Ridge AI raises $2.6M
Ridge AI announced a Pre-Seed round of $2.6M on 6 April 2026. The company operates in Developer Tools and is based in United States. It was founded by Ellie Fields, Co-founder & CEO.
Founder
Ellie Fields
Co-founder & CEO, Ridge AI
Outreach angles
- -Ellie spent more than a decade at Tableau before becoming Chief Product and Engineering Officer at Salesloft.
- -Co-founder Jeff Heer is a UW computer science professor and previously co-founded Trifacta, acquired by Alteryx in 2022.
- -The $2.6M pre-seed led by Madrona funds an AI-native analytics layer built on Heer's Mosaic DuckDB/WebAssembly framework for B2B SaaS teams.
Signals
Pre-SeedDev ToolsAI-NativeB2BOpen SourceSecond-Time Founder
Round details
Company: Ridge AI
Domain: ridgeai.com
Amount: $2.6M
Stage: Pre-Seed
Industry: Developer Tools
Country: United States
Announced: 6 April 2026
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