Derek Xiao

Background

Derek Xiao is a Principal at Menlo Ventures investing in early-stage AI, cloud infrastructure, and digital health companies. He previously worked at Bain & Company advising technology investors on machine learning infrastructure and orbital launch. A Harvard graduate summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, he also served as President of The Harvard Crimson and authored Menlo's widely-cited State of Enterprise AI research reports.

Investment Focus

Notable Investments

Anthropic

AI safety company

Unstructured

Document AI infrastructure

Mercor

AI talent platform