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!

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’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 - mnlo.vc/dedrone-axon

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: mnlo.vc/Forbes_Claude3

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: mnlo.vc/Security_for_AI Authored by @venkyganesan, @vcrama, @FHaskaraman, and @samanthasborja

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: mnlo.vc/AI_for_Security

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: mnlo.vc/Rama

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: mnlo.vc/DerekPosts) Congratulations to Derek! menlovc.com/team/derek-xiao/

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! menlovc.com/team/andreas-van…