Venky Ganesan - partner @ Menlo Ventures - Crunchbase Person Profile

Overview

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Primary Job Title partner
Primary Organization
Menlo Ventures

Location Menlo Park, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast
Gender Male
Also Known As Venkataraman Vishnampet Ganesan

Investor Type
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Venky Ganesan is based out of California and currently works as a Partner for Menlo Ventures. Venky previously worked at Globespan Capital Partners as a Managing Partner. Venky Ganesan attended the Reed College.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Aurascape	Menlo Ventures	Yes	Series A - Aurascape	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	ConverzAI	Menlo Ventures	Yes	Series A - ConverzAI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	HomeLight	Menlo Ventures	—	Series D - HomeLight	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Abnormal AI	Menlo Ventures	—	Series D - Abnormal AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Strata Identity	Menlo Ventures	—	Series B - Strata Identity	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Immersive	Menlo Ventures	—	Series C - Immersive	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Unravel Data	Menlo Ventures	—	Series D - Unravel Data	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Aisera	Menlo Ventures	—	Series D - Aisera	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Dedrone	Menlo Ventures	—	Series C - Dedrone	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	oak9	Menlo Ventures	Yes	Venture Round - oak9	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Venky Ganesan

has

current jobs as

Partner and Managing Director

Menlo Ventures

and

partner

Menlo Ventures

. Additionally,

Venky Ganesan

has had

past jobs including

Globespan Capital Partners

Menlo Ventures Partner and Managing DirectorMar 1, 2013
Menlo Ventures partner

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Globespan Capital Partners	MD	Jun 1, 1998	Dec 1, 2012
Trigo Technologies	Founder	Jun 1999	Jul 2001
McKinsey & Company	Business Analyst	Jun 1996	Aug 1998
Microsoft	Program Manager	May 1993	Aug 1994
Globespan Capital Partners	Managing Partner	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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Venky Ganesan

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

Obsidian Security

Board of Directors

Cequence Security

, and

Board Member

oak9

Obsidian Security Board MemberApr 2022
Cequence Security Board of DirectorsDec 15, 2021
oak9 Board MemberJun 2021
Strata Identity Board of Director2021
Abnormal AI Board MemberOct 30, 2020
StackRox Board MemberSep 2020
Unravel Data Board MemberDec 1, 2015
UpCounsel DirectorJul 2015
Singtel Member of the Board of DirectorsFeb 2, 2015
Gild Chairman of the Board of DirectorsApr 2014

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Silk	Member of the Board of Directors	—	Jan 2018
Amobee	Member of the Board of Directors	—	Mar 2012
GupShup	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Handle	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
MarketLive	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Plaxo	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Nominum	Member of the Board of Advisors	—	—
Upwork	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Virident Systems	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Machine Zone	Member of the Board of Directors	Mar 2014	—

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Charles University Alumni Founded Companies	50,302
Stellenbosch University Alumni Founded Companies	57,940
Babson College Alumni Founded Companies	27,002
Universidad de la Republica Uruguay Alumni Founded Companies	92,784
University of North Florida Alumni Founded Companies	79,900
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Alumni Founded Companies	83,932
Chapman University Alumni Founded Companies	86,810
California Early Stage Venture Investors	7,650
Antioch University Alumni Founded Companies	93,546
B. M. S. College of Engineering Alumni Founded Companies	88,971

Education

Venky Ganesan

studied at

Reed College

and

Caltech

Reed College B.A.Economics & Mathematics19911994
Caltech B.S.Engineering & Applied Science19941996

Events

Number of Events

Venky Ganesan

has participated in

event,

SaaStr Annual 2018

Feb 6, 2018

SaaStr Annual 2018 Speaker San Francisco, California, United States, North AmericaFeb 6, 2018

Recent News and Activity

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141

News•

Oct 15, 2020