The people behind the ideas.
The ideas behind the companies.
MotherDuck’s
Joran Tigani
on shaping serverless data with DuckDB 
Runway’s
Cristóbal Valenzuela
on AI-driven art and lifelong learning 
Rec Room’s
Nick Fajt
on democratizing game development 
Common Room’s
Linda Lian
on integrating community into your company 
Pulumi’s
Joe Duffy
on bringing more power to developers 
Statsig’s
Vijaye Raji
on using data to build better products Company List
Acceleration
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Accolade is an on-demand healthcare concierge for employers, health plans and health systems. Accolade customers experience industry-leading engagement levels, satisfaction scores unseen in healthcare, better health outcomes, and cost savings of 5%-15%.Initial Investment2016Accolade is an on-demand healthcare concierge for employers, health plans and health systems. Accolade customers experience industry-leading engagement levels, satisfaction scores unseen in healthcare, better health outcomes, and cost savings of 5%-15%. -
Ally was a business and goal management software platform with roots in the OKR (objectives and key results) goal alignment framework that is transforming businesses and employees’ work lives.Initial Investment2021Ally was a business and goal management software platform with roots in the OKR (objectives and key results) goal alignment framework that is transforming businesses and employees’ work lives.FounderVetri VelloreInvestment JourneyAcquired by Microsoft 2021Initial Investment2021 -
The founders of Animoto Productions™ share a passion for helping people share their stories and express themselves through online media by innovating technologies in the field of video production.Initial Investment2009The founders of Animoto Productions™ share a passion for helping people share their stories and express themselves through online media by innovating technologies in the field of video production.FoundersBrad Jefferson
Jason Hsiao
Stevie Clifton
Tom CliftonInvestment JourneyAcquired by Redbrick 2023Initial Investment2009 -
Branch is the leader in deep linking increasing mobile conversion, customer retention, and engagement. Branch is used by top brands such as Pinterest, Redfin and Hotel Tonight to make app content more easily shared and discovered.Initial Investment2015 -
Clari is the leader in Revenue Collaboration & Governance, providing the first enterprise platform to run the most important business process: revenue. Clari’s Revenue Platform connects all revenue-critical employees, processes, and systems to drive a breakthrough in revenue precision.Initial Investment2019Clari is the leader in Revenue Collaboration & Governance, providing the first enterprise platform to run the most important business process: revenue. Clari’s Revenue Platform connects all revenue-critical employees, processes, and systems to drive a breakthrough in revenue precision. -
Clozd is a win/loss solution for B2B customers, providing interview and automated survey-based data collection, subject matter expertise and methodology, and dashboards for analytics and scoring of win/loss drivers and customer feedback. Clozd helps B2B customers systematically and holistically capture and analyze the reasons why their company wins or loses business from customers.Initial Investment2022Clozd is a win/loss solution for B2B customers, providing interview and automated survey-based data collection, subject matter expertise and methodology, and dashboards for analytics and scoring of win/loss drivers and customer feedback. Clozd helps B2B customers systematically and holistically capture and analyze the reasons why their company wins or loses business from customers. -
Coda is the all-in-one doc for teams. It starts with a blank canvas and a blinking cursor and has infinite room to grow your ideas. Coda comes with a new set of building blocksーlike tables that talk to each other, buttons that take action, and Packs that connect your doc to the apps you use every day. Coda launched to the general public in early 2019, and is used by tens of thousands of teams globally, spanning startups and enterprise businesses like Robinhood, Square, The New York Times, and Uber. Coda is a distributed company with offices in Seattle, San Francisco, and Mountain View, Calif. and is backed by top investment firms such as Kleiner Perkins, Greylock, and General Catalyst.Initial Investment2020Coda is the all-in-one doc for teams. It starts with a blank canvas and a blinking cursor and has infinite room to grow your ideas. Coda comes with a new set of building blocksーlike tables that talk to each other, buttons that take action, and Packs that connect your doc to the apps you use every day. Coda launched to the general public in early 2019, and is used by tens of thousands of teams globally, spanning startups and enterprise businesses like Robinhood, Square, The New York Times, and Uber. Coda is a distributed company with offices in Seattle, San Francisco, and Mountain View, Calif. and is backed by top investment firms such as Kleiner Perkins, Greylock, and General Catalyst. -
Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. Cohesity solutions can be delivered as a service, self-managed, or provided by a Cohesity-powered partner.Initial Investment2024Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. Cohesity solutions can be delivered as a service, self-managed, or provided by a Cohesity-powered partner. -
Deepgram is an enterprise automated speech recognition and understanding company that enables companies to build foundational and specialized language models for a range of applications.Initial Investment2022Deepgram is an enterprise automated speech recognition and understanding company that enables companies to build foundational and specialized language models for a range of applications. -
Direct Travel is a leading provider of corporate travel management services. The company has been providing travel management since 2011, working with clients to develop highly customized travel programs. By leveraging both the expertise of its people and innovative solutions, Direct Travel enables clients to derive the greatest value from their travel program in terms of superior service, progressive technologies and significant cost savings.Initial Investment2024Direct Travel is a leading provider of corporate travel management services. The company has been providing travel management since 2011, working with clients to develop highly customized travel programs. By leveraging both the expertise of its people and innovative solutions, Direct Travel enables clients to derive the greatest value from their travel program in terms of superior service, progressive technologies and significant cost savings. -
Eventbase is the leading mobile app platform for premium events. Trusted by global brands to create event apps for their Tier 1 conferences, Eventbase’s clients include Microsoft, SAP, HP, Cisco, Salesforce, Cannes Lions and South By Southwest (SXSW).Initial Investment2015Eventbase is the leading mobile app platform for premium events. Trusted by global brands to create event apps for their Tier 1 conferences, Eventbase’s clients include Microsoft, SAP, HP, Cisco, Salesforce, Cannes Lions and South By Southwest (SXSW). -
Flexe solves the most difficult omnichannel logistics problems for the world’s largest retailers and brands. Integrating technology, open logistics networks, and elastic economic models allows Flexe customers to move fast, at scale, and with precision. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Flexe brings deep logistics expertise and enterprise-grade technology to deliver innovative eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution, same-day delivery, and network capacity programs to the Fortune 500.Initial Investment2019Flexe solves the most difficult omnichannel logistics problems for the world’s largest retailers and brands. Integrating technology, open logistics networks, and elastic economic models allows Flexe customers to move fast, at scale, and with precision. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Flexe brings deep logistics expertise and enterprise-grade technology to deliver innovative eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution, same-day delivery, and network capacity programs to the Fortune 500. -
Go1 delivers an onboarding, compliance and professional development platform for employee education and training.Initial Investment2020 -
Jama is a cloud-based collaborative solution used by Global 1,000 companies to define, build and test products.Initial Investment2013Jama is a cloud-based collaborative solution used by Global 1,000 companies to define, build and test products.CEOMarc OsofskyInvestment JourneyAcquired by Francisco Partners 2024Initial Investment2013 -
Leaf Logistics was founded in 2017 with the mission to improve transportation planning through strategic use of data analytics and machine learning. The Leaf Grid connects shippers, providers, and partners to gain network efficiencies, reduce their carbon footprint, and unlock a forward view of tomorrow's transportation market. Today, Leaf technologies like the Leaf Adapt continuous optimization solution and Leaf Flex committed contracts allow users to engage in the Grid and build their most resilient transportation plan. Join us at leaflogistics.com.Initial Investment2022Leaf Logistics was founded in 2017 with the mission to improve transportation planning through strategic use of data analytics and machine learning. The Leaf Grid connects shippers, providers, and partners to gain network efficiencies, reduce their carbon footprint, and unlock a forward view of tomorrow's transportation market. Today, Leaf technologies like the Leaf Adapt continuous optimization solution and Leaf Flex committed contracts allow users to engage in the Grid and build their most resilient transportation plan. Join us at leaflogistics.com.FoundersAnshu Prasad
Stefan Friederichs
Mithun Sheth
Ari OjalvoInitial Investment2022 -
MaxPoint provides a leading business intelligence and digital marketing solution that enables national brands to drive local, in-store sales.Initial Investment2010MaxPoint provides a leading business intelligence and digital marketing solution that enables national brands to drive local, in-store sales.FoundersJoe Epperson
Kurt CarlsonInvestment JourneyAcquired by Valassis 2017Initial Investment2010 -
