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Menlo Ventures’ 2025 Consumer AI Report: $12B Market, 1.8 Billion Global Users Signal AI’s Mainstream Moment
Over 60% of Americans use AI—including more than half of all parents and a third of Boomers—but only 3% pay highlighting untapped revenue potential
By Menlo Ventures · Via GlobeNewswire · June 26, 2025
Matt Kraning Joins Menlo Ventures as Partner to Drive AI Investments
Former Expanse Co-founder and CTO Brings Deep Technical Expertise to Menlo Ventures’ Expanding AI, Infrastructure, and SaaS Portfolio
By Menlo Ventures · Via GlobeNewswire · April 10, 2025
Menlo Ventures Announces Cohort Backed by the $100M Anthology Fund Launched in Partnership with Anthropic
18 Companies Selected From Thousands of Applicants Receive Funding, Access to Anthropic Technology including Claude Credits and Menlo Ventures’ Company-Building Expertise
By Menlo Ventures · Via GlobeNewswire · December 18, 2024
Menlo Ventures’ 2024 State of Generative AI Report Reveals 6x Spike in Enterprise Spending as Market Leaders Shift
Enterprise AI Spending Hits $13.8B and Anthropic Doubles Market Share While OpenAI Shows Sharp Decline According to New Market Research From Menlo Ventures
By Menlo Ventures · Via GlobeNewswire · November 20, 2024
Menlo Ventures and Anthropic Launch $100M Anthology Fund to Accelerate AI Innovation
MENLO PARK, Calif., July 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Menlo Ventures, a leading venture capital firm, today announced the Anthology Fund, a groundbreaking $100 million initiative created in partnership with Anthropic, the frontier artificial intelligence safety and research company. The Anthology Fund aims to partner with innovative founders to build unique AI-first applications and infrastructure solutions that leverage Anthropic’s technology and AI models.
By Menlo Ventures · Via GlobeNewswire · July 17, 2024
Menlo Ventures Hires Rama Sekhar as Partner
Veteran technology investor and engineer brings expertise in cybersecurity, AI, and cloud infrastructure to the firm’s investment team
By Menlo Ventures · Via GlobeNewswire · January 24, 2024
Menlo Ventures Closes $1.35 Billion to Invest in Companies Leading the AI Transformation
MENLO PARK, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Menlo Ventures, a leading venture capital firm, announced the firm has raised $1.35 billion in new capital that will be invested by Menlo’s flagship venture fund Menlo XVI and Menlo Inflection III and their affiliated funds, with a mandate to invest in promising technology companies leading the AI transformation.
By Menlo Ventures · Via GlobeNewswire · November 16, 2023
Menlo Ventures’ State of Generative AI in the Enterprise Reveals New Data on Sentiment and Adoption Rates, Highlighting Opportunities for Startups
Research shows enterprise generative AI budgets are surprisingly small, and incumbents have an advantage
By Menlo Ventures · Via GlobeNewswire · November 13, 2023
Menlo Ventures Hires Former Atlassian CPO Joff Redfern as Newest Partner
Veteran Product and Technology Leader Brings Operating Experience and Product Perspective to Investment Team
By Menlo Ventures · Via GlobeNewswire · September 7, 2023
Menlo Ventures Recruits New Partner Amy Wu to Expand Consumer Practice
Amy Wu Will Build on the Firm’s Impressive History of Consumer Investments in Chime, Roku, Uber
By Menlo Ventures · Via GlobeNewswire · June 15, 2023