"A founder he'd been getting to know over eight months texted to say he was kicking off a raise. Other investors were circling, but the founder wanted Das and his firm, Menlo Ventures, at the table. So between temple visits and kaiseki meals - and once when he told his girlfriend he was soaking at the onsen - Das coordinated with colleagues back home."
"In only a year and a half working in venture, Das has quickly become one to watch. He joined Menlo after stints as an engineer at Facebook and Google, and as an early employee at the enterprise search company Glean, where he helped scale the business from having no product to a $2.2 billion valuation. In June, that figure jumped to $7.2 billion."
"At Menlo, he's carved out a role at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and enterprise software investing. He helped launch the firm's $100 million Anthology Fund, a joint venture with Anthropic, and earned a reputation for his unusually technical diligence. Now, with his promotion to partner, Das is part of a new generation climbing venture capital's ranks. Increasingly, firms are looking to leaders who come from the trenches of engineering and startups, not just the spreadsheet jockeys groomed in banking."
Deedy Das joined Menlo Ventures after engineering roles at Facebook and Google and early product work at enterprise search startup Glean, helping scale it from no product to multibillion-dollar valuations. He focuses on artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and enterprise software investing and helped launch Menlo's $100 million Anthology Fund in partnership with Anthropic. He has built a reputation for unusually technical diligence and fast deal execution, coordinating investments while traveling. His promotion to partner reflects a shift toward leaders with deep engineering and startup experience moving into venture capital leadership.
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