Threshold Ventures

Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It pursues a high-conviction, early-stage investment strategy and partners with entrepreneurs to build technology-driven companies in consumer, enterprise, and healthcare sectors. The firm provides venture and growth capital to technology companies and has historical ties to the broader Draper Fisher Jurvetson network. Threshold focuses on supporting early-stage ventures across software, consumer, and healthcare technologies, and seeks to back innovative teams aiming to reach market leadership.

Brian Akin

Associate

William (Bill) Bryant

General Partner

Chirag Chotalia

Partner

Rob Ciechowski

Associate

Katie Evans

Associate

Randall Glein

Co-Founder and Partner

Mohammad Islam

General Partner

Justin Kao

Partner

Megan Kelly

Principal

Emily Melton

Managing Partner

Arpit Mittal

Principal

William Morrison

Principal

Heidi Roizen

Partner

Ramin Sayar

Venture Partner

Chris Shanahan

Principal

Sam Shapiro

Principal

Andreas Stavropoulos

Partner

Josh Stein

Managing Partner

Kevin Tu

Principal

Past deals in Big Data

Endor Labs

Series B in 2025
Endor Labs specializes in enhancing application security with a focus on managing open-source software dependencies. The company aids developers in integrating safe Open Source Software (OSS) to expedite development processes while minimizing time spent on security issues. Its Dependency Lifecycle Management Platform targets the vulnerabilities in software supply chain security caused by ungoverned use of open-source software within enterprises.

CloudZero

Series B in 2023
CloudZero empowers engineering teams to control AWS cloud costs without compromising innovation. Its platform automates collection, allocation, and analysis of cloud cost data, surfacing real-time insights to optimize spending.

Yellowbrick Data

Series C in 2021
Yellowbrick Data is a data warehouse company that designs and deploys analytics-focused data warehouse platforms for on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud environments, including cloud disaster recovery. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, it serves enterprises with a scalable system that supports thousands of concurrent users and petabytes of data while running complex workloads with fast, consistent results. The platform offers on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud deployment with simple, uniform management and strong economics, enabling analytics across any schema and ad-hoc SQL queries. Yellowbrick Data emphasizes high availability, performance, and easy deployment in hybrid environments to speed decision-making through unified data analytics. The company maintains additional offices in Salt Lake City, Hong Kong, and London.

Cohesity

Venture Round in 2021
Cohesity develops hyper-converged secondary storage solutions that consolidate, protect, and share non-mission-critical data assets of large organizations. Its platform, Cohesity DataPlatform, converges data protection infrastructure including backup, replication, disaster recovery, and cloud tiering. Additionally, it offers Cohesity Helios, a SaaS-based management solution for monitoring and managing secondary data and applications.

Cohesity

Series E in 2020
Cohesity develops hyper-converged secondary storage solutions that consolidate, protect, and share non-mission-critical data assets of large organizations. Its platform, Cohesity DataPlatform, converges data protection infrastructure including backup, replication, disaster recovery, and cloud tiering. Additionally, it offers Cohesity Helios, a SaaS-based management solution for monitoring and managing secondary data and applications.

Sisense

Series F in 2020
Sisense is a software company that develops data and business analytics software to help organizations manage and analyze large, complex data sets. Its flagship BI platform enables users to join data from multiple sources, explore it with visual dashboards, and share insights across teams. The product acts as a data engine for designing dashboards, enabling embedding analytics, and supporting natural-language data exploration and automatically generated summaries. It aims to empower non-technical users to build analytic applications and derive actionable information for internal and external stakeholders. The company also offers technical support and professional services and serves a range of industries from startups to large enterprises, with global offices in multiple regions.

Yellowbrick Data

Series C in 2019
Yellowbrick Data is a data warehouse company that designs and deploys analytics-focused data warehouse platforms for on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud environments, including cloud disaster recovery. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, it serves enterprises with a scalable system that supports thousands of concurrent users and petabytes of data while running complex workloads with fast, consistent results. The platform offers on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud deployment with simple, uniform management and strong economics, enabling analytics across any schema and ad-hoc SQL queries. Yellowbrick Data emphasizes high availability, performance, and easy deployment in hybrid environments to speed decision-making through unified data analytics. The company maintains additional offices in Salt Lake City, Hong Kong, and London.

Yellowbrick Data

Series B in 2018
Yellowbrick Data is a data warehouse company that designs and deploys analytics-focused data warehouse platforms for on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud environments, including cloud disaster recovery. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, it serves enterprises with a scalable system that supports thousands of concurrent users and petabytes of data while running complex workloads with fast, consistent results. The platform offers on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud deployment with simple, uniform management and strong economics, enabling analytics across any schema and ad-hoc SQL queries. Yellowbrick Data emphasizes high availability, performance, and easy deployment in hybrid environments to speed decision-making through unified data analytics. The company maintains additional offices in Salt Lake City, Hong Kong, and London.

