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.

Notable Investment

Avanex

A leading maker of optical networking equipment. The company went public in 2000.

http://www.avanex.com

Notable Investment

Convedia

Next-generation, softswitch-compliant media servers. Acquired by Radisys in 2006.

http://www.convedia.com

Notable Investment

LGC Wireless

Products providing mobile users with reliable in-building access to high quality voice and wireless

http://www.lgcwireless.com

Notable Investment

Mobile 365

SMS carrier interconnect and mobile applications. Acquired by Sybase in 2006.

http://www.mobile365.com

Narus

Convergent OSS mediation solutions for service providers and system integrators.

http://www.narus.com

Packet Design

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

http://www.packetdesign.com

Notable Investment

Redback Networks

A leading provider of broadband networking systems. The company went public in 1999.

http://www.redback.com

Notable Investment

Riverbed Technologies

Developer of mobile computing software. Acquired by Aether Systems in 2000.

Tejas Networks

Provides optical networking products forconverged voice and data networks

http://www.tejasnetworks.com/

Notable Investment

WiChorus Inc.

Leading smart 4G Packet Core products, enabling network optimization and content monetization. Acqui...

http://www.wichorus.com