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Derek Xiao is a principal at Menlo Ventures focused on early-stage investments across AI, cloud infrastructure, and digital health. He partners with companies from seed through inflection, including Anthropic, Eve, Neon, and Unstructured. Before Menlo, he advised technology investors at Bain & Company and began his career as a journalist at Forbes.
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Partner
Menlo Ventures
Amy Wu Martin is a Partner at Menlo Ventures focused on AI and consumer companies, with a background in consumer technology, gaming, blockchain, and digital media. She joined Menlo to grow its consumer technology and gaming practice.
Principal
Menlo Ventures
Menlo principal investing in consumer tech, SaaS, and AI applications.
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.
General Counsel, Partner
Menlo Ventures
General Counsel and Partner overseeing legal, fund, deal, and compliance work at Menlo.
Partner
Menlo Ventures
Early-stage AI, infrastructure, and enterprise software investor; ex-Glean, Google, and Facebook.
Partner Emeritus
Menlo Ventures
Longtime Menlo IT investor behind Hotmail, IronPort, Ansible, nLight, and Synthego.
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.
Partner, Business & Corporate Development
Menlo Ventures
Business development partner helping Menlo portfolio companies scale through partnerships.
Investor
Menlo Ventures
Menlo investor focused on AI/ML, SaaS, and cloud infrastructure.
Partner
Menlo Ventures
Inflection-stage investor focused on vertical SaaS, enterprise software, and future of work.
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.
Principal
Menlo Ventures
Menlo principal investing in biotech, life sciences, and novel therapeutics.