Where does Venky Ganesan work?

Venky Ganesan is Partner at Menlo Ventures and Board Member (Partner, Menlo Ventures) at Abnormal Ai and Menlo Ventures — Board Member at Abnormal Security and Board director at Sonrai Security.

What check size does Venky Ganesan write?

Venky Ganesan typically writes checks of $8M – $15M.

What companies has Venky Ganesan invested in?

Investments tracked here include Aisera, Amobee, Dedrone, Jajah, Palo Alto Networks, Poshmark, Redfin, Rover, StackRox, Trigo, Upwork, Virident.

Where did Venky Ganesan go to school?

Venky Ganesan studied at Caltech (B.S, Engineering and Applied Science with focus on Computer Science); Reed College (BA, Economics/Math); Shri Nehru Vidyalaya.

Does Venky Ganesan lead rounds?

Yes — Venky Ganesan has led 12 tracked investments.

Venky Ganesan

InvestorFounder

Partner at Menlo Ventures · Board Member (Partner, Menlo Ventures) at Abnormal Ai · Menlo Ventures — Board Member at Abnormal Security · Board director at Sonrai Security

Menlo Park, California

Writes $8M – $15M checks · typically $12M

Midas 2015 · #86 Midas 2014 · #57 Midas 2013 · #32

About

Venky Ganesan is a partner at Menlo Ventures who invests in AI-native software, cybersecurity, and AI infrastructure. Before Menlo, he was a managing partner at Globespan Capital Partners, a co-founder of Trigo Technologies, and previously worked at McKinsey & Co. and Microsoft. He holds degrees from Reed College and the California Institute of Technology and appeared on the Forbes Midas List from 2013 to 2015.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaS

Board Member (Partner, Menlo Ventures) at Abnormal Ai

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Abnormal Ai's investors · 5

Artisanal VenturesTiburon Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks Wellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks

Co-founders at Abnormal Ai

Evan ReiserCo-Founder & CEO

Sanjay JeyakumarCo-Founder & Board Member (formerly CTO)

Menlo Ventures — Board Member at Abnormal Security

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Abnormal Security's investors · 9

Alkeon InnovationNew York · since 2018 Ballistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2018 EQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2018 Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2018 Inflection VenturesNew York · since 2018 Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2018 Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2018 Rogue Insight CapitalMarkham · since 2018 Wellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Abnormal Security

Evan ReiserFounder & CEO

Sanjay JeyakumarCo-Founder, Abnormal AI; Board Member

Board director at Sonrai Security

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Sonrai Security's investors · 3

aVentureSan Francisco Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks Ten ElevenBurlingame · $3M – $15M checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Sonrai Security

Brendan HanniganExecutive Officer, Director

Sandy BirdFounder

Experience

Menlo VenturesPartnercurrent2013 — presentmenlo park, CA
National Venture Capital AssociationPast Chair of NVCA2016 — 2017Washington D.C. Metro Area
National Venture Capital AssociationBoard Member2012 — 2016
Globespan CapitalManaging Director1998 — 2012
Trigo TechnologiesFounder1999 — 2001
McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst1996 — 1998
Microsoft CorporationProgram Manager1993 — 1994

Education

CaltechB.S, Engineering and Applied Science with focus on Computer Science1994 — 1996
Reed CollegeBA, Economics/Math1991 — 1994
Shri Nehru Vidyalaya1989 — 1991

Skills & more

Deal Structuring1Venture Capital66Start-ups99Portfolio Management17Entrepreneurship44Corporate Development14Investments5Due Diligence4Private Equity10Business Strategy9Mergers & Acquisitions6Financial Modeling2

+8 more

New Business DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisNegotiationStrategyManagementSalesforce.comEnterprise SoftwareCompany Building

From Venky's professional profile.

Deals · 4

OverOpsBoard seat

via Menlo Ventures · filed Apr 2017 · $14.9M raise

AiseraLed round

via Menlo Ventures

DedroneLed round

via Menlo Ventures

RoverLed round

via Menlo Ventures

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

Other disclosed investments

Led

AmobeeJajahPalo Alto NetworksPoshmarkRedfinStackRoxTrigoUpworkVirident

Board seats

Abnormal Ai Appdome Mobile App Integration AurascapeBitSightConverzAI MealPal Obsidian Sonrai Security

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

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

Network2

Curtis McKee

Partner at Third Point Ventures

Dmitry Dakhnovsky

Co-Founder at STCAP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Venky Ganesan?: Venky Ganesan is a partner at Menlo Ventures who invests in AI-native software, cybersecurity, and AI infrastructure. Before Menlo, he was a managing partner at Globespan Capital Partners, a co-founder of Trigo Technologies, and previously worked at McKinsey & Co. and Microsoft. He holds degrees from Reed College and the California Institute of Technology and appeared on the Forbes Midas List from 2013 to 2015.
Where does Venky Ganesan work?: Venky Ganesan is Partner at Menlo Ventures and Board Member (Partner, Menlo Ventures) at Abnormal Ai and Menlo Ventures — Board Member at Abnormal Security and Board director at Sonrai Security.
What does Venky Ganesan invest in?: Venky Ganesan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, SaaS.
What check size does Venky Ganesan write?: Venky Ganesan typically writes checks of $8M – $15M.
What boards does Venky Ganesan sit on?: Venky Ganesan holds tracked board seats at Abnormal Ai, Appdome Mobile App Integration, Aurascape, BitSight, ConverzAI, MealPal, Obsidian, OverOps, Sonrai Security.
What companies has Venky Ganesan invested in?: Investments tracked here include Aisera, Amobee, Dedrone, Jajah, Palo Alto Networks, Poshmark, Redfin, Rover, StackRox, Trigo, Upwork, Virident.
Where did Venky Ganesan go to school?: Venky Ganesan studied at Caltech (B.S, Engineering and Applied Science with focus on Computer Science); Reed College (BA, Economics/Math); Shri Nehru Vidyalaya.
Does Venky Ganesan lead rounds?: Yes — Venky Ganesan has led 12 tracked investments.