About Greylock Partners
Greylock Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1965. It is primarily based out of Menlo Park, United States. As of Mar 2026, Greylock Partners is an active investor, having invested in 482 companies, with 8 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series D round of Censys Overall, Greylock Partners portfolio has seen 19 unicorns, 24 IPOs and 224 acquisitions including key companies like Facebook, Coinbase and Workday. A lot of funds co-invest with Greylock Partners, with names like SV Angel sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Greylock Partners has team of 69 people including 23 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 10 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Greylock Partners' List of Top Investments
Greylock Partners has a portfolio of 482 companies, including 19 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in mySuperMarket and 0x.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel, United Kingdom and 17 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 30 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 10 more. Here is the list of top investments by Greylock Partners:
1. Facebook
Operator of a social networking service facilitating connection and communication. Its services allows users to connect with friends, family, and other individuals. It provides tools for sharing updates, photos, and videos. The platform also offers features for creating and joining groups, following interests, and discovering content.
Key facts about Facebook
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $165B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.27B
- Employee Count: 25,836 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TCV, Glynn Capital and 114 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 15, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Coinbase
Online platform for crypto portfolio. It offers solutions for consumers such as regular trading platforms, wallets for storing cryptocurrencies, crypto exchanges, USD-backed stable coins, and more. It also provides solutions for businesses such as custodian services, crypto-based payment acceptance solutions, and more.
Key facts about Coinbase
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $271M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $547M
- Employee Count: 7,482 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TrueBridge, Wellington and 142 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Workday
Cloud-based financial management, EPM, and HR software provider for enterprises. It uses AI and ML algorithms to predict work and automate tasks, manage employees, and more. The product offerings include HCM, a human capital management solution with features such as reporting and analysis, employee engagement, workforce planning, scheduling, recruiting, onboarding, benefits, etc. It also provides solutions such as financial management, business planning, analytics, professional services automation, and more. It serves multiple industry verticals including communications, energy an resources, financial services, government, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, and others.
Key facts about Workday
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Pleasanton (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $8.45B as on Jan 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $352M
- Employee Count: 23,851 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Bezos Expeditions and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 15, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Okta
Provider of identity management solutions for workforces, customers, and AI. The company delivers platforms securing various identities within an identity security fabric. It offers solutions by identity type and industry. The company provides resources, support, and developer tools.
Key facts about Okta
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $2.61B as on Jan 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $228M
- Employee Count: 7,349 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Scheuermann Investment and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Feb 21, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. LinkedIn
Network of resources for professional networking, job searching, and skill development. It provides a platform for individuals to connect with other professionals in their industry. The network facilitates opportunities to find employment and internships across various sectors. Additionally, it offers learning resources for developing business, technical, and creative skills.
Key facts about LinkedIn
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Sunnyvale (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $144M
- Employee Count: 23,848 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TCV, Glynn Capital and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 17, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Greylock Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Greylock Partners has invested in 482 companies over the last 33 years, with an average of 17 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 24 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 9 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Axiamatic and most recent follow-on round was in Censys.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 6 | 9 |
2025 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
2024 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
2023 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
2022 | 30 | 23 | 53 |
2021 | 19 | 22 | 41 |
2020 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
2019 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
2018 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
2017 | 28 | 11 | 39 |
Greylock Partners' Investments by Stage
Greylock Partners has made 160 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14M, 152 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.06M and 87 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $27.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 160 |
Seed | 152 |
Series B | 87 |
Series C | 24 |
Series D | 18 |
Others | 17 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Greylock Partners' Investments by Sector
Greylock Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 442 Tech companies, 327 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 298 Software companies and at least 178 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 246 |
Consumer | 108 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 100 |
High Tech | 77 |
Media & Entertainment | 49 |
Others | 418 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Greylock Partners' Investments by Geography
Greylock Partners has made most investments in United States (398), followed by Israel where it has made 19 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 398 |
Israel | 19 |
United Kingdom | 11 |
Canada | 6 |
India | 6 |
Others | 21 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Greylock Partners' recent investments
Greylock Partners has made 9 investments in 2026 so far. Censys and Censys are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Greylock Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 31, 2026 | United States | Series D | 9877 | [+3] | |
Mar 31, 2026 | United States | Conventional Debt | 5271 | [+3] | |
Mar 12, 2026 | United States | Series B | 7691 | ||
Mar 05, 2026 | United States | Seed | 7788 | - | |
Feb 20, 2026 | United States | Series C | 6309 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Greylock Partners' Portfolio
Greylock Partners has 19 unicorns in its portfolio - Upwind, Modular, Baseten Technologies and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Upwind. It became a unicorn in 2026, 2 years after Greylock Partners first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Greylock Partners' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Provider of cloud security solutions for infrastructure and application protection | 2022 | San Francisco | Series B | uucqbc{ | ||
67 | Developing next-generation AI development platform | 2017 | Mountain View | Series C | wzokcvo | ||
66 | Platform offering low code based ML powered application development software | 2019 | San Francisco | Series E | pcqsehn | ||
66 | Provider of a platform for building AI applications and analytics | 2014 | San Francisco | Series D | log{sut | ||
63 | Developer of AI-powered automation for software workflows and digital assistants | 2017 | San Francisco | Series B | puxffyi |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Greylock Partners' Portfolio
24 of Greylock Partners' portfolio companies have become public. Wealthfront got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Dec 2025 at marketcap of $2.05B and Figma got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $13.5B.Here are Greylock Partners' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 12, 2025 | Mar 20, 2013 | Series B | 9991 | |
Jul 31, 2025 | Dec 19, 2014 | Series A | 4564 | |
Apr 25, 2024 | May 25, 2015 | Series B | 6829 | |
Nov 04, 2021 | May 07, 2015 | Seed | 9889 | |
Jul 16, 2021 | Aug 24, 2017 | Series D | 4213 |
Acquired companies in Greylock Partners' Portfolio
224 companies from Greylock Partners' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Chronosphere in Nov 2025 by Palo Alto Networks for $3.35B.Here are Greylock Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 19, 2025 | Nov 05, 2019 | Series A | 9106 | |
Jul 28, 2025 | Mar 22, 2016 | Series A | 5038 | |
Jun 25, 2025 | May 12, 2022 | Seed | 7616 | |
Mar 19, 2025 | Mar 03, 2020 | Seed | 7385 | |
Mar 18, 2025 | May 07, 2024 | Series E | 8639 |
Team profile of Greylock Partners
Greylock Partners has a team of 69 members including 23 Partners, 7 Venture Partners and 4 Principals located in United States and Israel. Greylock Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Greylock Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Cambridge | - | - | |
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Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
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Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - |
Co-investors of Greylock Partners
Over the past 33 years, 2296 investors have co-invested in Greylock Partners's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Greylock Partners: Y Combinator, Accel and 448 others have invested in rounds before Greylock Partners. There are 22 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Greylock Partners and 12 companies where Accel has invested before Greylock Partners.
- Top Co-investors of Greylock Partners: 910 investors entered a company along with Greylock Partners. These include investors like SV Angel (32 companies).
- Invested after Greylock Partners: A total of 936 investors have invested in Greylock Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Google Ventures (15 companies), Tiger Global Management (14 companies) and Andreessen Horowitz (13 companies).
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