Martin Mao
Martin Mao is SVP, GM of Observability at Palo Alto Networks, and previously co-founded Chronosphere, a startup that was acquired by Palo Alto Networks. He has expertise in solving large-scale technology problems.
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.
Chronosphere raises $200M Series C led by General Atlantic, valuation tops $1B
Chronosphere, founded in 2019 by former Microsoft and Uber engineers Martin Mao and Rob Skillington, raised $200 million in a Series C led by General Atlantic, valuing the company above $1 billion. The cloud-native data observability startup has grown ARR 9x in 2021, has 80 employees (plans to add 35), and has raised $255 million total.
Organizations
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Palo Alto Networks SVP, GM of Observability 2026–present · current
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Chronosphere Co-Founder / CEO (acquired by Palo Alto Networks) 2019–present, CEO · current
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Uber Engineering Manager 2017–2019, Technical Lead 2015–2017 · past
Education
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UNSW Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Software Engineering · 2006–2010
