17 Internet of Things Investors Based in Menlo Park

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Menlo Park-based founders connect with internet of things-based investors that write checks into Internet of Things companies. Here are 17 investors that match that criteria.

1) Antoine Moyroud

  • Fund: Lightspeed Venture Partners
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Transportation, Travel

2) Daniel Fishbaum

  • Fund: Patient Square Capital
  • Title: Healthcare Investor
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Series B
  • Sectors: Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Insurtech, Other, Enterprise, Other Tech

3) Daniel Fishbaum

  • Fund: Patient Square Capital
  • Title: Healthcare Investor
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Series B
  • Sectors: Internet of Things, Other Tech, Fintech

4) Danielle Jing

  • Fund: Pear VC
  • Title: Chief of Staff
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space

5) Emily Zhen

  • Fund: New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
  • Title: Venture Capital Investor
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech

6) Jay Drain Jr.

  • Fund: Andreessen Horowitz
  • Title: Partner, Crypto
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Fashion, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer

7) Jourdain Bell

  • Fund: Alumni Ventures
  • Title: Sr. Community Manager
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Cannabis, Internet of Things, Cosmetics, Art, Communications, Cloud, Fashion, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, Web3, Hospitality, Recruiting, Government Tech, eSports, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Entertainment, Electronics, EdTech, E-Commerce, Future of Work, Other Tech, Enterprise, Consumer, Media, Chemicals, Marketplaces, Manufacturing, Logistics, Legal, Internet of Things, Insurtech, DEI, Other, Travel, Transportation, Space, Social Impact, Sex, Sales Tech, Robotics, Food Services, Quantum Computing, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Parenting

8) Keith Bender

  • Fund: Pear VC
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Other, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

9) Megan Kelly

  • Fund: Threshold Ventures
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Transportation

10) Mikiko (Shimada) Clanton

  • Fund: MS&AD Ventures
  • Title: Senior Associate
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Food and Beverage, Internet of Things, Robotics, Transportation

11) Naren Ramaswamy

  • Fund: Alumni Ventures
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Agriculture Tech, AR/VR, Art, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Food and Beverage, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Consumer, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation, Social Impact, Sales Tech

12) Neha Dalal

  • Fund: Jasper Ridge Partners, L.P.
  • Title: Vice President Philanthropic & Impact Advisory
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, Food Services, Social Impact, Transportation

13) Olivia Moore

  • Fund: Andreessen Horowitz
  • Title: Consumer Partner
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, Fintech, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech

14) Taylor Sargent

  • Fund: Airbus Ventures
  • Title: Associate
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Electronics, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Robotics, Quantum Computing, Other Tech, Transportation, Space

15) Thomas Englis

  • Fund: Clearvision Ventures
  • Title: Senior Associate
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Robotics, Transportation

16) Tobi Coker

  • Fund: Felicis Ventures
  • Title: Senior Associate
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Internet of Things, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Marketplaces, Sales Tech

17) Tony Zhu

  • Fund: Airbus Ventures
  • Title: Associate
  • Location: Menlo Park, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, Electronics, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC