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

Heartstream

Pioneered lightweight portable defibrillators. Acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1998.

Notable Investment

Immunex

Biopharmaceutical company focused on immune system science innovation. Acquired by Amgen in 2002.

http://www.amgen.com/

Inphi

High-speed electronic components that optimize power, performance, and size.

http://www.inphi-corp.com

Notable Investment

Intuitive Surgical

Global leader in the rapidly emerging field of robotic-assisted, minimally invasive surgery.

http://www.intuitivesurgical.com

Notable Investment

JotSpot

Leader in wiki-based applicartions. Acquired by Google in 2006.

http://www.jotspot.com

Kickfire

High-performance database appliance for MySQL

http://www.kickfire.com

LatticePower

Proprietary materials technology for manufacturing of LEDs (based in China)

http://www.latticepower.com/en

Notable Investment

Legato

A global provider of enterprise-class software solutions and services for information management. Ac...

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

Linear Technology

Designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of high-performance integrated circuits. The company

http://www.linear.com

Notable Investment

LSI Logic

A leading designer and manufacturer of communications, consumer and storage semiconductors; went pub...

http://www.lsilogic.com

Marketo, Inc.

Online marketing automation SaaS solution

http://www.marketo.com

Notable Investment

Military Advantage

Internet community for the military. Acquired by Monster Worldwide in 2004.

http://www.military.com

Notable Investment

Millennium Pharmaceuticals

. One of the leading independent biopharmaceutical drug discovery companies; went public in 1996. It...

http://www.mlnm.com