Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz, established in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, is a prominent venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. The company specializes in investing in software businesses, with a focus on sectors such as bio + healthcare, artificial intelligence, consumer, enterprise, fintech, and infrastructure. It typically invests in startups at various stages, from seed to late-stage, with a flexible investment range of $0.025 million to $50 million. The firm is known for its focus on disruptive technology and has raised multiple funds to support its investment strategy.

Anish Acharya

General Partner

Eric Alby

Partner

Ryan Allen

Partner

Seema Amble

Partner

Katia Ameri

Partner

Jeffrey Amico

Partner and Director of Crypto Startup School

Marc Andrusko

Partner, Infrastructure

Alicia Barone

Events Partner

Alyssa Del Bene

Partner

Peter Blackwood

Partner

Michael Blau

Partner

Matt Bornstein

Partner

Katherine Boyle

General Partner

Jeff Bramel

Partner, Investing

Sam Broner

Partner

Parker Brown

Partner

Elena Burger

Deal Partner

Quinten Burgunder

Partner

LeeAnn Caballero

Partner

Bennett Carroccio

Partner

Martin Casado

General Partner, Investing

Connie Chan

General Partner

Sharon Chang

Operating Partner

Zachary Chen

Associate Partner

Frank Chen

Operating Partner

Alexander Chia

Partner

Zach Cohen

Investor

Annie Collins

Investment Partner

Emma Cooper

Deal Analyst and Chief of Staff

Michael Copeland

Partner

Brian Crnkovich

Partner

Sebastian Cua

Partner and Chief of Staff

Stacy D'Amico

Co-COO, Growth fund

Allison Davis

Partner

Zach Dicker

Partner

Jay Drain Jr.

Deal Partner

Kevin Dulsky

Partner

Grace Ellis

Operating Partner

JT Evans

Partner

Bryan Faust Ph.D

Investing Partner

Sarah Fazal

Partner

Ethan Ferreira

Partner

Pamon Forouhar

Partner, Business Operations

Surya Ganguli Ph.D

Venture Partner

John Garcia

Firm Operations Partner

David Garcia

Partner

Joel de la Garza

Partner

Caroline Goggins

Investing Partner, Growth team

Kristina Graci-deLuna

Partner, People Practice

Emily Graff

Partner

Lydia Green

Deal Operations Partner

Michele Griffin

Partner

Robin Guo

Investment Partner

Austin Guzman

Partner

David Haber

General Partner

Andrea Hall

Partner on the Go-to-Market team

Mason Hall

Partner

Tom Hammer

Partner

Elizabeth Harkavy

Partner

Ronnie Harris

Partner

Leila Abu-Sharr

Partner, Market Development

Tawny Holguin

Partner

Ben Horowitz

Co-Founder and General Partner

Oliver Hsu

Partner

Nicole Irvin

Partner

Mindy Isenstein

Partner

Peter Johnson

Partner

Jeff Jordan

General Partner

Justin Kahl

Partner

Amy Kalokerinos

Partner

Brad Kern

Operating Partner

Blake Kim

Partner

Brett Kim

Investor

Bryan Kim

Partner

Troy Kirwin

Investment Partner

James Kissell

Partner, GTM Network

L. William Krause

Board Partner

Scott Kupor

Investment Partner

Peter Lauten

Partner

Andrew Lee

Partner

Yoko Li

Partner, AI and Infra

Jennifer Li

General Partner

Ginger Liau

Partner, Bio Fund

Kristine Lipscomb

Partner

Bowen Liu

Investing Partner

Seth Lobree

Partner

Insiya Lokhandwala

Partner

Isaiah Lott

Partner

Joshua Lu

Investing Partner, Games Fund One

Josh Lu

Investing Partner, GAMES FUND ONE

Chris Lyons

General Partner and President, Web3 Media

Valentina Marzorati

Partner

Marco Mascorro

Partner

Daren Matsuoka

Partner

Mark McAndrew

Partner

Ryan McEntush

Partner

Taylor McFadden

People Practices Partner

Mehul Mehta

Deal Partner

Michelle V.

