Martin Mao
Unicorn founderCo-Founder & CEO (now SVP, GM Observability, Palo Alto Networks) at Chronosphere
Seattle, Washington, United States
FoundedChronosphere$3.4B
About
Martin Mao serves as SVP and General Manager of Observability at Palo Alto Networks. His work focuses on open source technology and large-scale technical problem-solving.
Co-Founder & CEO (now SVP, GM Observability, Palo Alto Networks) at Chronosphere
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ACTAI VenturesSan FranciscoAdditionNew York · $1M – $500M checksAntiSan Juan · $250K – $30M checksBasis Set VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $3M checksCarbide VenturesPalo AltoCardinia VenturesFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checksGeneral PartnershipSan Francisco · $1M – $30M checksGeodesic CapitalFoster CityGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksPathlight VenturesOld Bridge · $500K – $5M checksRackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checksSierra VenturesSan Mateo · $10M checksThursday VenturesBrandon
Co-founders at Chronosphere
MC
MARTIN CHEN MAOExecutive Officer, Director
RJ
ROBERT JAMES SKILLINGTONExecutive Officer, Director
RS

Rob SkillingtonCo-Founder & CTO
Experience
- Palo Alto NetworksSVP, GM of Observabilitycurrent2026 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- ChronosphereCo-Founder / CEO (acquired by Palo Alto Networks)current2019 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- UberEngineering Manager2017 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- UberTechnical Lead2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Pure Interactive TechnologiesDirector2013 — 2016Greater Sydney Area
- Amazon Web ServicesTechnical Lead2013 — 2015Greater Seattle Area
- Woods BagotLead Software Developer2012 — 2013Greater Sydney Area
- MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer2011 — 2012Greater Seattle Area
- GoogleSoftware Engineer Intern2010 — 2011
- Call DesignSoftware Engineer2009 — 2010
- MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer Intern2009 — 2010
- Genexis ConsultingSoftware Developer2007 — 2008
Skills & more
Software Engineering64Programming21Software Development57Distributed Systems4Object Oriented Design6Software Design6Java61C#13Linux7SharePoint3Python8
Languages Chinese (Simplified) · English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Martin Mao?
- Martin Mao serves as SVP and General Manager of Observability at Palo Alto Networks. His work focuses on open source technology and large-scale technical problem-solving.
- Where does Martin Mao work?
- Martin Mao is Co-Founder & CEO (now SVP, GM Observability, Palo Alto Networks) of Chronosphere.
- What companies did Martin Mao found?
- Martin Mao founded Chronosphere.
- Where did Martin Mao go to school?
- Martin Mao studied at UNSW (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Software Engineering).
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