Where does Naomi Pilosof Ionita work?

Naomi Pilosof Ionita is Board Partner at Menlo Ventures and Board director at Eppo and Board director at Matik and Board director at Swantide.

What does Naomi Pilosof Ionita invest in?

Naomi Pilosof Ionita invests in AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, SaaS.

What check size does Naomi Pilosof Ionita write?

Naomi Pilosof Ionita typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.

What boards does Naomi Pilosof Ionita sit on?

Naomi Pilosof Ionita holds tracked board seats at Eppo, Matik, Swantide.

What companies has Naomi Pilosof Ionita invested in?

Investments tracked here include Endgame, Eppo, Matik, Orb.

Where did Naomi Pilosof Ionita go to school?

Naomi Pilosof Ionita studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Northwestern University (B.S., Industrial Engineering).

Naomi Pilosof Ionita

InvestorFounder

Board Partner at Menlo Ventures · Board director at Eppo · Board director at Matik · Board director at Swantide

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $15M checks · typically $8M

About

Board partner at Menlo Ventures focused on AI-enabled SaaS across workflow automation, data/developer tooling, and productivity, backing what she calls the 'Modern Growth Stack.' A pioneer of product-led growth, she previously held product and growth leadership roles at Evernote and Invoice2go, and holds a BS from Northwestern and an MBA from Stanford.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Beyond investing

Education: Studied at Northwestern University (BS, Industrial Engineering) Studied at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business (MBA)
Hobbies: She enjoys traveling to new and off-the-beaten-path destinations and eating street food.
Family: She lives in San Francisco with her husband, who is a founder, and their two daughters.

From Naomi's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at Eppo

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Eppo's investors · 4

Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024 Icon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M checks · since 2024 Innovation EndeavorsPalo Alto · $1M – $15M checks · since 2024 Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Eppo

Chetan SharmaExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Matik

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Matik's investors · 6

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks ChemistrySan Francisco · since 2021 GTMfundScottsdale · $500K – $1.5M checks Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2019 Oceans VenturesNew York · $1.3M checks

Co-founders at Matik

Nikola MijicExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Swantide

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Swantide's investors · 3

Burst CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $2M checks · since 2022 Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022 Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Swantide

Taylor LintExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Self-employedCEO Advisor | Board Director | Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Menlo VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Menlo VenturesPartner2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
VariousStartup Advisor (Product/Growth/Monetization)current2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ReforgeGuest Lecturer2015 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
FleetsmithBoard Member (acquired by Apple)2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Invoice2goVice President, Product Growth2014 — 2017Redwood City, CA
EvernoteProduct Director, Head of Growth2011 — 2014Redwood City, CA
EventbriteBusiness Development (MBA Internship)2010
Tribune InteractiveNew Product Development & Marketing2006 — 2008Chicago, IL
Booz & Company (formerly Booz Allen Hamilton)Operations Consultant2005 — 2006Greater Chicago Area
DSC LogisticsIndustrial Engineering Co-op2002 — 2004Greater Chicago Area

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2009 — 2011
Northwestern UniversityB.S., Industrial Engineering2000 — 2005

Skills & more

Strategy27Strategic Planning4Management13Product Management43Start-ups47Analytics12Business Strategy10Mobile Devices18Strategic Partnerships7Product Development19Competitive Analysis4Product Marketing2

+12 more

Business DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipDigital MarketingMarket ResearchE-commerceMarketing StrategyEntrepreneurshipOnline AdvertisingCloud ComputingMobile ApplicationsGo-to-market StrategySaaS

From Naomi's professional profile.

Deals · 3

EppoBoard seat

via Menlo Ventures · filed Aug 2024 · $32.5M raise

SwantideBoard seat

via Menlo Ventures · filed Mar 2022 · $7M raise

MatikBoard seat

via Menlo Ventures · filed Oct 2019 · $3.1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Endgame Orb

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Menlo Ventures

Amy Wu

General Partner at Menlo Ventures

Amy Wu Martin

Partner at Menlo Ventures

Aunkur Arya

Venture Partner at Menlo Ventures

Avery More

Venture Partner at Menlo Ventures

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

Claire Palmer

Director of Investor Relations at Menlo Ventures

Network8

Adam MarchickScout

Partner at Akkadian Ventures

Armaan AliScout

Co-Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner at Human Capital

Aunkur AryaScout

Venture Partner at Menlo Ventures

Avery MoreScout

Venture Partner at Menlo Ventures

Croom BeattyScout

Partner at Menlo Ventures

Davis TreybigScout

Partner at Innovation Endeavors

Derek XiaoScout

Investor at Menlo Ventures

Feyza HaskaramanScout

Principal at Menlo Ventures

Investors connected to Naomi in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Naomi Pilosof Ionita?: Board partner at Menlo Ventures focused on AI-enabled SaaS across workflow automation, data/developer tooling, and productivity, backing what she calls the 'Modern Growth Stack.' A pioneer of product-led growth, she previously held product and growth leadership roles at Evernote and Invoice2go, and holds a BS from Northwestern and an MBA from Stanford.
Where does Naomi Pilosof Ionita work?: Naomi Pilosof Ionita is Board Partner at Menlo Ventures and Board director at Eppo and Board director at Matik and Board director at Swantide.
What does Naomi Pilosof Ionita invest in?: Naomi Pilosof Ionita invests in AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, SaaS.
What check size does Naomi Pilosof Ionita write?: Naomi Pilosof Ionita typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.
What boards does Naomi Pilosof Ionita sit on?: Naomi Pilosof Ionita holds tracked board seats at Eppo, Matik, Swantide.
What companies has Naomi Pilosof Ionita invested in?: Investments tracked here include Endgame, Eppo, Matik, Orb.
Where did Naomi Pilosof Ionita go to school?: Naomi Pilosof Ionita studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Northwestern University (B.S., Industrial Engineering).