Investment Partner

Jeanne Moeschler

Partner

Jason Mok

Operating Partner, Corporate Development

Ana Mostarac

Corporate Development Partner

John O'Farrell

Advisory Partner

Wahab Owolabi

Partner

Steve Papa

Board Partner

Nelson Perla-Ward

Partner

Jessica Peterson

Partner - EBC Program and Operations Manager

Becky Pferdehirt Ph.D

Investment Partner

Jewel Pi

Partner

Ben Portney Ph.D

Investment Partner

Erin Price-Wright

Partner

Manas Punhani

Partner

Rajko Radovanovic

Investment Partner

Alex Rampell

General Partner

Justin Roberts

Partner

Santiago Rodriguez Lebrija

Partner

Maggie Romero

Co-COO and Operating Partner, Bio+Health

Jason Rosenthal

Operating Partner and Head of Crypto Startup Accelerator

Jay Rughani

Investing Partner

Katherine Rundell

Partner, Creators and Consumer GTM

Michael Sandwick

Partner, Consumer

Shannon Schiltz

Operating Partner

Gil Shafir

Partner

Ian Shannon

Partner, Corporate Council

Laura Shores

Partner

Jeffrey Silverstein

Investment Partner

Steven Sinofsky

Board Partner

Anne Lee Skates

Partner

Andrew Smith

Partner

Jack Soslow

Investment Partner

Matt Spence

Partner

Nicole Stanners

Partner

Angela Strange

General Partner

Jeffrey Stump

Operating Partner

Jamie Sullivan

Partner

Satish Talluri

Partner

Kimberly Tan

Investment Partner

Carol Tang

Partner

Adela Tomsejova

Partner, Bio + Health

Dalton Turay

Partner

Gabriel Vasquez

Investment Partner

Michelle Volz

Investment Partner

Melissa Wasser

Partner, Capital Network

Margit Wennmachers

Operating Partner

Tyler Wilson

Partner

Daisy Wolf

Investing Partner

Carra Wu

Partner, Crypto Investments

Kevin Wu

Partner

Guy Wuollet

Partner

Shangda Xu

Partner

Zeya Yang

Partner

JJ Yu

Partner, Capital Network

Past deals in Open Source

Graphite

Series B in 2025
Graphite is a developer-focused company that offers a modern code review platform designed to enhance the efficiency of fast-moving engineering teams. Its tools facilitate the writing and reviewing of smaller pull requests, enabling engineers to remain unblocked and accelerate their shipping processes. Graphite provides an open-source command-line interface (CLI) and a code review dashboard, which streamline the creation and submission of code changes. The platform supports intuitive commands and integrates various analytics and metrics management features. By prioritizing incremental changes and robust deployment practices, Graphite aims to help engineering teams improve productivity and achieve their goals more effectively. The company’s commitment to security and data protection is evident in its comprehensive policies and practices.

Kong

Series E in 2024
Kong Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in API management. It operates an API marketplace, facilitating the distribution, monetization, and management of cloud-based services. Kong's key products include Kong, an open-source API management layer; Kong Enterprise Edition, a scalable microservices API platform; and Galileo, an analytics tool for API and microservice monitoring. Additionally, Kong offers API Documentation and Developer Portal, aiding developers in creating and managing API projects securely. The company serves a global client base comprising consumers, providers, developers, and IT teams, promoting productivity, security, and performance in API development.

Socket

Series B in 2024
Socket is a cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting applications from software supply chain attacks. It adopts a novel approach to address significant challenges in security, particularly within a sector that has primarily focused on identifying known vulnerabilities. Founded by a team of open source maintainers with extensive experience, Socket aims to safeguard the open source ecosystem and make it safer for all users. The company's platform employs innovative technology to secure software applications by detecting and blocking supply chain threats, thereby minimizing potential damage before attacks can occur. Socket specializes in providing proactive protection and enhancing visibility for JavaScript and Python dependencies, ultimately assisting organizations in reducing their overall security risks.

Tabular

Series B in 2023
Tabular Technologies is focused on creating an independent data automation platform that leverages the open-source standard for large analytic datasets, specifically Apache Iceberg. The company aims to simplify the use of this open-source table format, allowing data scientists to navigate complex data environments with ease. Its platform supports cloud object storage and multiple-computer frameworks, ensuring consistency and interoperability across various data applications. By prioritizing user-friendliness, Tabular Technologies enables organizations to harness the full potential of their data without being overwhelmed by technical challenges.

Civitai

Seed Round in 2023
Civitai is a community platform based in Boise, Idaho, focused on fine-tuning open-source AI models, particularly Stable Diffusion. Founded in 2023, the company provides users with a comprehensive platform that allows them to create accounts, upload their custom AI models, and explore a wide array of models shared by others. By facilitating collaboration and customization, Civitai empowers users to enhance their content creation capabilities through advanced artificial intelligence technologies.

