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What does Meritech Capital Partners invest in?
Meritech Capital Partners invests most often at Series D and Series C (48% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.
Meritech Capital Partners highlights
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11 cheques in the last 12 months
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Mostly Series D and Series C: 48% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $40M
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47 exits from the portfolio
What they do
Meritech is an investment firm that partners with companies redefining their markets through technology.From their own website
- Type
- VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- $5.0M – $40M as they say
- Stages
- SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
- Sectors
- Technology
- Based in
- Palo Alto, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not accepted
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first174 appearances
- 2026
9 rounds
- Oct
- Oct
- Sept
- Aug
- Aug
- Jul
- May
- Apr
- Apr
- 2025
12 rounds
- Dec
- Nov
- Oct
- Oct
- Aug
- Jun
- Jun
- May
- Apr
- Mar
- Mar
- Jan
- 2024
1 round
- Oct
- 2019
11 rounds
- Dec
- Nov
- Oct
- Aug
- May
- May
- Apr
- Apr
- Apr
- Apr
- Feb
- 2018
9 rounds
- Dec
- Nov
- Oct
- Oct
- Oct
- Oct
- Sept
An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.
The team
Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration14 named
ASAlex S. ClaytonManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
ASAlex S. KurlandManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
AFAlexander Francis ClaytonCo-President, Director and ShareholderiForm ADV
ASAlexander S KurlandManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
AWAndrew William HeckChief Operating Officer and Chief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
CSCraig S. ShermanManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
GHGeorge Harrington BischofCo-President, Director and ShareholderiForm ADV
GSGeorge S. BischoffExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JSJoel S. BackmanExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MSMax S. MotschwillerManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MMMaxwell MotschwillerCo-President, Director and ShareholderiForm ADV
MSMichael S. GordonExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
PSPaul Scott MaderaManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RDRobert Danforth WardCo-President, Director and ShareholderiForm ADV
We also hold 32 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.
What the register says
From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law
$4.6Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
8+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
- Legal name
- Meritech Sub-management Corporation
- SEC number
- CRD 161233
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed47 in all
SimpliVityBought by Hp$650MMay 2017
Good TechnologyBought by BlackBerry$425MSept 2015
zulilyBought by Liberty Interactive Corporation$2.4BAug 2015
Rally SoftwareBought by CA TechnologiesUndisclosedMay 2015
Riverbed TechnologyBought by Thoma Bravo$3.5BApr 2015
Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.Bought by Roche$625MDec 2014
zulilyListed$263MNov 2013
Tremor VideoListed$75MJun 2013
Rally SoftwareListed$84MApr 2013
ZipcarBought by AvisUndisclosedJan 2013
FacebookListed$18BMay 2012
NextG NetworksBought by Crown Castle$1.0BApr 2012
BigBand NetworksBought by Arris Group$172MOct 2011
Force10 NetworksBought by DellUndisclosedSept 2011
The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.