Developer Platforms & Tools

Why we invest

As infrastructure, data, and AI transform how developers build software and applications, the tools to apply and deploy these technologies must evolve to meet new demands. With the right tools, developers can unlock the next wave of applications with AI at their core and user experience as an equal citizen to core functionality. The evolution of the proprietary and open-source developer infrastructure stack, and the assist by AI, has resulted in a 100X increase in the total addressable market and developer productivity while delivering value to customers in hours and days versus months. The ultimate winners in this space are still emerging, and we believe most organizations will continue to arm and empower developers to own larger portions of budget to build the applications of the future. Madrona works with founders developing open-source and proprietary solutions to help them build and capture the hearts and minds of the next generation of developers.
Deepgram
Deepgram’s
Scott Stephenson
on revolutionizing voice AI and building a developer tool
Pulumi
Pulumi’s
Joe Duffy
on bringing more power to developers
Statsig
Statsig’s
Vijaye Raji
on using data to build better products

Developer Platforms & Tools

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  • Algorithmia
    Algorithmia’s AI Layer managed the machine learning lifecycle and automates the deployment of machine learning models at scale.
    Initial Investment
    2014
    Algorithmia’s AI Layer managed the machine learning lifecycle and automates the deployment of machine learning models at scale.
    Founders
    Kenny Daniel
    Diego Oppenheimer
    Investment Journey
    Acquired by Datarobot 2021
    Initial Investment
    2014
  • AppFog
    AppFog was the leading polyglot and infrastructure agnostic Platform-as-a-Service provider.
    Initial Investment
    2010
    AppFog was the leading polyglot and infrastructure agnostic Platform-as-a-Service provider.
    Founder
    Lucas Carlson
    Investment Journey
    Acquired by Savvis, a CenturyLink company 2013
    Initial Investment
    2010
  • Battlesnake
    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 Investment
    2021
    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.
    Founders
    Brad Van Vugt
    Noah Warder
    Chris Hoefgen
    Investment Journey
    Acquired by DevCycle in 2023.
    Initial Investment
    2021
  • iConclude
    iConclude was a software platform and preconfigured repair packs that empowered frontline IT staff to priortize and resolve data center problems.
    Initial Investment
    2005
    iConclude was a software platform and preconfigured repair packs that empowered frontline IT staff to priortize and resolve data center problems.
    Founders
    Sunny Gupta
    Jeff Gerber
    Investment Journey
    Acquired by Opsware 2007
    Initial Investment
    2005
  • Performant
    Performant provided software that allowed Fortune 500 companies to analyze and eliminate website performance bottlenecks.
    Initial Investment
    2000
    Performant provided software that allowed Fortune 500 companies to analyze and eliminate website performance bottlenecks.
    Founders
    Ashutosh Tiwary
    Przemyslaw Pardyak
    Hank Levy
    Investment Journey
    Acquired by Mercury Interactive 2003
    Initial Investment
    2000
  • Shippable
    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 Investment
    2013
    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.
    Founders
    Manisha Sahasrabudhe
    Avi Cavale
    Investment Journey
    Acquired by JFrog 2019
    Initial Investment
    2013