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Matt Murphy

Partner, Menlo Ventures

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Recent appearances

  • Will Open-Source Threaten Anthropic's Business & Do Margins Matter in a World of AI | Matt Murphy

    July 27, 2026 · 📺 20VC with Harry Stebbings

    Matt Murphy is a Partner at Menlo Ventures, who just raised $3 billion in fresh capital, its largest pool ever. Matt's portfolio includes Anthropic, Lovable, Legora, OpenRouter, Chai Discovery, Axiom, OpenEvidence and more. ----------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:21 How Menlo Got Into Anthropic 05:12 Ownership Doesn't Matter Anymore 07:25 When Does Price Actually Matter? 10:18 How Menlo Sized Up for the Second Anthropic Round 13:43 When to Take Money Off the Table 22:00 Why Menlo Raised Only $3B When They Could Have Raised Much More 29:41 OpenRouter: Why M…

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  • Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy on why Anthropic is winning (and it's not the model) | Equity Podcast

    July 22, 2026 · 📺 TechCrunch

    Anthropic leaped to a $47 billion revenue run rate by May, compared to $9 billion in 2025. It’s the kind of growth that Menlo Ventures' Matt Murphy says he's never seen in 25 years of investing, not in the internet wave, not in mobile, not in the first cloud boom. Menlo led Anthropic's $500M Series D, and Murphy has had a front-row seat as the company went from a pre-revenue, pre-launch bet to one of the most valuable startups out there. On this episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Julie Bort talks with Murphy about backing Anthropic before anyone else would, why a great model was never t…

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  • Making deals with Menlo Ventures' Matt Murphy

    March 28, 2025 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Kate Rooney sits down with Menlo Ventures partner Matt Murphy to discuss 2025's uptick in tech dealmaking. While Google's $32B deal for Wiz made headlines, Murphy says smaller deals are happening, too, and at a faster clip than in 2024. In an extended conversation, the Anthropic investor discusses the impact of AI and regulatory scrutiny on private valuations and deals of all sizes. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/42d859g » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC Turn…

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  • Melting the Ice: Menlo Ventures' Approach to VC Winter with Matt Murphy | 2024 Upfront Summit

    March 25, 2024 · 📺 Upfront Ventures

    Upfront Partner Kobie Fuller interviews Menlo Ventures Partner Matt Murphy about the current state of venture, the firm's investment strategy in AI, and the importance of building a framework early on. Recorded Feb 28, 2024 at the Upfront Summit.

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  • Menlo Ventures Raises $1.35B for AI Investments

    November 16, 2023 · 📺 Bloomberg Tech

    Menlo Ventures Partner Matt Murphy joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow to discuss the firm's latest funding to focus on nascent AI startups and early-stage investments, and explains why he sees generative AI as being the fastest moving ecosystem in venture in a long time. He speaks on "Bloomberg Technology." -------- Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube:    / @bloombergtech   Watch the latest full episodes of "Bloomberg Technology" with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow here: https://tinyurl.com/ycyevxda Get the latest in tech from Silicon Valley and around the world here: h…

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  • Lessons from times the bubble burst

    July 19, 2022 · 📺 protocol

    As the old saying goes, if we don’t learn from our history, we are doomed to repeat it. In this Protocol Pipeline event, we will be joined by a panel of VCs who expertly navigated the 2001 and 2008 crashes to talk about the downturn around the corner. They will share lessons on how to shift strategies when the market changes, what emerging VCs should focus on in order to survive and when it is – and isn’t – time to make that next big bet. Welcome Remarks Satchie Snellings - Editor, Live Journalism & Special Projects, Protocol Speakers Beezer Clarkson - Partner, Sapphire Partners Geoff Yang -…

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  • KPCB's Matt Murphy on Mobile Investments | Ask A VC

    March 05, 2013 · 📺 TechCrunch

    Leena Rao asks reader questions to Kleiner Perkins general partner Matt Murphy, who addresses mobile wallets, the next big thing in mobile, and more. Subscribe to TechCrunch TV: http://goo.gl/eg167

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  • Kleiner Perkins' Matt Murphy Discusses Mobile with Google

    March 11, 2011 · 📺 GoogleMobileAds

    On February 10, 2011 we hosted Think Mobile, a thought leadership event that brought together mobile industry leaders to discuss all things mobile. Afterwards, we caught up with Kleiner Perkins' Matt Murphy, Partner and Manager of iFund, to learn his thoughts on the future of mobile as well as his favorite mobile trends and mobile apps. Also, if you missed the Think Mobile live stream, be sure to check out the recorded session posted on our YouTube channel.

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