Tahoma Ventures

Tahoma Ventures is a U.S.-based investment firm founded in 2013 by John Ives, specializing in providing early-stage capital to IT technology startups. The firm has a diverse portfolio that includes investments in companies such as LineRate Systems, AutoMox, Stream.io, Section.io, Kentik Technologies, Kazan Networks, Bold Metrics, and Copper Labs. By focusing on innovative technology ventures, Tahoma Ventures aims to support and accelerate the growth of emerging businesses in the IT sector.

John Ives

Managing Director and General Partner

30 past transactions

Kentik

Series C in 2021
Kentik is a network observability company that provides a real-time, cloud-based platform for planning, operating, and optimizing complex networks. Its Network Observability Cloud unifies cloud, device, flow, and synthetic data to deliver actionable insights, fast search, and AI-driven analytics for IT and network engineers. The core product, Kentik Detect, is a SaaS solution that enables visibility, performance monitoring, anomaly detection including DDoS, capacity planning, and optimization for enterprises, service providers, and cloud environments. The company also offers self-service analytics via My Kentik and an AIOps platform for network operations, along with additional capabilities for visibility, alerting, planning, and open integrations. Kentik serves organizations across financial services, media, hosting and cloud infrastructure, research and education, digital enterprises, carriers, CDNs, and ISPs, helping them improve operational efficiency, protect services, and support scalable application delivery.

Section

Series B in 2021
Section is a technology company that provides an Edge Compute Platform designed to optimize the orchestration and delivery of applications across a global infrastructure. Founded in 2012 in Australia and later relocating its headquarters to the United States, Section enables engineers to run various workloads flexibly and efficiently, adhering to modern DevOps principles. The platform utilizes a container-based approach, allowing for intelligent management of HTTP traffic delivery through a library of high-performance edge compute modules. This system adapts to developer preferences regarding performance, cost, and reliability, ensuring optimal application functioning. Section’s offerings include tools like ModSecurity, a web application firewall, and Varnish Cache, an HTTP accelerator that enhances page load performance. Operating in both Sydney and Boulder, Colorado, Section is dedicated to providing solutions that extend beyond traditional content delivery networks.

Stream

Series A in 2020
Stream.io, Inc. specializes in developing an open-source platform that enables the creation of customizable newsfeeds and messaging applications. The company provides a range of application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow product teams to implement chat features and activity feeds tailored to their specific needs. Its offerings include flat feeds for displaying followed content, aggregated feeds for grouping similar content, notification feeds for site alerts, and profile pages for user activity storage. Stream's solutions cater to various sectors, including finance, healthcare, dating, education, and social networking, facilitating community engagement. Established in 2014, the company is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, with an additional office located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Stream’s products are recognized for their scalability and security, serving over a billion end-users globally.

Kentik

Venture Round in 2020
Kentik is a network observability company that provides a real-time, cloud-based platform for planning, operating, and optimizing complex networks. Its Network Observability Cloud unifies cloud, device, flow, and synthetic data to deliver actionable insights, fast search, and AI-driven analytics for IT and network engineers. The core product, Kentik Detect, is a SaaS solution that enables visibility, performance monitoring, anomaly detection including DDoS, capacity planning, and optimization for enterprises, service providers, and cloud environments. The company also offers self-service analytics via My Kentik and an AIOps platform for network operations, along with additional capabilities for visibility, alerting, planning, and open integrations. Kentik serves organizations across financial services, media, hosting and cloud infrastructure, research and education, digital enterprises, carriers, CDNs, and ISPs, helping them improve operational efficiency, protect services, and support scalable application delivery.

Automox

Series B in 2020
Automox designs and develops cloud-based IT automation platforms. Its AI-powered solutions automate patch remediation for Windows, macOS, Linux endpoints, and third-party software, enabling real-time vulnerability tracking and active enforcement of system configurations. Incorporated in 2015, Automox is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Stream

Venture Round in 2019
Stream.io, Inc. specializes in developing an open-source platform that enables the creation of customizable newsfeeds and messaging applications. The company provides a range of application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow product teams to implement chat features and activity feeds tailored to their specific needs. Its offerings include flat feeds for displaying followed content, aggregated feeds for grouping similar content, notification feeds for site alerts, and profile pages for user activity storage. Stream's solutions cater to various sectors, including finance, healthcare, dating, education, and social networking, facilitating community engagement. Established in 2014, the company is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, with an additional office located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Stream’s products are recognized for their scalability and security, serving over a billion end-users globally.

