Brian Melton

Brian Melton

Managing Director atTenaya CapitalUnited States

Brian Melton is a Partner at Tenaya Capital, focusing on enterprise investments. He co-founded the firm and previously worked at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners.

What Brian can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10MEstimate
Comes in atSeries BLead preference not reported
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Tenaya Capital writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Lehman Brothers Venture Partners · partner
  2. Tenaya Capital · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Tenaya Capital

Investments named in public bios

LeanDataRevinateValimailActive-SemiCloudPassageHortonworksInstart LogicLithium TechnologiesMobilygenNew RelicOptimizelyPalo Alto NetworksRightscaleValere PowerWavefrontWintegra

Focus

enterprise investmentsinfrastructureapplication software

Education

Stanford Graduate School of Business, M.B.A.Wake Forest University, B.S.

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Questions

Who is Brian Melton?

Brian Melton is a Partner at Tenaya Capital, focusing on enterprise investments. He co-founded the firm and previously worked at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners.

How much does Brian Melton invest?

Brian Melton invests through Tenaya Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at series b.

How do I pitch Brian Melton?

A warm intro from a founder Tenaya Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Brian Melton do before Tenaya Capital?

partner at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners.

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