Merus Capital
Venture capitalMenlo Park · Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Also known as MERUS CAPITAL EXPANSION · MERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
Investment thesis
Merus Capital partners closely with founding teams through a peer-to-peer, non-hierarchical model grounded in analytical rigor, deep integrity, and radical transparency. The firm views itself as a true partner to founders, emphasizing an undiluted commitment to that partnership (Merus meaning 'pure' in Latin).
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 37 of 58 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×24SaaS ×20Enterprise Software ×17Data & Infrastructure ×7Developer Tools ×6Fintech ×6Marketing Tech ×6Healthtech ×5
HQs:United States×23Argentina×1Belgium×1Mexico×1
Investments · 58 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 22020 · 12019 · 12017 · 12016 · 12015 · 110 dated
Amplitude provides an AI analytics platform that helps companies understand customer behavior and make data-driven product decisions.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Spenser Skates(Founder/CEO)inCurtis Liu(Founder/CTO)inJeffrey Wang(Co-Founder)Erica Schultz(Director)Ron Gill(Director)Somesh Dash(Board Observer)
ALICE is an AI-powered construction scheduling software that optimizes project schedules, mitigates risks, and enables rapid scenario simulation for owners, contractors, and consultants across industrial, infrastructure, and commercial construction projects.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSan Francisco, US
Rene Morkos(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatSalman UllahPeter Hsing· per SEC Form D
AllClear ID Health provides patient identity management solutions for healthcare providers using mobile IDs and EHR integrations to eliminate patient record mismatching and enable digital health innovation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDigital HealthHealthtechAustin, US
Board seatSean Dempsey· per SEC Form D
San Jose, US
Clarence Chui(Executive Officer, Director)Gaurav Sethi(Director)
Board seatSalman UllahPeter Hsing· per SEC Form D · $7M raise · filed Sep 2016
Menlo Park, US
Kevin Chang(Director)Aaron Platshon(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatSean Dempsey· per SEC Form D
Agentic.ai is a curated directory and evaluation platform for agentic AI tools, scoring each for autonomy, decision-making, and real-world action capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
AI for Manufacturing Operations
3D Video for Augmented Reality
Airship is an AI-powered, mobile-first customer experience platform that orchestrates cross-channel journeys for retail, media, finance, travel, sports, and telecom brands.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nancy Hua(Founder/CEO)inNeill Occhiogrosso(Director)
BoardDafina Toncheva(Director)
Arch Systems develops agentic AI software that analyzes factory floor data to provide real-time expert-level guidance to manufacturing teams.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Jean Francois Clavier(Director)Gus Shahin(Director)Timothy Burke(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Scheuermann(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Goguen(Director)
Censia provides AI-powered skills intelligence for enterprise workforce management, enabling organizations to gain real-time visibility into employee capabilities and match talent to roles and growth opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Joanna Riley(Executive Officer, Director)inRon Storn(Director)in
BoardUllas Naik(Director)
ControlHub is a procurement software platform that automates purchase-to-pay (P2P) workflows for businesses, including requisition management, purchase order generation, approval workflows, and supplier management.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Rodrigo Santibanez(Founder)inLeonardo de la Cerda(Founder)in
Corona is a cross-platform development framework using the Lua scripting language for building apps and games that publish to mobile (iOS, Android, Amazon Fire), desktop (Mac, Windows), and connected TVs from a single code base.
Developer ToolsGamingHardware
Dynamo provides end-to-end automated AI risk evaluation and guardrails for generative and agentic AI systems, measuring privacy, safety, and compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSSan Francisco, US
Emile Indik(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Vaikkunth Mugunthan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Christian Lau(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Emi builds digital infrastructure to increase access to professional opportunities for operational workers, who represent 80% of the global workforce and have been historically underserved online.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSector AgnosticBuenos Aires, AR
Good Counsel offers a consumer service that combines cultural inspiration, AI, and wardrobe management to help members discover, shop, and manage their personal style.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerce
Grain is a mobile app that lets users draw on a line of credit linked to their existing debit card, offering credit access based on their spending patterns rather than traditional credit assessment.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Patrick De Suza(Founder)inChristian-Robert Joseph(Founder)inCarl-Alain Memnon(Founder)in
Guidewheel builds a FactoryOps platform that helps factory teams reduce downtime, improve output, and optimize performance through a simple, scalable solution.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoT
Lauren Dunford(CEO)Weston McBride(CTO)
Indio is a cloud-based software platform that automates the insurance application and renewal process for agencies, brokerages, and insurers.
Cloud ComputingInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matthew Watson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Adam Bratt(Executive Officer)Michael Furlong(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardAlex Kolicich(Director)
Iterable provides customer communication and engagement software that enables brands to create targeted messaging experiences across email, SMS, push, and other channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andrew Boni(Co-founder, CEO (2021-2025))inHaoran Zhu(Executive Officer, Director)Sabri Murat Bicer(Director)
Kamcord.com is a content platform providing advice and insights across technology, productivity, lifestyle, and health topics for general audiences seeking practical solutions and optimization tips.
