The people behind the ideas.
The ideas behind the companies.

Rover’s
Aaron Easterly
on the love of pets and finding the right partners 
SeekOut’s
Anoop Gupta
on hiring and untapped talent pools 
Common Room’s
Linda Lian
on integrating community into your company 
Pendulum’s
Mark Listes
on finding hidden narratives in social media 
OctoML’s
Luis Ceze
on bringing ML to all platforms 
Flexe’s
Karl Siebrecht
on transforming the logistics industry 
Spotnana’s
Sarosh Waghmar
on challenging a decades-old industry 
Highspot’s
Robert Wahbe
on customers, AI, and building relationships that last 
Nautilus Bio’s
Sujal Patel and Parag Mallick
on the proteome 
Sila’s
Shamir Karkal
on the digital payments revolution Company List
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College Pulse is an online survey research and data analytics company dedicated to understanding today’s college students.Initial Investment2018College Pulse is an online survey research and data analytics company dedicated to understanding today’s college students.
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Common Room is the intelligent community growth platform that helps organizations deepen relationships, build better products, and drive business impact. Common Room brings together community engagement, product usage, and customer data into a single place, and uses intelligence to surface actionable insights so teams can discover what’s most important, nurture advocates, collaborate more effectively, and measure outcomes. Today’s fastest growing companies trust Common Room to power their community growth, including Asana, Chainlink, Confluent, Figma, Grafana Labs, HubSpot, Notion, Webflow and more. The company is backed by Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, and Madrona Venture Group and is headquartered in Seattle.Initial Investment2020Common Room is the intelligent community growth platform that helps organizations deepen relationships, build better products, and drive business impact. Common Room brings together community engagement, product usage, and customer data into a single place, and uses intelligence to surface actionable insights so teams can discover what’s most important, nurture advocates, collaborate more effectively, and measure outcomes. Today’s fastest growing companies trust Common Room to power their community growth, including Asana, Chainlink, Confluent, Figma, Grafana Labs, HubSpot, Notion, Webflow and more. The company is backed by Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, and Madrona Venture Group and is headquartered in Seattle.
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DevZero makes developers more productive by providing a platform for cloud-based software development environments that work with all IDEs, existing dev tooling, and enterprise integrations. Their mission is to be the de facto dev platform for modern enterprises.Initial Investment2021DevZero makes developers more productive by providing a platform for cloud-based software development environments that work with all IDEs, existing dev tooling, and enterprise integrations. Their mission is to be the de facto dev platform for modern enterprises.
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Evocalize technology empowers enterprises to combine corporate-level marketing polish and efficiency with the relevance of local-level knowledge to increase marketing coordination, save time, and generate revenue to grow the entire business. Our Collaborative Marketing Platform brings together the right data, audiences, creative, messaging, best practices, and more to create unique marketing programs that can be run at any level of the business with just a few clicks or be fully automated to autonomously respond to real-time business data. Evocalize runs some of the largest-scale national-to-local paid marketing campaigns in the world, across Meta, Google, TikTok, and more. Regions, locations, and users all seamlessly execute sophisticated and unique marketing programs, achieving results together that would be impossible to run on their own.Initial Investment2013Evocalize technology empowers enterprises to combine corporate-level marketing polish and efficiency with the relevance of local-level knowledge to increase marketing coordination, save time, and generate revenue to grow the entire business. Our Collaborative Marketing Platform brings together the right data, audiences, creative, messaging, best practices, and more to create unique marketing programs that can be run at any level of the business with just a few clicks or be fully automated to autonomously respond to real-time business data. Evocalize runs some of the largest-scale national-to-local paid marketing campaigns in the world, across Meta, Google, TikTok, and more. Regions, locations, and users all seamlessly execute sophisticated and unique marketing programs, achieving results together that would be impossible to run on their own.
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A medical software company developing a system for physical and cognitive rehabilitation. As a pioneer in tele-rehabilitation, Jintronix is leveraging new low-cost motion tracking technology to create customized rehabilitation regimens for clients to access at home and powerful remote monitoring and management tools for clinicians.Initial Investment2012A medical software company developing a system for physical and cognitive rehabilitation. As a pioneer in tele-rehabilitation, Jintronix is leveraging new low-cost motion tracking technology to create customized rehabilitation regimens for clients to access at home and powerful remote monitoring and management tools for clinicians.
