Menlo Ventures

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionOct 24, 2026 · Industrial tech · Jan 1, 2026

Menlo Ventures backs early-stage technology companies, with a major focus on AI infrastructure and applications across enterprise, healthcare and consumer markets.

Its stated investment areas also include cybersecurity, fintech, robotics, hardware and supply-chain automation. Across these areas, Menlo examines how AI changes both the underlying infrastructure and the products businesses or consumers use.

The Menlo Anthology Fund is a $100 million initiative developed with Anthropic to finance AI startups. Menlo also publishes research on enterprise, consumer and healthcare AI adoption, offering founders evidence about buyer demand and spending in their markets.

Sources
Rounds participated in
4
Confirmed lead rounds
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4 roles undisclosed
New companies
3
First participation on record · 1 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$421M
4 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Seed1
Series B1
Series C+1
Undisclosed1

By primary sector

Defense tech2
Climate tech1
Robotics1

By country

United States4

Rounds

4 in this selection
Heaviside Industries

Builds autonomous precision munitions platforms for air, land, and sea forces

$60MSeries B
Role not disclosed
Walden Robotics

A full-stack Physical AI company building and deploying general-purpose robots that continuously learn and improve while performing real work

$300MUndisclosed
Role not disclosed
Westmag

American manufacturer of drone motors and robot actuators

$11MSeed
Role not disclosed
Arc Boat Company

Arc Boat Company builds electric recreational boats and propulsion systems for commercial vessels.

$50MSeries C
Role not disclosed