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
Skills & more
Business Development99Strategic Partnerships78Brand Management1Analytics2Business Strategy10Digital Marketing22
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Colleagues at Menlo Ventures
Amy Wu
General Partner at Menlo Ventures
Amy Wu Martin
Partner at Menlo Ventures
Andrew Hsu
Founder at Speak
Brent Fellows
Vice President, Finance and Tax at Menlo Ventures
Bryan Eglan
Director of Business Development at Menlo Ventures
C.C. Gong
Principal at Menlo Ventures
Carolan Shawn
General Partner at Menlo Ventures
Claire Palmer
Director of Investor Relations at Menlo Ventures
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).
Founder mafias
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia352
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Max LevchinBSFounded PayPal +2Luke NosekBSFounded PayPalAnsuman SatpathyPhilosophyFounded Santa Ana +4Maria FardisB.S.Founded Iovance +2DeVaris BrownB.S.Founded Super Heroic +2Harish AgarwalB.S.Founded Nori +2
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Menlo Ventures mafia15
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Samuel JazzoEntrepreneur-in-TrainingFounded Kinometrix +1Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate DevelopmentFounded TechstarsChris GoldaVenture AdvisorFounded BackTypeSunil ChhayaInvestorFounded Kearny Jackson IIRebecca GaldosExecutive AssistantFounded Finjan HoldingsElizabeth WeilAnalystFounded Scribble Ventures
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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) mafia8
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Judy FairburnFellow - Energy TransitionFounded the51Ivan YuenAssociateFounded WattpadFarooq AbbasiAssociate / FellowFounded #DiversityVCRay MuzykaStrategic Advisory Board memberFounded BiowareSonia SennikExecutive DirectorFounded Creative Destruction LabAjay AgrawalFounder & Academic DirectorFounded Creative Destruction Lab
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University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) mafia6
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Costanoa Ventures mafia5
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Same school
Also attended University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)53
Stephan EberleGeneral Counsel & Head of Limited Partner Relations at Scale Venture PartnersMyles GutenkunstInvestor at Index VenturesGeorge RobertsInvestor at Kohlberg Kravis RobertsBen HinshawDeputy General Counsel at ParadigmJennifer KercherGeneral Counsel at Westlake Village BioPartnersEmily ChanExecutive Assistant at BA Capital
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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign864
Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCLuke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of GigafundSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Menlo Ventures77
Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Bryan EglanDirector of Business Development at Menlo VenturesKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesKayla HinderscheidHead of Network Development at Menlo VenturesJordan OrmontPartner, Talent at Menlo Ventures
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Also worked at Costanoa Ventures26
Kevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpDivya RaghavanPrincipal at Hitachi VenturesTodd JohnsonInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsGreg SandsFounder and Managing Partner at Costanoa VenturesMark SelcowPartner at Costanoa VenturesJohn CowgillPartner at Costanoa Ventures
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Also worked at Groupon156
Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionEric LefkofskyEntrepreneur & PhilanthropistJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesBria IulianoExecutive Assistant at Two Bear Capital
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Also worked at AOL Music Now (formerly MusicNow and FullAudio)194
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalSteve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionTige SavageCo-founder at Revolution
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