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Lexion is a SaaS application of AI and NLP applied to managing the information buried in corporate contracts.Initial Investment2019
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LumaTax’s mission is to alleviate the burdensome process of state and local tax compliance for the 20 million plus small and medium sized businesses across America.Initial Investment2016LumaTax’s mission is to alleviate the burdensome process of state and local tax compliance for the 20 million plus small and medium sized businesses across America.
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Magnify is an intelligent application focused on post-sales engagement with customers – providing a platform to consolidate customer interaction data, draw insight, and create cross-functional workflows to improve customer retention, expansion and adoption. Magnify was incubated with Madrona Venture Labs.Initial Investment2021Magnify is an intelligent application focused on post-sales engagement with customers – providing a platform to consolidate customer interaction data, draw insight, and create cross-functional workflows to improve customer retention, expansion and adoption. Magnify was incubated with Madrona Venture Labs.
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MontyCloud is a multi-cloud management and governance company.Initial Investment2019MontyCloud is a multi-cloud management and governance company.
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MotherDuck makes analytics fun, frictionless, and ducking awesome. In partnership with the team building open-source database DuckDB, MotherDuck was founded by former leaders at some of the most innovative companies in data. It is on a mission to combine the elegance and speed of DuckDB with the collaboration and scalability of the cloud to provide a serverless, easy-to-use data analytics platform for data, small and large.Initial Investment2022MotherDuck makes analytics fun, frictionless, and ducking awesome. In partnership with the team building open-source database DuckDB, MotherDuck was founded by former leaders at some of the most innovative companies in data. It is on a mission to combine the elegance and speed of DuckDB with the collaboration and scalability of the cloud to provide a serverless, easy-to-use data analytics platform for data, small and large.
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OctoML accelerates AI innovation by making it easy to harness the power of machine learning to build intelligent applications. Using OctoML, customers can deploy ML models to a broad set of devices without specialized ML skills, using established DevOps workflows and tools. OctoML was founded by the creators of Apache TVM, an open source stack for ML portability and performance and a key part of the architecture of popular consumer devices like Amazon Alexa. Founded in 2019, OctoML is based in Seattle, WA, and is backed by Amplify Partners, Madrona Ventures, Addition Capital, and Tiger Global.Initial Investment2019OctoML accelerates AI innovation by making it easy to harness the power of machine learning to build intelligent applications. Using OctoML, customers can deploy ML models to a broad set of devices without specialized ML skills, using established DevOps workflows and tools. OctoML was founded by the creators of Apache TVM, an open source stack for ML portability and performance and a key part of the architecture of popular consumer devices like Amazon Alexa. Founded in 2019, OctoML is based in Seattle, WA, and is backed by Amplify Partners, Madrona Ventures, Addition Capital, and Tiger Global.
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Opal is the planning platform that enables brands to show up consistently across all channels. Marketing and communications teams working in Opal collaborate more efficiently, keep everyone in the loop and preview their work through the eyes of their customers. Opal is trusted by renowned companies around the world such as Starbucks, Microsoft and Target.Initial Investment2014Opal is the planning platform that enables brands to show up consistently across all channels. Marketing and communications teams working in Opal collaborate more efficiently, keep everyone in the loop and preview their work through the eyes of their customers. Opal is trusted by renowned companies around the world such as Starbucks, Microsoft and Target.
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Outbound AI is conversation AI built for healthcare. Founded in 2021, the Madrona Venture Labs spinout is breaking new ground with cloud technologies that streamline phone-based administrative work across a wide range of revenue cycle applications. Its AI-first solutions serve as workforce multipliers that drive productivity while improving the daily job experience for human talent. The company’s first SaaS offering, PayerVA™ Console, includes a portfolio of intelligent virtual agents and out-of-the-box automation for claims processing.Initial Investment2021Outbound AI is conversation AI built for healthcare. Founded in 2021, the Madrona Venture Labs spinout is breaking new ground with cloud technologies that streamline phone-based administrative work across a wide range of revenue cycle applications. Its AI-first solutions serve as workforce multipliers that drive productivity while improving the daily job experience for human talent. The company’s first SaaS offering, PayerVA™ Console, includes a portfolio of intelligent virtual agents and out-of-the-box automation for claims processing.FoundersStead Burwell
Jonathan Wiggs
Kshitij Moghe
Justin IthInitial Investment2021 -
Pendulum is an AI/ML-powered platform for companies and government organizations to detect and understand harmful narratives on social media platforms and elsewhere.Initial Investment2021Pendulum is an AI/ML-powered platform for companies and government organizations to detect and understand harmful narratives on social media platforms and elsewhere.
