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Tenaya Capital

Logo: Tenaya Capital, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American venture capital firm

Tenaya Capital is a venture capital firm with offices in Portola Valley, California, and Wellesley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1995 as Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Tenaya spun out to become an independent firm in 2009 following Lehman's bankruptcy.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1
  • HeadquartersMenlo Park1
  • Websitewww.tenayacapital.com
  • Legal formLimited Liability Company (LLC)3
  • LEI254900ECHJ4HJA7VM9083
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressC/O INCORP SERVICES, INC., 84790 Saint George, United States3
  • Registered withUtah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code (Department of Commerce), 12519732-01603

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Tenaya Capital is a venture capital firm with offices in Portola Valley, California, and Wellesley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1995 as Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Tenaya spun out to become an independent firm in 2009 following Lehman's bankruptcy.2

Corporate structure

Tenaya Capital sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Tenaya Capital

  • Stewart Alan Gollmer Owns 10% to 25% of Tenaya Capital, since 02/2009 (Form ADV)
  • Thomas Banahan Owns 10% to 25% of Tenaya Capital, since 02/2009 (Form ADV)
  • Brian Geoffrey Melton Owns 10% to 25% of Tenaya Capital, since 02/2009 (Form ADV)
  • Brian Keith Paul Owns 10% to 25% of Tenaya Capital, since 02/2009 (Form ADV)
  • Benjamin Adam Boyer Owns 10% to 25% of Tenaya Capital, since 02/2009 (Form ADV)
  • Tenaya Capital Saint George, Utah, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); owners and owned firms from Form ADV, the registration investment advisers file with the SEC. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Investment adviser

Tenaya Capital is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. This is what it reports on Form ADV, the registration every adviser files and keeps current.

Who owns it

Owners of 5% or more as the firm lists them (Schedule A), and the owners of those owners up the chain (Schedule B).

  • Thomas Banahanowns 10% to 25%, since 02/2009
  • Benjamin Adam Boyerowns 10% to 25%, since 02/2009
  • Stewart Alan Gollmerowns 10% to 25%, since 02/2009
  • Brian Geoffrey Meltonowns 10% to 25%, since 02/2009
  • Brian Keith Paulowns 10% to 25%, since 02/2009

Products and brands

  • investment

Listed on Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Lehman Brothers1

Timeline

  1. 1995Founded Founded1

Sources

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