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Ethan Batraski

InvestorFounder

Partner at Venrock · Board director at Decodable · Board director at Atom Computing · Board director at Osmo Systems, Inc.

Palo Alto

Writes $1M – $15M checks · typically $9M

FoundedABL Space SystemsAtom ComputingDecodableOsmo Systems, Inc.

About

Ethan Batraski is a Partner at Venrock focusing on data infrastructure, developer tools, and hard engineering investments in areas including space and computing. He serves on the boards of data infrastructure companies Astronomer, Decodable, Dgraph, and Meltano, as well as hard engineering companies ABL Space, Astranis, Atom Computing, and Skyryse. Prior to joining Venrock, he spent over 15 years as a founder and operator, holding leadership positions at Facebook, Box, and Yahoo, and holds 12 patents as a lead or co-inventor.

Board director at Decodable

Intro paths

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Co-founders at Decodable

ESEric Sammer
Eric SammerFounder & CEO

Board director at Atom Computing

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Co-founders at Atom Computing

BBBen Bloom
Ben BloomFounder & CEO

Board director at Osmo Systems, Inc.

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Co-founders at Osmo Systems, Inc.

ZS
Zachary SteinExecutive Officer, Director
JR
James RegulinskiDirector

Experience

  1. VenrockPartnercurrent2017 — presentPalo Alto
  2. Euclid PowerBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  3. OumiBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. Archetype AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. Phononic IncBoard Directorcurrent2021 — present
  6. AstronomerBoard Directorcurrent2020 — present
  7. Long WallBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  8. AstranisBoard Directorcurrent2019 — present
  9. Atom ComputingBoard Directorcurrent2018 — present
  10. SkyryseBoard Directorcurrent2018 — present
  11. ProFounder CollectivePartner2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  12. FacebookProduct Group Leader2016 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
  13. BoxVP Product & Design2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Adchemy (acquired)VP Product & Design2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  15. YahooGroup Director, Search2009 — 2012
  16. RiseSmart (acquired)Director Product & Design2009
  17. Headcase Labs (acquired)Founding Products & Design, Director2007 — 2008
  18. SymantecConsumer Products Lead2006 — 2007
  19. VisageProduct Lead2005 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
  20. various venture-backed start-upsProduct & Engineering2002 — 2004

Skills & more

Product Management86Design1User Experience60Machine Learning5Entrepreneurship22Natural Language ProcessingSemantic WebiOS development2mobile developmentmobile applicationmobile designiOS design
+12 moreHeuristic AnalysisData Analysisteam developmentMobile ApplicationsUser Interface DesignCross-functional Team LeadershipAgile Project ManagementMobile DevicesInnovationSearchtablet developmentleadership

From Ethan's professional profile.

Deals · 7

SkyryseBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Oct 2025 · $192.3M raise

Tembo Data Systems, Inc.Board seat

via Venrock · filed May 2024 · $14M raise

DecodableBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Feb 2022 · $20M raise

Atom ComputingBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Jul 2021 · $16M raise

ABL Space SystemsBoard seat

via Venrock · filed Apr 2021 · $170.1M raise

Osmo Systems, Inc.Board seat

via Venrock · filed Mar 2021 · $1.5M raise

Astranis Space Technologies Corp.Board seat

via Venrock · filed Oct 2020 · $42.1M raise

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Colleagues at Venrock

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Ethan Batraski work?
Ethan Batraski is Partner at Venrock and Founder at Decodable and Founder at Atom Computing and Founder at Osmo Systems, Inc..
What check size does Ethan Batraski write?
Ethan Batraski typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.
What companies did Ethan Batraski found?
Ethan Batraski founded ABL Space Systems, Atom Computing, Decodable, Osmo Systems, Inc..

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