Qumulo
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle
- Sectors
- Software Development
- Founded
- 2012
- Type
- Corporation Seattle business license
- Employees
- 698
- Registered name
- Qumulo Inc Seattle business license
- Stage
- unicorn
- Total raised
- $235.3M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $112.3M · Jul 2020 SEC Form D
Qumulo Opens AI-Focused R&D Hub in Cork, Ireland, Creating 50 Jobs Over Three Years
Seattle-based data management company Qumulo is opening a new R&D and customer success hub in Cork, Ireland, expected to create 50 jobs over three years as it focuses on AI-driven global data infrastructure. This expansion reflects Qumulo’s strategy to leverage AI demand and grow internationally under CEO Douglas Gourlay.
Adriana Gil Miner Named CMO of Pindrop to Combat AI Deepfake Fraud; Pedro Diaz Becomes CRO at Tanium
Adriana Gil Miner has joined Atlanta-based cybersecurity firm Pindrop as chief marketing officer, focusing on combating AI-driven deepfake fraud. Meanwhile, Pedro Diaz was promoted to chief revenue officer at Kirkland-based cybersecurity company Tanium, which has grown to over 2,000 employees globally.
Bala Vishwanath Named SeekOut CMO; Zillow’s Chad Cohen and Zulily’s Darrell Cavens Join Grindr and Match Group Boards
Bala Vishwanath joined SeekOut as chief marketing officer, while former Zillow CFO Chad Cohen and ex-Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens joined the boards of Grindr and Match Group, respectively. These appointments highlight leadership changes in prominent Seattle-area tech and dating companies.
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Seattle Venture Day 2024 - Highlight Video
Seattle Venture Day is OneSixOne Ventures' flagship Seattle tech event. The 2nd annual event brought together 250+ tech leaders, investors and founders at the Queen Anne Beerhall for networking and some insightful dialogues about build and investing in startups. The event featured a fireside chat with Matt McIlwain, Managing Partner at Madrona (3x Forbes Midas list) in addition to panel discussions featuring other notable speakers such as Geoff Entress (Pioneer Square Labs), Bill McAleer (Voyager Capital), Aviel Ginzburg (Founders Co-op), Kristen Hamilton (Enjoy The Work), Maria Colacurcio (Syndio), Laura Ruderman (Technology Alliance), Kirby Winfield (Ascend VC), Julie Sandler (PSL Ventures)…
Douglas Gourlay Named CEO of Seattle Data Storage Firm Qumulo, Succeeding Retiring Bill Richter
Douglas Gourlay, former Arista and Cisco executive, has been named CEO of Seattle-based data storage company Qumulo, succeeding retiring CEO Bill Richter. Gourlay aims to leverage AI demand and customer focus as Qumulo shifts from hardware to software solutions, serving over 1,000 customers with around 300 employees.
#64 Matt McIlwain – MD Madrona Venture Group on all Things Venture Capital
Nataraj interviewed veteran VC Matt McIlwain of Madrona Venture Group on Startup Project podcast. Matt shared his insights into the state of venture capital and the impacts of AI, drawn from his 20+ years of experience. Some key takeaways: 1. Venture is a "tale of two cities" now - later stage startups are struggling, earlier stage companies embracing AI are thriving 2. Seattle has unmatched talent but lacks local capital - still over-reliant on Silicon Valley VCs 3. Incumbents have the edge currently in leveraging AI due to data, customers, ability to integrate via APIs - but long term, AI-native…
Shift AI Podcast: Seattle's place at the center of the AI universe, with Madrona's Matt McIlwain
On this week’s GeekWire Podcast, we're featuring an episode of Shift AI, a podcast hosted by Boaz Ashkenazy, CEO of AI solutions provider Simply Augmented, with guest Matt McIlwain of Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group. A thriving tech hub requires access to ideas, people, and experiments that produce collective lessons sooner and with greater fidelity than anywhere else. This is what made the Seattle area the cloud capital of the world. It also positions the region as one of the world’s top centers of excellence for artificial intelligence. That’s one of the insights from Matt McIlwain, managing director…
Investor Spotlight with Matt McIlwain
Get to know Madrona Managing Partner Matt McIlwain. Learn where he gets his spark to work with entrepreneurs, what he looks for in founders, where the opportunities lay for founders when it comes to generative AI, and what he enjoys doing outside the office.
