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Submission declined on 10 February 2026 by AllWeKnowOfHeaven (talk). This draft's references do not show that the person meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for people. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
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S. Somasegar | |
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| Born | August 1966 (age 59–60) |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist |
| Title | Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group |
Sivaramakichenane Somasegar is an Indian-American technology executive, investor, and sports team owner who is currently a Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group, a venture capital firm based in Seattle. Somasegar joined Madrona in November 2015 after a 27-year career at Microsoft.[1]
Career
[edit]Microsoft
[edit]Somasegar joined Microsoft Corporation in January 1989 as a software design engineer and had a career spanning almost 27 years, where he ran the developer division, including the Visual Studio line of products and services.[2]
Madrona
[edit]Somasegar joined Madrona Venture Group in November 2015, a venture capital firm based in Seattle, investing primarily in early-stage Pacific Northwest technology companies.[3]
Notable investments include Snowflake, which went public on the NYSE in 2020); UiPath, which went public on the NYSE in 2021;[4]and Statsig, which was acquired by Open AI in 2025.)[5]
Sports
[edit]In August 2019, Somasegar joined the ownership group of Seattle Sounders FC, a Major League Soccer club.[6]
In May 2022, Major League Cricket announced that Somasegar and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella were among the lead investors to launch Major League Cricket in the U.S. The team, Seattle Orcas, was announced in March 2023. Somasegar co-owns the team with Satya Nadella, Samir Bodas, Ashok Krishnamurthi, and Sanjay Parthasarathy.[1][6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Lavalette, Tristan (March 29, 2025). "Seattle Orcas Building Cricket Legacy In Pacific Northwest". Forbes.
- ↑ Foley, Mary Jo (November 13, 2015). "Microsoft's Developer Chief Somasegar: The exit interview". ZDNet.
- ↑ Bishop, Todd (November 18, 2015). "Former Microsoft exec 'Soma' Somasegar joins Madrona Venture Group as venture partner". GeekWire.
- ↑ April, Joyner (April 21, 2021). "How an angel investment gave this ex-Microsoft exec an accidental stake in Discord and a fantastic career in venture, backing companies like UiPath and Snowflake". Business Insider.
- ↑ Thakur, Mahesh (September 4, 2025). "The Test-and-Learn Dynasty: How Vijaye Raji and Somasegar Built the Culture That Made OpenAI Pay $1.1 Billion". C-Suite Network.
- 1 2 Shapiro, Nina (March 16, 2023). "Major League Cricket is coming to Seattle. Will it become the new soccer?". Seattle Times.
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