Sisense

Series E in 2018
Sisense is a software company that develops data and business analytics software to help organizations manage and analyze large, complex data sets. Its flagship BI platform enables users to join data from multiple sources, explore it with visual dashboards, and share insights across teams. The product acts as a data engine for designing dashboards, enabling embedding analytics, and supporting natural-language data exploration and automatically generated summaries. It aims to empower non-technical users to build analytic applications and derive actionable information for internal and external stakeholders. The company also offers technical support and professional services and serves a range of industries from startups to large enterprises, with global offices in multiple regions.

Yellowbrick Data

Series A in 2018
Yellowbrick Data is a data warehouse company that designs and deploys analytics-focused data warehouse platforms for on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud environments, including cloud disaster recovery. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, it serves enterprises with a scalable system that supports thousands of concurrent users and petabytes of data while running complex workloads with fast, consistent results. The platform offers on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud deployment with simple, uniform management and strong economics, enabling analytics across any schema and ad-hoc SQL queries. Yellowbrick Data emphasizes high availability, performance, and easy deployment in hybrid environments to speed decision-making through unified data analytics. The company maintains additional offices in Salt Lake City, Hong Kong, and London.

Sumo Logic

Series F in 2017
Sumo Logic, Inc. is a cloud-native software-as-a-service company that specializes in machine data analytics, enabling organizations to harness the power of their data for operational, security, and business intelligence. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Sumo Logic provides a platform that automates the collection, ingestion, and analysis of various data types, including application, infrastructure, security, and Internet of Things (IoT) data. The platform supports real-time log management and analytics, delivering actionable insights across the entire application lifecycle. With over 2,000 global customers, Sumo Logic assists organizations in troubleshooting and securing their applications, helping them to embrace digital transformation and improve their competitive advantage. Its multi-tenant service model fosters continuous innovation, thereby enhancing business value and growth for its clients.

Periscope Data

Series B in 2016
Periscope Data Inc. is a data analytics and visualization company founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in developing data caching technology that integrates directly with databases, allowing users to conduct analyses, create dashboards, and share insights without the need for complex markup languages or extensive upfront modeling. Periscope Data's platform is designed to provide rapid insights, enabling users to ingest, store, analyze, and visualize data from a single connected source. The company serves over 1,000 clients, including notable names such as Adobe and EY, and is recognized for its high customer retention rates and user engagement, with customers reportedly spending significant time on the platform weekly. In May 2019, Periscope Data became a subsidiary of Sisense Inc., further enhancing its capabilities in the business intelligence space.

Sisense

Series D in 2016
Sisense is a software company that develops data and business analytics software to help organizations manage and analyze large, complex data sets. Its flagship BI platform enables users to join data from multiple sources, explore it with visual dashboards, and share insights across teams. The product acts as a data engine for designing dashboards, enabling embedding analytics, and supporting natural-language data exploration and automatically generated summaries. It aims to empower non-technical users to build analytic applications and derive actionable information for internal and external stakeholders. The company also offers technical support and professional services and serves a range of industries from startups to large enterprises, with global offices in multiple regions.

Periscope Data

Series A in 2015
Periscope Data Inc. is a data analytics and visualization company founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in developing data caching technology that integrates directly with databases, allowing users to conduct analyses, create dashboards, and share insights without the need for complex markup languages or extensive upfront modeling. Periscope Data's platform is designed to provide rapid insights, enabling users to ingest, store, analyze, and visualize data from a single connected source. The company serves over 1,000 clients, including notable names such as Adobe and EY, and is recognized for its high customer retention rates and user engagement, with customers reportedly spending significant time on the platform weekly. In May 2019, Periscope Data became a subsidiary of Sisense Inc., further enhancing its capabilities in the business intelligence space.

Avant

Series E in 2015
Avant, LLC is a financial technology company that operates an online marketplace lending platform, providing consumers access to personal loans for purposes such as debt consolidation, medical expenses, and family vacations. Founded in 2012, Avant utilizes big data and machine-learning algorithms to streamline credit options and offer a tailored approach to lending. The company partners with banks and financial institutions to facilitate loan processing and verification, ensuring compliance with credit policies while minimizing fraud and risk. Additionally, Avant operates an institutional marketplace that allows investors to purchase loans generated through its technology. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Avant also maintains offices in Los Angeles, California, and London, United Kingdom, serving customers both domestically and internationally.

Sumo Logic

Series E in 2015
Sumo Logic, Inc. is a cloud-native software-as-a-service company that specializes in machine data analytics, enabling organizations to harness the power of their data for operational, security, and business intelligence. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Sumo Logic provides a platform that automates the collection, ingestion, and analysis of various data types, including application, infrastructure, security, and Internet of Things (IoT) data. The platform supports real-time log management and analytics, delivering actionable insights across the entire application lifecycle. With over 2,000 global customers, Sumo Logic assists organizations in troubleshooting and securing their applications, helping them to embrace digital transformation and improve their competitive advantage. Its multi-tenant service model fosters continuous innovation, thereby enhancing business value and growth for its clients.

SimpliVity

Series D in 2015
SimpliVity Corporation is a provider of hyperconverged infrastructure solutions designed to enhance the deployment of resources and workloads in data centers. The company offers several products, including OmniCube, a 2U rack-mounted system that integrates server, storage, and networking services, thereby improving the management, protection, and performance of virtualized workloads. Additionally, its OmniCube Hyperconverged Infrastructure platform addresses data efficiency and global management needs in virtualized and cloud environments. SimpliVity's solutions also include OmniView, a web-based support dashboard featuring predictive analytics, and OmniStack Hyperconverged Infrastructure, which integrates with Cisco UCS to consolidate multiple core data center functions. The company's technology is utilized across various sectors, including energy, education, financial services, government, and telecommunications. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, SimpliVity has support centers in Cork, Ireland, and Raleigh, North Carolina. As of February 2017, it operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

Avant

Series D in 2014
Avant, LLC is a financial technology company that operates an online marketplace lending platform, providing consumers access to personal loans for purposes such as debt consolidation, medical expenses, and family vacations. Founded in 2012, Avant utilizes big data and machine-learning algorithms to streamline credit options and offer a tailored approach to lending. The company partners with banks and financial institutions to facilitate loan processing and verification, ensuring compliance with credit policies while minimizing fraud and risk. Additionally, Avant operates an institutional marketplace that allows investors to purchase loans generated through its technology. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Avant also maintains offices in Los Angeles, California, and London, United Kingdom, serving customers both domestically and internationally.

DroneDeploy

Seed Round in 2014
DroneDeploy, Inc. is a cloud-based software company that specializes in drone solutions for various industries. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides a comprehensive platform for aerial mapping, data processing, and analysis. Its offerings include orthorectified maps, topographic modeling, crop health visualizations, and three-dimensional models. The platform enables users to automate workflows and perform flight safety checks, allowing for real-time data collection and analysis. DroneDeploy's software is compatible with a range of drones, including those from major manufacturers like DJI, and serves sectors such as agriculture, construction, mining, and insurance across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The company also features a drone-on-demand service that connects customers with certified professional pilots to gather aerial data on-site.

Bright Computing

Series B in 2014
Bright Computing is a leading provider of cluster management software, founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Jose, California. It offers comprehensive solutions for managing high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, big data clusters, and OpenStack private clouds. The company's flagship product, Bright Cluster Manager, enables users to install, provision, configure, manage, and monitor clusters across different sizes and hardware types. Bright Computing serves a diverse range of industries, including academia, government, finance, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, oil, and gas, with notable clients such as Boeing, NASA, Roche, Stanford University, and Tokyo Institute of Technology. The company maintains strategic partnerships with industry leaders like Amazon, Cray, Dell, Intel, Nvidia, and SGI to deliver integrated solutions for managing advanced IT infrastructure. Bright Computing's software is deployed in over 650 data centers worldwide, demonstrating its global impact on cluster management.

Sisense

Series C in 2014
Sisense is a software company that develops data and business analytics software to help organizations manage and analyze large, complex data sets. Its flagship BI platform enables users to join data from multiple sources, explore it with visual dashboards, and share insights across teams. The product acts as a data engine for designing dashboards, enabling embedding analytics, and supporting natural-language data exploration and automatically generated summaries. It aims to empower non-technical users to build analytic applications and derive actionable information for internal and external stakeholders. The company also offers technical support and professional services and serves a range of industries from startups to large enterprises, with global offices in multiple regions.

Jaya

Series A in 2014
Beijing JAYA Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in developing big data and cloud-based solutions tailored for the transportation industry. Established in 2005 and located in Beijing, the company offers a range of services, including intelligent driving test solutions, supervision and training for drivers, and remote monitoring systems. Additionally, JAYA provides technologies for urban traffic management, city parking management, and systems for capturing illegal parking incidents. By leveraging the Internet of Things, big data, and cloud computing, the company aims to enhance operational efficiency and safety within the transportation sector.

