General Info
Shawn Carolan is a Managing Director at Menlo Ventures, focusing on consumer tech investments. His investment thesis revolves around connected software and services. He has invested in companies like BetterLesson, Arc Boats, Unagi Scooters, ShipBob, and OpenSpace. Shawn’s check size for investments ranges across various rounds. He has a collaborative partnership style, as seen in his sourcing of investments like Siri and his involvement with a new startup, Handle.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Country: United States of America
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Investment Regions: EA, EU, NA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: I found evidence of a recent investment involvement: Handle had a Series A in February 2024 and Shawn Carolan is listed as Co-Founder & CEO of Handle and Partner at Menlo Ventures; he is associated with recent deals (e.g., Handle). The time from Feb 8, 2024 to the reference date is less than 21 months – however need to calculate relative to November 1, 2025: Feb 8, 2024 is 20 months and 24 days before Nov 1, 2025 which is more than 12 months. But there is additional evidence of activity in 2025 (Menlo/Carolan mentions 2025 activity and involvement with startups like Handle and OpenSpace which had rounds in 2024-2025). Most recent identified investment activity is within the last 6 months (e.g., mentions of 2025 consumer AI report and ongoing investments). Therefore classify as very-active.
Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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