Discussion

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  sad to hear that S. “Soma” Somasegar has passed away at 59. Somasegar spent 27 years at Microsoft and led the company's Developer Division. He was also a big part of the Seattle tech scene. RIP https://www.geekwire.com/...

• @donasarkar Dona Sarkar on x

  Folks, this is just such terrible news. Soma was an incredible mentor and sponsor to so many of us, across both Microsoft and Madrona. It's shocking. https://www.geekwire.com/...

• @headinthebox Erik Meijer on x

  https://www.geekwire.com/... What is going on :-( Remember folks life is short, and you never know when the great garbage collector in the sky will come after you. Enjoy every millisecond you have before that happens.

• @stevesi Steven Sinofsky on x

  S. ‘Soma’ Somasegar, 1966-2026: Microsoft and Madrona leader was a champion of developers and startups // Heartbroken to share this news of friend and long-time colleague. We started at Microsoft months apart, both grad school dropouts. Our work paths intertwined for more than

• @deedydas Deedy on x

  I'm still in shock. Soma didn't just have an exceptionally successful career, he was the kindest, most authentic man you could ever hope to meet. And now he's gone. He had more of a lasting impact on me than he ever knew. When I was just a confused college student trying to [imag…

• @theashbhat Ash Bhat on x

  Saddened to hear about the passing of Soma Grateful for his mentorship as an investor in RoBhat Labs & the summits he'd organize with Madrona to expose us to Seattle entrepreneurship Positive sum & always jolly; much love for Soma https://www.geekwire.com/...

• @mela_ventures @mela_ventures on x

  We are deeply saddened by the passing of S. “Soma” Somasegar, our advisor and a true giant of the global technology community. Soma built a 27-year career at Microsoft that took him from the Windows NT team all the way to leading the Developer Division; the group behind Visual [i…

• @baxiabhishek Abhishek Baxi on x

  Still processing the news about Soma. I met S.Somasegar a few times during my Microsoft days, and even as a junior he treated me with a warmth and generosity I'll never forget. A true champion of developers and tech communities. Rest in peace, sir. [image]

• @jesseproudman Jesse Proudman on x

  Very sad to hear of Soma's sudden and tragic passing. He was one of the nicest and most helpful Makara investors and an anchor of the Seattle entrepreneurial community. His family is in my thoughts. https://www.geekwire.com/...

• @cschleiden Christopher Schleiden on x

  https://www.geekwire.com/... Still remember the welcome letter many years ago... [image]

• @nikitabase Nikita on x

  I saddened deeply by the passing of @SSomasegar. He was an incredible human and a bright technologist. Each of my interaction with him was stellar and I was touched by the kindness of his heart. https://www.geekwire.com/...

• @sriramk Sriram Krishnan on x

  S “Soma” Somasegar It's hard to articulate how much of an impact Soma had on @aarthir and me. He spotted us out of under grad, made sure we got our first jobs, spent time with us though he was a senior executive at Microsoft and we were random junior people and showered us with […

• Vijaye Raji Vijaye Raji on linkedin

  I first got to know S. Somasegar nearly 20 years ago at Microsoft.  He became a good friend, a teacher, and an important part of my personal and professional life. …

• Diego Oppenheimer Diego Oppenheimer on linkedin

  What an incredibly sad loss for Seattle and the startup system in general.  S. Somasegar was always available for a chat , encouragement and helping us founders along. …

• Stefan Weitz Stefan Weitz on linkedin

  RIP to one of my favorite managers and human beings on the planet, S. Somasegar.  I am so sad tonight that one of the smartest, hardest working …

• @mukund M Mohan on x

  Soma was my first manager at $MSFT and a neighbor. Great family man, kind soul and a terrific human. Rest in pease Soma. [image]

• Mazhar Mohammed Mazhar Mohammed on linkedin

  Soma was a role model for many of us in the NT crowd.  He embodied a leadership style where one could lead effectively without ever being a jerk. …

• @marypcbuk Mary Branscombe on bluesky

  oh wow; used to talk to Soma all the time back in the day and he was one of the unsung heroes moving Microsoft to open source more. 59 is so young - which I guess we will keep saying about a lot of people as the massive health impacts of the last few years keep percolating [embed…