Ridge AI
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, WA, US
- Sectors
- Data Infrastructure and Analytics
- Founded
- 2025
- Employees
- 11
- Stage
- Seed
- Founders
- Ellie Fields, Jeff Heer
AI House hosts Demo Day in Seattle with 25 startups pitching to investors flown in from Boston, New York, Colorado and the Bay Area
AI House hosted a demo day in Seattle where 25 early-stage startups—many outside the incubator’s portfolio—pitched to investors flown in from Boston, New York, Colorado, the Bay Area and other cities to increase outside capital for local founders. Organizers aimed to showcase diverse Seattle startups, from revenue-generating companies to ambitious technologists, and attracted both national and local venture investors.
Taylor Soper lists founders and startups who pitched at Demo Day, including Lightspeed AI, Vantari VR, Eidol AI and Hubble AI (YC S26)
A LinkedIn post by Taylor Soper lists founders who pitched at Demo Day, naming thirty individuals and teams along with their startups, including companies like Lightspeed AI, Vantari VR, Eidol AI, and Hubble AI (YC S26).
Former Tableau Chief Product Officer Francois Ajenstat Launches Golden Analytics with $7M Seed to Create AI-Native BI Platform
Francois Ajenstat, former Tableau chief product officer, has launched Golden Analytics with $7 million in seed funding to build an AI-native business intelligence platform that emphasizes automated insights and user control. The Seattle-based startup aims to advance BI by integrating AI at its core rather than as an add-on.
Ridge AI Raises $2.6M Pre-Seed to Accelerate Dashboards and AI Data Agents for B2B Software
Ridge AI, a Seattle-based company that provides a platform for B2B software firms to deploy interactive dashboards and AI data agents quickly, raised $2.6 million in pre-seed funding. The round will support the company’s efforts to enable customers to ship dashboards and AI agents in hours.
Data Visualization Veterans Ellie Fields and Jeffrey Heer Launch Ridge AI with $2.6M Led by Madrona to Enhance SaaS Analytics
Data visualization experts Ellie Fields and Jeffrey Heer launched Ridge AI with $2.6M in pre-seed funding from Madrona and prominent angels to help SaaS companies embed interactive analytics and AI data agents quickly into their products. Ridge AI aims to fix persistent issues in web-based data presentation by enabling rapid creation of interactive dashboards and data agents sharing the same dataset.
Seattle-San Francisco Fund TheFounderVC Launches $5M Inaugural Vertical AI Early Stage Fund
TheFounderVC (TFVC), a new early stage fund based in Seattle and San Francisco, publicly launched its inaugural $5 million fund focused on vertical AI startups. TFVC plans to invest $100,000 to $250,000 in 25 to 30 pre-seed and seed companies, mostly with ties to Seattle, including startups in AI-powered knowledge storage, science automation, weather risk planning, and more.
Mia Lewin
Mia Lewin, three-time founder, started Spruce Up in 2018 to provide a new personalized way to shop for home furnishings and decor and spruce up any space in your home. Mia had previous success in the design space with another startup, Design Story, as well as experience in venture capital and investment banking. Mia shares details on her experience growing up in Finland, her passion for Scandinavian design, and what it’s been like for her to raise three boys as an entrepreneur. She also discusses the struggles of fundraising as a woman, the role her mentors have played in her…
People
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Jeffrey Heer Chief Scientist
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Mia Lewin Investor
