Mayfield Fund Expands Team, Adding Emily Melton as Partner

Internet Investor Brings Venture and Domain Expertise

• Press Release
• Source: Mayfield Fund
• On 8:00 am EDT, Tuesday September 8, 2009

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mayfield Fund today announced the expansion of its team, with the addition of Emily Melton as Partner. Melton will focus on investing in the consumer Internet sector and work closely with Managing Directors Raj Kapoor, Navin Chaddha and Yogen Dalal.

Melton comes to Mayfield Fund from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, which she joined in 2000 and where she served as Director focusing on Internet, mobile and consumer-oriented technologies. A few of her notable investments include MyShape, Meebo, Redfin, Ruba and ShareThis. Melton holds a BA with honors and distinction in Political Philosophy and an MBA, both from Stanford University.

“Emily’s venture expertise, entrepreneur-friendly philosophy and domain experience will greatly enrich our Internet investing practice,” said Chaddha. He added, “We look forward to the vibrancy she brings to our team.”

Some of Mayfield’s consumer Internet investments include Affinity Labs (acquired by Monster Worldwide), Consim (India), Fixya, Jotspot (acquired by Google), Qunar (China), Snapfish (acquired by Hewlett Packard) and Slide.

“I joined Mayfield because of the firm’s reputation and legacy, and to become part of a diverse team of hands-on investors that can help entrepreneurs build exceptional companies,” said Melton.

About Mayfield Fund

Mayfield Fund provides venture capital with impact by partnering with exceptional individuals to create industry-leading companies. The firm has $2.8 billion under management and focuses on the U.S., China and India markets. Since Mayfield’s founding in 1969, the firm has invested in more than 500 high-growth companies, taken more than 100 public and exited nearly 100 others through mergers and acquisitions. Some notable investments include 3COM, Genentech, Intuitive Surgical, MIPS, Nuance, Redback Networks, and Sandisk. For more information, visit www.mayfield.com.

Mayfield Fund
Ravina Harding, 650-854-5560
rharding@mayfield.com