Meritech Capital Partners is a growth-stage technology venture-capital firm founded by Paul Madera, Rob Ward, and Mike Gordon that has backed more than 200 companies since its inception. Meritech Capital's Twitter Score is 11 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #84,034 among 498,181 tracked accounts.
Meritech Capital operates as a small, equal partnership focused on companies that redefine their markets through technology. The firm has backed companies across the consumer, enterprise, and healthcare sectors, with a particular emphasis on cloud, data, and AI at the growth stage. Its early backers included Accel Partners, Oak Investment Partners, and Redpoint Ventures. Meritech Capital has also seen more than 60 of its portfolio companies reach IPO.
Meritech Capital has raised multiple successive funds over the years. Its sixth venture fund closed at $630 million in June 2018, targeting growth-stage startups. Its seventh fund closed at $800 million in June 2020, with an emphasis on cloud, data, and AI. An SEC Form D further identifies Meritech Capital Partners VIII L.P. as a Delaware venture-capital fund organized in 2022. Meritech Capital's account has published 294 posts and has 4,913 followers as of October 2026 on the platform.
Meritech Capital's portfolio includes Auth0, Flock, ClickUp, Persona, Astronomer, Fal, Augment Code and Owner.
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The accounts that follow Meritech Capital include 55 founders, 24 angel investors, 10 influencers and 12 VCs. Among them are Andrew Chen, Martin Shkreli, Mason Nystrom, Simon Taylor, Ram Ahluwalia CFA, Lumida and Deedy. Meritech Capital has been mentioned by 64 accounts, with 109 total mentions across the platform.