Copper Labs

Seed Round in 2019
Copper Labs develops Internet of Things products and services that provide utilities and consumers with real-time energy data from electric, gas, and water meters. Founded in 2016 and based in Boulder, Colorado, the company offers an energy consumption monitoring system that delivers real-time grid-edge intelligence and revenue-grade usage data, with or without smart meters. Using machine learning, its platform collects accurate measurements and generates actionable insights, including consumer-friendly alerts during peak periods, helping utilities engage customers, manage demand, stabilize the grid, and reduce the cost of serving energy.

Bold Metrics

Venture Round in 2019
Bold Metrics is a leading fit technology company based in San Francisco that specializes in utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the apparel industry. By providing software solutions that predict accurate body measurements, the company helps apparel brands reduce product returns, improve sales conversions, and promote sustainability. Its platform allows retailers to create custom AI body models for precise size and fit recommendations, which streamlines operations and enhances the customer experience both online and in-store. Bold Metrics' technology not only aids in making better-fitting clothing more accessible to consumers but also generates actionable insights that optimize the supply chain and minimize environmental impact. As a trusted partner for various brands, Bold Metrics plays a crucial role in transforming fit-related challenges into opportunities for improved design practices and operational efficiency.

Copper Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Copper Labs develops Internet of Things products and services that provide utilities and consumers with real-time energy data from electric, gas, and water meters. Founded in 2016 and based in Boulder, Colorado, the company offers an energy consumption monitoring system that delivers real-time grid-edge intelligence and revenue-grade usage data, with or without smart meters. Using machine learning, its platform collects accurate measurements and generates actionable insights, including consumer-friendly alerts during peak periods, helping utilities engage customers, manage demand, stabilize the grid, and reduce the cost of serving energy.

IronCore Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2015, IronCore Labs specializes in designing and developing encryption software for modern cloud applications. Its products enable software developers and businesses to rapidly integrate data protection and application-layer encryption, ensuring privacy and compliance while accelerating time-to-market for advanced security features.

Automox

Seed Round in 2018
Automox designs and develops cloud-based IT automation platforms. Its AI-powered solutions automate patch remediation for Windows, macOS, Linux endpoints, and third-party software, enabling real-time vulnerability tracking and active enforcement of system configurations. Incorporated in 2015, Automox is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Bold Metrics

Venture Round in 2017
Bold Metrics is a leading fit technology company based in San Francisco that specializes in utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the apparel industry. By providing software solutions that predict accurate body measurements, the company helps apparel brands reduce product returns, improve sales conversions, and promote sustainability. Its platform allows retailers to create custom AI body models for precise size and fit recommendations, which streamlines operations and enhances the customer experience both online and in-store. Bold Metrics' technology not only aids in making better-fitting clothing more accessible to consumers but also generates actionable insights that optimize the supply chain and minimize environmental impact. As a trusted partner for various brands, Bold Metrics plays a crucial role in transforming fit-related challenges into opportunities for improved design practices and operational efficiency.

Stream

Venture Round in 2017
Stream.io, Inc. specializes in developing an open-source platform that enables the creation of customizable newsfeeds and messaging applications. The company provides a range of application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow product teams to implement chat features and activity feeds tailored to their specific needs. Its offerings include flat feeds for displaying followed content, aggregated feeds for grouping similar content, notification feeds for site alerts, and profile pages for user activity storage. Stream's solutions cater to various sectors, including finance, healthcare, dating, education, and social networking, facilitating community engagement. Established in 2014, the company is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, with an additional office located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Stream’s products are recognized for their scalability and security, serving over a billion end-users globally.

Automox

Seed Round in 2017
Automox designs and develops cloud-based IT automation platforms. Its AI-powered solutions automate patch remediation for Windows, macOS, Linux endpoints, and third-party software, enabling real-time vulnerability tracking and active enforcement of system configurations. Incorporated in 2015, Automox is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Section

Seed Round in 2017
Section is a technology company that provides an Edge Compute Platform designed to optimize the orchestration and delivery of applications across a global infrastructure. Founded in 2012 in Australia and later relocating its headquarters to the United States, Section enables engineers to run various workloads flexibly and efficiently, adhering to modern DevOps principles. The platform utilizes a container-based approach, allowing for intelligent management of HTTP traffic delivery through a library of high-performance edge compute modules. This system adapts to developer preferences regarding performance, cost, and reliability, ensuring optimal application functioning. Section’s offerings include tools like ModSecurity, a web application firewall, and Varnish Cache, an HTTP accelerator that enhances page load performance. Operating in both Sydney and Boulder, Colorado, Section is dedicated to providing solutions that extend beyond traditional content delivery networks.

