A People-First View of
the AI Economy

We have customized our People-First framework to apply to AI companies and are using it to guide our investment decisions. Today, we are publishing the five key pillars of that framework in the spirit of fostering responsible AI investing.

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120 IPOs, 550 Investments, 225 M+As, 20 U.S. Funds, $3B Under Management, Founded 1969

The Mayfield Way

Everything we do is guided by a set of operating principles and values we call The Mayfield Way.

Our Promise to Entrepreneurs

As a venture firm with over 50 years of founding investor experience, we’ve seen what it takes to build iconic companies and work closely with entrepreneurs at every step of the way.

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Transportation Will Change; Core Values Won’t at Lyft
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How the NUVIA Dream Team Built a New Age Silicon Company
Partnered at Inception
How Volterra Dreamed Big, Then Focused Its Way to 300% Growth
Partnered at Inception
Putting Fashion in the Palm of Your Hand
Partnered at Inception
Saving Billions of Lives with Next Generation CRISPR Company Mammoth
Partnered at Inception
Private: Resilience Spotlights: Fireside Chat with Phil Fernandez
Partnered Early
The HashiCorp Journey: The Rise of a Cloud Powerhouse
Partnered Early
Portworx’ Secret Formula for Startup Success: Sell First, Build Later
Partnered at Inception
Improving Planetary Health with Lyndon and Peter Rive and Elon Musk
Partnered Early
Taking the Heat: How Frore Systems’ New Cooling Chip Unleashes Your Device’s Power
Partnered at Inception
How the Rancher No-Drama Team Quietly Built a Kubernetes Leader
Partnered at Inception
How Outreach Grew Into A Category-Leading SaaS Powerhouse
Partnered Early

Our Team

At Mayfield, our motto is people first. Our investment team operates from a shared set of beliefs and partners for the long term with entrepreneurs pursuing big ideas.

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