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

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 
SeekOut’s
Anoop Gupta
on hiring and untapped talent pools 
Rover’s
Aaron Easterly
on the love of pets and finding the right partners 
RelationalAI’s
Molham Aref
on finding investors who believe in your passion 
Statsig’s
Vijaye Raji
on using data to build better products 
Crowd Cow’s
Elizabeth Liu
on the power of e-commerce to transform an industry Company List
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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%.CEORajeev SinghInvestment JourneyPublic July 2020
NASDAQ: ACCDInitial Investment2016 -
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 -
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
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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.
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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 -
AnsweriQ applied AI to the challenge of customer support ticket routing and helps human customer support agents answer questions faster.Initial Investment2017AnsweriQ applied AI to the challenge of customer support ticket routing and helps human customer support agents answer questions faster.FoundersPrashant Luthra
Pradeep RathinamInvestment JourneyAcquired by Freshworks 2020Initial Investment2017 -
AppFog was the leading polyglot and infrastructure agnostic Platform-as-a-Service provider.Initial Investment2010AppFog was the leading polyglot and infrastructure agnostic Platform-as-a-Service provider.FounderLucas CarlsonInvestment JourneyAcquired by Savvis, a CenturyLink company 2013Initial Investment2010
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Apptio builds advanced data and analytics applications for Technology Business Management.Initial Investment2007Apptio builds advanced data and analytics applications for Technology Business Management.FoundersSunny Gupta
Paul McLachlan
Kurt ShintafferInvestment JourneyPublic Sept. 2016
Acquired by Vista 2018
Initial Investment2007 -
Bizible is a B2B marketing attribution solution that enables hundreds of companies to measure marketing on the basis of revenue.Bizible is a B2B marketing attribution solution that enables hundreds of companies to measure marketing on the basis of revenue.Initial Investment2012Bizible is a B2B marketing attribution solution that enables hundreds of companies to measure marketing on the basis of revenue.Bizible is a B2B marketing attribution solution that enables hundreds of companies to measure marketing on the basis of revenue.FoundersAaron Bird
Andy Turman
Peter ThompsonInvestment JourneyAcquired by Marketo 2018Initial Investment2012 -
Bocada automates backup operations oversight, asset protection, and compliance audits via one single pane.Initial Investment2001Bocada automates backup operations oversight, asset protection, and compliance audits via one single pane.CEOMark SilvermanInvestment JourneyAcquired by private strategic purchaser 2016Initial Investment2001
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Buuteeq was an early provider of software for hotels to build and manage websites for marketing and customer reservations.Initial Investment2012Buuteeq was an early provider of software for hotels to build and manage websites for marketing and customer reservations.FoundersAdam Brownstein
Brian Saab
Forest KeyInvestment JourneyAcquired by Priceline.com 2014Initial Investment2012 -
Cedexis was a real-time, data-driven service for dynamically optimizing the flow of traffic across public clouds, data centers, CDNs, and ISPs.Initial Investment2011Cedexis was a real-time, data-driven service for dynamically optimizing the flow of traffic across public clouds, data centers, CDNs, and ISPs.FoundersJulien Coulon
Marty KaganInvestment JourneyAcquired by Citrix 2018Initial Investment2011 -
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 -
DataCoral provided a fully managed, cloud-native end-to- end data infrastructure as-a-service solution to data driven enterprises.Initial Investment2018DataCoral provided a fully managed, cloud-native end-to- end data infrastructure as-a-service solution to data driven enterprises.FounderRaghotham MurthyInvestment JourneyAcquired by Cloudera 2021Initial Investment2018
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ExtraHop provides cloud-native network detection and response that helps you quickly investigate threats, deliver critical applications, and secure your investment in the cloud.Initial Investment2007ExtraHop provides cloud-native network detection and response that helps you quickly investigate threats, deliver critical applications, and secure your investment in the cloud.FoundersJesse Rothstein
Raja MukerjiInvestment JourneyAcquired by Bain/Crosspoint 2021Initial Investment2007 -
Icebrg provides next-generation network security.Initial Investment2014Icebrg provides next-generation network security.FoundersWilliam Peteroy
Josh CarlsonInvestment JourneyAcquired by Gigamon 2018Initial Investment2014 -
iConclude was a software platform and preconfigured repair packs that empowered frontline IT staff to priortize and resolve data center problems.Initial Investment2005iConclude was a software platform and preconfigured repair packs that empowered frontline IT staff to priortize and resolve data center problems.FoundersSunny Gupta
Jeff GerberInvestment JourneyAcquired by Opsware 2007Initial Investment2005 -
As cloud infrastructure continues to change the enterprise landscape, Igneous is excited to bring a modern approach to the data center.Initial Investment2013As cloud infrastructure continues to change the enterprise landscape, Igneous is excited to bring a modern approach to the data center.FoundersJeff Hughes
Byron Rakitzis
Kiran BhageshpurInvestment JourneyAcquired by Rubrik 2020Initial Investment2013 -
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 -
Isilon pioneered clustered storage systems and software for digital content and unstructured data.Initial Investment2001Isilon pioneered clustered storage systems and software for digital content and unstructured data.FoundersSujal Patel
Paul MikesellInvestment JourneyAcquired by EMC 2010Initial Investment2001 -
