Meritech Capital Partners

Venture capital · Palo Alto, California

Founded in 1999, Meritech Capital Partners is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. 40 portfolio companies and 13 recorded rounds are on record.

AUM
$5.0B
Portfolio companies
40
Recorded deals
13
1 in last 12M
Last investment
Mar 2026

Meritech Capital Partners key facts

  • Meritech Capital Partners is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California with 40 tracked portfolio companies.
  • Notable positions include Kalshi, OpenEvidence, Flock Safety.
  • PrivateMarketView records 13 deal participations by Meritech Capital Partners.
  • Meritech Capital Partners’s most recent recorded investment was in Mar 2026, one of 1 in the last 12 months and 3 over two years.
  • The team roster lists 13 people.

About Meritech Capital Partners

Founded in 1999, Meritech Capital Partners is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm prefers to invest in companies operating in the software, communication, and networking sectors. This firm is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA).

Investment activity

Meritech Capital Partners joined 4 recorded rounds in the last two years (2 in the last 12 months), up from 2 in the two years before. By year: 2 in 2026, 2 in 2025 and 1 in 2024. Across all 13 recorded rounds, 11 were later-stage and 2 were early-stage. Meritech Capital Partners is recorded as lead on 2 of them. 1 round landed in the last 90 days. Meritech Capital Partners most often invests alongside Bedrock (Financial Services) (5 shared rounds), Matrix (5 shared rounds) and Initialized Capital (4 shared rounds). Most recently: Lumilens (Series C, Aug 2026) and OpenEvidence (Series D, Mar 2026).

Meritech Capital Partners portfolio at a glance

40 portfolio companies are on record for Meritech Capital Partners, including Kalshi, OpenEvidence and Flock Safety.

37 of the 40 carry a recorded valuation and 3 have recorded secondary-market trades, the names a secondary buyer or seller can price.

Meritech Capital Partners team

13 people are on record at Meritech Capital Partners: 7 general partners, 4 partners and 2 others. Senior names include Alex Kurland (General Partner), Arsham Memarzadeh (General Partner) and Craig Sherman (General Partner). 13 of them have a verified direct contact on file.

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Portfolio

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Flock Safety▮▮
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Meritech Capital Partners recent deals

13 recorded
Aug 2026LumilensSeries C▮
Mar 2026OpenEvidenceSeries D▮
May 2025AstronomerLater Stage VC (Series D)▮
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Team
13 people on record — 13 with verified contacts

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Frequently asked about Meritech Capital Partners

What companies does Meritech Capital Partners invest in?
Meritech Capital Partners has 40 recorded portfolio companies, including Kalshi, OpenEvidence, Flock Safety.
What is Meritech Capital Partners's AUM?
Meritech Capital Partners manages approximately $5.0B in assets.
Is Meritech Capital Partners actively investing?
Meritech Capital Partners's most recent recorded investment was in Mar 2026, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.