Ridge AI
Category: AI Infrastructure
Ridge AI builds an AI-native embedded analytics platform that enables B2B software companies to ship interactive, customer-facing dashboards and AI data agents in hours instead of months. Ridge AI was founded in 2025. The company is led by Ellie Fields. Based in Seattle, WA. Team size: 2-10. Total funding raised: $2.6M. Latest round: Pre-Seed. Key investors include Madrona (lead), TheFounderVC, Chris Stolte (Tableau founder), Carlos Guestrin (Turi founder), Adrien Treuille (Streamlit founder), Mark Nelson (former Tableau CEO).
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Seattle, WA
- Team size
- 2-10
- Total funding
- $2.6M
Value proposition
Enables B2B SaaS product teams to ship interactive, customer-facing dashboards and AI data agents in hours instead of months, proving product value to customers without diverting engineering resources from core development.
Products and solutions
AI-native embedded analytics platform combining browser-native dashboards (built on Mosaic open-source framework) with AI data agents that let end users ask questions in natural language, SOC 2 Type II compliant
Unique value
Browser-native architecture (DuckDB + WebAssembly) processes data locally on the client side, delivering sub-second interactivity on million-row datasets without server-side compute costs for the SaaS provider — combined with AI data agents that answer natural language follow-up questions.
Target customer
B2B SaaS product teams who need to embed analytics and data insights into their customer-facing products to demonstrate value, improve retention, and unblock revenue.
Industries served
B2B SaaS (horizontal — any software company with customer-facing data needs)
Technology advantage
Built on Mosaic open-source framework (created by co-founder Jeff Heer) using DuckDB + WebAssembly for browser-native data processing; AI data agents powered by LLMs for natural language querying; no server-side compute costs; sub-second interactivity on large datasets; SOC 2 Type II compliant
How they differentiate
Unlike legacy embedded analytics tools (Looker, Sisense, Domo) that require server-side processing and incur compute costs per query, Ridge processes data natively in the browser via DuckDB + WebAssembly, eliminating cloud infrastructure costs. The platform is built by the creators of D3.js, Vega, and Mosaic — the foundational technologies of modern data visualization — giving them unique technical depth. AI data agents are natively integrated, not bolted on.
Main competitors
Looker (Google), Sisense, Domo, ThoughtSpot
Key partnerships
Mosaic open-source framework (core technology foundation), DuckDB (browser-native database via WebAssembly), Madrona (lead investor and strategic partner)
Major milestones
Founded 2025 by Ellie Fields and Jeff Heer, Emerged from stealth April 2026 with $2.6M pre-seed led by Madrona, Achieved SOC 2 Type I compliance (Nov 2025), Launched closed beta with AI-native dashboard build flow, Progressing toward SOC 2 Type II
Market positioning
Early-stage disruptor in the embedded analytics market ($15B in 2022, projected $55B by 2030), positioned as the AI-native alternative to legacy embedded analytics tools like Looker, Sisense, and Domo.
Geographic focus
Global (headquartered in Seattle, WA, USA)
About Ellie Fields
Ex-Chief Product and Engineering Officer at Salesloft; 12 years at Tableau Software (led product strategy for mobile apps, collaboration, search, Tableau Public); MBA from Stanford University; B.S. in Engineering and B.A. in Policy from Rice University
Official website: https://www.ridgedata.ai/