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Madrona Venture Group

Venture capital

Seattle · Pre-Seed–Growth · 69 people tracked

Also known as MADRONA VENTURE GROUP, LLC

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Investment thesis

Madrona invests in founders from day one for the long run, backing teams from incubation and seed through early and acceleration (Series B/C) stages. Rooted in Seattle's technology ecosystem anchored by Microsoft, Amazon, and the University of Washington, the firm brings more than capital, working alongside companies as trusted board members with a full team of experts. Its approach is industry-agnostic, reflecting technology's reshaping of every sector, though it is especially focused on intelligent applications, AI-driven agents and infrastructure, low-code/no-code platforms, AI-enabled biotech, and next-generation consumer applications. Madrona invests selectively across the U.S. with a strong West Coast focus.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 26, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
Check
$2M – $10M
HQ
Seattle, Washington, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1995
Last 12 months
7 investments
AUM
$3B
VC funds
24
Tracked investments
321

Team · 69 people

from the firm's website & public directories
John Torrey· Venture Partnerin
Sidd Srinivasa· Venture Partner
Dan Weld· Venture Partnerin𝕏
Alexandra Estep· Controller
Alison McCulloch· Executive Assistantin
Alli Sherwin· Executive Assistant
An Cayas· Executive Assistant
Andrew Leary· IT Support Engineer
Anna Chen· Investor
Anna Schmitz· Receptionist
Baxter Black· Senior Applied Data Scientist
Caleb Bushner· Head of Marketing
Charlotte Hubbert· Strategic Director
Cindy Petek· Executive Assistant
Coral Garnick Ducken· Content Marketing Manager
Emily Crandall· Executive Assistant
Eric Wong· Director of Portfolio Growth
James Phillips· Strategic Director
Jeff Mills· Investor Relations Partner

Listed on the contact page as the point of contact for investor inquiries at Madrona.

Jennifer Chambers· Administrative Partner
Joanna Black· General Counsel
John Carpenter· Information Technology Directorin
Katie Chiupka· Manager of Business Development and Partnerships
Lena Klassen· IT Systems Analyst
Matt Witt· Talent
Nicole Roze· Executive Assistant
Nina Kapur· Fund Administrator and Staff Accountantin
Rachel Flink· Operations Administratorin
Rasik Parikh· Investor
Rolanda Fu· Investor
Roxy Hoffman· Talent
Sandy Parker· Executive Assistant
Stella Fosberg· Portfolio Administrator
Troy Cichos· COO & Partnerin𝕏
Ishani Ummat· Investorin𝕏

9 people who came through Madrona Venture Group went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 184 of 321 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×117Enterprise Software ×88SaaS ×77Developer Tools ×38Data & Infrastructure ×32Cloud Computing ×25Marketing Tech ×20Biotech ×15

HQs:United States×160Canada×2Netherlands×1Singapore×1United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 150 portfolio companies
47%
solo founders
70 of 150 mapped founding teams
41%
repeat founders
of 111 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 57 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×702 founders×433 founders×224+ founders×15

Where their founders studiedfrom 105 founders with education data

University of Washington ×13University of California, Berkeley ×8Dartmouth College ×5Rice University ×4Stanford University ×4Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×4The University of Texas at Austin ×4Georgetown University ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 111 founders with career history

Stanford University ×6IBM ×5OpenAI ×5Apptio ×4Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) ×3Amazon.com ×3Dropbox ×3EMC ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×6Y Combinator ×6

25 founders hold a PhD · 14 hold an MBA (of 107 with degree data)

Investments · 321 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 52025 · 82024 · 92023 · 102022 · 42021 · 132020 · 72019 · 22018 · 82017 · 52016 · 42015 · 583 dated

Impinjimpinj.cominNASDAQ: PI

Impinj develops RAIN RFID technology used to connect physical items to digital systems, serving businesses across industries through its partners and solutions.

Enterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTRetail TechSemiconductors

Chris Diorio(Founder & CEO)Cary Baker(Chief Financial Officer)Gahan Richardson(Executive Vice President and General Manager, Impinj Business Unit)Cathal Phelan(Chief Innovation Officer)Yukio Morikubo(General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer)Alberto Pesavento(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsCarbide Ventures

Nautilus Biotechnologynautilus.bioin𝕏NASDAQ: NAUTJun 2021

Nautilus develops proteomics technology to unlock the complexity of the human proteome for biomedical research and diagnostics.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Sujal Patel(Founder & CEO)inParag Mallick(Founder & Chief Scientist)inMelissa Epperly(Director)inNicholas Nelson(Executive Officer)Subra Sankar(Executive Officer)inMatthew Murphy(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDefy PartnersAME Cloud Ventures

Snowflakesnowflake.netin𝕏NYSE: SNOW

Snowflake is a fully managed cloud data platform for ingesting, processing, analyzing, and modeling data, and for building and sharing data and AI applications across multiple clouds.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Benoit Dageville(Founder)inSridhar Ramaswamyin

Co-investorsSalesforce VenturesSequoia CapitalWing

Truerasnowflake.comin𝕏NYSE: SNOW

Snowflake is a fully managed cloud data platform that integrates data ingestion, processing, analysis, and AI application development across multiple cloud providers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Mateo, US

Benoit Dageville(Executive Officer, Director)inMarcin Zukowski(Executive Officer)Thierry Cruanes(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey T. Balaguras(Executive Officer)Matthew Glickman(Executive Officer)Barbara Walkowski(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementEQUIAMForgePoint CapitalHigh AlphaHuman CapitalICONIQ+10 more

Eventbaseeventbase.comin𝕏Nov 2015✓ verified

Eventbase develops a mobile app platform that enables attendees to access event information, schedules, and networking capabilities at live conferences and events.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSVancouver, CA

Jeff Sinclair(CEO)Ben West(CIO)in

BoardPaul Goodrich(Director)inScott Wilcox(Director)

Plusaiplusai.comin𝕏✓ verified

Plus AI develops an AI-powered tool for professionals to create and format presentations more efficiently in Google Slides and PowerPoint.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSSeattle, US

Co-investorsBoxGroupChapter One

Readread.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Read AI builds automated meeting summaries, transcripts, and action items using AI to help knowledge workers reduce time spent on meetings, emails, and messages.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSeattle, US

David Shim(Co-founder)inRobert Williams(Co-founder)Elliott Waldron(Co-founder)

Co-investorsIPVSmash Capital

Spotnanaspotnana.comin𝕏Jul 2021✓ verified

Spotnana builds a Travel-as-a-Service platform that modernizes corporate travel purchasing, booking, and management for global enterprises by connecting them with travel providers through a unified technology stack.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityNew York, US

Sarosh Waghmar(Founder, Co-Chairman, & Chief Product Officer)inSteve Singh(Executive Chairman & CEO)inShikhar Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGreg Stanger(Director)

Co-investors8VCDecibel PartnersICONIQ

2ND WATCH HOLDING COMPANY, INC.Jul 2020SEC filingmedium confidence

Liberty Lake, US

KELL BODHOLT(Executive Officer)SCOTT PARRISH(Executive Officer)DOUGLAS SCHNEIDER(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJUSTIN WEAVER LILLEY(Director)JASON BOOMA(Director)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D · $11.7M raise · filed Jul 2020

A-Alpha Bioaalphabio.comin𝕏Sep 2021

A-Alpha Bio uses synthetic biology and machine learning to measure, predict, and engineer protein-protein interactions for pharmaceutical discovery and development.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSeattle, US

David Younger, PhD(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)Randolph Lopez, PhD(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)David Younger(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRandolph Lopez(Founder)in

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundBreakout VenturesFarvatn VentureLux CapitalBoom Capital VenturesOS Fund

Anzen Technologies, Inc.Sep 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

San Francisco, US

Max Bruner(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board seatHope Cochran· per SEC Form D · $10.2M raise · filed Sep 2023

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMS&AD VenturesTokio Marine Holdings

Auth0auth0.comin𝕏Jul 2020SEC filingmedium confidence

Auth0 is an authentication and authorization platform that secures applications, AI agents, and internal tools by providing identity management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and fine-grained access control capabilities.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBellevue, US

Carlos Eugenio Pace(Executive Officer, Director)Eugenio P.(Founder)inJonathan I. Gelsey(Executive Officer, Director)Matias Woloski(Director)

BoardSunil Nagaraj(Director)

Board seatKaran Mehandru· per SEC Form D · $120.5M raise · filed Jul 2020

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEndeavor CatalystFounders Circle CapitalFUSEK9 VenturesNTT DOCOMO Ventures+11 more

Booster FuelsNov 2021

San Mateo, US

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Clerkclerk.comin𝕏Jul 2025

Clerk provides user management and authentication infrastructure for developers, enabling quick integration of complete user management systems into applications.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Braden Sidoti(Executive Officer, Director)Colin Sidoti(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardShvetank Jain(Director)

Board seatKaran Mehandru· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCRV (Charles River Ventures)Menlo VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesFathom CapitalGeorgian+4 more

DocusmartApr 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

Seattle, US

EMAD ELWANY(Executive Officer, Director)GAURAV OBEROI(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDAVID WANG(Director)KANU GULATI(Director)in

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Apr 2023

Co-investorsKhosla VenturesPoint72 Ventures

Echodyneechodyne.cominJun 2022

Echodyne develops radar technology with a commitment to aerospace-grade quality standards and safety protocols.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareBellevue, US

Eben Frankenberg(Executive Officer, Director)inTom Driscoll(Executive Officer)in

BoardRussell Stein(Director)Greg Papadopoulos(Director)inWilliam Sundermeier(Director)

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners LimitedLux CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Vanedge CapitalVanedge Capital Limited PartnershipBaillie Gifford

Eclypsiumeclypsium.comin𝕏Nov 2018

Eclypsium provides hardware and firmware security solutions for enterprises to identify and address vulnerabilities in chips, low-level code, and digital supply chains.

CybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwarePortland, US

Yuriy Bulygin(Co-founder)Alex Bazhaniuk(Co-founder)John Ewert(Executive Officer)Alex B(Founder)

BoardAlex Doll(Director)inTimothy Porter(Director)in

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAV8 VenturesaVentureBasecamp FundDnipro+13 more

EdgeRunner AIedgerunnerai.comin𝕏May 2025

EdgeRunner develops domain-specific Small Language Models (SLMs) that run locally on-device, isolated from external networks, to address data privacy, latency, and cost concerns.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareBellevue, US

Colton Malkerson(Co-founder)inTyler Xuan Saltsman(Founder)inTyler Saltsman(Co-founder)Matt McIlwain(Director)Dan Scholnick(Director)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesFour Rivers Ventures

Evocalizeevocalize.comin𝕏May 2024

Evocalize provides AI-powered recruiting marketing software that automates talent acquisition for mortgage lenders and real estate brokerages.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US

Matthew Marx(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDaniel Lawless(Director)

Board seatScott Jacobson· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSecond Century Ventures

Finpilotfinpilotai.comFeb 2024

Finpilot provides AI-powered knowledge management software for investment and wealth management teams, enabling automated analysis of manager documents, financial data, and communications.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSeattle, US

John Alberg(Director)Lakshay Chauhan(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatHope Cochran· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAscend Venture Capital

Impartimpart.aiinMay 2025

Impart provides runtime security controls for API and application protection, operating inline in production environments to detect and block attacks in real time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jonathan DiVincenzo(CEO & Co-Founder)inMarc Harrison(CTO & Co-Founder)inBrian Joe(CPO & Co-Founder)in

Board seatKaran Mehandru· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAviso VenturesBascom VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)

Integris SoftwareJan 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

Seattle, US

Kristina Bergman(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMike Dauber(Director)in

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Oct 2019

Co-investorsAmplify Partners

Ispot Tvispot.tvin𝕏Jan 2024

iSpot is an advertising technology platform that provides TV ad analytics and intelligence for media companies and advertisers.

AdTechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentBellevue, US

Sean Muller(Board Chair)in

BoardDrew Harman(Board Observer)inLen Seevers(Board Member)inJoon Park(Board Member)inThomas Walker(Board Member)in

Board seatLen Jordan· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsInsight PartnersLeft Lane CapitalPeak Partners

JobalineJan 2017

Kirkland, US

Miki Mullor(Executive Officer, Director)Doug Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Hilgendorf(Executive Officer, Promoter)Luis Salazar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Greg Gottesman(Director)

BoardMikal Thomsen(Director)

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D

Knockknock.appin𝕏Feb 2021

Knock is an AI-native customer engagement platform that lets teams build and send product, marketing, and transactional messaging across email, SMS, push, chat, and in-app channels from one place.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US

Thomas Petry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Demetri Themelis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board seatScott Jacobson· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAfore CapitalCraft VenturesExpaWorklife VenturesCoFound Partners VentureCompany Ventures+7 more

MontyCloudmontycloud.comin𝕏Jan 2022

MontyCloud is a no-code, autonomous CloudOps platform that helps IT teams optimize and operate cloud services using intelligent automation and AI.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRedmond, US

Venkat Krishnamachari(Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder)Kannan Parthasarthy(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)Rajkumar Sivarajan(Executive Officer)Walter A. Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)VENKATESWARAN HARIHARA SUBRAMANIAN(Executive Officer)

BoardSteve Berg(Director)in

Board seatTed KummertAseem Datar· per SEC Form D

Co-investors1809 CapitalRaptor GroupRiverside Acceleration CapitalS3 VenturesLytical Ventures

NewDaysnewdays.aiinJun 2026

NewDays offers a clinician-supervised cognitive treatment program combining telehealth support with AI-guided brain training exercises, designed for individuals with mild cognitive impairment or dementia.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSeattle, US

Babak Amir Parviz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardHolly Maloney(Director)inDaniel Kelly(Director)

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCartan CapitalGeneral Catalyst

Outreachoutreach.ioin𝕏Jun 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Outreach provides sales engagement and revenue intelligence software for enterprise sales teams to improve customer relationships and close deals more effectively.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US

Manny Medina(Founder)inAbhijit Mitra(CEO)inMelissa Fisher(Executive Officer)Manuel Medina(Executive Officer, Director)Wesley Hather(Executive Officer, Director)Gordon L. Hempton(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatKaran Mehandru· per SEC Form D · $201M raise · filed Jun 2021

Co-investorsDFJSalesforce Ventures408 VenturesBonfire VenturesElevate VenturesFelicis Ventures+12 more

Ozette Technologies, Inc.Feb 2021

Seattle, US

Ali Ansary(Executive Officer, Director)Greg Finak(Director)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Panorama Artificial Intelligence Corp.Jun 2026SEC filingmedium confidence

Seattle, US

Deip Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)Anup Chamrajnagar(Executive Officer, Director)Anish Chadalavada(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas Tallmadge(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMatt Mcllwain(Director)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D · $65M raise · filed Jun 2026

Co-investorsInsight PartnersVMG Partners

Qumulo enterprise-saasqumulo.cominSep 2020

Qumulo develops unstructured data management and storage infrastructure serving organizations managing petabyte-scale data workloads in AI, media, genomics, and financial services.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAmity VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Kleiner PerkinsNorthern Light Venture CapitalSGH CapitalTyche Partners+1 more

Read AiOct 2024

Seattle, US

Brad Twohig(Director)Coddy Johnson(Director)David Shim(Executive Officer, Director)Matt McIlwain(Director)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Saykarasaykara.comJun 2018

Seattle, US

HARJINDER SINGH SANDHU(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKULMEET SINGH(Director)

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsElevate Innovation PartnersSPRINGROCK VENTURESMithera Capital

Scala.ai, Inc.Jan 2026SEC filingmedium confidence

Bellevue, US

Ardalan Sameti(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Rajeev Singh(Director, Promoter)

