Meritech Capital Partners
VC Fund
Palo Alto, United States
Meritech Capital Partners is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Software and Enterprise Software. Meritech Capital provides late-stage venture capital to technology companies. It specializes in the fields of finance, venture capital, and late-stage investment management.
- Total investments:
- 303
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 37%
- Fund size:
- $1.1B
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Meritech Capital Partners invests in
Stages Meritech Capital Partners invests in
Countries Meritech Capital Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 11 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series C
- $22M–$225M
- Series D
- $20M–$200M
- Series E
- $25M–$300M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 77 (25%)
- Enterprise Software 33 (11%)
- Information Technology 33 (11%)
- SaaS 31 (10%)
- Artificial Intelligence 27 (9%)
Stage
- Series C 70 (23%)
- Series D 68 (22%)
- Series E 36 (12%)
- Series B 31 (10%)
- Funding Round 27 (9%)
Country
- United States 163 (54%)
- Germany 6 (2%)
- France 3 (1%)
- United Kingdom 2 (1%)
- Canada 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Clayton
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 23 | Find email | |
Alex Kurland
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 15 | Find email | |
Arsham Memarzadeh
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 20 | Find email | |
Ashley Paston
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Craig Sherman
General Partner/Managing Director
|
General Partner/Managing Director | Total investments: 38 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay provides a platform for go-to-market teams to use unique data and AI. The platform offers access to over 100 data providers for contact information, firmographics, and other data points. It also includes an AI research agent to automate manual research and create flexible workflows. | $115M / Series D / Sep 09, 2026 | ||
| Cognition develops artificial intelligence systems for software engineering and code automation. The company operates Devin, an AI software engineer that plans, writes, tests, debugs, and deploys code through integrated development workflows. Its platform works with existing development tools and codebases to support engineering tasks acrossapplication development, maintenance, and issue resolution. Cognition also provides tools that assist teams with system design, technical workflows, and collaborative coding processes. The company focuses on AI agents that automate repetitive engineering work while supporting software teams in managing complex development tasks. | $2B / Series E / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Owner provides a suite of tools designed to assist local restaurant owners in enhancing their sales and online visibility. The platform features solutions like mobile ordering and customer rewards, which aim to improve customer engagement. Additionally, Owner offers a free website grading tool that helps restaurants evaluate their online presenceand identify areas for improvement. These resources empower restaurant owners to optimize their marketing strategies and connect more effectively with their customers. By focusing on practical solutions, Owner supports the growth and development of local dining establishments. | $240M / Series D / Aug 28, 2026 | ||
| Lumilens creates photonics products designed for high-performance computing. | $700M / Series C / Aug 06, 2026 | ||
| Inforcer develops a cloud-based platform that helps managed service providers simplify the administration and security of Microsoft 365 environments. Its solution enables centralized policy management, automated configuration, compliance monitoring, tenant governance, and security enforcement across multiple customer organizations. The platformalso supports Microsoft Copilot readiness and AI governance, helping MSPs strengthen security, reduce manual effort, and deliver consistent IT management at scale. | $50M / Series C / Jul 30, 2026 | ||
| Mind Robotics is an industrial AI and robotics venture. | $400M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 13, 2026 | ||
| True Anomaly develops space security technologies, including spacecraft, software platforms, and mission systems for orbital operations. The company builds satellites and autonomous systems that support monitoring, maneuvering, and coordination in space environments. Its offerings include simulation tools and mission planning software that helpoperators model scenarios and manage on-orbit activities. The organization also provides hardware and integrated systems that enable responsive deployment and control of space assets. Its work focuses on supporting government and commercial missions that require situational awareness and operational capabilities beyond Earth. | $600M / Series D / Apr 28, 2026 | ||
| Avoca creates a client communication platform that enables business owners to concentrate on their core skills. | $125M / Series B / Apr 27, 2026 | ||
| Depthfirst is an applied AI lab focused on cybersecurity. We've built the General Security Intelligence layer that helps security teams detect, triage, and remediate critical vulnerabilities across their software and infrastructure. | $80M / Series B / Mar 31, 2026 | ||
| WorkOS provides APIs to make applications enterprise-ready, with pre-built features and integrations required by IT admins. With WorkOS, users can start selling to enterprise customers with just a few lines of code. WorkOS was founded in 2019 by Michael Grinich and is based in San Francisco, California, United States. | $100M / Series C / Mar 02, 2026 | ||
| See all 303 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Meritech Capital Partners invest in?
Meritech Capital Partners invests primarily in Software, Enterprise Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Series C and Series D stage. Most of the 303 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Meritech Capital Partners's check size?
Meritech Capital Partners typically joins rounds of $22M–$225M at Series C, $20M–$200M at Series D and $25M–$300M at Series E. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Meritech Capital Partners participates in.
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Who are the partners at Meritech Capital Partners?
The team at Meritech Capital Partners includes Alex Clayton (General Partner), Alex Kurland (General Partner) and Arsham Memarzadeh (General Partner), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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