C.C. Gong
Principal
Menlo Ventures
Menlo principal investing in consumer tech, SaaS, and AI applications.
Bio
Professional summary
Amy Wu Martin is a Partner at Menlo Ventures focused on consumer technology, gaming, and emerging platform shifts. Menlo states that she looks for founders building products that define how people work, live, and play, and that she sees AI, blockchain, and AR as new surfaces for consumer experiences. Before Menlo, she invested in Web3 and gaming at FTX Ventures and previously led consumer, gaming, and blockchain investments at Lightspeed Venture Partners. She also served as SVP and CFO of Discovery's Global Digital and Sports portfolio and held finance and operations roles at Welcome, which was acquired by Optimizely.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
SeedSeries AGrowth-stage consumer
Sector
Consumer technologyAIGamingBlockchain / web3Creator commerce
Thesis
Consumer products at emerging platform shiftsAI-enabled consumer experiencesGaming and digital communitiesBlockchain-enabled consumer products
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
AltaBrain Jar GamesDelphiGood Job GamesHiggsfieldShopMySlingshot AISunoEpic GamesFaraway GamesWeee!WebullArbitrumAlchemy
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with a product-led consumer insight, why the timing is driven by an emerging platform shift, and evidence that users love the product. She appears most relevant for AI-native consumer apps, gaming, creator commerce, and products that create new behaviors rather than incremental utilities.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference her focus on products that change how people work, live, and play.
- 2Use Suno, ShopMy, or Alta as examples if the company is building AI-native consumer behavior.
- 3Mention her operating background at Discovery only if the company touches media, sports, entertainment, or consumer subscriptions.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Menlo profile lists 2025 investments or follow-on activity involving Suno and ShopMy.
Menlo profile lists 2024 seed and Series A partnerships with Alta, Brain Jar Games, Delphi, Good Job Games, Higgsfield, and Slingshot AI.
Other partners at Menlo Ventures
12 more profiles
Croom Beatty
Partner
Menlo Ventures
Croom Beatty is a Partner at Menlo Ventures focused on application-layer AI, fintech, healthcare IT, and vertical software. Since joining Menlo in 2017, he has led investments in companies including Arch, Finch, Manifest, NationGraph, Numeric, Prodigal, Rivet, Slash, Abacus, Accordance, Relcu, and Squad Health.
Deborah Carrillo
General Counsel, Partner
Menlo Ventures
General Counsel and Partner overseeing legal, fund, deal, and compliance work at Menlo.
Deedy Das
Partner
Menlo Ventures
Early-stage AI, infrastructure, and enterprise software investor; ex-Glean, Google, and Facebook.
Derek Xiao
Principal
Menlo Ventures
Menlo principal backing AI, cloud infrastructure, and digital health startups.
Doug Carlisle
Partner Emeritus
Menlo Ventures
Longtime Menlo IT investor behind Hotmail, IronPort, Ansible, nLight, and Synthego.
Greg Yap
Partner
Menlo Ventures
Greg Yap is a Partner at Menlo Ventures focused on life science, healthcare, and AI, with special interest in novel therapeutic platforms, digital health, and transformative technologies. Since joining Menlo in 2017, he has led investments including Cartwheel, Clear Labs, Curie, Delfi, Encoded, Genesis, H1, Ophelia, Particle, Pliant, Scribe, Vilya, and Xaira.
Houman Haghighi
Partner, Business & Corporate Development
Menlo Ventures
Business development partner helping Menlo portfolio companies scale through partnerships.
Ishika C.
Investor
Menlo Ventures
Menlo investor focused on AI/ML, SaaS, and cloud infrastructure.
Jean-Paul (J.P.) Sanday
Partner
Menlo Ventures
Inflection-stage investor focused on vertical SaaS, enterprise software, and future of work.
Joff Redfern
Partner
Menlo Ventures
Joff Redfern is a partner at Menlo Ventures focused on software development workflows, AI-driven future-of-work products, and network-effect businesses including marketplaces.
Johnny Hu
Principal
Menlo Ventures
Menlo principal investing in biotech, life sciences, and novel therapeutics.