Doug Carlisle
Partner Emeritus at Menlo Ventures
Portola Valley, California
Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $50K
About
Doug Carlisle has been an investor at Menlo Ventures since 1982, concentrating on the information technology sector, and now holds the title of Partner Emeritus. Over his career he has backed and sat on the boards of numerous technology companies, with current involvement including nLight Photonics, Synthego, and Scality. His prior investments span a long list of notable exits, among them Hotmail (sold to Microsoft), IronPort Systems and Kalpana (both acquired by Cisco), Check (acquired by Intuit), and Ansible (acquired by Red Hat). He trained as an electrical engineer and computer scientist at UC Berkeley and holds a joint JD/MBA from Stanford.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Beyond investing
- Education
- Earned bachelor of science degrees in electrical engineering and computer sciences from UC Berkeley. Holds a joint JD/MBA degree from Stanford University.
- Hobbies
- Enjoys flying and is an instrument-rated private pilot with roughly 2,000 hours in his Pilatus PC-12.
- Family
- Is married to Lauri Sanders and lives in Portola Valley, where they raised six children, including a set of triplets.
From Doug's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 2
nLight PhotonicsBoard seat
via Menlo Ventures · filed Jan 2016 · $42M raise
VidyoBoard seat
via Menlo Ventures · filed Dec 2015 · $15M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Menlo Ventures
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