BSoma Somasegar is a Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group, joining Madrona in 2015 after nearly twenty-seven-years at Microsoft where he most recently was Corporate Vice President of the Developer Division. Additionally, Soma was the executive sponsor for global development at Microsoft and oversaw Microsoft’s Global Development Centers in China, India, and Israel. Soma has been an active angel investor both in the region and globally. With investments spanning across both enterprise and consumer segments, Soma has focused on early stage investments across a wide range of technology areas. At Madrona, he is focusing on machine learning / artificial intelligence, intelligent applications, developer centric next-generation cloud platforms and tools, and multi-sense user interfaces.
Soma holds a master’s degree in computer engineering from Louisiana State University and a B.S. in electronics and communication engineering from Guindy Engineering College, Anna University in Chennai, India. Soma also has an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater, Anna University.