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from 13 of 15 portfolio companiesSaaS ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Developer Tools ×5Enterprise Software ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Fintech ×3Cloud Computing ×2Consumer ×2
HQs:United States×10Canada×1New Zealand×1
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12014 · 22013 · 112 dated
Clerk provides user management and authentication infrastructure for developers, enabling quick integration of complete user management systems into applications.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Braden Sidoti(Executive Officer, Director)inColin Sidoti(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardShvetank Jain(Director)Karan Mehandru(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCRV (Charles River Ventures)Madrona Venture GroupMango CapitalMenlo VenturesPreston-Werner Ventures+5 more
Jackerwin sells handcrafted loafers and dress shoes marketed for clean design and all-day comfort.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US
Ariel Nelson(Executive Officer, Director)Lane Gerson(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalMenlo VenturesShasta Ventures
Meroxa builds real-time data integration and streaming tools to help organizations liberate data from silos and create data-driven applications.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
DeVaris Brown(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersDrive CapitalRoot Ventures Manager, LlcAdditionHustle FundIndex Ventures+2 more
Nectar builds a utility intelligence platform that aggregates energy consumption data from utility bills and online portals to help companies optimize their energy usage and costs.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Allen Wang(Founder)inKatherine He(Founder)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundFormus CapitalSoma CapitalTwine VenturesY CombinatorChinaRock Capital Management+5 more
Nectar offers investment opportunities in mezzanine debt and preferred equity issued by real estate operators managing low-leverage, cash-flowing properties.
AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTechAtlanta, US
Derrick Barker(Founder)in
Co-investorsJ4 VenturesMoai CapitalRareBreed VenturesService Provider CapitalTechstarsGV (Google Ventures)+2 more
Nectar builds software and data tools for migratory and commercial beekeepers, including a traceability system that generates operation-specific best management practices from hive data.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoTSaaSMontreal, CA
Marc-André Roberge(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsFounderFuelTall Grass VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Menlo VenturesTrue Ventures
Nectar provides personal loans to New Zealand consumers through a digital lending platform that combines fast application processing with human judgment in credit decisioning.
FintechAuckland, NZ
Symon Nausbaumin
Co-investorsIcehouse VenturesMenlo Ventures
Nectar provides AI-powered workflows for social commerce, helping businesses respond faster, sell smarter, and scale their social presence by converting community into a growth engine.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSocialPalo Alto, US
Farah U(Founder)
Co-investorsBAM VenturesCharge VCDash VCGV (Google Ventures)Menlo VenturesMercury Fund+3 more
OpenHands is an open-source platform for building and deploying AI coding agents that can be deployed locally or across an organization.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Robert Brennan(CEO)inGraham Neubig(Chief Scientist)inXingyao Wang(Chief AI Officer)inBen Solari(CRO)in
Co-investors645 VenturesAlumni VenturesBetaworksFujitsu VenturesMadrona Venture GroupMenlo Ventures+2 more
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)inBas de Goei(Head of Marketing)inJustin Chuan(Head of Design)in
BoardSaam Motamedi(Board Member / Investor Representative (Partner, Greylock))in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundData Community FundESSENCE VCFOG VenturesGreylock PartnersMayfield Fund+9 more
Photomath is a mobile app that provides step-by-step math tutoring and explanations to help students understand math concepts.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Damir Sabol
Co-investorsCherubic VenturesGSV VenturesMenlo VenturesNimble PartnersGoodwater CapitalLearn Capital
rENIAC builds a Data Engine that acts as a drop-in database accelerator using FPGA, CPU and tiered storage (DRAM+SSD) to lower latency and increase throughput for SQL, NoSQL and Graph databases.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareMountain View, US
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalJ-VenturesAlchemist AcceleratorFirst Star VenturesIntel CapitalMenlo Ventures
Swantide provides purpose-built AI agents for Salesforce teams that operate across the project lifecycle, including org health assessment, requirements gathering, impact analysis, solution design, build (Apex, Flows, config), test case generation, debugging, and documentation.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Taylor Lint(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardNaomi Ionita(Director)in
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesScribble VenturesBurst CapitalNeoVillage Global
Bethesda, US
Jonathan Javitt(Executive Officer, Director)John Dwyer(Executive Officer, Director)David Bjork(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPatrick Flynn(Director)
Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersNVPQualcomm VenturesSequoia Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOrb · Orb (company blog) · Jun 11, 2026
Nectar Social · finsmes.com · May 15, 2026
Clerk · trysignalbase.com · Oct 17, 2025
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 20
as of Sep 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Olympic Fund I, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board | 2023 | — | 7.9% | 1.10x | — |
| Menlo Inflection III, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board | 2022 | — | 22.4% | 1.30x | 0.05x |
| Menlo Special Opportunities Fund III, LPLPs: Washington State Investment Board, Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System | 2022 | — | -8.0% | 0.90x | — |
| Menlo Ventures XV, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System | 2020 | — | 2.9% | 1.10x | — |
| Menlo Inflection II, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board | 2019 | — | 12.0% | 1.70x | 0.12x |
| Menlo Special Opportunities Fund II, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System | 2019 | — | 32.9% | 1.60x | 0.06x |
| Menlo Ventures XIV, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System | 2017 | — | 16.9% | 2.30x | 0.33x |
| Menlo Inflection I, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board | 2016 | — | 12.8% | 2.40x | 0.21x |
| Menlo Special Opportunities, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board | 2016 | — | 27.0% | 2.90x | 0.04x |
| Menlo Ventures XII, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board | 2015 | — | 9.5% | 1.80x | 0.61x |
| Menlo Ventures XI, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System | 2011 | — | 29.1% | 4.30x | 3.63x |
| Menlo Ventures X, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System | 2006 | — | 10.5% | 2.10x | 2.04x |
| Menlo Ventures IX, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System, Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System | 2001 | — | 0.3% | 1.02x | 1.02x |
| Menlo Ventures VIII, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System, Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System | 1999 | — | -8.9% | 0.50x | 0.50x |
| Menlo Ventures VII, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System | 1997 | — | 135.6% | 4.70x | 4.71x |
| Menlo Ventures VI, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board | 1993 | — | 40.8% | 3.10x | 3.11x |
| Menlo Evergreen V, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board | 1988 | — | 32.1% | 3.60x | 3.61x |
| Menlo Ventures IV, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board | 1988 | — | 42.1% | 5.10x | 5.13x |
| Menlo Ventures III, LPLPs: Washington State Investment Board | 1983 | — | 7.2% | 1.60x | 1.57x |
| Menlo Venture Partners, LPLPs: Washington State Investment Board | 1981 | — | 6.1% | 1.30x | 1.31x |
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 Menlo made?
- Menlo has 15 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- Where is Menlo located?
- Menlo is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.