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Adi Rathnam(Founder/CEO)inMatt Zitzmann(Founder/CEO)inKevin Wang(Founder)in
AI for Objective Mental Health Metrics
KeyWise AI develops Skye, a system that continuously assesses cognitive performance by passively capturing keystroke behavior (not content) as people type on their phones during normal use.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
San Francisco, US
HAMED AHMADI(Executive Officer, Director)SINA TORABI(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDAVID RANGEL(Director)
ModelFront provides an AI tool that automatically checks and corrects machine translations, flagging content that needs human review so companies can automate large volumes of translation while maintaining human-level quality.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Moesif provides an API analytics platform that helps product-led and API-driven organizations understand how customers and partners use their APIs, monitor and secure API traffic, automate debugging, and support usage-based billing.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Derric GIlling(CEO)
Nixtla provides enterprise-grade forecasting and anomaly detection platform using AI/ML techniques like TimeGPT for time series analysis.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMexico City, MX
Max Mergenthaler Canseco(Executive Officer, Director)Cristian Challu(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJuan Muldoon(Director)Toni Schneider(Director)
Relimetrics offers ReliVision, a no-code platform for building, deploying, and maintaining AI-based visual quality inspection solutions on the factory shop floor.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Resquared is an AI outbound sales platform that helps businesses reach local brick-and-mortar establishments using a database of 14M+ verified local businesses, AI-powered personalized outreach, and built-in email delivery.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechPropTechSaaSPhiladelphia, US
Griffin Morris(Founder)inTyler Carlson(Founder)in
Sage provides care solutions designed to improve the lives of people needing care and their caregivers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Ellen Johnston(CPO & Co-founder)in
Segments.ai provides a multi-sensor labeling platform for robotics and automotive companies.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsBrussels, BE
Otto Debals(Founder)inBert De Brabandere(Founder)in
Sensor Tower provides digital intelligence and analytics on mobile apps, games, web, and digital advertising, giving companies visibility into consumer behavior, usage, engagement, and competitor strategies.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Programming tools that accelerate the journey from software to application-specific hardware systems.
Sitenna provides infrastructure asset management software that centralizes asset data and integrates communications, contracts, and workflows across the asset lifecycle for infrastructure managers and asset management teams.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaSAtlanta, US
Daniel Campion(Founder)inBrian Sexton(Founder)in
Theneo is an all-in-one developer portal platform for creating and managing API documentation, guides, and private customer portals with real-time collaboration features.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ana Robakidze(Founder)in
Uplinq provides continuous bookkeeping and financial accounting services for small businesses, delivering real-time visibility into business finances and operations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSScottsdale, US
Alexander Glenn(President and CEO)Denise Glenn(Secretary)Jacob Peplinski(CTO)Ethan Mueller(COO and Treasurer)Steve Collette(Director)Danny Lebovitz(Secretary)
Develops AI-powered systems for detection and identification of unmanned aerial vehicles for airspace security.
Peachtree Corners, US
KYLE MELONEY(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMARKUS DIEHL(Director)SALMAN ULLAH(Director)
Womply built software for small businesses including CRM, marketing, and reputation management tools; it later processed Paycheck Protection Program applications for sole proprietors and 1099 workers through a technology platform provided to SBA-approved lenders.
FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Toby Scammell(Founder & CEO)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAmplitudeNASDAQ: AMPL
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPlato · wealthawesome.com · Jul 17, 2026
OMNY · amny.com · Jul 17, 2026
Amplitude · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 14, 2026
Sage · healthcareittoday.com · Jul 14, 2026
Origin · fool.com · Jul 14, 2026
Womply · womply.com · Jun 25, 2026
Grain · graingp.com · Mar 23, 2026
Segments.ai · segments.ai · Feb 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Merus Capital invest at?
- Merus Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Merus Capital's typical check size?
- Merus Capital typically writes checks of $200K – $2.5M.
- What sectors does Merus Capital focus on?
- Merus Capital focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Merus Capital located?
- Merus Capital is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Does Merus Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Merus Capital leads investment rounds.
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Co-investors · 51
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AngelPad is a startup accelerator that runs a program for founders and connects funded companies with investors through its investor network.
Brighter Capital is a family angel fund founded by a former Facebook engineer that invests in early-stage startups, making 10-20 direct investments per year.
Long Venture Partners invests in early-stage technology startups across China and the US, focusing on innovations in fintech, enterprise, and consumer internet driven by big data and artificial intelligence.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies, with a strong current focus on artificial intelligence.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm known for backing AI and technology founders, emphasizing deep, hands-on partnerships with the companies it funds.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across the globe, investing in the people behind ideas from early through later stages.
Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs founders at the earliest stage, before their potential is widely recognized.
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