# Dev Ittycheria, Lead Independent Director > Dev Ittycheria, Lead Independent Director. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) New York City, US · Partner # Dev Ittycheria Lead Independent Director at [MongoDB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mongodb-ventures) Latest rounds - **Pantheon** Series B · $21.5M May 2014 Backs *Cloud* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last May 2014 - **Filings:** 4 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +3 mentions - **Books:** 1 written What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 4 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At MongoDB Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. 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Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=dev-ittycheria) ## The firm [**MongoDB Ventures** Corporate VC · US **2** cheques in 12 months **3** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mongodb-ventures) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $21.5M - **Active:** 2014 2014 - [Pantheon](https://millionrounds.com/company/pantheon) *Series B* **$21.5M** *US* May 2014 Joined · +4 investors · historical By stage - Series B **1** What they backed Cloud **1** Alongside - [First Round *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) - [Foundry Group *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) - [OpenView Venture Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openview-venture-partners) - Rory O'Driscoll *1* Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Hugging Face](https://millionrounds.com/company/hugging-face) - [Pantheon](https://millionrounds.com/company/pantheon) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **MongoDB, Inc.** Chief Executive Officer since 2015 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Datadog, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2014 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Signpost, Inc.** Director since 2013 - SEC Form D · Company raising **MOVIK NETWORKS, INC.** Executive Officer, Director since 2010 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at MongoDB Ventures - [**Roger Bamford** Distinguished Architect *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/roger-bamford) - [**Shakir Sadikali** Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/shakir-sadikali) ## Their book - The Qualified Sales Leader John McMahon, Dev Ittycheria · 2021 On 16 reading lists at Open Library On AmazonListen on AudibleOn Open Library - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 30 Sept 2026 · 2h 60m White House AI Accord, Model Welfare, Ken Griffindor School of Market Wizardry | Ali Golshan, Mike Intrator, Vlad Tenev, Pari Singh, Minna Song, Dev Ittycheria, Daragh Murphy, Noah Friedman With [Ali Golshan](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-golshan)[Dev Ittycheria](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria)[Pari Singh](https://millionrounds.com/person/pari-singh)[Vlad Tenev](https://millionrounds.com/person/vlad-tenev) Their book [The Qualified Sales Leader](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria#books) About this episode (01:26) - Supper Intelligence (09:00) - White House Accord Signature Tier List (21:22) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (32:59) - Power, GD, and the AI Boom (43:21) - A Warning about Model Welfare (57:28) - Ken Griffindor School of Market Wizardry (01:08:24) - Ali Golshan, Nvidia’s senior… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Crucible Moments](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/crucible-moments) · 12 Sept 2024 · 44 min MongoDB ft. Dev Ittycheria - How an Early Pivot Catalyzed an Open Source Movement With [Dev Ittycheria](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria) Their book [The Qualified Sales Leader](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria#books) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Dwight Merriman](https://millionrounds.com/person/dwight-merriman)[Tom Killalea](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-killalea) About this episode MongoDB, founded in 2007, originally aimed to create a platform-as-a-service system with a new database layer. Facing competition from Google, the founders pivoted to focus solely on their database product, MongoDB, a new kind of database built for the scale of the internet era. Founder Dwight… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 14 May 2024 · 1h 11m Dev Ittycheria - The Database Evolution - [Invest Like the Best, EP.373] With [Dev Ittycheria](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria) Their book [The Qualified Sales Leader](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria#books) About this episode My guest today is Dev Ittycheria. Dev is the CEO of MongoDB, the developer data platform with tens of thousands of customers in 100 different countries. He joined the company as CEO in 2014, taking it public in 2017, and is now approaching a decade of leading MongoDB to become a go-to choice for… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 5 Feb 2024 · 1h 6m #176 CEO MongoDB, Dev Ittycheria: Edge With [Dev Ittycheria](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria) Their book [The Qualified Sales Leader](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria#books) Mentions [Frank Slootman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frank-slootman)[Shlomo Kramer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shlomo-kramer) About this episode Guest: Dev Ittycheria, CEO and President of MongoDB When you think about who you were and the decisions you made two, or four, or eight years ago... how do you feel? Dev Ittycheria, the President and CEO of MongoDB, says he’s embarrassed about certain things he did, and that’s a good thing. “If… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/logan-bartlett-show) · 20 Oct 2023 · 1h 7m EP 84: Dev Ittycheria’s (CEO, MongoDB) Leadership Lessons From Scaling MongoDB to $25B With [Dev Ittycheria](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria) Their book [The Qualified Sales Leader](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria#books) About this episode Dev Ittycheria is the president and CEO of MongoDB, his third public company as CEO. In this episode, Dev discusses his take on AI, the importance of hiring, how to build an A-plus culture, and many other leadership lessons from scaling MongoDB to $25B. Overall, a really fun conversation with one… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 25 Jul 2023 · 59 min MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria on great leadership, building winning teams, and more | E1783 With [Dev Ittycheria](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria) Their book [The Qualified Sales Leader](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria#books) About this episode This Week in Startups is brought to you by… OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your smartphone or desktop. TWiST listeners can get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at openphone.com/twist Embroker. The Embroker Startup… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Dev Ittycheria in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 8 Oct 2026 · 1h 13m 20VC: Cognition vs Factory: Vinod Khosla Creates a Storm | OpenAI Nears $70B Run Rate: Anthropic Under Threat | ElevenLabs Doubles Its Valuation to $22B & Salesforce Buys Listen Labs for $2B Mentions [Vinod Khosla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla)[Dev Ittycheria](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria) About this episode Joinin the trio today we have Dev Ittycheria, CEO @ MongoDB. AGENDA: 04:00 OpenAI Nears $70B Run Rate, Anthropic's Lead Under Threat 12:00 Factory vs Cognition: Silicon Valley's Talent War Turns Ugly 23:00 Vinod Khosla Blasts His Own Portfolio Company 25:00 Reflection Launches Beam: America… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 20 Jul 2026 · 43 min Data is Back: MongoDB, Databricks, Snowflake Mentions [Dev Ittycheria](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria) About this episode CJ Desai, CEO of MongoDB, joins Sourcery at the RAISE Summit in Paris. We cover why data is the downstream winner of the AI cycle, how hyperscaler capacity limits are pushing workloads back on-prem, the return of data sovereignty, & what a bank's real agentic architecture actually looks like.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/logan-bartlett-show) · 22 Dec 2023 · 1h 33m Best of 2023: 15 Untold Stories From Tech’s Inner Circle Mentions [Brian Halligan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-halligan)[Jack Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-altman)[Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)[Zach Weinberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zach-weinberg)[Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek)[Dev Ittycheria](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria) About this episode It’s been a wild year for The Logan Bartlett Show, starting with a rebranding and ending with our 50th episode of the year. We’ve pieced together the top 12 most unforgettable moments from 2023, including our favorite wacky untold stories from tech’s inner circle & the most profound insights of… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=dev-ittycheria). ## Find people like Dev Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)