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Mayfield welcomed Aditya Singh as a new Partner. He brings 10+ years of early-stage investing experience with IPO exits including Cerebras, Heliogen, Energy Vault, and ForgeRock. He will invest across AI hardware/software infrastructure, cybersecurity, and physical AI.

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Mayfield portfolio company Alif Semiconductor, an AI-native microcontroller and fusion processor company for edge AI, was acquired by Analog Devices for over $1.6 billion. Mayfield was an early investor.

Alif Semiconductor

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mayfield.comSEP 2026

SEP 2026

Milestone

Mayfield portfolio company Lumilens, an optical interconnect company for AI data centers, raised $900M at a $5.5B valuation. Mayfield led the seed round in 2024 and participated in every round since. Founded by Ankur Singla (Mayfield's 3rd partnership with him).

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Lumilens Mayfield Fund

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AUG 2026

Team Change

Mayfield welcomed Aditya Singh as a new Partner. He brings 10+ years of early-stage investing experience with IPO exits including Cerebras, Heliogen, Energy Vault, and ForgeRock. He will invest across AI hardware/software infrastructure, cybersecurity, and physical AI.

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AUG 2026

Investment

Mayfield invested from inception in Velaura AI, which raised a $110M Series A at a $1B+ valuation. Velaura builds ultra-low-power AI compute for physical AI and data centers. Navin Chaddha notes this is his 37th unicorn involvement.

Velaura AI

Velaura AI Mayfield Fund

mayfield.comAUG 2026

AUG 2026

Investment

Backed Minimus's $51M seed round for enterprise cloud and container security.

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Minimus Mayfield Fund

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JUN 9, 2026

Investment

Led Sekai's seed round, disclosed alongside its combined $26M seed and Series A financing.

Sekai

Sekai Mayfield Fund

markets.businessinsider.comJUN 2, 2026

JUN 2, 2026

Milestone

Hang Ten Systems raised $32M seed round to rebuild enterprise software for the agentic era. Mayfield-backed.

Hang Ten Systems

Hang Ten SystemsMayfield Fund

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JUN 2026

Milestone

SambaNova raised a $350M round at a $2.2B valuation, building full-stack AI compute platforms.

SambaNova Systems

SambaNova Systems Mayfield Fund

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JUN 2026

Exit

Orb, which built the revenue stack for AI-era pricing, was acquired by Adyen in 1H 2026.

Orb

Orb Mayfield Fund

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JUN 2026

Exit

Scrunch AI, an AI agent experience platform backed by Mayfield from inception, was acquired by Sitecore in 1H 2026.

Scrunch AI

Scrunch AI Mayfield Fund

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JUN 2026

Investment

Participated in Exaforce's $125M Series B to scale its AI-native security operations platform.

Exaforce

Exaforce Mayfield Fund

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MAY 13, 2026

News

Published the 2026 AI Garage winners from UC Berkeley, WashU, and HumanX, reinforcing Mayfield's Day Zero AI founder pipeline.

Mayfield AI Garage 2026 winners

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mayfield.comMAY 2026

MAY 2026

Essay

Navin Chaddha's thesis on the AI Power Law Era: $267B invested in Q1 2026, 89% of VC dollars going to AI, SF Bay Area capturing 83% of capital. Early-stage remains a bright spot with 2,467 first financings.

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APR 2026

Mayfield Fund Activity

Mayfield welcomed Aditya Singh as a new Partner. He brings 10+ years of early-stage investing experience with IPO exits including Cerebras, Heliogen, Energy Vault, and ForgeRock. He will invest across AI hardware/software infrastructure, cybersecurity, and physical AI.

Mayfield portfolio company Alif Semiconductor, an AI-native microcontroller and fusion processor company for edge AI, was acquired by Analog Devices for over $1.6 billion. Mayfield was an early investor.

Mayfield portfolio company Lumilens, an optical interconnect company for AI data centers, raised $900M at a $5.5B valuation. Mayfield led the seed round in 2024 and participated in every round since. Founded by Ankur Singla (Mayfield's 3rd partnership with him).

Mayfield welcomed Aditya Singh as a new Partner. He brings 10+ years of early-stage investing experience with IPO exits including Cerebras, Heliogen, Energy Vault, and ForgeRock. He will invest across AI hardware/software infrastructure, cybersecurity, and physical AI.

Mayfield invested from inception in Velaura AI, which raised a $110M Series A at a $1B+ valuation. Velaura builds ultra-low-power AI compute for physical AI and data centers. Navin Chaddha notes this is his 37th unicorn involvement.

Backed Minimus's $51M seed round for enterprise cloud and container security.

Led Sekai's seed round, disclosed alongside its combined $26M seed and Series A financing.

Hang Ten Systems raised $32M seed round to rebuild enterprise software for the agentic era. Mayfield-backed.

SambaNova raised a $350M round at a $2.2B valuation, building full-stack AI compute platforms.

Orb, which built the revenue stack for AI-era pricing, was acquired by Adyen in 1H 2026.

Scrunch AI, an AI agent experience platform backed by Mayfield from inception, was acquired by Sitecore in 1H 2026.

Participated in Exaforce's $125M Series B to scale its AI-native security operations platform.

Published the 2026 AI Garage winners from UC Berkeley, WashU, and HumanX, reinforcing Mayfield's Day Zero AI founder pipeline.

Navin Chaddha's thesis on the AI Power Law Era: $267B invested in Q1 2026, 89% of VC dollars going to AI, SF Bay Area capturing 83% of capital. Early-stage remains a bright spot with 2,467 first financings.