BoardKellan Carter(Director)Michael Hilton(Director)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D · $8.5M raise · filed Jan 2026

Smartsheetsmartsheet.comin𝕏May 2017

Smartsheet provides a cloud-based work management platform that enables teams and organizations to plan, capture, manage, automate, and report on work at scale across enterprises, nonprofits, and small businesses globally.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSBellevue, US

Brent Frei(Director)Andrew Lientz(Executive Officer)Mike Arntz(Executive Officer)Mark Mader(Executive Officer, Director)inJennifer Ceran(Executive Officer)John Creason(Executive Officer)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGolub GrowthInsight PartnersSummit PartnersSutter Hill Ventures

SNUPI TechnologiesJan 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

Seattle, US

MATTHEW REYNOLDS(Executive Officer)JEREMY JAECH(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTOM ALBERG(Director)ELIZABETH HAMREN(Director)

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed Jan 2015

Co-investorsMADRONA ACCELERATION

Strike Graphstrikegraph.comin𝕏May 2023

Strike Graph provides an AI-native governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform that automates security compliance processes for organizations of all sizes.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Justin Beals(CEO)Dave Unsworth(Director)James Sheward(Director)

BoardAlex Tong(Director)in

Board seatHope Cochran· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAmplify.LAInformation Venture Partners

Tangiblytangibly.cominJul 2023

Tangibly provides AI-powered trade secret protection and governance software for companies to identify, protect, and leverage proprietary assets.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSeattle, US

Erich Spangenberg(Co Founder and CEO)Timothy Londergan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Tim Londergan(Founder)inLiat Belinson(Executive Officer)Christopher Buntel(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatAseem Datar· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBrainstorm VenturesWipro Ventures

Terraclearterraclear.comApr 2024

TerraClear develops AI-powered robotics and technology to help farmers address field challenges like rock removal, weed management, and variability.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningRoboticsBellevue, US

Brent Frei(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inVivek Nayak(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Thirathira.comJun 2026

Thira builds secure, self-governing agentic AI that automates enterprise back-office operations by working inside the systems companies already use.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSeattle, US

Mudit Goel(Founder)inKurt Shintaffer(Executive Officer, Director)Sachin Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFUSE

Trendiolivetrendiolive.cominNov 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

Trendio is an AI platform that helps brands run video commerce on TikTok Shop, YouTube Shopping, and Shopify, using automated creator matching from a network of over 2 million commission-based affiliates.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyE-commerceBellevue, US

ALEJANDRO PEREZ-TENESSA(Executive Officer, Director)DAVID OLMOS(Director)Alex Perez-Tenessa(Founder)

Board seatScott Jacobson· per SEC Form D · $6.1M raise · filed Nov 2023

Co-investorsEvolution Ventures

Trooptrooptravel.cominNov 2021

TROOP provides a meeting planning platform that helps remote and distributed teams research, compare, and select destinations for in-person meetings, and manage the entire logistics, attendees, and budgets for those gatherings.

SaaSTravel & HospitalityBrooklyn, US

Dennis Vilovic(CEO)Felix Tabary(Executive Officer, Director)Sebastien Jarquin(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardWendy Xiao Schadeck(Director)Matthew Osman(Director)

Board seatSteve Singh· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAcurio Ventures

Unstructured Technologies, Inc.Mar 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Open-source and API-based platform that converts unstructured documents into AI-ready structured data for LLM and RAG pipelines.

Rocklin, US

Brian Raymond(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardEnrique Salem(Director)inTim Tully(Director)in

Board seatKaran Mehandru· per SEC Form D · $43.2M raise · filed Mar 2024

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesMenlo Ventures

VNDLYvndly.comin𝕏Dec 2019

Workday VNDLY is a vendor management system for managing contingent and extended workforce operations end-to-end, including requisitioning, staffing, invoicing, and compliance.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSMason, US

Narayan Surabhi(Executive Officer, Director)Shashank Saxena(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMichael C. Brown, Jr.(Director)

Board seatSteve Singh· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBattery VenturesBowery CapitalEPIC VENTURESInsight PartnersHyde Park Venture Partners

Wrenchwrench.comin𝕏Aug 2023

Wrench operates a platform that brings certified mechanics to customers' locations for mobile auto repair and maintenance, letting car owners avoid shops and waiting.

ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSeattle, US

Edward Petersen(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)Michelle Virta(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Casey Willis(Executive Officer, Director)William Beaver(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatLen Jordan· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalData Point CapitalTenaya CapitalMarubeni

Xetdataxetdata.comJan 2023

Seattle, US

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Xnor.aiJan 2017

Seattle, US

ALI FARHADI(Executive Officer, Director)MOHAMMAD RASTEGARI(Executive Officer)

BoardOREN ETZIONI(Director)in

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

YOODLIyoodli.aiin𝕏Dec 2025

Yoodli is an AI-powered platform that provides interactive roleplay scenarios to help users improve their communication skills and public speaking confidence.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US

Varun Puri(CEO, Co-founder)Esha J.(Chief Customer Officer, Co-founder)Esha Joshi(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardNeeraj Hablani(Director)in

Board seatPatrick Ennis· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsNotable CapitalAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAllen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Ascend Venture CapitalJ4 VenturesNeotribe Ventures+1 more

Zeitworks TechnologiesJun 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Seattle, US

Ben Elowitz(Director)James Bartot(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRyan Windham(Director)John Lee(Director)

Board seatLen Jordan· per SEC Form D · $2M raise · filed Jun 2021

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2Nd WatchFeb 2017

Liberty Lake, US

KRIS BLIESNER(Executive Officer, Director)SCOTT PARRISH(Executive Officer)KELL E. BODHOLT(Executive Officer)DOUG SCHNEIDER(Executive Officer, Director)JEFF ADEN(Executive Officer)

BoardMATTHEW S. MCILWAIN(Director)

Co-investorsDelta-v Capital

Accoladeaccolade.com

Accolade provides virtual healthcare services including primary care, mental health therapy, and benefits navigation for employees and their families.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSPlymouth Meeting, US

Thomas K Spann(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Barnes(Executive Officer)Rajeev Singh(Chief Executive Officer)Debbie Cohen(Executive Officer)James C. Madden, V(Director)Edgar, Jr. Bronfman(Director)

Co-investors7wire VenturesAccretive, LLCAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundBlue Ivy Ventures+7 more

Ai Enabled Biotech
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Aizen Therapeutics
Aizentxaizentx.comin

Aizen is an AI-native biotechnology company that designs novel oral peptides using non-canonical amino acids and an AI platform called DaX to treat chronic immune disorders.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US

David Van Valen(Founder, Caltech Professor)Ajay Kshatriya(MBA)Bernhard Geierstanger(PhD)Todd Peterson(PhD)

Algorithmiaalgorithmia.cominJun 2017

Algorithmia offers an enterprise AI platform for developing, deploying, and governing machine learning models and AI applications, with tooling tailored to roles across data science, engineering, DevOps, and IT teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Kenneth F. Daniel(Executive Officer, Director)Diego M. Oppenheimer(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardTimothy Porter(Director)inAnna Patterson(Director)in

Co-investorsGradient VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)Norwest Venture PartnersWork-Bench

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Amazonamazon.com

Amazon operates the largest online retail marketplace in the world alongside Amazon Web Services, its cloud computing division, plus advertising, logistics and streaming media businesses.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSeattle, US

Jeff Bezos(Founder & Executive Chairman)

Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesKleiner PerkinsRedwood CollectiveRogue Insight CapitalSilver Lake PartnersUnion Grove Venture Partners+1 more

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How many investments has Madrona Venture Group made?
Madrona Venture Group has 298 tracked investments, 12 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 13 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Madrona Venture Group invest at?
Madrona Venture Group invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is Madrona Venture Group's typical check size?
Madrona Venture Group typically writes checks of $2M – $10M.
What sectors does Madrona Venture Group focus on?
Madrona Venture Group focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Marketplaces, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Madrona Venture Group located?
Madrona Venture Group is headquartered in Seattle, US.
Does Madrona Venture Group lead rounds?
Yes, Madrona Venture Group leads investment rounds.
Who does Madrona Venture Group co-invest with?
Madrona Venture Group most often shares deals with Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Ventures, among 446 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 191

Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.

