Tahoma Ventures

Tahoma Ventures offers early stage capital to IT technology startups. The investments of the company are LineRate Systems, IronCore Labs, AutoMox, Stream.io, Section.io, Kentik Technologies, Kazan Networks, Bold Metrics, IronCore Labs, Copper Labs. Tahoma Ventures is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2013 by John Ives.

John Ives

Managing Director and General Partner

30 past transactions

Kentik

Series C in 2021
Kentik is a network observability company that provides a cloud-based platform for network traffic intelligence, designed to enhance visibility and analytics of network performance. Its solution enables organizations, including digital businesses, corporate IT departments, and service providers, to collect and visualize network data effectively. By leveraging big data intelligence, Kentik transforms network information into actionable insights, allowing clients to detect anomalies, optimize capacity, and improve operational efficiency. The platform facilitates real-time analytics, automates DDoS defense, and enhances the performance of applications and services, making it an essential tool for network professionals tasked with planning, managing, and troubleshooting network issues.

Section

Series B in 2021
Section is a cloud-native hosting provider that specializes in edge computing, allowing engineers to deploy and manage workloads with flexibility and control. Founded in 2012 in Australia and later relocating its headquarters to the United States in 2016, Section offers a sophisticated platform that optimizes application delivery across a global infrastructure. Its container-based approach supports Docker and Kubernetes, enabling the deployment of custom edge compute modules anywhere along the edge continuum. The platform is designed to address a range of challenges beyond traditional content delivery networks, focusing on performance, cost, and reliability in workload management. With offices in Sydney and Boulder, Section is supported by prominent venture capital firms and features a team of professionals from diverse backgrounds in engineering and development.

Stream

Series A in 2020
Stream is an enterprise-grade chat and activity feed provider that serves more than a billion end-users. Stream’s feature-rich products include robust client-side SDKs for iOS, Android, React, React Native, Flutter, and support for the most commonly used server-side languages; scalable and secure APIs; and a beautiful UI kit. It is the fastest, most scalable solution on the market today, enabling application product teams to increase user engagement and retention and decrease time to market. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado with an office in Amsterdam.

Kentik

Venture Round in 2020
Kentik is a network observability company that provides a cloud-based platform for network traffic intelligence, designed to enhance visibility and analytics of network performance. Its solution enables organizations, including digital businesses, corporate IT departments, and service providers, to collect and visualize network data effectively. By leveraging big data intelligence, Kentik transforms network information into actionable insights, allowing clients to detect anomalies, optimize capacity, and improve operational efficiency. The platform facilitates real-time analytics, automates DDoS defense, and enhances the performance of applications and services, making it an essential tool for network professionals tasked with planning, managing, and troubleshooting network issues.

Automox

Series B in 2020
Automox Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based patch management solutions, aimed at automating the configuration and maintenance of operating systems across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments. Founded in 2015 and based in Boulder, Colorado, Automox provides a platform that simplifies patch remediation without the need for additional servers or complicated setups. Its offerings include visibility into system inventory, vulnerability status, and policy compliance, enabling organizations to manage their IT infrastructure effectively from a single dashboard. By utilizing AI-powered automation, Automox helps IT professionals address critical vulnerabilities more swiftly, thereby reducing costs and complexity while enhancing productivity. The company was previously known as PatchSimple, Inc. before rebranding in 2016.

Stream

Venture Round in 2019
Stream is an enterprise-grade chat and activity feed provider that serves more than a billion end-users. Stream’s feature-rich products include robust client-side SDKs for iOS, Android, React, React Native, Flutter, and support for the most commonly used server-side languages; scalable and secure APIs; and a beautiful UI kit. It is the fastest, most scalable solution on the market today, enabling application product teams to increase user engagement and retention and decrease time to market. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado with an office in Amsterdam.

