Tahoma Ventures

Tahoma Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2013 by John Ives to provide seed and Series A capital to technology startups across the United States, with a base in Colorado spanning Boulder and Eagle. The firm concentrates on enterprise-grade IT and infrastructure technology, seeking early-stage companies in data center infrastructure, enterprise software and services, embedded systems, networking, security and data analytics. Typical cheques range from roughly $500K to $5M, deployed with an operator-first, strategic-guidance approach alongside capital, generally as a co-investor. Across about 15 investments, its portfolio includes Automox in cloud-native endpoint management and security, Kentik Technologies in network observability, Copper Labs in real-time energy and utility metering, IronCore Labs in data privacy and application-layer encryption, Stream.io in chat and activity-feed APIs, Kazan Networks in NVMe-over-Fabrics storage, which was later acquired, Bold Metrics in AI apparel sizing, and LineRate Systems in software load balancing, an early exit. The fund's most recent tracked investment was a 2021 round in Kentik Technologies, and its latest portfolio exit was Section in October 2023. Tahoma Ventures is led by managing director and general partner John Ives, who has executed dozens of investments across North America with a focus on early- to growth-stage technology companies poised for transformative impact. By concentrating on enterprise infrastructure and pairing capital with operator experience, Tahoma backs technical founders building the backbone of modern IT.