MAYFIELD

Investment Thesis

Mayfield is a veteran Silicon Valley venture firm that focuses on early-stage technology companies across enterprise software, infrastructure, AI, security and select consumer categories. The firm emphasizes a 'people-first' philosophy, backing founders at seed and Series A and supporting them for the long haul through go‑to‑market, hiring and strategic guidance. In AI, Mayfield tends to invest in platforms and infrastructure layers (data, security, infra) as well as application companies with strong domain moats rather than commodity point tools. Its partnership combines decades of pattern recognition from prior cycles with a willingness to lean into platform shifts like cloud, mobile and now generative AI.

Notable AI Portfolio

• Rancher Labs (container orchestration; acquired)
• HashiCorp (infrastructure automation; AI-enhanced)
• Early-stage AI infrastructure and application startups (various, undisclosed in public sources)

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• vc firm