Ollion is the global, born-in-the-cloud consultancy working together to unify business-shaping tech for good.Initial Investment2012Ollion is the global, born-in-the-cloud consultancy working together to unify business-shaping tech for good. -
Paro is a curated marketplace connecting freelance finance professionals with mid-market and enterprise companies that are seeking quality subject matter experts for project-based work.Initial Investment2021 -
Rec Room is an online universe where you play and create games with your friends.Initial Investment2020Rec Room is an online universe where you play and create games with your friends.FoundersNick Fajt
Cameron Brown
John Bevis
Dan Kroymann
Josh Wehrly, Bilal OrhanInitial Investment2020 -
Route offers an eCommerce platform enabling consumers to track and protect orders, across merchants, on a post- purchase basis and enables merchants to enrich D2C merchandising capabilities and offload white-glove support.Initial Investment2021 -
Runway is building the next generation of creative tools that makes machine learning easy and accessible for all types of creatives. With an active and growing community, Runway is pioneering how content and media are created. With a focus on video automation and synthetic media, Runway reduces the costs of creating visual media across creative industries.Initial Investment2022Runway is building the next generation of creative tools that makes machine learning easy and accessible for all types of creatives. With an active and growing community, Runway is pioneering how content and media are created. With a focus on video automation and synthetic media, Runway reduces the costs of creating visual media across creative industries.FoundersCristóbal Valenzuela
Anastasis Germanidis
Alejandro Matamala-OrtizInitial Investment2022 -
Snowflake enables every organization to mobilize their data with Snowflake’s Data Cloud. Customers use the Data Cloud to unite siloed data, discover and securely share data, and execute diverse analytic workloads. Wherever data or users live, Snowflake delivers a single data experience that spans multiple clouds and geographies. Thousands of customers across many industries use Snowflake Data Cloud to power their businesses.Initial Investment2017Snowflake enables every organization to mobilize their data with Snowflake’s Data Cloud. Customers use the Data Cloud to unite siloed data, discover and securely share data, and execute diverse analytic workloads. Wherever data or users live, Snowflake delivers a single data experience that spans multiple clouds and geographies. Thousands of customers across many industries use Snowflake Data Cloud to power their businesses.CEOFrank SlootmanInvestment JourneyPublic Sept. 2020
NYSE: SNOWInitial Investment2017 -
TaxBit is a cryptocurrency tax software for consumers, enterprises, and governments.Initial Investment2021TaxBit is a cryptocurrency tax software for consumers, enterprises, and governments. -
Trade is the leading coffee marketplace connecting the best independent roasters to customers across the country.Initial Investment2020Trade is the leading coffee marketplace connecting the best independent roasters to customers across the country. -
Typeface is the enterprise-grade generative AI platform to supercharge personalized content creation. By uniting content velocity with brand personalization and control, any enterprise can now create exceptional, on-brand content faster and easier than ever before.Initial Investment2023Typeface is the enterprise-grade generative AI platform to supercharge personalized content creation. By uniting content velocity with brand personalization and control, any enterprise can now create exceptional, on-brand content faster and easier than ever before. -
UiPath has a vision to deliver the Fully Automated EnterpriseTM, one where companies use automation to unlock their greatest potential. UiPath offers an end-to-end platform for automation, combining the leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solution with a full suite of capabilities that enable every organization to rapidly scale digital business operations.Initial Investment2018UiPath has a vision to deliver the Fully Automated EnterpriseTM, one where companies use automation to unlock their greatest potential. UiPath offers an end-to-end platform for automation, combining the leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solution with a full suite of capabilities that enable every organization to rapidly scale digital business operations.FoundersAndra Ciorici
Daniel Dines
Marius Tirca
Prabhdeep SinghInvestment JourneyPublic April 2021
NYSE: PATHInitial Investment2018 -
VNDLY was a cloud-based workforce management system.Initial Investment2020VNDLY was a cloud-based workforce management system.FoundersShashank Saxena
Narayan SurabhiInvestment JourneyAcquired by Workday
Public Oct. 2021
NYSE: WDAYInitial Investment2020 -
Yieldex was a market leader in publisher forecasting, pricing, and direct-sales analytics tools.Initial Investment2009Yieldex was a market leader in publisher forecasting, pricing, and direct-sales analytics tools.FoundersDoug Cosman
Tom ShieldsInvestment JourneyAcquired by AppNexus 2015Initial Investment2009