136 investors have funded 21 Artificial Intelligence companies head-officed in Menlo Park, across 163 rounds (May 2005 – Mar 2026). They are ranked by how many Menlo Park companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Menlo Park" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreessen Horowitz | New York City, United States | Series BSeries CSeries A | 2 | 3 | 2 | Mar 2023 | 1,117 |
| 2 | Zetta Venture Partners | San Francisco, United States | Series BSeedSeries A | 2 | 3 | 2 | Feb 2024 | 53 |
| 3 | South Park Commons | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 2024 | 76 |
| 4 | Neotribe | Menlo Park, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 3 | — | Feb 2025 | 53 |
| 5 | Engineering Capital | Mountain View, United States | Series BSeries A | 1 | 3 | — | Feb 2025 | 33 |
| 6 | Lauder Partners | Alberton, United States | Series CSeries B | 1 | 3 | 2 | Feb 2007 | 15 |
| 7 | Tencent | Shenzhen, China | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | — | Mar 2015 | 685 |
| 8 | Redpoint Ventures | Woodside, United States | Series ASeries C | 1 | 2 | — | Mar 2015 | 421 |
| 9 | Venrock | Palo Alto, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Feb 2025 | 346 |
| 10 | Benchmark | San Francisco, United States | Series ASeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2015 | 293 |
| 11 | Eniac Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 2 | 1 | May 2025 | 165 |
| 12 | Main Sequence | North Ryde, Australia | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 56 |
| 13 | Firebolt Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | — | Mar 2021 | 57 |
| 14 | Future Ventures | Los Altos, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Aug 2021 | 43 |
| 15 | Morpheus Ventures | Los Angeles, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Feb 2022 | 34 |
| 16 | Walden Catalyst | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Feb 2024 | 23 |
| 17 | Booz Allen Hamilton | Mclean, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Aug 2021 | 24 |
| 18 | KPMG | London, United Kingdom | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Feb 2025 | 24 |
| 19 | Zebra | Lincolnshire, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 18 |
| 20 | Grit Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | — | Feb 2022 | 14 |
| 21 | Steelpoint Capital | Solana Beach, United States | Series CSeries B | 1 | 2 | 2 | Feb 2007 | 13 |
| 22 | Sumitomo Rubber Industries | Hyogo, Japan | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2024 | 1 |
| 23 | Y Combinator | Mountain View, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2015 | 5,648 |
| 24 | Techstars | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2023 | 3,580 |
| 25 | Bessemer Venture Partners | Redwood City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2026 | 781 |
| 26 | Google Ventures | Mountain View, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2016 | 736 |
| 27 | Index Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | 639 |
| 28 | Plug and Play Tech Center | Sunnyvale, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2018 | 934 |
| 29 | SV Angel | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | 734 |
| 30 | Greycroft | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2023 | 452 |
| 31 | Alumni Ventures | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2020 | 607 |
| 32 | Gaingels | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 506 |
| 33 | Madrona Venture Group | Seattle, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2016 | 271 |
| 34 | Coatue | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2023 | 312 |
| 35 | 8VC | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 324 |
| 36 | Qualcomm Ventures | San Diego, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | 310 |
| 37 | Highland Capital Partners | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2012 | 236 |
| 38 | In-Q-Tel | Washington, DC, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2016 | 318 |
| 39 | Liquid 2 Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2024 | 309 |
| 40 | Uncork Capital | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 200 | |
| 41 | B Capital | Manhattan Beach, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 174 |
| 42 | 5Y Capital | Shanghai, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2026 | 154 |
| 43 | Innovation Endeavors | Palo Alto, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 147 |
| 44 | Bloomberg Beta | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2024 | 151 |
| 45 | Pear VC | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2024 | 163 |
| 46 | Point72 Ventures | New York City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 145 |
| 47 | EDBI | Singapore, Singapore | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2024 | 170 |
| 48 | Primary Venture Partner | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2024 | 124 |
| 49 | Two Sigma Ventures | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 106 |
| 50 | NextView Ventures | Boston, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | 128 |
| 51 | Costanoa | Palo Alto, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 96 |
| 52 | Galaxy | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 140 |
| 53 | Dell Technologies Capital | Palo Alto, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2025 | 102 |
| 54 | Premji Invest | Bengaluru, India | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2015 | 90 |
| 55 | Breyer Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2023 | 107 |
| 56 | Johnson & Johnson Innovation | New Brunswick, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2023 | 102 |
| 57 | Hummingbird Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 79 |
| 58 | Exor | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 97 |
| 59 | Lockheed Martin | Bethesda, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 76 |
| 60 | Afore Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2024 | 82 |
| 61 | A.Capital Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | 81 |
