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.

BlackArrow

Technology and services for implementing interactive ads

http://www.blackarrow.tv/

DECA

Studio for online entertainment properties

http://www.deca.tv/

Electric Cloud

Enterprise-class infrastructure for the software build/release process.

http://www.electric-cloud.com

Notable Investment

JotSpot

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

http://www.jotspot.com

Notable Investment

PlanetOut Partners

Diversified media for gay and lesbian customers and businesses.

http://www.planetout.com

Notable Investment

Pluck

A leader in social media software solutions. Acquired by Demand Media in 2008.

http://www.pluck.com/

Notable Investment

Serious Magic

Digital video communications solutions. Acquired by Adobe in 2006.

http://www.adobe.com/motion/

Slide

Photo slideshow creation and publishing application

http://www.slide.com

Notable Investment

Varsity Group

Online bookstore solutions for educational institutions.

http://www.varsity-group.com

Zenprise

Microsoft Exchange and BlackBerry-based systems management

http://www.zenprise.com