Isovalent

Series B in 2022
Isovalent, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions tailored for enterprises to connect, monitor, and secure workloads in cloud-native environments. The company's flagship product, Cilium, provides an eBPF-based networking, observability, and security framework explicitly designed for Kubernetes environments, enhancing both performance and scalability. Isovalent's offerings include Cilium Enterprise, which addresses critical workflows related to security automation, forensics, compliance, and role-based access control, while also integrating with existing infrastructure. Additionally, the company provides tools for incident investigation, threat detection, and security monitoring, enabling clients to manage their Kubernetes security and troubleshooting needs effectively. Founded in 2016, Isovalent was originally known as Covalent IO, Inc. and rebranded in 2019. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, with an office in Zurich, Switzerland, Isovalent is recognized for supporting leading global organizations in optimizing their cloud-native infrastructure.

Graphite

Series A in 2022
Graphite is a developer-focused company that offers a modern code review platform designed to enhance the efficiency of fast-moving engineering teams. Its tools facilitate the writing and reviewing of smaller pull requests, enabling engineers to remain unblocked and accelerate their shipping processes. Graphite provides an open-source command-line interface (CLI) and a code review dashboard, which streamline the creation and submission of code changes. The platform supports intuitive commands and integrates various analytics and metrics management features. By prioritizing incremental changes and robust deployment practices, Graphite aims to help engineering teams improve productivity and achieve their goals more effectively. The company’s commitment to security and data protection is evident in its comprehensive policies and practices.

Optimism

Series B in 2022
Optimism is a decentralized infrastructure platform focused on enhancing Ethereum's scalability and transaction speed. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, the company operates as a public benefit corporation, balancing the financial interests of shareholders with the broader needs of the community and society. Optimism develops open-source software that enables developers to build on the Ethereum blockchain more efficiently, utilizing zero-knowledge proofs to ensure the validity of state updates. By promoting fair access to public goods on the internet, Optimism aims to create a responsible and sustainable ecosystem that benefits both businesses and the wider community.

dbt Labs

Series D in 2022
Dbt Labs is a developer of an open-source analytics engineering tool founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company focuses on empowering data analysts to create and disseminate organizational knowledge through its innovative platform. By enabling users with SQL knowledge to build data transformation workflows, Dbt Labs provides a transformation workflow tool that facilitates quick and collaborative deployment of analytics code. This tool emphasizes software engineering practices such as modularity, portability, and documentation, thereby allowing teams to streamline their analytics processes and enhance their ability to derive insights from data.

Anyscale

Series C in 2021
Anyscale, Inc. is a technology company that focuses on simplifying distributed AI development through its innovative programming platforms and tools. Founded in 2019 by the creators of Ray, Anyscale has developed the Ray framework, which is an open-source project that allows software developers and machine learning engineers to effortlessly scale their applications from a personal laptop to cloud environments. The company's solutions enable developers of varying skill levels to manage the complete AI lifecycle on a unified computing substrate, facilitating the rapid development and deployment of AI products. Based in Berkeley, California, Anyscale aims to accelerate the productionization of AI applications, making it easier and more cost-effective for organizations to bring AI solutions to market.

PlanetScale

Series C in 2021
PlanetScale, Inc. is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in developing an online database platform designed to enhance database management and scalability. Founded in 2018, PlanetScale offers a serverless, MySQL-compatible database service built on its own open-source project, Vitess, which is known for its ability to scale efficiently. The platform provides features such as automated failovers, backups, and shard management, allowing businesses to optimize their database performance while maintaining high access speeds. By enabling predictable scaling and seamless deployment of features without downtime, PlanetScale supports development teams in improving workflow efficiency and infrastructure scalability. The company has also created solutions to address vendor lock-in and disaster recovery, making it a valuable resource for organizations seeking to manage and derive insights from their data effectively.

Tabular

Series A in 2021
Tabular Technologies is focused on creating an independent data automation platform that leverages the open-source standard for large analytic datasets, specifically Apache Iceberg. The company aims to simplify the use of this open-source table format, allowing data scientists to navigate complex data environments with ease. Its platform supports cloud object storage and multiple-computer frameworks, ensuring consistency and interoperability across various data applications. By prioritizing user-friendliness, Tabular Technologies enables organizations to harness the full potential of their data without being overwhelmed by technical challenges.

Preset

Series B in 2021
Preset Inc., founded in 2018 and based in San Mateo, California, develops an open analytics data platform that leverages Apache Supersetâ„¢. The platform is designed to enhance productivity for teams by providing an intuitive visual interface that facilitates data exploration and analysis. Preset offers flexible dashboarding capabilities alongside a wide range of visualization types, making it easy for users to communicate and share data-driven insights. Its lightweight and cloud-native architecture supports the workflows of modern organizations, enabling data professionals to make informed decisions efficiently.

