16 Developer Tools Investors Based in Washington

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Washington-based founders connect with developer tools-based investors that write checks into Developer Tools companies. Here are 16 investors that match that criteria.

1) Amit Puri

Fund: Pure Play Ventures
Title: General Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Other

2) Ayush Jain

Fund: Revolution
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

3) Bryan Jangro

Fund: JMI Equity
Title: Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Media, Enterprise, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech

4) Dan Eidell

Fund: SaaS Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel

5) Dan Preiss

Fund: Ardent Venture Partner
Title: Vice President
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Internet of Things, Professional or Technical Services

6) Darren Appanah

Fund: Grotech Ventures
Title: Vice President
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise

7) David Siegel

Fund: Outpost Ventures
Title: General Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Web3, Developer Tools, Fintech, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Other Tech

8) Diego Salianas

Fund: MACH37 Cyber Accelerator
Title: Director Of Program Operations
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Internet of Things, Space

9) James Barlia

Fund: Revolution
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Enterprise

10) Mahati Sridhar

Fund: Revolution
Title: Vice President
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, Fintech, Insurtech, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech

11) Osman Nur

Fund: Revolution
Title: Investor
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Enterprise

12) Rachel Wang

Fund: Avenue Growth Partners
Title: Vice President
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AR/VR, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

13) Sai Abhishek

Fund: New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Title: Venture Capital Investor
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech

14) Shreya Singh

Fund: Sands Capital
Title: Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work

15) Solomon Ephraim

Fund: Avenue Growth Partners
Title: Investor
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Developer Tools, EdTech, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Travel, Sales Tech, Food Services, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Consumer, Other Tech, Government Tech, Clean Tech, Communications

16) Tracy Chadwell

Fund: 1843 Capital
Title: Founding Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC