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Venky Ganesan
Impact investor in Iconic Companies
Menlo Park, California
Overview
Venky Ganesan is a seasoned impact investor based in Menlo Park, California, with a strong background in deal structuring and company building. As a Partner and Managing Director at Menlo Ventures, he has successfully invested in a wide range of iconic companies such as A Place for Rover, BitSight Technologies, and Machine Zone, Inc., while also serving on the board of several notable organizations like the National Venture Capital Association.
Ganesan's impressive career highlights include his role as the Past Chair of NVCA and his investments in companies like Strata Identity and Immersive Labs, showcasing his expertise in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and strategic portfolio management within the tech industry.
Work Experience
Partner
2013 - Current
Managing Director
2013
Early stage investor at Menlo. Very excited to be "venturing right". At Menlo I have led and/or am on the board of the following companies: Avi Networks (www.avinetworks.com) Bitsight Technologies (www.bitsighttech.com) Takipi (www.takipi.com) Rover (rover.com) Gild (gild.com) Machine Zone (www.machinezone.com) Waterline Data (waterlinedata.com)
Managing Director
2013
Menlo Ventures provides capital for consumer, enterprise, and life science technologies from seed to growth stages.
Board Member
2014
Board Member and Series A Investor
2013
Bitsight is a cyber risk management company for the financial, healthcare, and technology industries.
Raised $399,000,000.00 from Moody's Investors Service.
Board Member
2014 - 2023
Machine Zone develops applications and games for users of social networks and mobile devices.
Raised $263,300,000.00 from Employee Stock Option Fund.
Past Chair of NVCA
2016 - 2017
Excited to have the opportunity to lead an amazing industry and help entreprenuerial ecosystems all over the US
Board Member
2012 - 2016
National Venture Capital Association advocates for policies that promote long-term investment and encourage innovation.
Managing Director
1998 - 2012
I am an early stage investor in high technology companies especially software startups. My portfolio at Globespan includes Amobee (www.amobee.com), Bityota (www.bityota.com), Rev (www.rev.com), Gild.com (www.gild.com), Kaminario (www.kaminario.com), Kontera (www.kontera.com), Nominum (www.nominum.com), Marketlive (www.marketlive.com), oDesk (www.odesk.com) Palo Alto Networks (www.paloaltonetworks.com), Redfin (www.redfin.com) and Strongmail (www.strongmail.com). I was previously involved with Sendia which was acquired by Salesforce.com, Jajah which was acquired by Telefonica, Plaxo which was acquired by Comcast, Exeros which was acquired by IBM, and Amobee which was acquired by Singtel. Palo Alto Networks ("PANW") is a public company on the NYSE
Founder
1999 - 2001
Co-founder of an enterprise software startup called Trigo Technologies
Business Analyst
1996 - 1998
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity
Program Manager
1993 - 1994
Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.
Education
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