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Madrona Venture Group

Venture capital

Seattle · Pre-Seed–Growth · 59 people tracked

Also known as MADRONA VENTURE GROUP, LLC

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Investment thesis

Madrona invests in people and ideas for the long run, positioning itself as an active, full-stack partner that works hands-on with founders to help transform visionary ideas into transformational businesses. The firm backs founding teams at seed, early, and acceleration stages, primarily in Seattle and the Bay Area but extending beyond those regions. Its investment focus spans AI and intelligent applications, AI-enabled biotech, consumer and marketplace businesses, data and infrastructure, deep tech, developer platforms and tools, enterprise applications, and security.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
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$2M – $10M
HQ
Seattle, Washington, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1995
Last 12 months
16 investments
AUM
$3B
VC funds
24
Tracked investments
361
Unicorns
18
IPOs
5
Acquisitions
49

Team · 59 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Sabrina Albert· Partner
Phoebe Weiser· Investor
Alexandra Estep· Controller
An Cayas· Executive Assistant
Caleb Bushner· Head of Marketing
Cindy Petek· Executive Assistant
Emily Crandall· Executive Assistant
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
Katie Chiupka· Manager of Business Development and Partnerships
Lena Klassen· IT Systems Analyst
Rachel Flink· Operations Administratorin
Roxy Hoffman· Talent
Sandy Parker· Executive Assistant

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

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What they invest in

from 227 of 361 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×134Enterprise Software ×105SaaS ×93Developer Tools ×43Data & Infrastructure ×41Cloud Computing ×29Marketing Tech ×22Cybersecurity ×18

HQs:United States×208Canada×4France×1Malaysia×1Netherlands×1New Zealand×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 160 portfolio companies
43%
solo founders
68 of 160 mapped founding teams
37%
repeat founders
of 225 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 116 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×682 founders×503 founders×254+ founders×17

Where their founders studiedfrom 214 founders with education data

University of Washington ×20Stanford University ×13University of California, Berkeley ×12Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×8Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×8Dartmouth College ×7Harvard University ×7Rice University ×5

What their founders studiedfrom 202 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×93Engineering ×43Business & Management ×25Mathematics & Statistics ×17Economics ×14Physics ×14Finance & Accounting ×13Life Sciences ×13

Where their founders worked beforefrom 225 founders with career history

Microsoft ×61Google ×29Amazon ×20Stanford University ×9OpenAI ×8IBM ×6Uber ×6University of Washington ×5

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×6Y Combinator ×6

47 founders hold a PhD · 33 hold an MBA (of 211 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders

Investments · 361 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 112025 · 202024 · 142023 · 222022 · 172021 · 232020 · 182019 · 122018 · 152017 · 82016 · 82015 · 8200 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)inCary Baker(Chief Financial Officer)inGahan Richardson(Executive Vice President and General Manager, Impinj Business Unit)Cathal Phelan(Chief Innovation Officer)inYukio Morikubo(General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer)inAlberto Pesavento(Chief Technology Officer)in

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

Rent the Runwayrenttherunway.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RENT

Rent the Runway is a fashion rental service that lets consumers rent designer clothing — including dresses, tops, trousers, maternity wear, and blazers — from brands such as Sea New York, Ulla Johnson, and BOSS.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Jennifer Hyman(Co-founder)inJennifer Fleiss(Co-founder)inJohn Rucker(Executive Officer)inBeth Kaplan(Director, Executive Officer)inBrook Hartmann(Executive Officer)Vijayanand Subramanian(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsACME CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersBain Capital VenturesData Point CapitalFelicis VenturesKleiner Perkins+22 more

Snowflakesnowflake.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(Co-founder and President of Products)inMarcin Zukowski(Co-founder)inThierry Cruanes(Co-founder and CTO)inJeffrey T. Balaguras(Executive Officer)Matthew Glickman(Executive Officer)inBarbara Walkowski(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors515 VenturesArtisanal VenturesCoatue ManagementData TechEQUIAMFirebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc+13 more

Readread.aiin𝕏Seed · Oct 2024 · $10M✓ 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)inElliott Waldron(Co-founder)in

BoardBrad Twohig(Director)Coddy Johnson(Director)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsPioneer Square LabsIPVSmash Capital

Eventbaseeventbase.comin𝕏Series B · Nov 2015 · $6M✓ 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)inBen 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 OneInformed Ventures Advisors, Llc

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)inS. Steven Singh(Executive Officer, Director)Frank Pelzer(Executive Officer)

BoardGreg Stanger(Director)in

Co-investors8VCDecibel PartnersICONIQBlank VenturesCrosslink CapitalDurable Capital Partners+2 more