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Plus is a data platform that provides the easiest way to capture, see, and share current data from any source without APIs or complex integrations.Initial Investment2021Plus is a data platform that provides the easiest way to capture, see, and share current data from any source without APIs or complex integrations.
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Pulse Labs is a platform that helps brands design voice apps that real people can understand.Initial Investment2018Pulse Labs is a platform that helps brands design voice apps that real people can understand.
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Pulumi is a platform for cloud software development. It is designed for developers and DevOps teams to build and manage cloud native software, from containers, serverless functions, APIs, to infrastructure, using one consistent approach.Initial Investment2017Pulumi is a platform for cloud software development. It is designed for developers and DevOps teams to build and manage cloud native software, from containers, serverless functions, APIs, to infrastructure, using one consistent approach.
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Read enables better meetings through measurement with a team of products that make up the Chief Meeting Officer Suite. The team of products that make up the Chief Meeting Officer Suite includes Read Meeting Manager, Executive Assistant, and Meeting Navigator, which are designed to deliver insights in and across meetings. Read's mission is to make every human interaction meaningfully better, smarter, and happier starting with the more than 500 million people worldwide using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Webex every day.Initial Investment2021Read enables better meetings through measurement with a team of products that make up the Chief Meeting Officer Suite. The team of products that make up the Chief Meeting Officer Suite includes Read Meeting Manager, Executive Assistant, and Meeting Navigator, which are designed to deliver insights in and across meetings. Read's mission is to make every human interaction meaningfully better, smarter, and happier starting with the more than 500 million people worldwide using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Webex every day.
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Shyft serves the huge market of shift workers worldwide – from retail to food service and beyond. Using their mobile app, workers can easily trade and cover a shift. It is a real time communication system that has been broadly embraced by users.Initial Investment2016Shyft serves the huge market of shift workers worldwide – from retail to food service and beyond. Using their mobile app, workers can easily trade and cover a shift. It is a real time communication system that has been broadly embraced by users.
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Sila is a fintech software platform that provides payment infrastructure as a service, a business-critical element for all companies that need to integrate with the US banking system and blockchain quickly, securely, and in compliance with applicable US regulation. Sila offers Banking, Digital Wallet & ACH Payments APIs for Software Teams. The firm was recognized as a ‘2021 best place to work in financial technology’. Sila is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.Initial Investment2020Sila is a fintech software platform that provides payment infrastructure as a service, a business-critical element for all companies that need to integrate with the US banking system and blockchain quickly, securely, and in compliance with applicable US regulation. Sila offers Banking, Digital Wallet & ACH Payments APIs for Software Teams. The firm was recognized as a ‘2021 best place to work in financial technology’. Sila is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.FoundersShamir Karkal
Isaac Hines
Angela Angelovska-Wilson
Alexander LiptonInitial Investment2020 -
Spice AI is the fastest, smartest, and easiest way to access web3 data and to build data and AI-driven apps. Spice AI removes the complexity of managing AI infrastructure, providing developers and engineers with the technology and tools to deliver the next generation of apps.Initial Investment2021Spice AI is the fastest, smartest, and easiest way to access web3 data and to build data and AI-driven apps. Spice AI removes the complexity of managing AI infrastructure, providing developers and engineers with the technology and tools to deliver the next generation of apps.
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Spotnana powers unparalleled global travel experiences. We are rebuilding the infrastructure of the travel industry in order to bring freedom, simplicity, and trust to travelers everywhere. Our Travel-as-a-Service platform enables corporations, agencies, suppliers, and technology providers to personalize travel booking, lower operating costs, and build deeper customer relationships.Initial Investment2019Spotnana powers unparalleled global travel experiences. We are rebuilding the infrastructure of the travel industry in order to bring freedom, simplicity, and trust to travelers everywhere. Our Travel-as-a-Service platform enables corporations, agencies, suppliers, and technology providers to personalize travel booking, lower operating costs, and build deeper customer relationships.
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Stratify enables organizations to collaboratively create operating budgets, monitor performance, and analyze their business in real time. Designed by finance professionals, Stratify connects to every system that runs your business. We provide guided workflows for coordinated, data-informed planning, and automatically generate analytics that have historically burdened finance teams and are stale upon delivery. Stratify is a machine learning-based, intelligent application. We proactively identify business insights and empower finance teams and budget owners to evolve their business in changing market environments.Initial Investment2020Stratify enables organizations to collaboratively create operating budgets, monitor performance, and analyze their business in real time. Designed by finance professionals, Stratify connects to every system that runs your business. We provide guided workflows for coordinated, data-informed planning, and automatically generate analytics that have historically burdened finance teams and are stale upon delivery. Stratify is a machine learning-based, intelligent application. We proactively identify business insights and empower finance teams and budget owners to evolve their business in changing market environments.
