Naomi and Derek, Investors at Menlo Ventures, On Generative AI

Naomi and Derek, Investors at Menlo Ventures, On Generative AI Businesses That Are Getting Investor Dollars

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Naomi Ionita and Derek Xiao are investors at Menlo Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's most successful and storied venture capital funds. Menlo has backed over 80 public companies, manages over $5 billion in assets, and has been a pillar of the VC community for an astonishing 47 years. You likely know many of Menlo's recent high-profile investments in companies like Anthropic, Chime, and Harness and historical investments such as 3Com, Hotmail, and Roku. Naomi and Derek recently led the firm's ...

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