Menlo Ventures
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A venture capital firm that strives to have a positive impact on everything we do. When we invest, we're invested. When we’re in, we’re all in! #teamwork
BREAKING: Our consumer AI report just dropped 📊 61% of US adults use AI—even nearly half of Baby Boomers, with 11% using it daily. This isn't experimentation anymore. It's habit formation at unprecedented scale. Get the complete $12B market insights: 👉mnlo.vc/ConsumerAI_25
✨#NowHiring ✨ Ready to shape the future of tech? 🚀This week, we're shining a spotlight on 3 Menlo-backed startups that are hiring: @OpenRouterAI, @pinecone, and @WisprFlow. Congrats to OpenRouter and Wispr on their recent funding! Find out more at mnlo.vc/Careers.
✨#NowHiring ✨ Looking to join an innovative startup? These startups are actively hiring: @bluevine is transforming SMB lending, @tryfinch is revolutionizing employment systems, and @monarch_money is reshaping personal finance. Go to mnlo.vc/Careers for more info.
The future of mental health care launched today. Excited to support @slingshotai_inc as they launch @AshAITherapy. This is a meaningful step towards therapy access to millions. Innovation that removes barriers. Congratulations to @danielreidcahn, @neilparikh, and the…
I’m excited to announce Ash by Slingshot AI, the first AI designed for therapy backed by $93M in funding from the world’s top mission-driven investors.
✨#NowHiring ✨ Ready to make your mark at a startup? Our portfolio companies are seeking exceptional talent to join their teams. This week, we're highlighting three companies that are hiring: @aisera_ai, @useOrb, and @pollyex_inc. Discover more at mnlo.vc/Careers
This extensive report on how 1.7 billion people are using AI in daily life just dropped. I read the whole thing so you don’t have to. Here are the top 10 insights from the State of Consumer AI 2025 report by @MenloVentures 🧵
Another big milestone for @levelpathai! 🎉 Huge congrats to @alexyakubovich , @stangarber84 & the entire Levelpath team on their $55M+ Series B. Exciting times ahead! 🚀
We are thrilled to announce our $55M+ Series B funding backed by Battery Ventures to reshape how enterprises think about procurement. This funding brings us to $100M total raised. Learn more about what delightful, AI-native procurement really looks like: hubs.la/Q03vhd_x0
Where should consumer AI founders build next? From the @MenloVentures consumer survey of 5k+ Americans, these were the activities with high participation but lowest AI penetration today mnlo.vc/ConsumerAI_25
Menlo’s @timt still codes 10–15 hours a week—for joy. But with tools like Claude, projects that once took days now wrap in under an hour. He marvels at the speed. But when skills that once took 10,000 hours to master are now instantly accessible, what does that mean for our…
For many people who love to code, it's more than a job, it's an art or a craft. What happens to that joy in the age of AI code-gen tools? For Bloomberg's Q& AI newsletter I spoke with experts, including @rozzie @timt @ChloeCondon @shanselman @jeffsand and @hadip
IN NEWS: @OpenRouterAI raises a $40M round led by @a16z and @MenloVentures. We spoke to @xanderatallah about the complexities of AI accessibility across different platforms: "AI is pretty unique. It's a battleground with lines being drawn around the models, and the models are…
Excited to announce a $40M raise for @OpenRouterAI (seed + A), led by a16z & Menlo! LLM inference will be the biggest software market in the world. We've become the #1 control plane. Here's what's next:
New Anthropic Research: How people use Claude for emotional support. From millions of anonymized conversations, we studied how adults use AI for emotional and personal needs—from navigating loneliness and relationships to asking existential questions.