Mark Siegel

Managing Director at Menlo Ventures since 1996. Focus on cloud infrastructure, SaaS, and computational biotech. B.S. MIT, MBA Stanford.

[INDY NXT by Firestone @INDYNXT]

Pack for the Track Episode 2.

Presented by: @nolan_siegel

#INDYNXT // @HMDMotorsports

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

#FOUNDERS: Is it luck or magic when a startup takes off?
NEITHER!
Our @ShawnVC (early investor in @Uber, @Roku, Siri & Chime) says #startups can find success when they focus on the JTBD. Shawn shares how @Chime found lightning in a bottle here: https://t.co/OL2ki6bpea #PMF #GTM

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

We're excited to announce the promotion of @CroomBeatty to Partner & @gracewenge to Principal! Looking forward to further tapping into Croom's expertise in fintech & healthcare IT & Grace's knowledge in #SaaS, next-gen #GTM, productivity tooling & more. https://t.co/3YXYSC5gFN

[Mark Siegel @msiegel11]

Congrats to @WarbyParker @DavidGilboa and @NeilBlumenthal on your public listing today!! A great company with a fantastic mission. @MenloVentures 3rd consumer IPO this year! Proud to be an investor!

[Mark Siegel @msiegel11]

@TiffanyLSpencer @venkyganesan @rebecca_szkutak @Forbes @stackrox @Poshmarkapp @RoverDotCom A living legend! Honored to be your partner @venkyganesan

[Tiffany Spencer @TiffanyLSpencer]

I'm SO lucky to work w/ @venkyganesan-he bravely came to the US alone at 15 to pursue an education. Thank you for sharing his story @rebecca_szkutak/ @forbes. Congrats on your VC "hat trick" Venky! 😉2021: @stackrox @Poshmarkapp @roverdotcom (acq/IPO/SPAC) https://t.co/lUsw3TOURT

[Mark Siegel @msiegel11]

The Empire Strikes SPAC: How SPACs Can Fuel Future Investment Diversity — Menlo Ventures https://t.co/iKhoRWThZ4

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

The “pandemic puppy” was real with a surge in pet ownership boding well for @RoverDotCom business, which now plans to go public at a $1.35 billion valuation. More on the company’s incredible turnaround under @aaroneasterly- @meliarobin via @businessinsider https://t.co/RmhZgluubc

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

We’re thrilled for @RecursionPharma IPO & proud to back companies pioneering #therapeutics innovation like @EncodedTx, @PliantRX & @scribetx that follow our “5 P's” framework. Read how we approach investing in companies advancing therapeutics from @grgyap: https://t.co/e5CPOHBHq8

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

Huge congratulations to @RecursionChris and everyone at @RecursionPharma on today’s stellar IPO! We’re so happy for this hardworking team. #RecursionIPO. https://t.co/z21RcbBfBL

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

Today we welcome @Canvas_Build to the Menlo portfolio https://t.co/POyMTwdz55 --Canvas sits at the intersection of two areas we find really exciting: #constructiontech and #robotics. For more on our investment in Canvas read this post from our @MMurph #funding

[Mark Siegel @msiegel11]

Congrats to ⁦@signifyd⁩, our latest Unicorn! ⁦@MenloVentures⁩ https://t.co/mJn3bWdjkr

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

Cheers to @sajithw and the great team at Benchling on this impressive milestone. The Menlo team (w/@mmurph, @grgyap @jpsanday) is proud to back you in your mission to bring innovation to life sciences to solve big problems. Via @amyfeldman @Forbes https://t.co/DcK2492KEj

[Shawn Carolan @shawnvc]

1/ Over ~20 yrs at @MenloVentures learning from @roku @chime @uber etc., one mistake is repeated repeatedly: Startups fail by building towards a mission vs an MVP. We’ve built a framework to help founders avoid that fate. How to design a winning MVP, using Roku as a case study:

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

High blood pressure is the #1 controllable risk for the 2 leading causes of death: Heart Disease & Stroke. @Riva_Health will bring #bloodpressure monitoring to your iPhone to drive better health and care! More on our Seed-->Series A journey w/Riva @GrgYap https://t.co/SOfk7OpEPI

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

On behalf of the whole team at @MenloVentures, we congratulate @aaroneasterly and the
@RoverDotCom team at Rover on their big day today! https://t.co/gjglA6Z989 and cheers to our partners at @MadronaVentures @foundrygroup @sparkcapital & @TCVTech #IPO #SPAC #venturecapital

[mmurph @mmurph]

Congrats @jyotibansalsf and the entire team @harnessio! AppD set a high bar, but watching Jyoti do it for a 2nd time has been amazing. Thrilled to have increased our ownership in the last two rounds!

[Menlo Ventures @MenloVentures]

An exciting day for @Poshmarkapp--and what an amazing journey to get here! We celebrate your #IPO alongside our former Menlo partner @pvazirani who led Menlo’s initial investment, and co-investors @MayfieldFund , @GGVCapital , @Temasek and @Inventusvc--each incredible partners!

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Cheers to the great team at @Poshmarkapp on your #IPO. Since @MenloVentures first invested in 2012, we've cheered on @marrc, @tracy_sun, @ggolwala, Chetan Pungaliya & team as they built the FUTURE of SHOPPING. Exciting day! #NASDAQ ($POSH) https://t.co/B9OaLDHAOi -@venkyganesan

[Mark Siegel @msiegel11]

Great thoughtful piece by my partner @npilosof Our portfolio seminars on this topic get rave reviews!

[Naomi Pilosof Ionita @npilosof]

Successful monetization is about matching Price to Value. Sharing some lessons from my operating and investing experience via @businessinsider: https://t.co/H2NIqrvKkD

A thread 👇 (and hopefully more 💵 for you!)