Investor profile for Greylock: stage-based planning range, investment stages, sector focus, portfolio companies, sources, and verification status. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker directory.

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Greylock stages, portfolio and investment profile

One of the longest-standing U.S. venture firms (founded 1965), backing enterprise and consumer founders from seed through growth. Notable investments include LinkedIn, Airbnb, Figma, and Wiz.

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Stage-based planning range

$1M–$10M

This is a planning range inferred from stage coverage, not a firm-disclosed check size.

Methodology: Stage bucket inferred from the rounds a fund leads or invests in.

No firm-specific check-size disclosure is recorded.

Source link not recorded Confidence: 25% Verified: Not recorded View methodology

Investment stages

Leads: Seed, Series A

Participates: Seed, Series A, Series B+

Sector focus

Enterprise SaaS · Consumer · AI & Machine Learning

Geography

Menlo Park, CA

Founded 1965

Fund size / AUM

Not recorded

A separate fund-size evidence record is not yet available.

Portfolio in our directory

34

Linked startup profiles

Latest fund vehicle

Not recorded

Vehicle name, size, and vintage are not yet structured.

Recent tracked investment

Obsidian Security

Series D · $85M · August 2026

Rounds they lead

Seed Series A

Rounds they invest

Seed Series A Series B+

Last verified: Not recorded. Check-size evidence is labeled by basis so planning estimates are not presented as firm disclosures.

Portfolio companies we track

Startups in our directory that list Greylock as an investor (34 total).

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FAQs about Greylock

Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.

Greylock invests from seed through growth. The firm is known for leading seed and Series A rounds and supporting portfolio companies through later stages.
Greylock does not disclose a standard check publicly. Our directory stage estimate for firms leading seed and Series A is $1M–$10M, with larger follow-ons at growth.
Greylock is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. The firm primarily backs U.S. companies with global ambitions.
Greylock focuses on enterprise SaaS, consumer, and AI/ML infrastructure. The firm's legacy spans social, security, developer tools, and modern AI applications.
Greylock frequently leads seed and Series A rounds and takes board roles in many investments. The firm is selective and often the first institutional partner.
Examples include Figma, Airbnb, Wiz, Roblox, and Okta — see /startup/figma, /startup/airbnb, /startup/wiz, /startup/roblox, and /startup/okta.
Identify the partner aligned with your category on greylock.com. Warm introductions from trusted founders, operators, or co-investors are essential — Greylock is highly selective.
Greylock appears in our blue-chip VC landscape piece — see /blue-chip-vc-firms-top-tier-sequoia-benchmark for firm positioning alongside Sequoia, a16z, and Accel.

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