Kazan Networks

Convertible Note in 2017
Kazan Networks Corporation is a developer of computer hardware focused on enterprise storage and networking solutions. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Auburn, California, the company specializes in products such as iSCSI controllers, FC-to-SATA bridges, SAS controllers, and high-performance networking solutions. Kazan Networks offers a Customer Evaluation Kit that allows customers and partners to test the emerging NVMe over Fabrics standard. This fully functioning implementation is designed using FPGA technology to provide an optimal blend of performance and flexibility, facilitating easy plug-and-play connectivity between hosts and SSDs over Ethernet links. As of September 2019, Kazan Networks operates as a subsidiary of Western Digital Corporation.

IronCore Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2015, IronCore Labs specializes in designing and developing encryption software for modern cloud applications. Its products enable software developers and businesses to rapidly integrate data protection and application-layer encryption, ensuring privacy and compliance while accelerating time-to-market for advanced security features.

Kentik

Series B in 2016
Kentik is a network observability company that provides a real-time, cloud-based platform for planning, operating, and optimizing complex networks. Its Network Observability Cloud unifies cloud, device, flow, and synthetic data to deliver actionable insights, fast search, and AI-driven analytics for IT and network engineers. The core product, Kentik Detect, is a SaaS solution that enables visibility, performance monitoring, anomaly detection including DDoS, capacity planning, and optimization for enterprises, service providers, and cloud environments. The company also offers self-service analytics via My Kentik and an AIOps platform for network operations, along with additional capabilities for visibility, alerting, planning, and open integrations. Kentik serves organizations across financial services, media, hosting and cloud infrastructure, research and education, digital enterprises, carriers, CDNs, and ISPs, helping them improve operational efficiency, protect services, and support scalable application delivery.

Stream

Seed Round in 2015
Stream.io, Inc. specializes in developing an open-source platform that enables the creation of customizable newsfeeds and messaging applications. The company provides a range of application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow product teams to implement chat features and activity feeds tailored to their specific needs. Its offerings include flat feeds for displaying followed content, aggregated feeds for grouping similar content, notification feeds for site alerts, and profile pages for user activity storage. Stream's solutions cater to various sectors, including finance, healthcare, dating, education, and social networking, facilitating community engagement. Established in 2014, the company is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, with an additional office located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Stream’s products are recognized for their scalability and security, serving over a billion end-users globally.

Kentik

Series A in 2015
Kentik is a network observability company that provides a real-time, cloud-based platform for planning, operating, and optimizing complex networks. Its Network Observability Cloud unifies cloud, device, flow, and synthetic data to deliver actionable insights, fast search, and AI-driven analytics for IT and network engineers. The core product, Kentik Detect, is a SaaS solution that enables visibility, performance monitoring, anomaly detection including DDoS, capacity planning, and optimization for enterprises, service providers, and cloud environments. The company also offers self-service analytics via My Kentik and an AIOps platform for network operations, along with additional capabilities for visibility, alerting, planning, and open integrations. Kentik serves organizations across financial services, media, hosting and cloud infrastructure, research and education, digital enterprises, carriers, CDNs, and ISPs, helping them improve operational efficiency, protect services, and support scalable application delivery.

Kazan Networks

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Kazan Networks Corporation is a developer of computer hardware focused on enterprise storage and networking solutions. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Auburn, California, the company specializes in products such as iSCSI controllers, FC-to-SATA bridges, SAS controllers, and high-performance networking solutions. Kazan Networks offers a Customer Evaluation Kit that allows customers and partners to test the emerging NVMe over Fabrics standard. This fully functioning implementation is designed using FPGA technology to provide an optimal blend of performance and flexibility, facilitating easy plug-and-play connectivity between hosts and SSDs over Ethernet links. As of September 2019, Kazan Networks operates as a subsidiary of Western Digital Corporation.

Ambiq Micro

Series C in 2014
Ambiq Micro, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in the development of ultra-low power integrated circuits tailored for power-sensitive applications. Founded in 2010, the company utilizes innovative subthreshold power optimized technology to create real-time clock and microcontroller products designed for wearables, smart cards, wireless sensors, and Internet-of-Things devices. By focusing on ultra-low-power mixed-signal solutions, Ambiq Micro aims to enhance the efficiency of wireless electronics, facilitating the creation of devices that either minimize or eliminate battery use while maximizing design flexibility. The company also provides technical support services and operates additional offices in San Jose, California, as well as in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Taiwan.