Copper Labs

Seed Round in 2019
Copper Labs, Inc. is a company based in Boulder, Colorado, that specializes in developing Internet of Things (IoT) products and services aimed at enhancing energy management for utilities and consumers. Founded in 2016, Copper Labs has created a wireless energy monitoring system that provides real-time data on electric, gas, and water usage, functioning effectively with or without smart meters. The platform employs machine learning to generate revenue-grade insights, enabling utilities to engage consumers more effectively, manage energy demand, and stabilize the grid. By offering actionable alerts during peak usage periods, Copper Labs empowers consumers to reduce their energy costs and contribute to more efficient energy consumption.

Bold Metrics

Venture Round in 2019
Bold Metrics is a leading fit technology company based in San Francisco that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the apparel industry. By offering a software-as-a-service platform, the company enables apparel brands to accurately predict customer body measurements, thereby facilitating better-fitting clothing and reducing product returns. Their solutions provide actionable insights that help streamline operations and optimize the supply chain, contributing to improved sustainability in the fashion sector. Bold Metrics' technology supports trusted brands in enhancing customer experience both online and in-store, through tailored size recommendations that account for individual body shape and fit preferences, ultimately driving sales and minimizing environmental impact.

Copper Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Copper Labs, Inc. is a company based in Boulder, Colorado, that specializes in developing Internet of Things (IoT) products and services aimed at enhancing energy management for utilities and consumers. Founded in 2016, Copper Labs has created a wireless energy monitoring system that provides real-time data on electric, gas, and water usage, functioning effectively with or without smart meters. The platform employs machine learning to generate revenue-grade insights, enabling utilities to engage consumers more effectively, manage energy demand, and stabilize the grid. By offering actionable alerts during peak usage periods, Copper Labs empowers consumers to reduce their energy costs and contribute to more efficient energy consumption.

IronCore Labs

Seed Round in 2018
IronCore Labs, Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in developing encryption software that enhances data security for modern cloud applications. The company provides tools that enable software developers and businesses to incorporate application-layer encryption and data protection features into their products swiftly. IronCore's technology safeguards data across various systems, including GenAI frameworks, classic databases, object stores, and search indices, employing encryption-in-use methods that maintain data security throughout its lifecycle. The software allows enterprises to implement customer-managed keys and ensures zero-knowledge encryption, which protects sensitive information during transfer, at rest, and in-memory. By addressing challenges related to data privacy regulations and security demands, IronCore Labs facilitates the safe handling of sensitive information while expediting the deployment of advanced security functionalities.

Automox

Seed Round in 2018
Automox Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based patch management solutions, aimed at automating the configuration and maintenance of operating systems across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments. Founded in 2015 and based in Boulder, Colorado, Automox provides a platform that simplifies patch remediation without the need for additional servers or complicated setups. Its offerings include visibility into system inventory, vulnerability status, and policy compliance, enabling organizations to manage their IT infrastructure effectively from a single dashboard. By utilizing AI-powered automation, Automox helps IT professionals address critical vulnerabilities more swiftly, thereby reducing costs and complexity while enhancing productivity. The company was previously known as PatchSimple, Inc. before rebranding in 2016.

Bold Metrics

Venture Round in 2017
Bold Metrics is a leading fit technology company based in San Francisco that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the apparel industry. By offering a software-as-a-service platform, the company enables apparel brands to accurately predict customer body measurements, thereby facilitating better-fitting clothing and reducing product returns. Their solutions provide actionable insights that help streamline operations and optimize the supply chain, contributing to improved sustainability in the fashion sector. Bold Metrics' technology supports trusted brands in enhancing customer experience both online and in-store, through tailored size recommendations that account for individual body shape and fit preferences, ultimately driving sales and minimizing environmental impact.

Stream

Venture Round in 2017
Stream is an enterprise-grade chat and activity feed provider that serves more than a billion end-users. Stream’s feature-rich products include robust client-side SDKs for iOS, Android, React, React Native, Flutter, and support for the most commonly used server-side languages; scalable and secure APIs; and a beautiful UI kit. It is the fastest, most scalable solution on the market today, enabling application product teams to increase user engagement and retention and decrease time to market. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado with an office in Amsterdam.