Jobalign was a mobile-first, bilingual jobs marketplace that makes it easy for the more than 75 million hourly workers in the United States to find and apply for jobs from any mobile phone, tablet or computer.Initial Investment2012Jobalign was a mobile-first, bilingual jobs marketplace that makes it easy for the more than 75 million hourly workers in the United States to find and apply for jobs from any mobile phone, tablet or computer.FoundersMiki Mullor
Bill DavidheiserInvestment JourneyAcquired by OneTrust 2020Initial Investment2012 -
Knock is building a modern marketing cloud for the multifamily property market.Initial Investment2019Knock is building a modern marketing cloud for the multifamily property market.FoundersDemetri Themelis
Thomas Petry
Jay ZengInvestment JourneyAcquired by RealPage 2022Initial Investment2019 -
Lattice turned dark data such as text and images into actionable, analyzable structured data with human-caliber quality and at machine scale.Initial Investment2015Lattice turned dark data such as text and images into actionable, analyzable structured data with human-caliber quality and at machine scale.FoundersChristopher Ré
Feng Niu
Michael Cafarella
Raphael HoffmannInvestment JourneyAcquired by Apple 2017Initial Investment2015 -
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 -
MessageYes offers an ecommerce over mobile messaging solution for brands that personalizes the experience for their most important consumers, those they text with regularly. MessageYes was incubated with Madrona Venture Labs.Initial Investment2015MessageYes offers an ecommerce over mobile messaging solution for brands that personalizes the experience for their most important consumers, those they text with regularly. MessageYes was incubated with Madrona Venture Labs.FounderDave CotterInvestment JourneyAcquired by Nordstrom 2018Initial Investment2015
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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 -
Mobilisafe provided a simple yet powerful solution for companies to understand and manage the risk of personal mobile devices coming to their corporate networks.Initial Investment2011Mobilisafe provided a simple yet powerful solution for companies to understand and manage the risk of personal mobile devices coming to their corporate networks.FoundersDirk Sigurdson
Giri SreenivasInvestment JourneyAcquired by Rapid7 2012Initial Investment2011 -
PayScale is a market leader in global online compensation data. With the world’s largest database of individual employee compensation profiles, PayScale provides an immediate and precise snapshot of the job market.Initial Investment2004PayScale is a market leader in global online compensation data. With the world’s largest database of individual employee compensation profiles, PayScale provides an immediate and precise snapshot of the job market.FounderJoe GiordanoInvestment JourneyAcquired by Warburg Pincus 2014Initial Investment2004
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Performant provided software that allowed Fortune 500 companies to analyze and eliminate website performance bottlenecks.Initial Investment2000Performant provided software that allowed Fortune 500 companies to analyze and eliminate website performance bottlenecks.FoundersAshutosh Tiwary
Przemyslaw Pardyak
Hank LevyInvestment JourneyAcquired by Mercury Interactive 2003Initial Investment2000 -
Placed is the leader in location-driven insights and ad intelligence. Measuring billions of locations across the world’s largest opt-in mobile location panel. Placed provides the most comprehensive understanding of consumers’ offline behaviors.Initial Investment2011Placed is the leader in location-driven insights and ad intelligence. Measuring billions of locations across the world’s largest opt-in mobile location panel. Placed provides the most comprehensive understanding of consumers’ offline behaviors.FounderDavid ShimInvestment JourneyAcquired by Snap 2017Initial Investment2011
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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 -
Smartsheet is a leading work management platform designed to empower teams of any size to create custom processes, programs and portfolios that fit the way they work.Initial Investment2007Smartsheet is a leading work management platform designed to empower teams of any size to create custom processes, programs and portfolios that fit the way they work.CEOMark MaderInvestment JourneyPublic April 2018
NYSE: SMARInitial Investment2007 -
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 -
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 -
Tier 3 was a Seattle-based infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform and advanced cloud management companyInitial Investment2011Tier 3 was a Seattle-based infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform and advanced cloud management companyFounderJared WrayInvestment JourneyAcquired by CenturyLink Savvis 2013Initial Investment2011
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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 -
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 -
Union Bay Networks worked to change the way applications and data can be accessed across public and private cloud infrastructure.Initial Investment2013Union Bay Networks worked to change the way applications and data can be accessed across public and private cloud infrastructure.FoundersBenn Bollay
Jason Needham
Tom HullInvestment JourneyAcquired by in 2015Initial Investment2013 -
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 -
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 -
World Wide Packets designed high-performance ethernet networking equipment and software that provide total solutions for broadband fiber deployments.Initial Investment2003World Wide Packets designed high-performance ethernet networking equipment and software that provide total solutions for broadband fiber deployments.FoundersBernard Daines
Kevin DainesInvestment JourneyAcquired by Ciena 2008Initial Investment2003 -
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 -
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