Apollo GraphQL

Series D in 2021
Apollo GraphQL helps developers help the world by providing a better API platform across teams. Apollo’s open-source software is downloaded 25M times per month and its commercial GraphQL technologies power the most innovative brands today. Teams at Netflix, Snap, and the New York Times ship personalized, omnichannel experiences faster with a supergraph – a self-service GraphQL platform that spans any number of backend services. Serving over 5T requests in 2023, the Apollo GraphOS platform simplifies API development with workflows and infrastructure to build, test, and ship supergraphs at any scale. Based in San Francisco, Apollo is backed by Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, and Trinity Ventures. Learn more at: https://www.apollographql.com.

dbt Labs

Series C in 2021
Dbt Labs is a developer of an open-source analytics engineering tool founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company focuses on empowering data analysts to create and disseminate organizational knowledge through its innovative platform. By enabling users with SQL knowledge to build data transformation workflows, Dbt Labs provides a transformation workflow tool that facilitates quick and collaborative deployment of analytics code. This tool emphasizes software engineering practices such as modularity, portability, and documentation, thereby allowing teams to streamline their analytics processes and enhance their ability to derive insights from data.

PlanetScale

Series B in 2021
PlanetScale, Inc. is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in developing an online database platform designed to enhance database management and scalability. Founded in 2018, PlanetScale offers a serverless, MySQL-compatible database service built on its own open-source project, Vitess, which is known for its ability to scale efficiently. The platform provides features such as automated failovers, backups, and shard management, allowing businesses to optimize their database performance while maintaining high access speeds. By enabling predictable scaling and seamless deployment of features without downtime, PlanetScale supports development teams in improving workflow efficiency and infrastructure scalability. The company has also created solutions to address vendor lock-in and disaster recovery, making it a valuable resource for organizations seeking to manage and derive insights from their data effectively.

Orbit

Series A in 2021
Orbit operates a platform that leverages community engagement as the primary driver for business growth. Its core offering is a community experience platform designed to build, grow, and measure communities across diverse tools and channels. The platform tracks and measures community activity, facilitates searches for individuals or groups across integrated channels, and provides an open-source alternative to traditional sales and marketing strategies. This enables clients to enhance their return on investment by fostering stronger community connections.

Optimism

Series A in 2021
Optimism is a decentralized infrastructure platform focused on enhancing Ethereum's scalability and transaction speed. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, the company operates as a public benefit corporation, balancing the financial interests of shareholders with the broader needs of the community and society. Optimism develops open-source software that enables developers to build on the Ethereum blockchain more efficiently, utilizing zero-knowledge proofs to ensure the validity of state updates. By promoting fair access to public goods on the internet, Optimism aims to create a responsible and sustainable ecosystem that benefits both businesses and the wider community.

Kong

Series D in 2021
Kong Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in API management. It operates an API marketplace, facilitating the distribution, monetization, and management of cloud-based services. Kong's key products include Kong, an open-source API management layer; Kong Enterprise Edition, a scalable microservices API platform; and Galileo, an analytics tool for API and microservice monitoring. Additionally, Kong offers API Documentation and Developer Portal, aiding developers in creating and managing API projects securely. The company serves a global client base comprising consumers, providers, developers, and IT teams, promoting productivity, security, and performance in API development.

Orbit

Seed Round in 2020
Orbit operates a platform that leverages community engagement as the primary driver for business growth. Its core offering is a community experience platform designed to build, grow, and measure communities across diverse tools and channels. The platform tracks and measures community activity, facilitates searches for individuals or groups across integrated channels, and provides an open-source alternative to traditional sales and marketing strategies. This enables clients to enhance their return on investment by fostering stronger community connections.

dbt Labs

Series B in 2020
Dbt Labs is a developer of an open-source analytics engineering tool founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company focuses on empowering data analysts to create and disseminate organizational knowledge through its innovative platform. By enabling users with SQL knowledge to build data transformation workflows, Dbt Labs provides a transformation workflow tool that facilitates quick and collaborative deployment of analytics code. This tool emphasizes software engineering practices such as modularity, portability, and documentation, thereby allowing teams to streamline their analytics processes and enhance their ability to derive insights from data.

