Feyza Haskaraman

Legal alien working in VC @Felicis previously @insightpartners @Mckinsey. Mens et manus @MIT. Morning and coffee person.

[Feyza Haskaraman @FHaskaraman]

Thrilled to share that I’ve joined @felicis. I’ve long admired how the firm works: moving fast, believing early, and truly supporting founders as people.
It’s an exciting time to build with Felicis, and to back the next generation of defining AI companies.

[Feyza Haskaraman @FHaskaraman]

Introducing the @Felicis Forecast: our view on what’s coming next. They are not neat categories, but these intersections start to pop up everywhere once you notice them.

https://t.co/9QEAms8WHC

[Felicis @felicis]

1/ Today we launch the @Felicis Forecast. It's our map of the changes that defy neat categorization but matter most to what’s next. Where AI’s potential cuts across industries to collide with consumer, organizational, and socio-economic fault lines. Where the old structures have ruptured, and new ones are just coming into view.

Because even to people like us – generalists who’ve spent the past 20 years studying change – this moment feels different. Everything’s up for grabs. Rules, tidy bell curves, and comfortable patterns no longer apply.

So instead of following patterns, we forecast: 9 themes we just can’t get out of our heads, that seem to pop up everywhere once you notice them.

https://t.co/cQrirqWdBd

[Feyza Haskaraman @FHaskaraman]

I’m excited to announce that @Felicis has led Sooth’s Seed round!

The world is being asked to make more, faster, higher-stakes decisions under greater uncertainty. The tools most leaders use to navigate that uncertainty — gut, spreadsheets, the occasional consultant deck — were built for a slower world. To keep up, foresight must become a piece of infrastructure.

Yaser Sheikh and @rsalakhu are building that foresight engine, powered by a time series model that deciphers and weighs real events, signals, and probabilities. This is the next leg in the race to AGI: beyond LLMs and their focus on next-token predictions, beyond coding and chatboxes.

Read more from @asenkut and I here: https://t.co/f6HW8tai4p

[Aydin Senkut @asenkut]

Small, elite cohort. Big ideas. Applications are now open for Felicis AI Fellows ! If you’re a student with ambition, technical depth, and a point of view on the future of AI, we would love for you to apply !!

https://t.co/YcKwMdtVws

[Felicis @felicis]

We’re thrilled to share that @felicis partner @FHaskaraman has been named one of Venture Capital Journal’s 2026 Rising Stars in VC, a list that celebrates the industry’s most dynamic talent! ✨

[Feyza Haskaraman @FHaskaraman]

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[Feyza Haskaraman @FHaskaraman]

Thrilled to share that I’ve joined @felicis. I’ve long admired how the firm works: moving fast, believing early, and truly supporting founders as people.
It’s an exciting time to build with Felicis, and to back the next generation of defining AI companies.

[Feyza Haskaraman @FHaskaraman]

@Yuchenj_UW Why not just change the wage threshold if they want to weed out unskilled labor? This type of penalty/fee as an economic incentive is prohibitive for even hiring tech talent.

[Feyza Haskaraman @FHaskaraman]

12+ hours without this clarification caused so much confusion and pain for current H1B holders.

Among many highly qualified H1B candidates, the tone changed from keep fighting to keep the job to find opportunities elsewhere. Trained/skilled talent drainage is bound to happen.

[USCIS @USCIS]

President Trump’s new H-1B visa requirement applies only to NEW, prospective petitions that have not yet been filed. 

Petitions submitted prior to September 21, 2025 are not affected.

https://t.co/YZmqtpE8N3

[Feyza Haskaraman @FHaskaraman]

@gracegongGG @MenloVentures Thanks for having me @gracegongGG! Really enjoyed the conversation and thoughtful questions!

[Grace Gong @gracegongGG]

Listen to my conversation with @FHaskaraman from @MenloVentures on

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#vc #startup #ai

[Feyza Haskaraman @FHaskaraman]

We just released the updated cybersecurity investment checklist. If you're building the next generation of AI-powered security tools that make life easier for overworked security teams, let's chat!

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

Written by @vcrama, @FHaskaraman, and @samanthasborja, our new Cybersecurity Checklist was revised to reflect the new dynamics of an AI-first world.

