Guiding founders from startup vision to successful exit with deep industry expertise and strategic partnership
About Meru
Empowering founders with deep industry expertise and strategic investments, we fuel their passion.
From inception to exit, we guide founders on their startup journey, providing the connections and insights they need to thrive.
As strategic LPs, we leverage our industry knowledge to identify high-potential ventures and actively support our portfolio companies throughout their lifecycle.
Portfolio
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Kencor Health
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Zya Music (exit to Google)
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Theta Rho
We are also LPs to other US-based VCs. We have other syndicates and investments in Hyperloop, Impossible Foods, Collective Health, to name a few.
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Use Meru
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Hopii
Our Team
With strong roots in Consumer Deep-Tech, we are veterans from technology companies like Google, Samsung, Meta along with CEO experiences. We have worked with startups to partner, incubate new technologies and have served as Advisory and Consulting partners to the Industry.
With over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, investment, and emerging technologies at established Silicon Valley players and early-stage startups, Homayoon brings a sharp eye for high-value early-stage investments. As a founding general partner at Meru Ventures, he identifies and supports groundbreaking startups with the potential to become global leaders. His expertise across the entire innovation lifecycle, from technical inception to global scaling, positions him to make informed investment decisions that generate strong returns. Previously, Homayoon held leadership positions at Google, Samsung, HP, and other major players in Silicon Valley. Homayoon has a strong background in engineering, business, and investment.
Homayoon Shahinfar
With a passion for computer vision, XR, robotics, and deep tech in general, Juan Wee has been at the forefront of innovation, and new technology development for over 20 years. Juan holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto, and Illinois Institute of Technology, respectively, and has an MBA from the University of Chicago. Juan Wee currently serves as the CEO of Kudan USA, which is part of the global Kudan Group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Juan has built the Americas and Korea business for Kudan and spearheads commercial projects applying Kudan's SLAM software for robotics and autonomous vehicles, as well as mapping and geospatial applications.