Isovalent

Series A in 2020
Isovalent, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions tailored for enterprises to connect, monitor, and secure workloads in cloud-native environments. The company's flagship product, Cilium, provides an eBPF-based networking, observability, and security framework explicitly designed for Kubernetes environments, enhancing both performance and scalability. Isovalent's offerings include Cilium Enterprise, which addresses critical workflows related to security automation, forensics, compliance, and role-based access control, while also integrating with existing infrastructure. Additionally, the company provides tools for incident investigation, threat detection, and security monitoring, enabling clients to manage their Kubernetes security and troubleshooting needs effectively. Founded in 2016, Isovalent was originally known as Covalent IO, Inc. and rebranded in 2019. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, with an office in Zurich, Switzerland, Isovalent is recognized for supporting leading global organizations in optimizing their cloud-native infrastructure.

Anyscale

Series B in 2020
Anyscale, Inc. is a technology company that focuses on simplifying distributed AI development through its innovative programming platforms and tools. Founded in 2019 by the creators of Ray, Anyscale has developed the Ray framework, which is an open-source project that allows software developers and machine learning engineers to effortlessly scale their applications from a personal laptop to cloud environments. The company's solutions enable developers of varying skill levels to manage the complete AI lifecycle on a unified computing substrate, facilitating the rapid development and deployment of AI products. Based in Berkeley, California, Anyscale aims to accelerate the productionization of AI applications, making it easier and more cost-effective for organizations to bring AI solutions to market.

DigitalOcean

Series C in 2020
DigitalOcean, LLC is a cloud computing platform that provides infrastructure and platform tools tailored for software developers, startups, and small to medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company enables developers to deploy, manage, and scale applications of various sizes without requiring extensive DevOps expertise. Its offerings include Droplets, Linux-based virtual machines that operate on virtualized hardware; Kubernetes for application deployment and management; databases; and Spaces, an object storage service compatible with S3 for handling large data volumes. DigitalOcean serves a diverse array of use cases, including web and mobile applications, website hosting, e-commerce, and gaming, with a strong focus on simplicity and customer service while leveraging open-source technologies. The company has a global presence with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Bengaluru, India.

dbt Labs

Series A in 2020
Dbt Labs is a developer of an open-source analytics engineering tool founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company focuses on empowering data analysts to create and disseminate organizational knowledge through its innovative platform. By enabling users with SQL knowledge to build data transformation workflows, Dbt Labs provides a transformation workflow tool that facilitates quick and collaborative deployment of analytics code. This tool emphasizes software engineering practices such as modularity, portability, and documentation, thereby allowing teams to streamline their analytics processes and enhance their ability to derive insights from data.

Anyscale

Series A in 2019
Anyscale, Inc. is a technology company that focuses on simplifying distributed AI development through its innovative programming platforms and tools. Founded in 2019 by the creators of Ray, Anyscale has developed the Ray framework, which is an open-source project that allows software developers and machine learning engineers to effortlessly scale their applications from a personal laptop to cloud environments. The company's solutions enable developers of varying skill levels to manage the complete AI lifecycle on a unified computing substrate, facilitating the rapid development and deployment of AI products. Based in Berkeley, California, Anyscale aims to accelerate the productionization of AI applications, making it easier and more cost-effective for organizations to bring AI solutions to market.

Preset

Funding Round in 2019
Preset Inc., founded in 2018 and based in San Mateo, California, develops an open analytics data platform that leverages Apache Supersetâ„¢. The platform is designed to enhance productivity for teams by providing an intuitive visual interface that facilitates data exploration and analysis. Preset offers flexible dashboarding capabilities alongside a wide range of visualization types, making it easy for users to communicate and share data-driven insights. Its lightweight and cloud-native architecture supports the workflows of modern organizations, enabling data professionals to make informed decisions efficiently.

Apollo GraphQL

Series C in 2019
Apollo GraphQL helps developers help the world by providing a better API platform across teams. Apollo’s open-source software is downloaded 25M times per month and its commercial GraphQL technologies power the most innovative brands today. Teams at Netflix, Snap, and the New York Times ship personalized, omnichannel experiences faster with a supergraph – a self-service GraphQL platform that spans any number of backend services. Serving over 5T requests in 2023, the Apollo GraphOS platform simplifies API development with workflows and infrastructure to build, test, and ship supergraphs at any scale. Based in San Francisco, Apollo is backed by Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, and Trinity Ventures. Learn more at: https://www.apollographql.com.

PlanetScale

Series A in 2019
PlanetScale, Inc. is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in developing an online database platform designed to enhance database management and scalability. Founded in 2018, PlanetScale offers a serverless, MySQL-compatible database service built on its own open-source project, Vitess, which is known for its ability to scale efficiently. The platform provides features such as automated failovers, backups, and shard management, allowing businesses to optimize their database performance while maintaining high access speeds. By enabling predictable scaling and seamless deployment of features without downtime, PlanetScale supports development teams in improving workflow efficiency and infrastructure scalability. The company has also created solutions to address vendor lock-in and disaster recovery, making it a valuable resource for organizations seeking to manage and derive insights from their data effectively.