Kentik

Seed Round in 2014
Kentik is a network observability company that provides a real-time, cloud-based platform for planning, operating, and optimizing complex networks. Its Network Observability Cloud unifies cloud, device, flow, and synthetic data to deliver actionable insights, fast search, and AI-driven analytics for IT and network engineers. The core product, Kentik Detect, is a SaaS solution that enables visibility, performance monitoring, anomaly detection including DDoS, capacity planning, and optimization for enterprises, service providers, and cloud environments. The company also offers self-service analytics via My Kentik and an AIOps platform for network operations, along with additional capabilities for visibility, alerting, planning, and open integrations. Kentik serves organizations across financial services, media, hosting and cloud infrastructure, research and education, digital enterprises, carriers, CDNs, and ISPs, helping them improve operational efficiency, protect services, and support scalable application delivery.

Conspire

Series A in 2014
Conspire tells you exactly how to get the best introduction to whoever you want to meet—a customer, employer or investor. By analyzing email data, we understand who knows each other and how well. We score each relationship to recognize the difference between a close colleague and someone you met at a conference for five minutes. With this understanding, Conspire finds the strongest path of connections in your extended network to any person or company you're interested in. Your network is bigger and more powerful than you think. Conspire unlocks it for you.

Quaddra Software

Seed Round in 2014
Quaddra Software Inc., founded in 2014 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in file management software that leverages advanced file analytics technology. The company focuses on managing file and object data in corporate environments, particularly those dealing with petabyte-scale datasets. Quaddra Software has developed an extensible architecture centered around high-performance, open-source database technologies, enabling three key functions: scanning of both metadata and file contents, searching for files and groups of files with similar characteristics, and taking action through notifications, tagging, copying, moving, or deleting files. This comprehensive approach aims to enhance data management efficiency for organizations.

TempoIQ

Series A in 2013
TempoIQ provides an Internet of Things application platform and database services that enable businesses to store, monitor and analyze streams of time series data. The company emphasizes an Agile IoT Accelerator approach to simplify IT complexity and accelerate deployment, aiming to launch IoT applications in about four weeks with built-in service and support.

Conspire

Seed Round in 2013
Conspire tells you exactly how to get the best introduction to whoever you want to meet—a customer, employer or investor. By analyzing email data, we understand who knows each other and how well. We score each relationship to recognize the difference between a close colleague and someone you met at a conference for five minutes. With this understanding, Conspire finds the strongest path of connections in your extended network to any person or company you're interested in. Your network is bigger and more powerful than you think. Conspire unlocks it for you.

Ambiq Micro

Series B in 2013
Ambiq Micro, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in the development of ultra-low power integrated circuits tailored for power-sensitive applications. Founded in 2010, the company utilizes innovative subthreshold power optimized technology to create real-time clock and microcontroller products designed for wearables, smart cards, wireless sensors, and Internet-of-Things devices. By focusing on ultra-low-power mixed-signal solutions, Ambiq Micro aims to enhance the efficiency of wireless electronics, facilitating the creation of devices that either minimize or eliminate battery use while maximizing design flexibility. The company also provides technical support services and operates additional offices in San Jose, California, as well as in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Taiwan.

TempoIQ

Seed Round in 2012
TempoIQ provides an Internet of Things application platform and database services that enable businesses to store, monitor and analyze streams of time series data. The company emphasizes an Agile IoT Accelerator approach to simplify IT complexity and accelerate deployment, aiming to launch IoT applications in about four weeks with built-in service and support.

LineRate Systems

Seed Round in 2010
LineRate Systems is a technology company based in Louisville, Colorado, specializing in Software Defined Network Services (SDNS) that enable cloud and web service providers to efficiently scale their network capabilities. By leveraging patented technology and the LineRate Operating System (LROS), LineRate transitions networking from a hardware-centric model to a flexible software platform. This shift allows providers to adapt their network services to meet growing traffic demands without the reliance on expensive proprietary hardware, thereby significantly reducing data center costs. LineRate's subscription-based licensing model further enhances the agility of its solutions, enabling customers to scale their networks on demand. The company's first product, LineRate Proxy, was launched in 2012 and has garnered positive attention from early adopters such as Photobucket, demonstrating its effectiveness in scaling capacity without additional hardware investments.
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