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
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Algorithmia’s AI Layer managed the machine learning lifecycle and automates the deployment of machine learning models at scale.Initial Investment2014Algorithmia’s AI Layer managed the machine learning lifecycle and automates the deployment of machine learning models at scale.FoundersKenny Daniel
Diego OppenheimerInvestment JourneyAcquired by Datarobot 2021Initial Investment2014 -
Battlesnake is a multi-player programming game for experienced web developers where your code is the controller. We build games for programmers that encourage self-directed learning, are challenging to master, and are fun to share with friends and family.Initial Investment2021Battlesnake is a multi-player programming game for experienced web developers where your code is the controller. We build games for programmers that encourage self-directed learning, are challenging to master, and are fun to share with friends and family.FoundersBrad Van Vugt
Noah Warder
Chris HoefgenInvestment JourneyAcquired by DevCycle in 2023.Initial Investment2021 -
Chatitive provided intelligent messaging experiences for businesses. The company was incubated with Madrona Venture Labs.Initial Investment2016Chatitive provided intelligent messaging experiences for businesses. The company was incubated with Madrona Venture Labs.FoundersAndy Hollenbeck
Daniel PironeInvestment JourneyAcquired by Mailchimp 2021Initial Investment2016 -
CloudCoreo was a next-generation cloud management platform that enabled DevOps and SecOps teams to scale efficiently within and across cloud providers.Initial Investment2016CloudCoreo was a next-generation cloud management platform that enabled DevOps and SecOps teams to scale efficiently within and across cloud providers.FoundersJason Needham
Paul AllanInvestment JourneyAcquired by VMware 2018Initial Investment2016 -
Give InKind is a platform for organizing support for anyone, from anywhere. Each InKind page allows friends, families, and communities to provide help in a way that works for them. From sending a meal to new parents to supporting a sick coworker, more than 3M people have come to Give InKind to answer the question “how can I help?”Initial Investment2019Give InKind is a platform for organizing support for anyone, from anywhere. Each InKind page allows friends, families, and communities to provide help in a way that works for them. From sending a meal to new parents to supporting a sick coworker, more than 3M people have come to Give InKind to answer the question “how can I help?” -
Integris was a data risk intelligence solution that enables companies to discover, classify and control how they use customer data.Initial Investment2016Integris was a data risk intelligence solution that enables companies to discover, classify and control how they use customer data.FoundersKristina Bergman
Uma Raghavan
Raghuram GollamudiInvestment JourneyAcquired by OneTrust 2020Initial Investment2016 -
Kitt.ai’s was an early spin out from the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence focused on conversational intelligence.Initial Investment2016Kitt.ai’s was an early spin out from the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence focused on conversational intelligence.FoundersXuchen Yao
Kenji Sagae
Guoguo ChenInvestment JourneyAcquired by Baidu 2017Initial Investment2016 -
Lexion is a SaaS application of AI and NLP applied to managing the information buried in corporate contracts.Initial Investment2019 -
Mighty AI delivers the human insights artificial intelligence (AI) engines need to see, hear, talk and “think” like humans. Its Training Data as a ServiceTM platform helps companies get the accurate, high-quality data sets they need to train and scale their computer vision and natural language models. Mighty AI was incubated with Madrona Venture Labs.Initial Investment2014Mighty AI delivers the human insights artificial intelligence (AI) engines need to see, hear, talk and “think” like humans. Its Training Data as a ServiceTM platform helps companies get the accurate, high-quality data sets they need to train and scale their computer vision and natural language models. Mighty AI was incubated with Madrona Venture Labs.FoundersMatthew Bencke
Daryn Nakhuda
Patrick O'Donnell
Matt ShobeInvestment JourneyAcquired by Uber 2019Initial Investment2014 -