Kong

Series C in 2019
Kong Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in API management. It operates an API marketplace, facilitating the distribution, monetization, and management of cloud-based services. Kong's key products include Kong, an open-source API management layer; Kong Enterprise Edition, a scalable microservices API platform; and Galileo, an analytics tool for API and microservice monitoring. Additionally, Kong offers API Documentation and Developer Portal, aiding developers in creating and managing API projects securely. The company serves a global client base comprising consumers, providers, developers, and IT teams, promoting productivity, security, and performance in API development.

D2iQ

Series D in 2018
D2iq, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a datacenter operating system (DCOS) to streamline the management and deployment of applications across physical and cloud-based infrastructures. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, D2iq's core product, Mesosphere DCOS, is built on open-source technology and simplifies the execution of applications in a data center environment, akin to launching apps on a personal computer. The company also offers solutions such as Mesosphere Infinity, which facilitates the transformation of Big Data into actionable insights, and Conductor, an interactive platform for hands-on cloud-native training. In addition to its software offerings, D2iq provides architectural and consulting services, including expert consultations, on-site training, and custom installations. The company's strategic alliances with prominent firms enhance its service offerings, enabling organizations to adopt open-source and cloud-native innovations effectively.

Orchid Labs

Venture Round in 2018
Orchid Labs is an open-source initiative focused on combating internet surveillance and censorship. Founded in 2017 by a team including Dr. Steven Waterhouse and Jay Freeman, the company develops a decentralized nanopayment platform that enhances internet accessibility. Its innovative approach employs an overlay network built on the existing internet, utilizing a peer-to-peer tokenized bandwidth exchange. This technology empowers users to protect their personal data while facilitating secure communication, collaboration, and information access. Overall, Orchid Labs aims to create a more inclusive and liberated online environment for all users.

Protocol Labs

Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Protocol Labs is a research and development organization focused on creating innovative network protocols and software systems that address significant technological challenges. The company emphasizes breakthroughs in technology, user experience design, and an open-source approach to foster collaboration and innovation. By connecting startups with investors, accelerators, and other organizations, Protocol Labs aims to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and resources, enabling entrepreneurs to solve common problems more effectively. Through its efforts, the company strives to accelerate research and development across various technological fields, contributing to advancements in the industry.

Kong

Series B in 2017
Kong Inc., established in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in API management. It operates an API marketplace, facilitating the distribution, monetization, and management of cloud-based services. Kong's key products include Kong, an open-source API management layer; Kong Enterprise Edition, a scalable microservices API platform; and Galileo, an analytics tool for API and microservice monitoring. Additionally, Kong offers API Documentation and Developer Portal, aiding developers in creating and managing API projects securely. The company serves a global client base comprising consumers, providers, developers, and IT teams, promoting productivity, security, and performance in API development.

OpenBazaar

Venture Round in 2016
OpenBazaar is a new way to trade online. By running a program on your computer, you can connect directly to other users in the OpenBazaar network and trade with them. This network isn't controlled by a company, it's a decentralized network that isn't run by any organization at all. This means there are no mandatory fees to pay, and that your trade is censorship-resistant. OpenBazaar uses Bitcoin, a digital currency that is also cheap to use, decentralized, and censorship-resistant. This project is open source, which means the code is publicly available, can be reviewed, and anyone can join the project and suggest changes.

comma.ai

Seed Round in 2016
Comma.ai, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It specializes in developing and marketing self-driving kits designed to enable vehicles to operate autonomously. Founded by George Hotz, Comma.ai aims to demonstrate that affordable driverless technology can be achieved using readily available components and existing vehicles. The company has also contributed to the field by open-sourcing a dataset that includes 7.25 hours of highway driving, enhancing research and development in autonomous driving technologies.

D2iQ

Series C in 2016
D2iq, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a datacenter operating system (DCOS) to streamline the management and deployment of applications across physical and cloud-based infrastructures. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, D2iq's core product, Mesosphere DCOS, is built on open-source technology and simplifies the execution of applications in a data center environment, akin to launching apps on a personal computer. The company also offers solutions such as Mesosphere Infinity, which facilitates the transformation of Big Data into actionable insights, and Conductor, an interactive platform for hands-on cloud-native training. In addition to its software offerings, D2iq provides architectural and consulting services, including expert consultations, on-site training, and custom installations. The company's strategic alliances with prominent firms enhance its service offerings, enabling organizations to adopt open-source and cloud-native innovations effectively.

