Irving Hsu
Principal
Mayfield Fund
Mayfield principal investing in enterprise AI and infrastructure.
Bio
Professional summary
Patrick Salyer is a Partner at Mayfield focused on AI and enterprise software. Mayfield's profile says he helps entrepreneurs with CEO growth, company building, and go-to-market strategy. Before joining Mayfield, he was CEO of Gigya, a Mayfield portfolio company in customer identity and access management that was acquired by SAP. His operating background includes navigating product pivots, creating a market category, scaling to more than $100 million in ARR, and building global inside and field sales models. He holds a BA from Harvard University.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
inference: early-stage AI and enterprise software, based on Mayfield's general positioning and public descriptions of his role
Sector
verified: AIverified: Enterprise
Thesis
AIEnterprise softwareGo-to-market and CEO scaling support
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
BigPandaCouchbaseDocketDuploCloudMultiplyPaz.AIOptiScrunch AIGigya
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with founder-market fit, GTM motion, and how the company can become a category-defining AI or enterprise software business.
Personalization hooks
- 1Former CEO who scaled Gigya before its SAP acquisition.
- 2Mayfield profile lists interests around CEO coaching, parenting three daughters, and adventure travel.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Mayfield profile lists a July 2024 item about DocketAI joining the Mayfield family.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Mayfield FundPartnerPresent
- Gigya (Mayfield portfolio)CEOPrior; acquired by SAP at $100M+ ARR
Education
- Harvard UniversityB.A.
Skills
enterprise AISaaSCEO coachinggo-to-marketidentity/access management
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