Sivaramakrishnan Somasegar is an Indian-American technology business executive in the Greater Seattle Area. He is a Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group, a venture capital firm based in Seattle.[1] Somasegar joined Madrona in November 2015 after a 27-year career at Microsoft, where he most recently was corporate vice president of the developer division and overseeing the global distributed R&D centers at Microsoft.[2]
Somasegar was born in August 1966 and grew up in Pondicherry, India with his parents and a sibling.[3]
Somasegar attended Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School in Pondicherry. In 1986 he received a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Guindy Engineering College, Anna University in Chennai, India. Soma then moved to the US where he received a master's degree in Computer Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1988. He was working toward a PhD in Computer Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo when he joined Microsoft in January 1989.[3][4][5][6]
Career
Microsoft
Somasegar joined Microsoft Corporation in January 1989 as a software design engineer and had a career spanning almost 27 years as he rose through the ranks to be a senior vice president.[7]
Somasegar joined the Operating System group at Microsoft, working on OS/2, the early versions of NT and Windows – in all eight different releases of the Windows family of product.[7]
As the leader of developer division, Somasegar was responsible for engineering, marketing and evangelizing developer tools and services, programming languages and runtimes designed for a broad base of software developers and development teams, including the Visual Studio family of products, .NET Framework, and Team Foundation Server. His team was also responsible for MSDN and TechNet online properties to enable a deep connection with the developer and IT professional audiences.[8] In addition, Somasegar was the founder of Microsoft's India R&D efforts, and the executive sponsor for Microsoft's global development centers including the R&D efforts in China, India and Israel.[7]
Under Somasegar'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.[7]
Madrona Venture Group
Somasegar joined Madrona Venture Group in November 2015, a venture capital firm based in Seattle, investing primarily in early-stage Pacific Northwest technology companies.[9] As a managing director at Madrona,[10] Somasegar focuses on investment areas including machine learning/artificial intelligence, multi-sense user interfaces, next generation cloud infrastructure,[11] intelligent applications, and robotic process automation (RPA).[12][13] Somasegar has authored several articles outlining Madrona's perspective on how these technologies will evolve.[14][15]
Notable investments include Snowflake[16] and UiPath.[17]
Personal life
Somasegar lives in the Seattle area with his wife Akila, and their two daughters.[18]
^Darryl K. Taft (2005-01-31). "The Importance of Microsoft Being Transparent". eWeek.
^Day, Matt (November 18, 2015). "Ex-Microsoft exec Soma Somasegar now at Madrona". The Seattle Times.
^"Madrona appoints Microsoft's former developer division chief as managing partner". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
^"Pulumi raises $15M in Series A funding, launches its SaaS multicloud app deployment service". GeekWire. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
^"UiPath Announces the Addition of Carl Eschenbach and S. Somasegar to Its Board". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
^"Software robot startup UiPath lands funding from Madrona and others, plans Seattle-area expansion". GeekWire. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
^"Every company is a technology company, but most don't behave like one". TechCrunch. November 29, 2016.
^"Technology trends changing the world as we look ahead (slideshow)". TechCrunch. January 1, 2017.
^"Snowflake stock soars in largest software IPO ever; Madrona among earlier venture investors". GeekWire. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
^"UiPath Closes Series C Funding Extension with Investment from IVP, Madrona Venture Group and Meritech Capital". www.businesswire.com. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
^Stephen Ibaraki (June 9, 2006). "Interview with Microsoft's S. "Soma" Somasegar". InformIT.
^Evans, Jayda (August 13, 2019). "Russell Wilson, Ciara, Macklemore, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and more join Sounders ownership". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
^"Honorary Doctorate Speechless!". The Smart Techie. December 2006.
^"2008 Engineers Week: Asian American Engineer of the Year Awards". Chinese Institute of Engineers – USA. January 7, 2008.