Keybase

Series A in 2015
Keybase, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a secure communications platform through its website and open-source command line program. Founded in 2015, Keybase specializes in web verification and encryption software solutions tailored for social media users. Its platform allows users to easily encrypt, decrypt, and share messages using a robust encryption standard, with public keys linked to user accounts on Keybase as well as Twitter and GitHub. Keybase's offerings include end-to-end encrypted chat, file sharing, and cloud storage across multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, and Windows. The company operates as a subsidiary of Zoom Video Communications, enhancing its capabilities in the realm of secure digital communication.

DigitalOcean

Series B in 2015
DigitalOcean, LLC is a cloud computing platform that provides infrastructure and platform tools tailored for software developers, startups, and small to medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company enables developers to deploy, manage, and scale applications of various sizes without requiring extensive DevOps expertise. Its offerings include Droplets, Linux-based virtual machines that operate on virtualized hardware; Kubernetes for application deployment and management; databases; and Spaces, an object storage service compatible with S3 for handling large data volumes. DigitalOcean serves a diverse array of use cases, including web and mobile applications, website hosting, e-commerce, and gaming, with a strong focus on simplicity and customer service while leveraging open-source technologies. The company has a global presence with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Bengaluru, India.

OpenBazaar

Seed Round in 2015
OpenBazaar is a new way to trade online. By running a program on your computer, you can connect directly to other users in the OpenBazaar network and trade with them. This network isn't controlled by a company, it's a decentralized network that isn't run by any organization at all. This means there are no mandatory fees to pay, and that your trade is censorship-resistant. OpenBazaar uses Bitcoin, a digital currency that is also cheap to use, decentralized, and censorship-resistant. This project is open source, which means the code is publicly available, can be reviewed, and anyone can join the project and suggest changes.

Meteor Software

Series B in 2015
Meteor Development Group Inc. operates Meteor, an open-source JavaScript application platform designed for software developers to create web and mobile applications. The platform provides data hosting capabilities, allowing companies to develop real-time applications utilizing modern API technologies. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company aims to simplify the application development process, making it more accessible to a broader audience. Meteor's commitment to enhancing developer experience is reflected in its flexible and remote-first work culture, fostering a collaborative environment among its global team.

D2iQ

Series B in 2014
D2iq, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a datacenter operating system (DCOS) to streamline the management and deployment of applications across physical and cloud-based infrastructures. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, D2iq's core product, Mesosphere DCOS, is built on open-source technology and simplifies the execution of applications in a data center environment, akin to launching apps on a personal computer. The company also offers solutions such as Mesosphere Infinity, which facilitates the transformation of Big Data into actionable insights, and Conductor, an interactive platform for hands-on cloud-native training. In addition to its software offerings, D2iq provides architectural and consulting services, including expert consultations, on-site training, and custom installations. The company's strategic alliances with prominent firms enhance its service offerings, enabling organizations to adopt open-source and cloud-native innovations effectively.

D2iQ

Series A in 2014
D2iq, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a datacenter operating system (DCOS) to streamline the management and deployment of applications across physical and cloud-based infrastructures. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, D2iq's core product, Mesosphere DCOS, is built on open-source technology and simplifies the execution of applications in a data center environment, akin to launching apps on a personal computer. The company also offers solutions such as Mesosphere Infinity, which facilitates the transformation of Big Data into actionable insights, and Conductor, an interactive platform for hands-on cloud-native training. In addition to its software offerings, D2iq provides architectural and consulting services, including expert consultations, on-site training, and custom installations. The company's strategic alliances with prominent firms enhance its service offerings, enabling organizations to adopt open-source and cloud-native innovations effectively.

DigitalOcean

Series A in 2014
DigitalOcean, LLC is a cloud computing platform that provides infrastructure and platform tools tailored for software developers, startups, and small to medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company enables developers to deploy, manage, and scale applications of various sizes without requiring extensive DevOps expertise. Its offerings include Droplets, Linux-based virtual machines that operate on virtualized hardware; Kubernetes for application deployment and management; databases; and Spaces, an object storage service compatible with S3 for handling large data volumes. DigitalOcean serves a diverse array of use cases, including web and mobile applications, website hosting, e-commerce, and gaming, with a strong focus on simplicity and customer service while leveraging open-source technologies. The company has a global presence with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Bengaluru, India.