Modulus Therapeutics is a seed-stage cell therapy design studio developing an internal pipeline of NK cell anti-solid tumor programs. Failures in cell therapy efficacy can be traced to poor conceptualization, design and integration of engineered components. Modulus is uniting whole-cell synthetic biology with machine learning into a cell therapy design solution to dramatically reduce pipeline risk and accelerate the path to the clinic. The team is a diverse group of cell therapy veterans along with bioengineering and machine learning experts laser focused on driving therapeutic efficacy by accessing the full cell design space.Initial Investment2021Modulus Therapeutics is a seed-stage cell therapy design studio developing an internal pipeline of NK cell anti-solid tumor programs. Failures in cell therapy efficacy can be traced to poor conceptualization, design and integration of engineered components. Modulus is uniting whole-cell synthetic biology with machine learning into a cell therapy design solution to dramatically reduce pipeline risk and accelerate the path to the clinic. The team is a diverse group of cell therapy veterans along with bioengineering and machine learning experts laser focused on driving therapeutic efficacy by accessing the full cell design space.FoundersBryce Daines
Max DarnellInvestment JourneyAcquired by Ginkgo Bioworks
2024Initial Investment2021 -
Saykara provides an AI-powered, voice activated virtual scribe for physicians.Initial Investment2017Saykara provides an AI-powered, voice activated virtual scribe for physicians.FounderHarjinder SanduInvestment JourneyAcquired by Nuance 2021Initial Investment2017 -
Shippable is a cloud-based continuous integration and delivery platform (CI/CD) that developers use to ship code and deliver app and microservices updates and plans to integrate it into its enterprise+ platform.Initial Investment2013Shippable is a cloud-based continuous integration and delivery platform (CI/CD) that developers use to ship code and deliver app and microservices updates and plans to integrate it into its enterprise+ platform.FoundersManisha Sahasrabudhe
Avi CavaleInvestment JourneyAcquired by JFrog 2019Initial Investment2013 -
Style Genome was a fully scalable 100% personalization SaaS solution for creating a unique shopping experience for individual customers in real time.Initial Investment2018Style Genome was a fully scalable 100% personalization SaaS solution for creating a unique shopping experience for individual customers in real time.FoundersMia Lewin
Mike DierkenInvestment JourneyAcquired by Wayfair 2021Initial Investment2018 -
Suplari applied AI-automated analytics and insights for procurement and finance teams.Initial Investment2017Suplari applied AI-automated analytics and insights for procurement and finance teams.FoundersNikesh Parekh
Jeff Gerber
Brian WhiteInvestment JourneyAcquired by Microsoft 2021Initial Investment2017 -
Tally was a mobile tech platform deepening engagement around live events—built around a unique, free-to-play predictions experience.Initial Investment2017Tally was a mobile tech platform deepening engagement around live events—built around a unique, free-to-play predictions experience.FoundersRussell Wilson
Jason LeeKeenanInvestment JourneyAcquired by Nike 2019Initial Investment2017 -
Unearth delivers a cloud-native collaboration and communication platform for building physical infrastructure from scratch or maintaining existing assets.Initial Investment2018Unearth delivers a cloud-native collaboration and communication platform for building physical infrastructure from scratch or maintaining existing assets.FoundersAmy Hutchins
Brian Saab
Nate MillerInvestment JourneyAcquired by Procore 2023Initial Investment2018 -
Wicket Labs was a video analytics platform that provides customer insights into conversion, engagement and likelihood to churn across traditional and Over-the-Top channels.Initial Investment2017Wicket Labs was a video analytics platform that provides customer insights into conversion, engagement and likelihood to churn across traditional and Over-the-Top channels.FoundersMartin Roberts
Ian Blaime
Eric KnutsonInvestment JourneyAcquired by Brightcove 2022Initial Investment2017 -
XetHub brings data and code together so that hybrid and remote teams can collaborate seamlessly in a git-enabled environment at scale and speed. XetHub was acquired by Hugging Face in 2024.Initial Investment2022XetHub brings data and code together so that hybrid and remote teams can collaborate seamlessly in a git-enabled environment at scale and speed. XetHub was acquired by Hugging Face in 2024. -
Xnor.ai pioneered a lightweight AI framework that enabled deep learning, machine vision, and speech recognition to be done directly on resource constrained devices such as phones, embedded systems and Raspberry Pi Zero.Initial Investment2017Xnor.ai pioneered a lightweight AI framework that enabled deep learning, machine vision, and speech recognition to be done directly on resource constrained devices such as phones, embedded systems and Raspberry Pi Zero.FoundersAli Farhadi
Mohammad RastegariInvestment JourneyAcquired by Apple 2020Initial Investment2017