# Shawn Carolan

Shawn Carolan is a Partner at Menlo Ventures focused on early-stage 'utilitarian consumer' companies, and invested early in Roku, Uber, and Chime. He joined Menlo in 2002 after earning his MBA from Stanford GSB; he holds BS/MS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and previously founded and ran his own startup, Handle.

Shawn Carolan is a Partner at Menlo Ventures focused on early-stage 'utilitarian consumer' companies, and invested early in Roku, Uber, and Chime. He joined Menlo in 2002 after earning his MBA from Stanford GSB; he holds BS/MS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and previously founded and ran his own startup, Handle.

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