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Jonathan Seelig

Co-founder, Chairman & Chief Evangelist at Ridge. Co-founder of Akamai.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Overview 

Jonathan Seelig is the Co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Evangelist at Ridge, with a notable background as a co-founder of Akamai. His career highlights include founding successful startups and serving on the boards of various companies, demonstrating expertise in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and strategic partnerships.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Evangelist

    2021 - Current

  • Co-Founder and CEO

    2018 - 2021

    Ridge needs more rock star engineers in Israel! If you build infrastructure (networking, cloud, compute) we want to talk to you!

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2019

  • Chairman Of The Board

    2016 - 2017

    pq Eyewear is revolutionizing the eyewear industry by making glasses that are algorithmically adjusted to fit any person -- perfectly.

  • Board Member

    2012 - 2015

  • Board Member

    2011 - 2015

  • Board Member

    2014 - 2015

Pelican Imaging developed a new array camera for mobile devices that allows users to perform a broad range of image edits.

Raised $37,000,000.00 from Panasonic, NGP Capital, Granite Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Granite Ventures, InterWest Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and NGP Capital.

  • Board Member

    2013 - 2015

  • Board Member

    2013 - 2015

Nominum provides DNS software & applications for top telecom providers to deliver superior performance, security, controls & communications.

Raised $41,000,000.00 from Silicon Valley Bank, Morgenthaler Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Globespan Capital Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures, InnoVen Capital and Presidio Partners.

  • Board Member

    2008 - 2015

SundaySky's SmartVideo Platform combines the power of video with personalized storytelling at scale

Raised $74,000,000.00 from Globespan Capital Partners, Vintage Investment Partners, Viola Growth, Comcast Ventures, Carmel Sofer, Liberty Global, Norwest Venture Partners, Viola Growth, Comcast Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners.

  • Investor

    2006 - 2015

Linden Lab creates platforms that allow people to create, share, and monetize their own virtual experiences.

Raised $19,000,000.00 from Omidyar Network, Jeff Bezos, Benchmark, Catamount Ventures, Mitchell Kapor and Globespan Capital Partners.

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