The people behind the ideas.
The ideas behind the companies.
Unstructured’s
Brian Raymond
on tackling engineering bottlenecks 
Rover’s
Aaron Easterly
on the love of pets and finding the right partners 
Pulumi’s
Joe Duffy
on bringing more power to developers 
OctoAI’s
Luis Ceze
on bringing ML to all platforms 
Common Room’s
Linda Lian
on integrating community into your company 
Spotnana’s
Sarosh Waghmar
on challenging a decades-old industry 
Statsig’s
Vijaye Raji
on using data to build better products 
RelationalAI’s
Molham Aref
on finding investors who believe in your passion 
Highspot’s
Robert Wahbe
on customers, AI, and building relationships that last 
Crowd Cow’s
Elizabeth Liu
on the power of e-commerce to transform an industry 
Nautilus Bio’s
Sujal Patel and Parag Mallick
on the proteome 
SeekOut’s
Anoop Gupta
on hiring and untapped talent pools 
Pendulum’s
Mark Listes
on finding hidden narratives in social media 
Flexe’s
Karl Siebrecht
on transforming the logistics industry Company List
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Amazon is a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle that seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices.Initial Investment1995Amazon is a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle that seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. -
Classmates.com was a provider of online social networking.Initial Investment1999Classmates.com was a provider of online social networking.FounderRandy ConradsInvestment JourneyAcquired by United Online, Inc.Initial Investment1999 -
Decide was an online shopping research service that predicted whether prices were going up or down on consumer electronics, housewares and other products.Initial Investment2010Decide was an online shopping research service that predicted whether prices were going up or down on consumer electronics, housewares and other products.FoundersBrian Ma
Ian Ma
Han Hsu
Ken Hsu
Oren EtzioniInvestment JourneyAcquired by Ebay 2013Initial Investment2010 -
Farecast was the pioneer in using big data to predict price increases and decreases for airfare and other travel expenses.Initial Investment2004Farecast was the pioneer in using big data to predict price increases and decreases for airfare and other travel expenses.FoundersOren Etzioni
Jay BartotInvestment JourneyAcquired by Microsoft 2008Initial Investment2004 -
PlayFab offers the most complete backend and operations platform built exclusively for live games.Initial Investment2015PlayFab offers the most complete backend and operations platform built exclusively for live games.FoundersJames Gwertzman
Matt AugustineInvestment JourneyAcquired by Microsoft 2018Initial Investment2015 -
Pro.com was a national technology-driven, licensed General Contractor that offered mobile-friendly quotes, easy to understand digital invoices, and reliable project management – across small home improvement projects up to major renovations and new home construction.Initial Investment2013Pro.com was a national technology-driven, licensed General Contractor that offered mobile-friendly quotes, easy to understand digital invoices, and reliable project management – across small home improvement projects up to major renovations and new home construction.FounderMatt WilliamsInvestment JourneyAcquired by Opendoor 2021Initial Investment2013 -
Redfin is a technology-powered real estate company. We help people find a place to live with brokerage, instant home-buying (iBuying), rentals, lending, title insurance, and renovations services. We sell homes for more money and charge half the fee. We also run the country’s #1 real-estate brokerage site. Our home-buying customers see homes first with on-demand tours, and our lending and title services help them close quickly. Customers selling a home can take an instant cash offer from Redfin or have our renovations crew fix up their home to sell for top dollar. Our rentals business empowers millions nationwide to find apartments and houses for rent. Since launching in 2006, we’ve saved customers more than $1 billion in commissions. We serve more than 100 markets across the U.S. and Canada and employ over 6,000 people.Initial Investment2005Redfin is a technology-powered real estate company. We help people find a place to live with brokerage, instant home-buying (iBuying), rentals, lending, title insurance, and renovations services. We sell homes for more money and charge half the fee. We also run the country’s #1 real-estate brokerage site. Our home-buying customers see homes first with on-demand tours, and our lending and title services help them close quickly. Customers selling a home can take an instant cash offer from Redfin or have our renovations crew fix up their home to sell for top dollar. Our rentals business empowers millions nationwide to find apartments and houses for rent. Since launching in 2006, we’ve saved customers more than $1 billion in commissions. We serve more than 100 markets across the U.S. and Canada and employ over 6,000 people. -
Sharebuilder was a provider of low-cost, online investment products and tools that help people build wealth over the long term.Initial Investment2000Sharebuilder was a provider of low-cost, online investment products and tools that help people build wealth over the long term.FounderJeff SeeleyInvestment JourneyAcquired by ING Direct 2007Initial Investment2000 -
Z2 creates original next-generation, free-to-play, social and multiplayer games for mobile devices.Initial Investment2008Z2 creates original next-generation, free-to-play, social and multiplayer games for mobile devices.FounderDamon DanieliInvestment JourneyAcquired by King Digital Entertainment 2015Initial Investment2008