CoreOS

Seed Round in 2013
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

D2iQ

Seed Round in 2013
D2iq, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a datacenter operating system (DCOS) to streamline the management and deployment of applications across physical and cloud-based infrastructures. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, D2iq's core product, Mesosphere DCOS, is built on open-source technology and simplifies the execution of applications in a data center environment, akin to launching apps on a personal computer. The company also offers solutions such as Mesosphere Infinity, which facilitates the transformation of Big Data into actionable insights, and Conductor, an interactive platform for hands-on cloud-native training. In addition to its software offerings, D2iq provides architectural and consulting services, including expert consultations, on-site training, and custom installations. The company's strategic alliances with prominent firms enhance its service offerings, enabling organizations to adopt open-source and cloud-native innovations effectively.

Cask

Series A in 2012
Cask is an open-source software company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in simplifying the construction and operation of big data solutions. The company offers a unified integration platform that significantly accelerates the time required to deploy data applications and data lakes, reducing it by up to 80%. Cask's platform combines data integration and application development capabilities, facilitating rapid development in both public and private cloud environments. The company is supported by prominent investors, including Battery Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Ignition Partners.

Meteor Software

Series A in 2012
Meteor Development Group Inc. operates Meteor, an open-source JavaScript application platform designed for software developers to create web and mobile applications. The platform provides data hosting capabilities, allowing companies to develop real-time applications utilizing modern API technologies. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company aims to simplify the application development process, making it more accessible to a broader audience. Meteor's commitment to enhancing developer experience is reflected in its flexible and remote-first work culture, fostering a collaborative environment among its global team.

Clover

Venture Round in 2012
Clover is a developer of an open, cloud-based point-of-sale platform designed to facilitate payment processing for businesses. By collaborating with prominent payment processors, developers, and hardware manufacturers, Clover aims to bring innovative point-of-sale products to market. Utilizing Android as its client platform allows the company to leverage both affordable off-the-shelf devices and specialized hardware, ensuring flexibility and accessibility for its users. Clover's online payment network enhances transaction capabilities in various settings, promoting seamless interactions between customers and merchants.

Cask

Seed Round in 2012
Cask is an open-source software company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in simplifying the construction and operation of big data solutions. The company offers a unified integration platform that significantly accelerates the time required to deploy data applications and data lakes, reducing it by up to 80%. Cask's platform combines data integration and application development capabilities, facilitating rapid development in both public and private cloud environments. The company is supported by prominent investors, including Battery Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Ignition Partners.

Flotype

Seed Round in 2012
Flotype Inc. is a venture-backed company building a suite of enterprise technology for real-time messaging. Flotype takes a unique approach by building developer-friendly technologies focused on ease-of-use and simplicity, while still exceeding enterprise-grade performance expectations. Flotype licenses enterprise-grade middleware, Bridge, to customers ranging from social web and software enterprises to financial and fleet management groups. Other offerings include NowJS, a free, open-source framework, for developers seeking real-time interactivity on Node.js and JavaScript browsers. NowCluster is available for companies seeking scalability and reliability for NowJS applications. Established in 2010 and based in Berkeley, California, Flotype is venture-backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, InterWest Partners, and Salesforce.com.

RethinkDB

Series A in 2011
RethinkDB is an open-source distributed database management platform specifically designed for the realtime web. It enables developers to build scalable applications efficiently by allowing the database to continuously push updated query results to applications, eliminating the need for polling. RethinkDB supports storage of data in JSON documents and features a powerful query language that includes advanced functionalities like table joins and groupBy. The platform is built with a highly parallelized architecture, ensuring reliability across various workloads and edge cases. Additionally, it offers web-based tools for managing clusters, providing users with live statistics and complete visibility into ongoing operations.

Clover

Series A in 2011
Clover is a developer of an open, cloud-based point-of-sale platform designed to facilitate payment processing for businesses. By collaborating with prominent payment processors, developers, and hardware manufacturers, Clover aims to bring innovative point-of-sale products to market. Utilizing Android as its client platform allows the company to leverage both affordable off-the-shelf devices and specialized hardware, ensuring flexibility and accessibility for its users. Clover's online payment network enhances transaction capabilities in various settings, promoting seamless interactions between customers and merchants.

RethinkDB

Seed Round in 2010
RethinkDB is an open-source distributed database management platform specifically designed for the realtime web. It enables developers to build scalable applications efficiently by allowing the database to continuously push updated query results to applications, eliminating the need for polling. RethinkDB supports storage of data in JSON documents and features a powerful query language that includes advanced functionalities like table joins and groupBy. The platform is built with a highly parallelized architecture, ensuring reliability across various workloads and edge cases. Additionally, it offers web-based tools for managing clusters, providing users with live statistics and complete visibility into ongoing operations.
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