanjayShashankShashank Gupta(Founder)
Co-investorsGTM CapitalIcon VenturesNeythri Futures FundGTMfundStepstone Group
Rhoda.ai is an artificial intelligence company focused on engineering intelligence.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Jagdeep Singh(CEO, Co-founder)inEric Chan(Chief Scientist, Co-founder)inGordon Wetzstein(Scientific Advisor, Co-founder)inAndrew Wooten(Chief Product Officer, Co-founder)inChangan Chen(Chief Research Officer, Co-founder)in
Co-investorsGigascale CapitalKhosla VenturesLeitmotifLG Technology VenturesMVP VenturesPrelude Ventures
Magnite is an independent sell-side advertising platform that connects media owners and buyers across formats including streaming, online video, display, and audio.
AdTechMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersBlumberg CapitalClearstone Venture Partners
SambaNova develops an integrated AI platform designed to help enterprises deploy and manage AI workloads efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Kunle Olukotun(Co-founder & Chief Technologist)inRodrigo Liang(Co-founder & CEO)
BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)in
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesBattery VenturesBerkeley FrontierCambium CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta Capital+12 more
Scrunch develops software that helps businesses monitor, analyze, and optimize their visibility and representation across AI platforms including ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Meta AI.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Chris Andrew(Founder)inRobert MacCloy(Founder)in
Co-investorsHomebrewGTM CapitalJetstream
Securiti provides data and AI governance solutions that enable organizations to safely manage and leverage data and artificial intelligence technologies.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Co-investorsWorkday Ventures
Sema4.ai builds intelligent agents that use natural language processing to enable users to express and execute complex tasks, and deploys Actions to accelerate enterprise workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAtlanta, US
Rob Bearden(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inRam Venkatesh(Co-founder / product and technology leader)inPaul Codding(Co-founder)inSudhir Menon(Co-founder)Antti Karjalainen(Co-founder; Robocorp founder)
BoardPeter Fenton(Benchmark investor/partner)
Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesCanvas VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesMVP VenturesRocketship.vcSnowflake Ventures+2 more
Pleasanton, US
SIMON EDWARDS(Executive Officer)SOPHIE AMES(Executive Officer)ELIZABETH CARTER(Executive Officer)DAVID KAHLEY(Executive Officer)AMIT JAIN(Executive Officer)NEIL BARUA(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCross Creek AdvisorsCrosslink CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersHarmonic Growth PartnersKleiner PerkinsPremji Invest+3 more
Krishna Kumar(Founder)inArchana Krishna(Founder)in
Co-investorsGSV VenturesKalaari Capital
SmartRecruiters provides a hiring platform that uses AI agents and autonomous talent acquisition capabilities to help organizations manage recruitment processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Jerome Ternynck(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRajeev Batra(Director)inDoug Schrier(Director)Brent Queener(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcBonfire VenturesRembrandt Venture PartnersW Capital PartnersCounterview Capital
San Mateo, US
Lyndon Rive(Founder)inBenjamin J Cook(Executive Officer)John H.N. Fisher(Director)Seth R Weismann(Executive Officer)Mark C Roe(Executive Officer)Tobin J. Corey(Executive Officer)
Co-investors137 VenturesDBL PartnersSilver Lake Partners
Supio provides AI-powered software designed specifically for personal injury law firms to manage evidence and case documentation across pre-litigation and litigation phases.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSeattle, US
Jerry Zhou(Founder)inKyle Lam(Founder)in
Co-investors57Blocks CapitalBonfire VenturesBreakwater VenturesFoothill VenturesSapphire VenturesThomson Reuters Ventures+1 more
SwiftStack is a data platform that manages storage and data placement across private data centers and public clouds at scale, with capabilities for handling large AI and deep learning datasets.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Joe Arnold(Founder)in
Co-investorsOpenView Venture PartnersStorm Ventures
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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 14
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield XVII, a Delaware Limited PartnershipLPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System | 2024 | — | — | 1.05x | 0.00x |
| Mayfield Select IIILPs: Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Orange County Employees Retirement System, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System | 2023 | — | — | 1.05x | 0.00x |
| Mayfield XVIILPs: Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Orange County Employees Retirement System, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System | 2023 | — | — | 1.22x | 0.00x |
| Mayfield Select IILPs: Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Orange County Employees Retirement System | 2021 | — | 14.9% | 1.37x | 0.00x |
| Mayfield Select IIrLPs: Orange County Employees Retirement System | 2021 | — | 16.6% | 1.40x | — |
| Mayfield XVILPs: Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Orange County Employees Retirement System | 2021 | — | 18.4% | 1.52x | 0.00x |
| Mayfield SelectLPs: Oregon Public Employees Retirement System | 2017 | — | 15.3% | 1.75x | 1.14x |
| Mayfield XVLPs: Oregon Public Employees Retirement System | 2017 | — | 15.8% | 2.19x | 0.39x |
| Mayfield XIVLPs: Oregon Public Employees Retirement System | 2013 | — | 19.8% | 3.80x | 2.75x |
| Mayfield VIIILPs: The Regents of the University of California | 1995 | — | 47.9% | 3.12x | 3.12x |
| Mayfield VIILPs: The Regents of the University of California | 1992 | — | 25.0% | 2.86x | 2.86x |
| Mayfield VILPs: The Regents of the University of California | 1988 | — | 26.9% | 3.93x | 3.93x |
| Mayfield VLPs: The Regents of the University of California | 1984 | — | 4.5% | 1.30x | 1.30x |
| Mayfield IVLPs: The Regents of the University of California | 1981 | — | 26.0% | 2.63x | 2.63x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Mayfield Fund made?
- Mayfield Fund has 214 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Mayfield Fund invest at?
- Mayfield Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Mayfield Fund's typical check size?
- Mayfield Fund typically writes checks of $500K – $12M.
- What sectors does Mayfield Fund focus on?
- Mayfield Fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Marketplaces, Semiconductors, Social.
- Where is Mayfield Fund located?
- Mayfield Fund is headquartered in Cupertino, US.
- Does Mayfield Fund lead rounds?
- Yes, Mayfield Fund leads investment rounds.
- Who does Mayfield Fund co-invest with?
- Mayfield Fund most often shares deals with Mango Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, MVP Ventures, among 369 tracked co-investors.
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MVP Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building differentiated, defensible software and hardware technologies. It emphasizes post-investment value creation, helping companies with go-to-market, hiring, and raising growth capital.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies focused on technology, mobile, and clean energy sectors, including biotechnology applications. The firm provides capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs developing breakthrough technologies across multiple markets.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.
Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.
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Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
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Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.
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