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Menlo Group

Venture capital

Menlo Park · Late Stage · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Menlo Group is composed of experienced technology executives who make venture capital investments in innovative tech companies. The firm targets businesses driving advances across software-as-a-service, finance, robotic process automation, data management, e-commerce, education technology, and electric vehicles. Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, it positions itself as an operator-led investor backing ground-breaking companies.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 25, 2026.

Stage
Late Stage
HQ
Menlo Park, US
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
13
Unicorns
7
IPOs
4

Team · 2 people

from the firm's website
Kristin McDonnell· Managing Partner & Founderin

Managing Partner and Founder of Menlo Group with 25+ years of experience as a venture-backed CEO, board chairman, COO, and CMO; co-founded and led mobile software company LimeLife. Holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an engineering degree from Northwestern University.

John McDonnell· President & General Counsel

President and General Counsel with over 30 years of legal and business experience advising innovative technology companies in Silicon Valley, having served as in-house and external counsel on transactions totaling over $2 billion. Educated at UC Berkeley and the University of San Francisco School of Law.

What they invest in

from 7 of 13 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×4SaaS ×4Fintech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Cloud Computing ×1Consumer ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1Deep Tech ×1

HQs:United States×8

Who they back

founder profiles across 9 portfolio companies
0%
solo founders
0 of 9 mapped founding teams
60%
repeat founders
of 15 founders with career history

Founding team size:2 founders×13 founders×44+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data

Stanford University ×4

What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×9Engineering ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3Finance & Accounting ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history

Meta ×3Microsoft ×2World Economic Forum ×2

Investments · 13 tracked

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DoorDashdoordash.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DASH

DoorDash is a technology company that provides last-mile delivery connecting customers with local and national restaurants.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Tony Xu(CEO)inAndy Fang(Founder)inStanley Tang(Founder)inEvan Moore(Founder)inRavi Inukonda(Chief Financial Officer)inPrabir Adarkar(Chief Operating Officer and President)in

Co-investorsA*Blue Owl CapitalBoxGroupBrave CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)+39 more

Robinhoodrobinhood.comin𝕏NASDAQ: HOODAug 2019

Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.

FintechMenlo Park, US

Vlad Tenev(Founder)inBaiju Bhatt(Founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)inGretchen Howard(Executive Officer)inVladimir Tenev(Founder)

BoardScott Sandell(Director)in

PartnerKristin McDonnell· solo GP

Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAliya Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+67 more

SoFisofi.comNASDAQ: SOFI

SoFi Technologies is a digital personal-finance company offering student and personal loans, mortgages, investing, banking and credit cards through one app; it went public on the Nasdaq in 2021 via SPAC.

Anthony Noto(Founder)inChristopher Lapointe(Chief Financial Officer)Arun Pinto(Chief Risk Officer)Jeremy Rishel(Chief Technology Officer)Dan Macklin(Founder)Ian Brady(Founder)

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Square GroupBaseline VenturesBling CapitalBlue LionBlue Lion Global+42 more

Automation Anywhereautomationanywhere.comin𝕏Nov 2019

Automation Anywhere provides robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent document processing (IDP), and agentic automation solutions for enterprise customers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US

Mihir Shukla(Founder)inNeeti Mehta Shukla(Founder)inAnkur Kothari(Founder)inClyde Hosein(Executive Officer)inNancy HaugeinNeeti Mehta(Founder)

Co-investors1435 CapitalAxevil CapitalCollective LiquidityEmpede CapitalEniac VenturesEQUIAM+17 more

Cartacarta.comin𝕏

Carta is a cloud-based ERP platform for private capital markets that manages cap tables, equity administration, fund management, and valuations for startups, private companies, and venture funds globally.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Henry Ward(Founder)inManu Kumar(Founder)inCharly Kevers(Chief Financial Officer)inJeff Perry(Chief Revenue Officer)inNick Avery(Chief People Officer)inNicole Baer(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Co-investors1818 Venture Capital4DX VenturesA*Adventure FundAlign VenturesAlumni Ventures+81 more

Mysten Labsmystenlabs.comin𝕏

Mysten Labs builds infrastructure and tools for web3, focusing on making decentralized systems secure, reliable, and ready for mass adoption.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US

Adeniyi Abiodun(Founder)inKostas Kryptos Chalkias(Founder)inSam Blackshear(Founder)inEvan Cheng(Founder)inGeorge Danezis(Founder)Kostas Chalkias(Founder)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Brain Holdings+39 more

Pipepipe.comin𝕏

Pipe provides working capital and financial tools to small and medium-sized businesses through integrations with software platforms they use daily.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Josh Mangel(Founder)inClaurelle Rakipovic(Chief Executive Officer)inVijay Vachani(Chief Operating Officer)inJin Han(Chief Administrative Officer)inNate Wiger(Chief Product & Technology Officer)inAnna Moghaddam(VP, Head of People)in

Co-investors1/1 Capital515 VenturesAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundAnthemis VentureBeyond Capital+44 more

Skillshareskillshare.com

Skillshare is a New York-based subscription online learning community offering video classes in creative disciplines.

New York, US

Michael Karnajaprakorn(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Karnjanaprakorn(Founder)Malcolm Ong(Founder)

BoardAlex Finkelstein(Director)inAlbert Wenger(Director)inRamanan Raghavendran(Director)in

PartnerKristin McDonnell· solo GP

Co-investorsBoxGroupBurda Principal InvestmentsCollaborative FundFounder CollectiveKickstart VenturesRunway Growth Capital+17 more

UiPathuipath.comin𝕏

UiPath provides enterprise automation software that uses AI agents and robots to automate business processes across departments like procurement, finance, and ERP systems.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSNew York, US

Daniel Dines(Founder)inMarius Tirca(Co-founder & CTO)inMarius Tîrcă(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelAlkeon InnovationAmakorBek VenturesBVP InvestorsCapitalG+33 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AffirmDegreedREERubrik

Exits · 4

4 IPOs · showing 3

DoorDashNASDAQ: DASHRobinhoodNASDAQ: HOODSoFiNASDAQ: SOFI

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Menlo Group made?
Menlo Group has 13 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited.
What stage does Menlo Group invest at?
Menlo Group invests at the Late Stage stage.
What sectors does Menlo Group focus on?
Menlo Group focuses on Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Fintech, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, SaaS.
Where is Menlo Group located?
Menlo Group is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Who does Menlo Group co-invest with?
Menlo Group most often shares deals with EQUIAM, Founders Circle Capital, Reshape, among 174 tracked co-investors.

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