About
Alex Zenla is the Founder and CTO of Edera, a company focused on building secure-by-design computing infrastructure, which she started in 2024. She began contributing to the Chromium and Chromium OS projects at age 11 and later worked on the Dart programming language ecosystem. At 14, she joined the IoT company DGLogik to build a scalable IoT platform, and subsequently worked at Google on an IoT platform for its internal real estate operations before leaving the IoT field in 2024.
Founder at Edera
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Edera's investors · 9
645 VenturesNew York · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Eniac VenturesNew York · $1.2M checks · since 2025FPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksGenerationshipSan FranciscoIn-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checks · since 2025M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checksMantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025Precursor VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checks · since 2025Rosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checks · since 2025
Experience
- EderaFounder & CTOcurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Open SourceMaintainercurrent2011 — present
- DB Engineering Inc.Advisor2024Seattle, Washington, United States
- DB Engineering Inc.Principal Software Engineer2023 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
- Radix IoTVice President2021 — 2023
- Radix IoTResearch Director2020 — 2021
- Radix IoTSoftware Development Manager2018 — 2021
- Radix IoTSoftware Engineer2017 — 2018Dallas, Texas, United States
- Starrett-Bytewise Measurement SystemsSoftware Engineer2017 — 2018Columbus, Georgia Area
- Acuity BrandsSoftware Engineer2016 — 2017Oakland, CA
- DGLogikSoftware Engineer2014 — 2017Oakland, CA
Skills & more
AdvisorSystems DesignOpen-Source SoftwareSecurity ResearchCustomer EngagementBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategySoftware IndustryBig DataSoftware InfrastructureExecutive LeadershipTechnical Leadership
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Team ManagementSoftware DevelopmentDartJavaAgile MethodologiesSoftware EngineeringProgrammingLinux System AdministrationInternet of ThingsChrome OSChromeArch Linux- Speaker: OSS + ELC North America 2026 — The Linux Foundation
- Speaker: Open Source SecurityCon EU 2026 — The Linux Foundation
- Program Committee Member: Open Source SecurityCon EU 2026 — The Linux Foundation
- Speaker: Open Source SecurityCon NA 2025 — The Linux Foundation
- Speaker: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 — The Linux Foundation
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Zenla?
- Alex Zenla is the Founder and CTO of Edera, a company focused on building secure-by-design computing infrastructure, which she started in 2024. She began contributing to the Chromium and Chromium OS projects at age 11 and later worked on the Dart programming language ecosystem. At 14, she joined the IoT company DGLogik to build a scalable IoT platform, and subsequently worked at Google on an IoT platform for its internal real estate operations before leaving the IoT field in 2024.
- Where does Alex Zenla work?
- Alex Zenla is Founder of Edera.
- What companies did Alex Zenla found?
- Alex Zenla founded Edera.
