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Merus Capital
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Merus Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded by former heads of M&A at Google and Microsoft — who personally led 100+ technology acquisitions including YouTube and Android — and uses that rare dual-tech-giant deal-making experience as its core edge. The firm focuses narrowly on enterprise AI and complex B2B software companies with highly sophisticated technical teams, backing products that are 'hard to build, but easy to scale.' Merus explicitly states it is 'not interested in the simple' and gravitates towards the complex, partnering with founders who possess unique industry and customer insights, an unwavering commitment to product innovation, and a relentless focus on execution. The firm also actively coaches portfolio founders on M&A processes, leveraging its deep experience structuring major technology acquisitions.
Notable quotes
“If you do what everyone else is doing, don't expect great returns.”
“Our third fund simply continues our existing strategy. It's the approach we've had for close to a decade now: investing in enterprise application startups solving economically important problems. Our focus remains the same not because it's sexy, but because it works.”
“We're 100% focused on partnering with entrepreneurs building real software to solve real problems. Where there's an opportunity to reshape entire industries.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walaris | Series A | $5m | 2025-05-28 |
| Resquared | Seed | $5m | 2024-07-24 |
| Parabola | Series B | $24m | 2023-06-28 |
| Amplitude | Seed | — | — |
| Iterable | Seed | — | — |
| Symphony | Seed | — | — |
| Modern Health | Seed | — | — |
| Authentic8 | Seed | — | — |
| NextRoll | Seed | — | — |
| Theneo | Seed | — | 2023-11-15 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Andreessen Horowitz | 5 |
| Khosla Ventures | 3 |
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| Founders Fund | 2 |
| AltaIR Capital | 2 |
| GoHub Ventures | 1 |
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