Investments

We have raised thirteen U.S. funds, one India fund , and have assisted our partner GSR Ventures raise three China funds, resulting in $2.8 billion under management. We are currently investing Mayfield Fund XIII, capitalized at $395 million.

Our investment strategy demonstrates diversity across sectors, stages and regions. Our key sectors include companies targeted at consumer, enterprise, energy tech, communication service providers and chips and components. We incubate companies, make seed and Series A investments, and invest at growth and later stages. Our key focus is on companies located across the U.S. as well as cross-border companies domiciled in Europe, India and China.

Adchemy

Business-to-business marketing company.

http://www.adchemy.com/

Notable Investment

AdKnowledge

One of the first internet banner ad networks. Acquired by CMGI in 1999 (renamed to ModusLink 2008)....

http://www.moduslink.com/

Notable Investment

Affinity Labs

Builder of online vertical communities to improve the lives, careers and education of its members. A...

http://www.affinitylabs.com

Notable Investment

Arbor Software

Online analytical processing software maker that merged with Hyperion Software in 1998 and became Hy...

AudienceScience

Data-driven, on-demand services for e-business organizations.

http://www.audiencescience.com

Notable Investment

BeVocal

Voice application solutions. Acquired by Nuance in 2007.

http://www.bevocal.com

Notable Investment

BroadVision

Leader in enterprise portal infrastructure. The company went public in 1996.

http://www.broadvision.com

Notable Investment

Concur Technologies

Leading solution for travel and expense management. The company went public in 1998.

http://www.concur.com

Narus

Convergent OSS mediation solutions for service providers and system integrators.

http://www.narus.com

Notable Investment

Nuance

Nuance, a leader in speech software and applications for companies and telecommunications carriers,

http://www.nuance.com

Notable Investment

NuvoMedia

A leading ebook company. Acquired by Gemstar International Group in 2000.

Notable Investment

OuterBay

Database archival software, acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2006.

http://www.outerbay.com

Packet Design

Family of network appliances that enhance the reliability, efficiency and predictability of IP netwo...

http://www.packetdesign.com

Notable Investment

Packet Engines

High performance wire-speed routing and Gigabit Ethernet solutions. Acquired by Alcatel in 1999.