$1M – $20M
Techstars

Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.

$220K
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

$200K – $40M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$1.6M – $70M
Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.

$5M – $20M
Amplify Partners

Amplify Partners is a venture capital firm that backs founders who are engineers, researchers, and scientists building technical companies.

$500K – $5M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies focused on technology, mobile, and clean energy sectors, including biotechnology applications. The firm provides capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs developing breakthrough technologies across multiple markets.

$5K – $50M
Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building novel companies, providing deep engagement, network, and resources to each investment.

$100K – $200M
179 more co-investors

Felicis VenturesB Capital GroupNorwest Venture PartnersTiger Global ManagementSoftBank Vision FundWingMango CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Alumni VenturesRedpoint VenturesRRE VenturesGreycroftShasta VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersIndex VenturesBain Capital VenturesMayfield FundTrinity VenturesPoint72 VenturesAltimeter CapitalDefy PartnersKdT VenturesNotable CapitalSound VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Lux CapitalMaveronTenaya CapitalDnx VenturesCisco InvestmentsCrosscut VenturesConversion CapitalAllen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Foundation CapitalGradient VenturesSignalFireAdditionPICUS CAPITALMeritech Capital PartnersUS Venture PartnersICONIQ CapitalHyde Park Venture PartnersWork-BenchFounders' Co-opPreston-Werner VenturesFikaNGP CapitalRadical VenturesSmash CapitalConvictionSutter Hill VenturesAI FundOpenView Venture PartnersDigitalis VenturesUbiquity VenturesSnowflake VenturesWestRiver GroupVanedge CapitalCraft VenturesBoxGroupStreamlined VenturesAME Cloud VenturesFifth WallScale Venture PartnersCrosslink CapitalRevolutionNext47Sherpalo VenturesIntel CapitalTwo Sigma VenturesThreshold Ventures75 & SunnyCiti VenturesARCH Venture PartnersK9 VenturesMetaPropGreenoaksS28 CapitalVoyager Capital20VCArtis VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlcTen ElevenVersion One VenturesS32TA VenturesNeotribe VenturesGeek VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)Acton CapitalAV8 VenturesTola CapitalAirTree VenturesInventus Capital PartnersAsymmetricFlying Fish VenturesMHS CapitalTop Tier Capital PartnersCarao VenturesInformation Venture PartnersDVx VenturesBreakout VenturesAristos VenturesLong Journey VenturesUncork CapitalBalderton CapitalGoat CapitalACME CapitalFirstMark CapitalLiquid VenturesHCVCC2 InvestmentsEmergence Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersStride VCAcrew CapitalSierra VenturesOperator LPGoodwater CapitalHanabi CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.Bitkraft Esports VenturesAccompliceHustle FundSalesforce Japan Co.,Ltd.Unusual VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)AIX Ventures23andMeDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)MaC Venture Capital8-Bit CapitalTCVWildcat Venture PartnersOurCrowdPolychain CapitalAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)Lobby CapitalPeak XV PartnersAllison Pickens VenturesRocketship.vcPrefix CapitalWhat If VenturesPioneer Square LabsVenture HighwayActive CapitalAZ-VCIncisive VenturesAmazon Alexa FundJAZZ Venture PartnersBow CapitalJump CapitalNeu Venture CapitalBuilders VCBek Ventures3one4 CapitalAlpha EdisonIterative Instinct CapitalTwelve BelowAppOnboardAlkeon CapitalFootPrint CoalitionSmartStart FundElement PartnersAngel Ventures MexicoForefront VentureCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Dorm RoomIsrael Growth PartnersPrinceville CapitalYork IEFive SigmaImpact Venture CapitalMetalayerFab VenturesAvant BioMovacSolasta VenturesNetwork VC

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