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Enterprise/open-source software executive leading Sema4.ai.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- r•••@sema4.aireveal75% confident
Founder at Sema4.ai
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Sema4.ai's investors · 11
Artisanal VenturesTiburonBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2024Canvas VenturesPortola Valley · $5M – $20M checks · since 2024Harpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checksKoch Disruptive TechnologiesSan FranciscoMayfield FundMenlo Park · $500K – $12M checksMVP VenturesChicago · since 2025Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Snowflake VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025Socium VenturesAtlanta · $3M – $25M checksUncorrelated VenturesLas Vegas
Co-founders at Sema4.ai
RV
Ram VenkateshFounder
PC
Paul CoddingFounder
SM
Sudhir MenonFounder
AK
Antti KarjalainenFounder
SM
Suds MenonFounder
Founder at Sema4.ai
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Sema4.ai's investors · 11
Artisanal VenturesTiburonBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2024Canvas VenturesPortola Valley · $5M – $20M checks · since 2024Harpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checksKoch Disruptive TechnologiesSan FranciscoMayfield FundMenlo Park · $500K – $12M checksMVP VenturesChicago · since 2025Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Snowflake VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025Socium VenturesAtlanta · $3M – $25M checksUncorrelated VenturesLas Vegas
Co-founders at Sema4.ai
RB
Rob BeardenFounder
PC
Paul CoddingFounder
SM
Sudhir MenonFounder
AK
Antti KarjalainenFounder
SM
Suds MenonFounder
Experience
- Sema4.aiCTO, Co-foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ClouderaChief Technology Officer2021 — 2023San Jose, California, United States
- ClouderaCorporate Vice President2021
- ClouderaVP Engineering2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- HortonworksVP Engineering2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- HortonworksSr Director of Engineering2014 — 2017Santa Clara
- S3Edge, Inc.Co-founder and CEO2008 — 2014Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- MicrosoftSoftware Architect2005 — 2008Hyderabad, India
- MicrosoftProgram Manager2002 — 2005Redmond
- Webridge IncSoftware Engineer2000 — 2002Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- Amazon.comSenior Manager, Inventory Planning Systems1999 — 2000
- GemStone SystemsSoftware Engineer1994 — 1999
Skills & more
RFID+4Cloud Computing10Software Development13Programming9Start-ups8Agile Methodologies10Enterprise Software23Databases19Microsoft SQL Server23SaaS6.NET4
From Rob's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rob Bearden?
- Enterprise/open-source software executive leading Sema4.ai.
- Where does Rob Bearden work?
- Rob Bearden is Founder of Sema4.ai.
- What companies did Rob Bearden found?
- Rob Bearden founded Sema4.ai.
- Where did Rob Bearden go to school?
- Rob Bearden studied at Oregon Graduate Institute, now part of OHSU and PSU (M.S. in Computer Science, Data Intensive Systems); National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
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Also worked at Cloudera47
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