Wes McKinney, Angel Investor

Wes McKinney is an angel investor with a focus on data infrastructure, developer tools, and analytics platforms. He has made about 11 investments, with a portfolio that includes LaserData; Credible Data; Row Zero; Bauplan; Rerun; CTGT; Pixeltable; Marimo; Quadratic; Rill Data, and other firms spanning data management, visualization, and computational frameworks. He invests primarily at the seed stage, backing startups that advance open-source ecosystems, improve developer productivity, and expand the possibilities of data-driven applications. Wes is the Founder of Kenn Software, building new development and knowledge systems for the agentic era. He also serves as Principal Architect at Posit PBC, reflecting his commitment to strengthening the data science community and supporting innovation in open-source software.