| 62 | Fontinalis Partners | Detroit, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 64 |
| 63 | Foxconn Electronics | Taipei, Taiwan | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2015 | 75 |
| 64 | Mana Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 79 |
| 65 | Koch Disruptive Technologies | Wichita, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2023 | 58 |
| 66 | Sky9 Capital | Shanghai, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 68 |
| 67 | Access Industries | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | 57 |
| 68 | Autotech Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 51 |
| 69 | Prosperity7 Ventures | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2024 | 62 |
| 70 | HSG | Hong Kong, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2026 | 61 |
| 71 | Telefonica | Madrid, Spain | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | 66 |
| 72 | Foothill Ventures | Los Altos, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 59 |
| 73 | Mouro Capital | London, United Kingdom | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | 44 |
| 74 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2024 | 59 |
| 75 | Max Ventures | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 52 |
| 76 | Blackhorn Ventures | Boulder, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2021 | 47 |
| 77 | Workday Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 49 |
| 78 | Pegasus Tech Ventures | San Jose, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 54 |
| 79 | IAG Capital Partners | Charleston, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 43 |
| 80 | Standard Industries | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | 35 |
| 81 | Yamaha Motor Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 32 |
| 82 | Flyer One Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | 35 |
| 83 | Trust Ventures | Austin, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 29 |
| 84 | Fraser McCombs Capital | Boulder, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2024 | 30 |
| 85 | Oceans | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 31 |
| 86 | SCB 10X | Bangkok, Thailand | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2024 | 28 |
| 87 | MicroVenture Marketplace | Austin, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2020 | 27 |
| 88 | AUM Ventures | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2025 | 24 |
| 89 | Velvet Sea Ventures | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 22 |
| 90 | Vela Partners | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2025 | 19 |
| 91 | Perot Jain | Dallas, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2019 | 19 |
| 92 | FactoryHQ | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2023 | 16 |
| 93 | GL Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2026 | 18 |
| 94 | Audacious Ventures | Auckland, New Zealand | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 17 |
| 95 | Kraken | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2025 | 19 |
| 96 | Earthshot Ventures | Honolulu, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2024 | 16 |
| 97 | Motus Ventures | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2020 | 16 | |
| 98 | Positive Sum | Seattle, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2024 | 14 |
| 99 | Yamaha Motor | Cypress, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 13 |
| 100 | A&E Investments | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | 13 |
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Artificial Intelligence companies head-officed in Menlo Park that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIOS Corporation rios.ai |
16 | 19 | $275M | Series B Mar 2024 |
| Cyngn Technologies cyngn.com |
14 | 18 | $1.1B | Series C May 2015 |
| Etched etched.com |
13 | 13 | $1.6B | Series A Jun 2024 |
| Artera artera.ai |
12 | 13 | $820M | Series A Feb 2024 |
| Latent AI latentai.com |
12 | 14 | $147M | Series A Aug 2025 |
| Auditoria.AI auditoria.ai |
11 | 18 | $383.7M | Series B Feb 2025 |
| Dify dify.ai |
8 | 8 | $210M | Seed Mar 2026 |
| Synfini synfini.com |
8 | 8 | $71.2M | Series A Jul 2025 |
| Focal systems focal.systems |
6 | 8 | $108.3M | Series B Dec 2021 |
| Tezi tezi.ai |
6 | 6 | $54M | Seed Jul 2024 |
| Viaduct viaduct.ai |
5 | 6 | $50M | Series B Jun 2024 |
| Guardrails AI guardrailsai.com |
5 | 5 | $37.5M | Seed Feb 2024 |
| Bito bito.ai |
5 | 6 | $29.2M | Seed May 2025 |
| Character.ai character.ai |
3 | 3 | $450M | Series A Mar 2023 |
| Lattice lattice.io |
3 | 3 | $60M | Series A Jun 2016 |
| Riffusion riffusion.com |
3 | 3 | $12M | Seed Oct 2023 |
| Neatsy neatsy.ai |
3 | 3 | $2M | Seed Aug 2023 |
| Promptu promptu.com |
2 | 5 | $56.5M | Series C Feb 2007 |
| Argentum argentum-ai.com |
2 | 2 | — | Seed Oct 2025 |
| Anchovi Labs anchovi.com |
1 | 1 | $15K | Seed Jun 2012 |
| Krikey krikey.ai |
1 | 1 | — | Series A Dec 2020 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Bessemer Venture Partners | Dify | Seed | $30M |
| Mar 2026 | NYX Ventures | Dify | Seed | $30M |
| Mar 2026 | GL Ventures | Dify | Seed | $30M |
| Mar 2026 | HSGLED | Dify | Seed | $30M |
| Mar 2026 | 5Y Capital | Dify | Seed | $30M |
| Mar 2026 | Mizuho Leaguer Investment | Dify | Seed | $30M |
| Mar 2026 | AltAlpha Capital | Dify | Seed | $30M |
| Oct 2025 | Banyan | Argentum | Seed | — |
| Oct 2025 | KrakenLED | Argentum | Seed | — |
| Aug 2025 | Voyager Space | Latent AI | Series A | — |
| Jul 2025 | WERU Investment | Synfini | Series A | $8.9M |
| Jul 2025 | SRI | Synfini | Series A | $8.9M |
| Jul 2025 | Trust Ventures | Synfini | Series A | $8.9M |
| Jul 2025 | Gaingels | Synfini | Series A | $8.9M |
| Jul 2025 | Ferocity Cap | Synfini | Series A | $8.9M |
| Jul 2025 | Mana Ventures | Synfini | Series A | $8.9M |
| Jul 2025 | Foothill Ventures | Synfini | Series A | $8.9M |
| Jul 2025 | High Water Venture Partners | Synfini | Series A | $8.9M |
| May 2025 | Eniac Ventures | Bito | Seed | $5.7M |
| May 2025 | Maxitech | Bito | Seed | $5.7M |
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