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Sivaramakrishnan Somasegar is an Indian American technology business executive in the Greater Seattle Area He is a Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group a venture capital firm based in Seattle 1 Somasegar joined Madrona in November 2015 after a 27 year career at Microsoft where he most recently was corporate vice president of the developer division and overseeing the global distributed R amp D centers at Microsoft 2 S SomasegarS Somasegar at re InventBornAugust 1966 age 56 IndiaOccupationVenture CapitalistTitleManaging Director Madrona Venture GroupWebsitewww wbr madrona wbr com wbr team profiles wbr s somasegar Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Microsoft 2 2 Madrona Venture Group 3 Personal life 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditSomasegar was born in August 1966 and grew up in Pondicherry India with his parents and a sibling 3 Somasegar attended Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School in Pondicherry In 1986 he received a bachelor s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Guindy Engineering College Anna University in Chennai India Soma then moved to the US where he received a master s degree in Computer Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1988 He was working toward a PhD in Computer Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo when he joined Microsoft in January 1989 3 4 5 6 Career EditMicrosoft Edit Somasegar joined Microsoft Corporation in January 1989 as a software design engineer and had a career spanning almost 27 years as he rose through the ranks to be a senior vice president 7 Somasegar joined the Operating System group at Microsoft working on OS 2 the early versions of NT and Windows in all eight different releases of the Windows family of product 7 As the leader of developer division Somasegar was responsible for engineering marketing and evangelizing developer tools and services programming languages and runtimes designed for a broad base of software developers and development teams including the Visual Studio family of products NET Framework and Team Foundation Server His team was also responsible for MSDN and TechNet online properties to enable a deep connection with the developer and IT professional audiences 8 In addition Somasegar was the founder of Microsoft s India R amp D efforts and the executive sponsor for Microsoft s global development centers including the R amp D efforts in China India and Israel 7 Under Somasegar 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 7 Madrona Venture Group Edit Somasegar joined Madrona Venture Group in November 2015 a venture capital firm based in Seattle investing primarily in early stage Pacific Northwest technology companies 9 As a managing director at Madrona 10 Somasegar focuses on investment areas including machine learning artificial intelligence multi sense user interfaces next generation cloud infrastructure 11 intelligent applications and robotic process automation RPA 12 13 Somasegar has authored several articles outlining Madrona s perspective on how these technologies will evolve 14 15 Notable investments include Snowflake 16 and UiPath 17 Personal life EditSomasegar lives in the Seattle area with his wife Akila and their two daughters 18 In August 2019 Somasegar and Akila joined the ownership group of Seattle Sounders FC a Major League Soccer club 19 Awards EditSomasegar received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater Anna University November 2006 20 Somasegar was presented with the Asian American Engineer of the Year Award from the Chinese Institute of Engineers USA CIE USA February 2008 21 References Edit Madrona Venture Group Names S Somasegar Managing Director VentureBeat January 12 2017 S Somasegar Joins Madrona Venture Group as Venture Partner VentureBeat November 18 2015 a b Josey Puliyenthuruthel April 19 2008 S Somasegar Breathing easy in the fast lane LiveMint com HT Media Dr S Somasegar is a technology guru at Microsoft Diversity Careers June July 2008 S Somasegar The Times of India Interview with S Somasegar Corporate VP Microsoft Corp November 9 2006 a b c d Microsoft Corporate Bio June 8 2010 Darryl K Taft 2005 01 31 The Importance of Microsoft Being Transparent eWeek Day Matt November 18 2015 Ex Microsoft exec Soma Somasegar now at Madrona The Seattle Times Madrona appoints Microsoft s former developer division chief as managing partner TechCrunch Retrieved 2019 01 02 Pulumi raises 15M in Series A funding launches its SaaS multicloud app deployment service GeekWire 2018 10 22 Retrieved 2019 01 04 UiPath Announces the Addition of Carl Eschenbach and S Somasegar to Its Board www bizjournals com Retrieved 2019 01 04 Software robot startup UiPath lands funding from Madrona and others plans Seattle area expansion GeekWire 2018 11 14 Retrieved 2019 01 04 Every company is a technology company but most don t behave like one TechCrunch November 29 2016 Technology trends changing the world as we look ahead slideshow TechCrunch January 1 2017 Snowflake stock soars in largest software IPO ever Madrona among earlier venture investors GeekWire 2020 09 16 Retrieved 2021 04 01 UiPath Closes Series C Funding Extension with Investment from IVP Madrona Venture Group and Meritech Capital www businesswire com 2018 11 14 Retrieved 2021 04 01 Stephen Ibaraki June 9 2006 Interview with Microsoft s S Soma Somasegar InformIT Evans Jayda August 13 2019 Russell Wilson Ciara Macklemore Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and more join Sounders ownership The Seattle Times Retrieved September 1 2019 Honorary Doctorate Speechless The Smart Techie December 2006 2008 Engineers Week Asian American Engineer of the Year Awards Chinese Institute of Engineers USA January 7 2008 External links Edit Wikimedia 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