Professional summary
Rama Sekhar is a partner at Menlo Ventures investing in cybersecurity, AI, and cloud infrastructure. Menlo’s profile says he is focused on founders building cybersecurity, infrastructure, and observability companies for the new AI stack. He joined Menlo after 15 years at Norwest Venture Partners, where he invested in companies including Veza, Harness, Algorithmia, Dremio, InfluxData, and Numbers Station. Earlier in his career, he worked at Comcast Ventures and Cisco, and he holds degrees from Rutgers and Wharton.
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Framing and angles for outreach
Lead with a security, infrastructure, or observability wedge tied to the operational realities of AI adoption. Rama appears most relevant for founders who can explain the technical urgency, why incumbents struggle, and how the product becomes core infrastructure rather than a point feature.
What the partner has said or done recently
Menlo profile lists Zafran Security as a 2025 Series C partnership.
Menlo profile lists Clerk as a 2025 Series C partnership and Graphite as acquired by Cursor in 2026.
Public coverage of his Menlo move emphasized AI infrastructure as an underserved opportunity.
12 more profiles
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.
Principal
Menlo Ventures
Menlo principal backing AI, cloud infrastructure, and digital health startups.
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.