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

Menlo was thrilled to co-host a cybersecurity event with @SapphireVC last week following Black Hat in Vegas. The event brought together over 105 founders, CISOs, security experts, and investors!

We're proud to support and foster connections in the cybersecurity community. Thank you to all attendees, @vcrama, @FHaskaraman, and our partners for helping make this event a reality. We look forward to more collaborations and innovations in the future!

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

The RSA Conference is driving the security industry forward. It's where deals are made!

Look for @MenloVentures' cybersecurity investors, @RamaVC, @FHaskaraman, and @VenkyGanesan, at RSA this week!

#RSAC #RSA #RSA2024 #venturecapital #VC

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

Menlo’s partnership with @Dedrone dates back to May 2016 when we led their $10 million Series A. @venkyganesan joined the board and had a front-row seat as founder @JoergLamprecht and CEO @ad_dv grew the company from a small startup to an industry leader with customers in 35 countries spanning the military, government, and private sectors. Their world-class team built an exceptional product, and today, Dedrone is considered the global leader in counter-drone technology.

- Last month, the Department of Homeland Security named Dedrone the only counter-drone company acknowledged under the SAFETY Act in April.
- CNBC named Dedrone to its Disruptor 50 list of 50 most innovative venture-backed companies.
- Dedrone was named to the Silicon Valley Defense Group NatSec 100
- Fast Company honored Dedrone and named it one of the Most Innovative Companies in the security sector

You can read more about our partnership with Dedrone in this post from @venkyganesan - https://t.co/dZGlATYPzt

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

Exciting News in AI! @AnthropicAI has just introduced Claude 3, a revolutionary series of large language models designed to compete against products from OpenAI and Google.

Co-founders @Dario_Amodei and @DanielaAmodei sat down with @Forbes' @alexrkonrad and @kenrickcai to talk about the new suite of Claude 3 models (Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku) that optimize latency and cost for different use cases. Early test users found Claude 3 to be a leap forward–as did our coder/VC @TimT, who has been building with Claude 3 this morning.

Congrats to the team at Anthropic! You are driving the industry forward.
Read: https://t.co/JjAJtE1IVQ

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

Every enterprise shares a common concern: SECURITY.

This week, Menlo’s cybersecurity investors share a two-part series on the topic. The first post–published today–will explore how businesses must think about security in the new era of AI. The second post, slated for Thursday, will explore how AI will inform cybersecurity solutions.

Read part one here: https://t.co/tqlTD1WaMp

Authored by @venkyganesan, @vcrama, @FHaskaraman, and @samanthasborja

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

In part two of our series on AI and security, we outline the 8 areas we believe will be catalyzed by GenAI.

These are the sectors in which our cybersecurity team @venkyganesan, @vcrama, @timt @FHaskaraman, @derekgxiao, and @samanthasborja will look to invest.

Read: https://t.co/oNLsP0Qw5q

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

Meet Rama Sekhar, aka @vcrama, Menlo’s newest Partner!

At Menlo, Rama will focus on cybersecurity, AI, and cloud infrastructure investments, drawing on a unique background that combines technical depth and investing prowess.

Rama joins Menlo at the perfect time: Cybersecurity and AI Infra are two of the most exciting areas in tech right now, and with Rama on board, Menlo will be doubling down!

For more on Rama’s new role at Menlo, read this post from Menlo’s @mmurph: https://t.co/q9hjFVJcm7

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

We're thrilled to announce that @derekgxiao has been promoted to Investor!

Derek joined Menlo in January 2022 and quickly became an AI and Cloud Infrastructure expert.

In fact, you may be familiar with some of Derek’s thesis work. He co-authored Menlo’s recent report on the future of the Modern AI stack, the “State of Generative AI in the Enterprise” report we released in November, our deep dive into the Seven Generative AI Building Blocks shaping the next consumer technology breakouts, and pieces on securing the software supply chain and the need for novel solutions for youth mental health. (Find all his posts here: https://t.co/lMsJJfV3ww)

Congratulations to Derek! https://t.co/Ojo67oS8vj

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

We are excited to share the promotion of @acvandris to Principal! Andreas has worked closely with companies in our portfolio that are building AI and software applications. He is excited about partnering with the next wave of ambitious founders reinventing horizontal and vertical markets. Congratulations to Andreas! https://t.co/LRcng7erkt