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Soma Somasegar is a Board of Directors at Fauna. He joined Madrona in November 2015 and is a Managing Director at Madrona. Prior to Madrona, Soma had a successful twenty-seven-year career at Microsoft Corporation including being the Senior Vice President of the Developer Division. Soma has long been an angel investor with investments across a wide range of technology areas both in the U.S. and internationally. At Madrona, he is focusing on Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Applications, developer-centric next-generation cloud platforms and tools, and the emergence of new technologies such as VR/AR. He has authored several pieces outlining Madrona’s thinking about how these technologies will evolve.
Under Soma’s leadership, the Microsoft Developer Division, which supports over six million .NET developers worldwide, expanded its mission to deliver developer tools and services for mobile development and cloud development across a variety of platforms and programming technologies through the Visual Studio and .NET family of products.
Additionally, Soma was also the executive sponsor for global development at Microsoft and oversaw Microsoft’s Global Development Centers in China, India, and Israel.
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Seattle, Washington, United States, North America
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Jobs history
6
Bobsled, Inc.
Board Member
Invalid date - Current
RelationalAI
Board Member
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TwinStrand Biosciences
Board Member
2021 - Current
Fauna
Board of Director
Invalid date - Current
Voodle
Director
2020 - Current
Go1
Board Of Directors
2020 - Current
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Profile Resume
Soma Somasegar is the Managing Director at Madrona, based in United States, North America. With a background in Venture Capital, Soma Somasegar has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Soma Somasegar studied MS Computer Engineering @ Louisiana State University. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
Investment portfolio
6
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Personal investment
6
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Jun 29, 2016 | Velvetcase | Venture Round - Velvetcase | 2.0M |
Jul 01, 2016 | Zirra | Series A - Zirra | 1.6M |
Dec 23, 2016 | MyAdvo | Angel Round - MyAdvo | 0 |
Dec 23, 2020 | American Cricket Enterprises | Seed Round - American Cricket Enterprises | 0 |
Partner investment
36
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Apr 25, 2023 | Bobsled, Inc. | Series A - Bobsled, Inc. | Madrona | 17.0M |
Dec 07, 2023 | Rhythms | Seed Round - Rhythms | Madrona | 26.0M |
Feb 28, 2024 | Codified | Seed Round - Codified | - | 4.0M |
Mar 27, 2024 | Observe | Series B - Observe | Madrona | 115.0M |
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