Anthology Fund
Track for a future or conditional window when pre-seed, seed, series-a teams in AI infrastructure, AI apps, AI safety match global, united-states eligibility and AI fund support is relevant.
Terms
Investments starting at $100K; Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investments as lead or participating investor
Negotiated case by case
Anthropic and program-specific AI benefits are described by the official page
Anthropic access, Claude credits, quarterly deep dives, and Menlo venture support
Founder fit
AI founders who would match Anthropic access and Menlo-led venture support.
Pre-seed through Series A AI companies with a credible venture-scale wedge.
Global applications are accepted, with US venture fit preferred.
Short official fund application plus investment review.
Verification note
Official page confirmed live and accepting rolling applications. Canonical page URL is menlovc.com/menlo-anthology-fund/ (the prior sourceUrl /anthology-fund redirects there). Apply button links to menlovc.com/anthology-fund-application/. Fund is a $100M initiative between Menlo Ventures and Anthropic. Confirmed Anthropic credits: $30,000 in free Anthropic credits (per FAQ section; program benefits section cites $25K but FAQ is authoritative). Five focus areas: AI infrastructure/DevX/middleware; frontier applications in bio/healthcare/legal/finserv/supply chain/cloud/cyber; consumer AI; trust and safety tooling; AI for societal benefit. Not required to build on Claude to receive investment. Reapplication allowed after 3 months minimum.
Source quality: official Menlo Anthology Fund page at menlovc.com/menlo-anthology-fund/ confirmed via search; page last modified 2026-05-13. Status confidence: high.