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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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. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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.FoundersJennifer/Erika
Jason Needham
Tom HullInvestment JourneyAcquired by an undisclosed company 2015Initial Investment2013 -
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