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Strike Graph simplifies security certifications, such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, and more, so companies can focus on driving their business forward. Our innovative, easy-to-use platform adapts to your company’s specific needs and then integrates with common business systems and infrastructure to automatically collect evidence for auditor review. Strike Graph empowers companies to create trust, pass audits, and close enterprise deals at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods. Helps companies prepare for, complete and maintain their security certifications such as SOC 2, FedRAMP and ISO, via an intelligent application.Initial Investment2020Strike Graph simplifies security certifications, such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, and more, so companies can focus on driving their business forward. Our innovative, easy-to-use platform adapts to your company’s specific needs and then integrates with common business systems and infrastructure to automatically collect evidence for auditor review. Strike Graph empowers companies to create trust, pass audits, and close enterprise deals at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods. Helps companies prepare for, complete and maintain their security certifications such as SOC 2, FedRAMP and ISO, via an intelligent application.
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Tangibly's platform enables companies to implement best-in-class management of their trade secrets. Trade secrets can be almost anything, from algorithms to chemical processes to client lists and are among the most valuable assets for many companies. Tangibly helps streamline and simplify legal requirements and implement best practices to establish company assets as legally protectable trade secrets. These best practices include cataloging assets, acknowledgment workflow, access management, tracking required legal agreements (NDAs, employment agreements, partnership agreements, etc.), as well as employee/partner education and trainingInitial Investment2022Tangibly's platform enables companies to implement best-in-class management of their trade secrets. Trade secrets can be almost anything, from algorithms to chemical processes to client lists and are among the most valuable assets for many companies. Tangibly helps streamline and simplify legal requirements and implement best practices to establish company assets as legally protectable trade secrets. These best practices include cataloging assets, acknowledgment workflow, access management, tracking required legal agreements (NDAs, employment agreements, partnership agreements, etc.), as well as employee/partner education and training
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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.
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Uplevel gives you a data-driven look into your engineering efforts, providing the business intelligence you need to report on team impact — without micromanaging your people. We measure a multitude of data points that reveal indicators of work, focus, collaboration, and process. To do this, we look to the everyday engineering tools that software developers use to get work done, such as code repositories, messaging apps, and calendars (e.g., Github, Jira, Slack/Teams, Gerritt, and more). You get a powerful data platform plus a team of consultants to analyze your data, helping identify blockers to success across your people and operational health.Initial Investment2018Uplevel gives you a data-driven look into your engineering efforts, providing the business intelligence you need to report on team impact — without micromanaging your people. We measure a multitude of data points that reveal indicators of work, focus, collaboration, and process. To do this, we look to the everyday engineering tools that software developers use to get work done, such as code repositories, messaging apps, and calendars (e.g., Github, Jira, Slack/Teams, Gerritt, and more). You get a powerful data platform plus a team of consultants to analyze your data, helping identify blockers to success across your people and operational health.FoundersDave Matthews
David Youssefnia
Joe Levy
Ravs KaurInitial Investment2018 -
As teams across industries adopt AI, WhyLabs enables them to operate with certainty by providing model monitoring, preventing costly model failures, and facilitating cross-functional collaboration. Incubated at the Allen Institute for AI, WhyLabs is a privately-held, venture-funded company based in Seattle.Initial Investment2020As teams across industries adopt AI, WhyLabs enables them to operate with certainty by providing model monitoring, preventing costly model failures, and facilitating cross-functional collaboration. Incubated at the Allen Institute for AI, WhyLabs is a privately-held, venture-funded company based in Seattle.FoundersAlessya Visnjic
Sam Gracie
Andy Dang
Maria KaraivanovaInitial Investment2020 -
XetHub brings data and code together so that hybrid and remote teams can collaborate seamlessly in a git-enabled environment at scale and speed.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.
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Zeitworks is building a process mining SaaS product to automatically map, measure, and improve business processes across applications, without IT integrations, consultants, interviews, or workshops.Initial Investment2020Zeitworks is building a process mining SaaS product to automatically map, measure, and improve business processes across applications, without IT integrations, consultants, interviews, or workshops.