Allen Institute Names Helen Protheroe and Arden Yang to Executive Roles; Qumulo’s Aaron Passey Returns as Engineering Lead
The Allen Institute appointed Helen Protheroe as executive director of global partnerships and philanthropy and Arden Yang as vice president of innovation, while Aaron Passey returned to Qumulo as an engineering leader. Other notable tech leadership changes include Kevin Goldsmith becoming CTO of DistroKid, Samir Diwan joining Madrona Venture Labs, S. Skye Yoden stepping down from PATH, and Lindsie Goss joining Outpace Bio.
Amperity cuts 13 roles (3% of staff) amid reorganization while planning continued hires and investments
Seattle customer-intelligence startup Amperity laid off 13 employees (about 3% of its 375-person workforce), primarily from its talent acquisition team, while saying it will continue hiring and invest in growth. CEO Barry Padgett attributed the cuts to organizational alignment with strategic growth plans; the company became a unicorn in July 2021 after a $100 million raise and values at $1 billion.
GeekWire returns in person for 2022 Awards at Showbox SoDo, honoring 60+ finalists across 15 categories with 16,000+ votes
GeekWire held its first in-person GeekWire Awards in three years at Showbox SoDo in Seattle, honoring 60+ finalists across 15 categories with over 16,000 community votes and appearances by local tech leaders and entertainers.
Qumulo CEO Bill Richter Discusses Microsoft Azure Partnership and Enterprise Collaboration on Madrona’s Founded and Funded
Madrona partners Matt McIlwain and Aseem Datar interview Qumulo CEO Bill Richter about building meaningful enterprise partnerships, including Qumulo’s recent launch of Qumulo on Azure as a Service with Microsoft. The episode explores why startups partner with large enterprises, how those partnerships create mutual value, and practical advice for making them work.
GeekWire updates Seattle list as Highspot raises $248M at $3.5B; SeekOut and Icertis added to 16 local unicorns
GeekWire updated its list of Seattle-area 'unicorn' startups (privately held companies valued at $1B+) after additions and a valuation change for Icertis, noting recent entrants like SeekOut and Highspot, which raised $248 million at a $3.5 billion valuation. The article highlights that the Seattle cohort includes 16 unicorns, none led by a female or Black CEO, and that many CEOs have Microsoft backgrounds amid a global surge in unicorns and venture funding.
Deloitte’s 2021 Fast 500 Includes 26 Washington Firms; Coinme Tops Seattle Growth at 2,198% (Rank 78)
Deloitte’s 2021 North American Technology Fast 500 ranks the fastest-growing tech companies by revenue growth from 2017–2020; 26 Washington-based firms made the list, with 24 from the greater Seattle area and strong representation from Bellevue and software/SaaS companies. Coinme led local growth with 2,198% growth (ranked 78th), and Washington firms comprised about 5% of the full Fast 500.
GeekWire Podcast: Qumulo CEO Bill Richter on Remote Work, Seattle Tech Pay Rise to $158K, and Qumulo’s $1.2B Valuation
GeekWire’s podcast interviews Qumulo CEO Bill Richter about post-pandemic remote work, trends in tech salaries (Seattle up 4.6% to $158,000; U.S. average down 1.1% to $152,000), and implications for hiring, cloud storage, and self-driving cars. Richter discusses Qumulo’s remote-work approach, decentralized decision-making by functional leaders, and the company’s $1.2 billion valuation from its latest funding round.
