Greylock Partners

Venture Capital Est. 1965
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≈USD 5B
Est. FUM
Sum of 5 funds raised 2016–2026; larger than the total stated by an earlier estimate
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
Menlo Park, CA, United States
Founded
1965
Last fundraise
2026 (USD 1.5B)

About

Greylock Partners is one of the world's oldest venture capital firms, having been founded in 1965. Greylock focuses on early-stage companies in software (consumer and enterprise), enterprise infrastructure and semiconductors. We invest at all stages, from Seed through to Series A, B and Growth rounds. We invest in all sectors of enterprise software technology including applications, cloud/SaaS, data center, management, networking, security and storage. We invest in all sectors of consumer software technology including advertising, commerce, gaming, marketplaces, media, mobile, services, and social. Greylock looks for entrepreneurs building market-transforming products and services, and primarily focuses its investing in North America.

Strategies

Venture Capital
Growth Equity
Sources

Locations & investment markets

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.

Investment Focus

Investment size
USD 1K - USD 20M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused
Regions
North America

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Menlo Park, CA, United States
More investors with offices in Silicon Valley
Office Presence
1 country
United States
3 known offices
Menlo Park, CA, United States (HQ)
San Francisco, CA, United States
Wellesley, MA, United States

Fundraising

Greylock 18
2026
USD 1.5B
source
Greylock 17
2023
USD 1B
source
Greylock Partners 2021 fund
2021
USD 500M
source
Greylock XVI
2020
USD 1B
source
Greylock XV
2016
USD 1B
source
Greylock XIV
2013
USD 1B
source
Greylock XIII
2011
USD 1B
source
Greylock Israel II
2011
USD 200M
source

Deals & Activity

Tracked Deals
25
Most common deal types
Unknown (24) Series B (1)
Deals by domain
Saas 2
Credit 1
Consumer 1
Recent tracked deals
Bretton AI
Series B - 2026
$75M
Aurora
2017
Boost
Bretton
Blockaid
Blend
Consumer
Bedrockdata
Baseten

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