18 Developer Tools Investors Based in Palo Alto

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 Palo Alto-based founders connect with developer tools-based investors that write checks into Developer Tools companies. Here are 18 investors that match that criteria.

1) Ajay Ramachandran

Fund: Happiness Ventures
Title: Founding Partner
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

2) Aki Jiang

Fund: World Innovation Lab (WiL)
Title: Investor / Economist
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Fintech, Insurtech, Enterprise, Sales Tech, Social Impact

3) Brittany Walker

Fund: CRV
Title: Principal
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Sales Tech, Travel

4) Caitlin Bolnick

Fund: CRV
Title: Principal
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Fintech, Enterprise

5) Chris Huether

Fund: PruVen Capital
Title: CFO, COO
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Fintech, DEI, Insurtech, Proptech, Parenting

6) Elaine Dai

Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Title: Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Consumer, Enterprise

7) Israel Munoz

Fund: Acrew Capital
Title: Associate Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Developer Tools, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Logistics

8) Lidiya Dervisheva

Fund: Next47
Title: Partner
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Fintech, eSports, Insurtech, Logistics

9) Maria Salamanca

Fund: Ulu Ventures
Title: Partner
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise, Space

10) Matthew Divack

Fund: Moment Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Robotics, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

11) Michael D’Arrigo

Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Title: Growth Equity Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Series B
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Communications, Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Logistics, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Sales Tech

12) Otilia Barbuta

Fund: HP
Title: Senior Associate / HP Tech Ventures
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel

13) Rohit Rao

Fund: Cervin
Title: Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Quantum Computing, Enterprise, AI

14) Ryan Wexler

Fund: Dell Technologies Capital
Title: Venture Capital
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Enterprise

15) Sanchana Vasikaran

Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
Title: Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Internet of Things, Enterprise, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech

16) Stella Zhang

Fund: Conductive Ventures
Title: Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Cosmetics, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Recruiting, Internet of Things, Insurtech, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Robotics, Sales Tech, Transportation

17) Tiffany Huang

Fund: Translink Capital
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Internet of Things, Logistics, Robotics, Transportation

18) Victoria Cheng

Fund: PruVen Capital
Title: Partner
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Fintech, Insurtech, Legal, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Sales Tech

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