Tech pay, cloud trends, Kraken, and self-driving cars with Qumulo CEO Bill Richter
Everyone is closely monitoring the implications of remote work as we emerge from the pandemic, so it's no surprise that one of the most widely read stories on GeekWire this week — right behind the Titanic's disappearing bathtub and Facebook's potential name change — was a story on trends in tech salaries. Two big trends stood out in the report from jobs site Hired: Average tech salaries in Seattle are up 4.6% from last year, to $158,000, second only to the Bay Area, which saw its average dip slightly to $165,000. Nationwide, the average U.S. tech salary fell 1.1% to…
Anthony Bontrager of WestRiver Group says he makes 3–5 PNW SaaS/AI investments yearly with $500k–$5M initial checks and $10M follow-on capacity
Anthony Bontrager, a former adtech founder and current investor at WestRiver Group, favors hands-on board involvement and invests in PNW SaaS/AI/ML companies with initial checks of $500k–$5M, targeting 3–5 new deals yearly and about 15–20 monthly pitches. He highlights Qorus Software as a standout portfolio company and emphasizes governance, go-to-market support, and follow-on reserves of ~$10M per company.
Read, founded by ex-Placed team members David Shim, Elliott Waldron and Rob Williams, raises $10M seed to analyze faces and voices on video calls
Seattle startup Read — founded by David Shim, Elliott Waldron, and Rob Williams — raised $10 million in seed funding for software that uses AI to analyze participants' facial expressions and voice during video calls to measure engagement and sentiment in real time.
Seattle Tech CEOs — Icertis, Syndio, Qumulo, Remitly, Outreach, Convoy, Zenoti, Skilljar — Share First-Job Lessons That Shaped Their Careers
Seattle-area tech startup CEOs shared lessons from their first jobs—ranging from car washing to programming—highlighting practical skills, work ethic, and enduring lessons that shaped their leadership and product thinking.
Madrona Venture Group’s Steve Singh Details Six Post-COVID Tech Trends and Reasons for Hope on GeekWire Podcast
Steve Singh, managing director of Madrona Venture Group and former CEO of Docker and Concur, joined GeekWire to discuss reasons for hope and six technology trends to watch as the Pacific Northwest emerges from the pandemic, in a special episode tied to the 2021 virtual GeekWire Awards.
GeekWire names winners at 2021 Awards; SeekOut wins Startup of the Year after $65M raise
The 2021 GeekWire Awards returned as a virtual event honoring over 60 finalists across 14 categories from the Pacific Northwest tech community, featuring celebrity cameos and performances. Winners included SeekOut as Startup of the Year, and among 16 winners eight were women and five were people of color and/or immigrant entrepreneurs.
GeekWire Opens Voting for 13th Annual Awards; Deal of the Year Finalists Include $6.5B Auth0 Acquisition and Multi‑Hundred‑Million Funding Rounds
GeekWire has opened community voting for its 13th annual GeekWire Awards, highlighting Deal of the Year finalists across Fundings and IPOs/Acquisitions from Pacific Northwest tech companies. Voting runs through April 30, winners announced May 20 at the virtual awards presented by Wave Business.
Madrona partner Daniel Li leaves to co-found Plus with Chloe Qi; Plus raises $5.5M seed led by Madrona
Daniel Li is leaving Madrona Venture Group to co-found Plus with Chloe Qi; the startup raised a $5.5 million seed round led by Madrona to build a no-code/low-code, multiplayer productivity product for sharing live data.
Seattle Reaches 10 Unicorns Worth $1B+, Mostly Enterprise Software Firms with Microsoft Links
Seattle now has 10 unicorn startups valued at $1 billion or more, many concentrated in enterprise software/cloud computing and driven by rapid digital transformation and strong revenue run rates. Most have immigrant founders and Microsoft ties, but none have female co-founders or CEOs.
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Douglas Gourlay Executive, Chief Executive Officer
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Kiran Bhageshpur Executive, Chief Technology Officer
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Matt McIlwain Director, Board Member
