H. DuBose Montgomery
InvestorFounder & Partner Emeritus at Menlo Ventures
Menlo Park, California
Writes $25K – $1M checks · typically $50K
About
DuBose Montgomery founded Menlo Ventures in 1976 at age 27 and spent nearly four decades leading the firm's investments across the medical and information technology sectors. His early-stage bets included Gilead Sciences, Infoseek, LSI Logic, Frame Technology, and several medical device companies that were later acquired by large strategics. He helped found four startups from initial concept, incorporating them and providing their only seed-stage funding, with a combined subsequent market value exceeding $100 billion. Before venture capital he did research at Bell Labs and is an inventor on two issued patents, with work published in the Proceedings of the IEEE.
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Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSSemiconductors
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Founded Menlo Ventures in 1976 when he was 27 years old.
- Education
- Earned a bachelor of science and master of science in electrical engineering, plus a bachelor of science in management science, from MIT. Earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.
- Boards
- Served as a trustee of the MIT Corporation and on MIT Visiting Committees for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and for Sponsored Research. Served as vice chairman of the Menlo School Board of Trustees in Atherton.
- Awards
- Is an inventor on two issued patents and has been published in the Proceedings of the IEEE.
- Hobbies
- Counts 'The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation' among his favorite books, reflecting his time doing research at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ.
- More
- Grew up in a small rural town in South Carolina before attending MIT and Harvard Business School in Boston.
From H.'s own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Investments
Led
AsthmatxEndoVascular TechnologiesEntone TechnologiesFrame Technology CorporationFreightquoteGilead SciencesInfoseek CorporationLSI Logic CorporationValid Logic SystemsVNUS Medical Technologies
Investor
AsthmatxEndoVascular TechnologiesEntone TechnologiesFrame Technology CorporationFreightquoteGilead SciencesInfoseek CorporationLSI Logic CorporationValid Logic SystemsVNUS Medical Technologies
Sources: the firm's website · the investor's own website.
Colleagues at Menlo Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is H. DuBose Montgomery?
- DuBose Montgomery founded Menlo Ventures in 1976 at age 27 and spent nearly four decades leading the firm's investments across the medical and information technology sectors. His early-stage bets included Gilead Sciences, Infoseek, LSI Logic, Frame Technology, and several medical device companies that were later acquired by large strategics. He helped found four startups from initial concept, incorporating them and providing their only seed-stage funding, with a combined subsequent market value exceeding $100 billion. Before venture capital he did research at Bell Labs and is an inventor on two issued patents, with work published in the Proceedings of the IEEE.
- Where does H. DuBose Montgomery work?
- H. DuBose Montgomery is Founder & Partner Emeritus at Menlo Ventures.
- What does H. DuBose Montgomery invest in?
- H. DuBose Montgomery invests in Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- What check size does H. DuBose Montgomery write?
- H. DuBose Montgomery typically writes checks of $25K – $1M.
- What companies has H. DuBose Montgomery invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Asthmatx, EndoVascular Technologies, Entone Technologies, Frame Technology Corporation, Freightquote, Gilead Sciences, Infoseek Corporation, LSI Logic Corporation, Valid Logic Systems, VNUS Medical Technologies, Asthmatx, EndoVascular Technologies, and 8 more.
- What awards has H. DuBose Montgomery received?
- Is an inventor on two issued patents and has been published in the Proceedings of the IEEE.
- Does H. DuBose Montgomery lead rounds?
- Yes — H. DuBose Montgomery has led 10 tracked investments.