Automox

Seed Round in 2017
Automox Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based patch management solutions, aimed at automating the configuration and maintenance of operating systems across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments. Founded in 2015 and based in Boulder, Colorado, Automox provides a platform that simplifies patch remediation without the need for additional servers or complicated setups. Its offerings include visibility into system inventory, vulnerability status, and policy compliance, enabling organizations to manage their IT infrastructure effectively from a single dashboard. By utilizing AI-powered automation, Automox helps IT professionals address critical vulnerabilities more swiftly, thereby reducing costs and complexity while enhancing productivity. The company was previously known as PatchSimple, Inc. before rebranding in 2016.

Section

Seed Round in 2017
Section is a cloud-native hosting provider that specializes in edge computing, allowing engineers to deploy and manage workloads with flexibility and control. Founded in 2012 in Australia and later relocating its headquarters to the United States in 2016, Section offers a sophisticated platform that optimizes application delivery across a global infrastructure. Its container-based approach supports Docker and Kubernetes, enabling the deployment of custom edge compute modules anywhere along the edge continuum. The platform is designed to address a range of challenges beyond traditional content delivery networks, focusing on performance, cost, and reliability in workload management. With offices in Sydney and Boulder, Section is supported by prominent venture capital firms and features a team of professionals from diverse backgrounds in engineering and development.

Kazan Networks

Convertible Note in 2017
Kazan Networks has now enabled customers and partners to begin testing the emerging NVMe over Fabrics standard with this new Customer Evaluation Kit! This fully-functioning implementation of an NVMe over Fabrics target is based on an FPGA to deliver an optimal combination of performance and flexibility. This kit enables easy plug-and-play connectivity between your host and an SSD over an Ethernet link.

IronCore Labs

Seed Round in 2017
IronCore Labs, Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in developing encryption software that enhances data security for modern cloud applications. The company provides tools that enable software developers and businesses to incorporate application-layer encryption and data protection features into their products swiftly. IronCore's technology safeguards data across various systems, including GenAI frameworks, classic databases, object stores, and search indices, employing encryption-in-use methods that maintain data security throughout its lifecycle. The software allows enterprises to implement customer-managed keys and ensures zero-knowledge encryption, which protects sensitive information during transfer, at rest, and in-memory. By addressing challenges related to data privacy regulations and security demands, IronCore Labs facilitates the safe handling of sensitive information while expediting the deployment of advanced security functionalities.

Kentik

Series B in 2016
Kentik is a network observability company that provides a cloud-based platform for network traffic intelligence, designed to enhance visibility and analytics of network performance. Its solution enables organizations, including digital businesses, corporate IT departments, and service providers, to collect and visualize network data effectively. By leveraging big data intelligence, Kentik transforms network information into actionable insights, allowing clients to detect anomalies, optimize capacity, and improve operational efficiency. The platform facilitates real-time analytics, automates DDoS defense, and enhances the performance of applications and services, making it an essential tool for network professionals tasked with planning, managing, and troubleshooting network issues.

Stream

Seed Round in 2015
Stream is an enterprise-grade chat and activity feed provider that serves more than a billion end-users. Stream’s feature-rich products include robust client-side SDKs for iOS, Android, React, React Native, Flutter, and support for the most commonly used server-side languages; scalable and secure APIs; and a beautiful UI kit. It is the fastest, most scalable solution on the market today, enabling application product teams to increase user engagement and retention and decrease time to market. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado with an office in Amsterdam.

Kentik

Series A in 2015
Kentik is a network observability company that provides a cloud-based platform for network traffic intelligence, designed to enhance visibility and analytics of network performance. Its solution enables organizations, including digital businesses, corporate IT departments, and service providers, to collect and visualize network data effectively. By leveraging big data intelligence, Kentik transforms network information into actionable insights, allowing clients to detect anomalies, optimize capacity, and improve operational efficiency. The platform facilitates real-time analytics, automates DDoS defense, and enhances the performance of applications and services, making it an essential tool for network professionals tasked with planning, managing, and troubleshooting network issues.