SimpliVity

Series C in 2013
SimpliVity Corporation is a provider of hyperconverged infrastructure solutions designed to enhance the deployment of resources and workloads in data centers. The company offers several products, including OmniCube, a 2U rack-mounted system that integrates server, storage, and networking services, thereby improving the management, protection, and performance of virtualized workloads. Additionally, its OmniCube Hyperconverged Infrastructure platform addresses data efficiency and global management needs in virtualized and cloud environments. SimpliVity's solutions also include OmniView, a web-based support dashboard featuring predictive analytics, and OmniStack Hyperconverged Infrastructure, which integrates with Cisco UCS to consolidate multiple core data center functions. The company's technology is utilized across various sectors, including energy, education, financial services, government, and telecommunications. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, SimpliVity has support centers in Cork, Ireland, and Raleigh, North Carolina. As of February 2017, it operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

Zettaset

Series B in 2012
Zettaset develops and delivers big data security solutions, focusing on encryption, access control, and authentication. Its products protect Relational/SQL, NoSQL, Object, and Hadoop data stores in the cloud and on-premises. Zettaset caters to sectors such as financial services, healthcare, retail, and GDPR compliance.

BodyMedia

Venture Round in 2012
BodyMedia, founded in 1999 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specializes in the development of wearable body monitoring devices that collect physiological data to enhance health, wellness, and fitness. The company offers a range of continuous on-body monitors that utilize proprietary technology, clinically validated for accuracy. BodyMedia's devices assist both consumers and health professionals in making informed behavioral changes to manage weight and promote an active lifestyle, which are critical in addressing various medical conditions. The company has developed one of the largest databases of human physiological information, with its technology being utilized in over 100 clinical research studies related to health issues such as obesity, diabetes, and sleep disorders. Additionally, BodyMedia provides metabolic assessment and behavioral therapy services aimed at treating obesity and cardiovascular diseases, along with calorie management systems that help users track and compare calories burned with those consumed.

Zettaset

Series A in 2011
Zettaset develops and delivers big data security solutions, focusing on encryption, access control, and authentication. Its products protect Relational/SQL, NoSQL, Object, and Hadoop data stores in the cloud and on-premises. Zettaset caters to sectors such as financial services, healthcare, retail, and GDPR compliance.

Fastpoint

Series B in 2009
Fastpoint Games develops live data-driven games for Fortune 500 companies.

Fastpoint

Series A in 2007
Fastpoint Games develops live data-driven games for Fortune 500 companies.

CastTV

Series A in 2007
CastTV is a company focused on developing a comprehensive video search engine that enables users to discover a wide array of online videos, including TV shows, movies, celebrity clips, sports highlights, news segments, and viral content. The company's proprietary technology effectively tackles the challenges of locating and organizing videos available on the web while ensuring that users receive relevant search results. By providing an intuitive platform for video exploration, CastTV aims to enhance the user experience in accessing and enjoying diverse video content online.

BodyMedia

Series C in 2003
BodyMedia, founded in 1999 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specializes in the development of wearable body monitoring devices that collect physiological data to enhance health, wellness, and fitness. The company offers a range of continuous on-body monitors that utilize proprietary technology, clinically validated for accuracy. BodyMedia's devices assist both consumers and health professionals in making informed behavioral changes to manage weight and promote an active lifestyle, which are critical in addressing various medical conditions. The company has developed one of the largest databases of human physiological information, with its technology being utilized in over 100 clinical research studies related to health issues such as obesity, diabetes, and sleep disorders. Additionally, BodyMedia provides metabolic assessment and behavioral therapy services aimed at treating obesity and cardiovascular diseases, along with calorie management systems that help users track and compare calories burned with those consumed.

BodyMedia

Series B in 2002
BodyMedia, founded in 1999 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specializes in the development of wearable body monitoring devices that collect physiological data to enhance health, wellness, and fitness. The company offers a range of continuous on-body monitors that utilize proprietary technology, clinically validated for accuracy. BodyMedia's devices assist both consumers and health professionals in making informed behavioral changes to manage weight and promote an active lifestyle, which are critical in addressing various medical conditions. The company has developed one of the largest databases of human physiological information, with its technology being utilized in over 100 clinical research studies related to health issues such as obesity, diabetes, and sleep disorders. Additionally, BodyMedia provides metabolic assessment and behavioral therapy services aimed at treating obesity and cardiovascular diseases, along with calorie management systems that help users track and compare calories burned with those consumed.

CloudZero

CloudZero empowers engineering teams to control AWS cloud costs without compromising innovation. Its platform automates collection, allocation, and analysis of cloud cost data, surfacing real-time insights to optimize spending.
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