Investing in seed to growth stages in consumer and enterprise markets
Knowing where, how much, and when to invest is the secret sauce to getting top tier returns. Everyone at Menlo has deep domain expertise in their target investment areas. Entrepreneurs want to be associated with successful VCs. Investors want to work with entrepreneurs who have grand visions and see new market opportunities.
We’ve partnered with market leading companies in every technology sector. The common thread among all of these investments is a superior technological advantage that enables explosive growth, high profit margins and significant operating leverage.
Today we are investing in the following sectors: Mobile, Social, Cloud, Big Data and Advertising. This is where we are putting our $400 million fund, Menlo XI. Smartphones, storage, consumer adoption of technology and the shift from traditional to online media are trends we are watching closely.
In fact, we are publishing our market perspectives which outline how we view the areas we are watching.
Market Size Matters
We look hard at the size of the market because we want to build big companies. Whether it’s a disruptive new player in an existing market or an innovative company breaking new ground, we target markets large enough to create a company that can be an enduring, profitable market leader with hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.
Networking Among Our Portfolio
No company can go it alone today. Menlo understands how critically important it is to be connected. Whether it’s using social media or meeting face-to-face, companies have to have a community to leverage. We put our companies in touch with our network through our CEO events, speaker series, sponsorships of industry forums or personalized one-on-one meetings. Menlo means it when it says it wants to stay connected. That’s Venture Right for us.
