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Shawn Carolan

Shawn Carolan

Partner atMenlo VenturesFirm active Oct 9California
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Shawn Carolan is a partner at Menlo Ventures, associated with Function Health as a partner. His involvement is noted on the company's website.

What Shawn can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Menlo Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Menlo Ventures.

Career

  1. Open Port Technology · developer
  2. Open Port Technology · manager of software architecture
  3. Menlo Ventures · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

HandleMenlo Labs

Investments named in public bios

Function HealthRokuUberChimeShipBobSiri

Focus

consumerfintechroboticshardwareenterprise

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineeringStanford GSB, MBA

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One email when Shawn's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Shawn Carolan?

Shawn Carolan is a partner at Menlo Ventures, associated with Function Health as a partner. His involvement is noted on the company's website.

How much does Shawn Carolan invest?

Shawn Carolan invests through Menlo Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Shawn Carolan?

A warm intro from a founder Menlo Ventures backed works best.

What did Shawn Carolan do before Menlo Ventures?

developer at Open Port Technology; manager of software architecture at Open Port Technology.

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