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Greylock Partners
Greylock Partners was established in 1965 as a Menlo Park venture capital firm. It concentrates on early-stage investments in enterprise information...
Greylock Partners
Greylock Partners was established in 1965 as a Menlo Park venture capital firm. It concentrates on early-stage investments in enterprise information technologies and communications technologies. The firm pursues early-stage seed and start-up rounds as well as expansion and growth opportunities. Confirmed strategies include venture general and late-stage commitments. Geographic coverage remains limited to the United States. AUM stands at 3500 million USD per the Altss record. No additional offices or team size figures appear in available sources. No dated operational events from the last 24 months are recorded. The firm maintains a dedicated early-stage mandate without disclosed hybrid structures or external LP vehicles.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
1965
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
2550 Sand Hill Road Suite 200, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Principals
Dan Gregory
Co-founder
Bill Elfers
Co-founder
Charlie Waite
Partner
Roger Evans
Emeritus Partner
Howard Cox
Emeritus Partner
Henry McCance
Emeritus Partner
Bob Henderson
Partner
Bill Kaiser
Partner
Dave Strohm
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Greylock Partners?
Greylock operates as a partnership without a single named CIO or managing partner currently listed on the website. Historically, managing partners included Dan Gregory and Henry McCance. The firm lists current partners including Asheem Chandna, Jerry Chen, Reid Hoffman, and Saam Motamedi (per firm website, 2024).
How does Greylock source proprietary deal flow?
Over 80% of Greylock’s investments come from founders who approach the firm before they have employees, revenue, or code. The firm’s reputation and its partners' networks — many having held operating roles at companies like Google and PayPal (per firm website) — drive inbound from pre-seed entrepreneurs.
What investment stages does Greylock typically target?
Greylock focuses on early-stage investments, with over 80% of capital deployed as the first check — pre-seed, seed, or Series A. The firm has a dedicated program, Greylock Edge, for pre-idea and pre-seed founders (per firm website, 2024).
Does Greylock participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Greylock is a direct venture capital investor, not a fund-of-funds. It makes equity investments directly into startups and manages no third-party commingled funds beyond its own limited partnerships (per firm website).
Which sectors does Greylock invest in?
Greylock invests in AI-first companies, enterprise software, cybersecurity, fintech, consumer, marketplaces, infrastructure, and healthcare. It has explicitly backed companies in web3 (0x Labs), biotech (Altara), and climate tech (Chia Network) (per firm website, 2024).
What is Greylock’s relationship to the founding wealth?
Greylock was not formed to manage a single family’s wealth. It is an institutional venture capital firm structured as a partnership, initially capitalized by the founders and limited partners.
What is Greylock's approach to AI?
Greylock describes its focus as AI-first. Its recent portfolio includes Anthropic, Adept, Baseten, and Braintrust. The firm has also launched two AI-native portfolio companies in 2024: Altara (AI for physical sciences) and Axiamatic (AI for enterprise transformation) (per firm website, 2024).
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