Mayfield Fund

Venture Capital Active Menlo Park, United States Est. 2004
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Last updated 2026-06-18
Portfolio
9
in our dataset
Rounds participated
19
Rounds led
3
Rounds' value
$409.4M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Pre-Seed, B Round, Seed, A Round

About

Mayfield is a global venture capital firm with $2.2 billion under management. The firm has been championing people for more than 50 years. Since its founding in 1969, it has invested in more than 500 companies resulting in 120 IPOs and more than 200 mergers or acquisitions. Mayfield primarily invests at the inception stage of companies at Seed and Series A, with selective investments in companies at Series B and beyond. The firm prefers to invest in Enterprise companies (from analytics to machine learning, big data to cloud/SaaS, mobile to software-defined infrastructure, containers to cybersecurity) and Consumer-oriented companies (from autonomous transport to AI, community commerce to marketplaces, digital health to fintech, and emerging new messaging and entertainment platforms like chat and AR/VR). Mayfield has raised 20 funds. It is currently investing out of its sixteenth early-stage fund, the $475M Mayfield XVI for inception stage companies, and our Select funds, the $400M Select and Select II funds for companies at Series B and beyond.

Portfolio · 9

Retym
Optical Communication Infrastructure
Led ★ 2 rounds $115.4M committed Latest: 2025-03
Sawmills
Telemetry Management Platform
1 round $10.0M committed Latest: 2025-02
Minimus
Security Governance Solutions
Led ★ 1 round $51.0M committed Latest: 2023-10
OwnID
Passwordless Authentication Platform
Led ★ 1 round $6.2M committed Latest: 2022-05
Ridge
Edge Computing Metacloud
1 round $12.0M committed Latest: 2021-08
BigPanda
IT Alert Consolidation
5 rounds $101.0M committed Latest: 2019-10
Gigya
Customer Identity Management Platform
5 rounds $95.8M committed Latest: 2014-11
6Ya
Product Troubleshooting Platform
2 rounds $8.0M committed Latest: 2008-03
Actona Technologies
Collaborative Commerce Solutions
1 round $10.0M committed Latest: 2004-03

Investment activity

5 portfolio exits on record.

Portfolio by sector

Business Software5
Cyber Security3
Education & Knowledge Technologies1
Industrial Technologies1

Funds · 11

  • Mayfield XVII — $580M May 2023
  • Mayfield Select III / Spring — $375M May 2023
  • Fund — $275M Mar 2020
  • 16 — $475M Mar 2020
  • 15 — $400M Apr 2016
  • Fund — $125M Apr 2016
  • Fund — $108M Feb 2014
  • 14 — $365M Jul 2012
  • Fund — $110M Dec 2008
  • 13 — $395M Sep 2008
  • 12 — $375M Aug 2005

Q&A

What is Mayfield Fund's most recent fundraise?
Mayfield Fund recently raised two funds in May 2023: Mayfield XVII, which closed at $580M, and Mayfield Select III / Spring, which closed at $375M.
Which sectors does Mayfield Fund primarily focus on for investments?
Mayfield Fund shows a strong focus on Business Software and Cyber Security, with 5 and 3 portfolio companies respectively.
What was a notable exit for Mayfield Fund in the last two years?
In September 2025, Mayfield Fund saw its portfolio company OwnID, a passwordless authentication platform, acquired by Unico IDtech.
Can you name a recent investment made by Mayfield Fund?
Mayfield Fund invested in Sawmills, a telemetry management platform, at the Seed stage in 2024. They also invested in Opti, an AI-native identity security company, at the Seed stage in 2023.
What investment stages does Mayfield Fund typically target?
Mayfield Fund primarily invests at the inception stage (Seed and Series A), with selective investments in companies at Series B and beyond.
How many funds has Mayfield Fund raised in total?
Mayfield Fund has raised 20 funds since its founding.
Who is a key member of Mayfield Fund's team?
Navin Chaddha serves as a Managing Director at Mayfield Fund.
What is the typical investment range for Mayfield Fund?
Mayfield Fund's investment range is between $2M and $75M.
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