Mayfield Fund

aid: mayfield
name: Mayfield Fund
description: >-
  Mayfield Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1969 and
  headquartered on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California, with a presence in
  Mumbai, India. One of the oldest continuously active Silicon Valley firms,
  Mayfield describes itself as "people first, from inception" and reports that
  roughly 70% of its investments begin at company inception, positioning it as
  the first institutional investor for early-stage founders. The firm invests
  primarily at the Seed, Series A, and Series B stages across artificial
  intelligence, enterprise software, cloud and cybersecurity infrastructure,
  semiconductors, consumer and social commerce, and human and planetary health.
  Mayfield reports approximately $3B in assets under management (and states it
  has committed $3B to AI investments), has backed more than 550 companies over
  its history, and counts 120+ IPOs and 225+ M&A exits including Genentech,
  Lyft, HashiCorp, Poshmark, Marketo, Couchbase, SolarCity, Intuitive Surgical,
  and Compaq. In 2023 the firm raised $955M across two new funds dedicated to
  early-stage investing.
x-type: venture-capital
x-category: Venture Capital
image: https://www.mayfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mayfield-logo.png
tags:
  - Venture Capital
  - Early Stage
  - Seed
  - Series A
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - Enterprise Software
  - Infrastructure
  - Semiconductors
  - Silicon Valley
  - North America
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis: []
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.mayfield.com/
  - type: Portfolio
    url: https://www.mayfield.com/meet-our-founders/
  - type: Portfolio
    url: portfolio/mayfield-portfolio.yml
  - type: Team
    url: https://www.mayfield.com/meet-our-team/
  - type: Team
    url: team/mayfield-team.yml
  - type: InvestmentThesis
    url: https://www.mayfield.com/read-our-perspectives/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.mayfield.com/read-our-perspectives/
  - type: News
    url: https://www.mayfield.com/news/
  - type: Newsletter
    url: https://www.mayfield.com/newsletter/
  - type: Podcast
    url: https://www.mayfield.com/cxo-of-the-future/
  - type: Jobs
    url: https://mayfield.getro.com/
  - type: Crunchbase
    url: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mayfield-fund
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mayfield-fund/
  - type: Twitter
    url: https://twitter.com/mayfieldfund
  - type: Features
    data:
      - 'Stage: Inception, Seed, Series A, Series B'
      - 'Focus: 70% of investments begin at inception'
      - 'Sectors: artificial intelligence, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, semiconductors, consumer/social commerce, human & planetary health'
      - 'Geography: United States (Silicon Valley), India (Mumbai)'
      - 'AUM: ~$3B (self-reported); $3B committed to AI investments'
      - '2023 fundraise: $955M across two early-stage funds'
      - 'Track record: 550+ companies, 120+ IPOs, 225+ M&As'
      - 'Founded: 1969'
      - 'HQ: Menlo Park, CA (Sand Hill Road)'
    sources:
      - https://www.mayfield.com/
      - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfield_(company)
      - https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230508005525/en/Mayfield-Raises-$955-Million-Across-Two-New-Funds-Dedicated-to-Early-Stage-Investing
    updated: '2026-07-17'
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com
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  - FN: Mayfield Fund
    url: https://www.mayfield.com/