Greg Rudin
InvestorBoard Partner at Menlo Ventures · Special Advisor to the CEO at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
Lafayette, CA
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About
Greg Rudin leads Menlo Labs, the firm's venture studio and incubator, after joining Menlo as an Executive-in-Residence in 2019. He has over 20 years of operating experience at early-stage e-commerce and software companies including Groupon, Cleversafe, and MediaBank, and is also an angel investor and advisor.
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Invests in
AdTechCloud ComputingDigital HealthE-commerceIoT
Experience
- Creative Destruction LabSpecial Advisor to the CEOcurrent2025 — present
- Menlo VenturesBoard Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Menlo VenturesGM/Partner Menlo Labs2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Menlo VenturesEntrepreneur In Residence2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Rudin FLPAngel & Advisor to startupscurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Costanoa VenturesExec in Residence2019
- GrouponGM Things to Do2016 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
- GrouponVP/GM GrouponLive2010 — 2017Chicago
- One Llama MediaBoard Member2008 — 2010
- Media BankSVP, A|X2007 — 2010
- Neuros TechnologyBoard Member2004 — 2008
- The PointAdvisor2007 — 2008
- Cleversafe, LLCVP Sales & Marketing2006 — 2007
- AOL Music Now (formerly MusicNow and FullAudio)VP Marketing and Biz Dev2000 — 2006
- ShopAround, Inc.President/Cofounder1999 — 2000Evanston, IL
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Greg Rudin?
- Greg Rudin leads Menlo Labs, the firm's venture studio and incubator, after joining Menlo as an Executive-in-Residence in 2019. He has over 20 years of operating experience at early-stage e-commerce and software companies including Groupon, Cleversafe, and MediaBank, and is also an angel investor and advisor.
- Where does Greg Rudin work?
- Greg Rudin is Board Partner at Menlo Ventures.
- What does Greg Rudin invest in?
- Greg Rudin invests in AdTech, Cloud Computing, Digital Health, E-commerce, IoT.
- Where did Greg Rudin go to school?
- Greg Rudin studied at University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) (JD, Law); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BA, History).
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia431
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Menlo Ventures mafia16
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University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) mafia10
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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) mafia8
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Costanoa Ventures mafia7
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Same school
Also attended University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)51
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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign913
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Shared employers
Also worked at Menlo Ventures74
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Also worked at Costanoa Ventures33
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Also worked at Groupon179
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