Kazan Networks

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Kazan Networks has now enabled customers and partners to begin testing the emerging NVMe over Fabrics standard with this new Customer Evaluation Kit! This fully-functioning implementation of an NVMe over Fabrics target is based on an FPGA to deliver an optimal combination of performance and flexibility. This kit enables easy plug-and-play connectivity between your host and an SSD over an Ethernet link.

Ambiq Micro

Series C in 2014
Ambiq Micro, Inc. specializes in the development of ultra-low power integrated circuits tailored for power-sensitive applications. The company focuses on creating subthreshold power optimized technology, producing real-time clocks and microcontrollers for various uses, including wearables, smart cards, wireless sensors, and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. Founded in 2009 and based in Austin, Texas, Ambiq Micro also maintains offices in San Jose, California, and several locations in China. Its pioneering technology aims to facilitate the creation of next-generation wireless electronics by enabling innovative companies to design products that minimize battery dependency, reduce overall power consumption, and enhance design flexibility. Additionally, Ambiq Micro provides technical support services to its clients, further contributing to its mission of advancing low-power semiconductor solutions.

Kentik

Seed Round in 2014
Kentik is a network observability company that provides a cloud-based platform for network traffic intelligence, designed to enhance visibility and analytics of network performance. Its solution enables organizations, including digital businesses, corporate IT departments, and service providers, to collect and visualize network data effectively. By leveraging big data intelligence, Kentik transforms network information into actionable insights, allowing clients to detect anomalies, optimize capacity, and improve operational efficiency. The platform facilitates real-time analytics, automates DDoS defense, and enhances the performance of applications and services, making it an essential tool for network professionals tasked with planning, managing, and troubleshooting network issues.

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 based 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 data. Its innovative architecture is built on high-performance, open-source database technologies, enabling three key functions: scanning for metadata and file contents, searching to identify and group files with similar characteristics, and acting to notify, tag, copy, move, or delete files as needed. Quaddra Software's solutions aim to enhance data management efficiency for businesses handling large volumes of information.

TempoIQ

Series A in 2013
TempoIQ is built by experts with years of experience launching, hosting, scaling, and innovating IoT applications. The unique IoT Accelerator process uses an Agile approach that cuts through IT complexity and focuses on results. Launch your IoT application in four weeks with service and support built-in.

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. specializes in the development of ultra-low power integrated circuits tailored for power-sensitive applications. The company focuses on creating subthreshold power optimized technology, producing real-time clocks and microcontrollers for various uses, including wearables, smart cards, wireless sensors, and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. Founded in 2009 and based in Austin, Texas, Ambiq Micro also maintains offices in San Jose, California, and several locations in China. Its pioneering technology aims to facilitate the creation of next-generation wireless electronics by enabling innovative companies to design products that minimize battery dependency, reduce overall power consumption, and enhance design flexibility. Additionally, Ambiq Micro provides technical support services to its clients, further contributing to its mission of advancing low-power semiconductor solutions.

TempoIQ

Seed Round in 2012
TempoIQ is built by experts with years of experience launching, hosting, scaling, and innovating IoT applications. The unique IoT Accelerator process uses an Agile approach that cuts through IT complexity and focuses on results. Launch your IoT application in four weeks with service and support built-in.

LineRate Systems

Seed Round in 2010
LineRate Systems offers Software Defined Network Services (SDNS) designed to help cloud and web service providers efficiently scale their network services to accommodate increasing traffic. By utilizing patented technology and the LineRate Operating System (LROS), the company enables a transition from traditional hardware-based networking to a more flexible software-driven approach. This shift allows providers to scale their networks on demand, reduce reliance on expensive proprietary hardware, and significantly lower data center costs. LineRate's subscription licensing model further enhances its offerings, making it an attractive solution for modern networking needs. Founded in Louisville, CO, the company has successfully collaborated with early adopters like Photobucket, showcasing the effectiveness of its LineRate Proxy product in optimizing capacity without the need for additional hardware.
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