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

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)Matias Woloski(Director)inEugenio P.(Founder)inJonathan I. Gelsey(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSunil Nagaraj(Director)in

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

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersDraper CygnusEndeavor CatalystFounders Circle CapitalFUSEK9 Ventures+12 more

Clerkclerk.comin𝕏Jul 2025

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

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Braden Sidoti(Executive Officer, Director)inColin Sidoti(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardShvetank Jain(Director)

Board seatKaran Mehandru· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCRV (Charles River Ventures)Mango CapitalMaximilian StoiberMenlo VenturesPreston-Werner Ventures+6 more

Echodyneechodyne.cominJun 2022

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

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareBellevue, US

Tom Driscoll(Executive Officer)inEben Frankenberg(Executive Officer, Director)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.comin𝕏Series A · Nov 2018 · $9M

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)inAlex Bazhaniuk(Co-founder)inAlex B(Founder)John Ewert(Executive Officer)in

BoardAlex Doll(Director)inTimothy Porter(Director)in

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAV8 VenturesaVentureBasecamp FundDnipro+13 more

EdgeRunner AIedgerunnerai.comin𝕏Series A · May 2025 · $12M

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)in

BoardDan Scholnick(Director)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesFour Rivers VenturesTrinity Ventures

Evocalizeevocalize.comin𝕏May 2024 · $12M

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)in

BoardDaniel Lawless(Director)

Board seatScott Jacobson· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSecond Century Ventures

Finpilotfinpilotai.cominSeed · Feb 2024 · $4M

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 CapitalMadrona Venture Labs

Impartimpart.aiinSeries A · May 2025 · $12M

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 SoftwareSaaSSan 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-investors8-Bit CapitalAlumni VenturesAviso VenturesBascom VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Indie.vc+1 more

Integrisonetrust.comin𝕏Jan 2018Acquired

OneTrust provides a governance platform for privacy, risk, data, and compliance across organizations' technology stacks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAtlanta, US

Alan J. Dabbiere(Manager)inJohn Marshall(Manager)Kristina Bergman(Founder)inKabir Barday(Founder)in

BoardRichard Wells(Manager)inMike Dauber(Director)in

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdams Street PartnersAmplify PartnersAspect VenturesBitkraft Esports VenturesBlackRock+21 more

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

Knockknock.appin𝕏Series A · Feb 2021 · $10M

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 VenturesExpaSunflower Capital Management FundWorklife VenturesCoFound Partners Venture+9 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)inKannan Parthasarthy(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)Rajkumar Sivarajan(Executive Officer)Walter A. Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)inVENKATESWARAN HARIHARA SUBRAMANIAN(Executive Officer)

BoardSteve Berg(Director)in

Board seatTed KummertAseem Datar· per SEC Form D

Co-investors1809 CapitalAlumni VenturesLytical VenturesRaptor GroupRiverside Acceleration CapitalS3 Ventures

NewDaysnewdays.aiinSeed · Jun 2026 · $12M

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(Founder, CEO)in

BoardHolly Maloney(Director)inDaniel Kelly(Founder, CIO & CVO)in

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCartan CapitalGeneral Catalyst

Outreachoutreach.aiin𝕏Jun 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Outreach is a sales engagement platform, founded in 2014, that helps sales teams manage customer outreach and improve revenue outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US

Manny Medina(Founder)inManuel Medina(Executive Officer, Director)Wesley Hather(Executive Officer, Director)Gordon L. Hempton(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Kinzer(Executive Officer)inGordon Hempton(Co-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer)in

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

Co-investorsDFJSalesforce VenturesSands Capital VenturesTrinity408 VenturesAliya Capital Partners+19 more

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+2 more

Saykarasaykara.comJun 2018 · $5MAcquired

Saykara built Kara, a voice- and AI-powered assistant that turns physician-patient conversations into clinical documentation.

Seattle, US

HARJINDER SINGH SANDHU(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKULMEET SINGH(Director)

Board seatTim Porter· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsElevate Innovation PartnersNewfund CapitalSPRINGROCK VENTURESMithera Capital

Scalascala.aiinSeed · Feb 2026 · $9M

Scala is an AI platform that integrates with existing customer experience systems to provide operational intelligence and decision support.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBellevue, US

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

BoardKellan Carter(Director)Michael Hilton(Director)

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFUSEGrove Ventures

Smartsheetsmartsheet.comin𝕏May 2017 · $26M

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)inW. Eric Browne(Executive Officer, Promoter)inAndrew Lientz(Executive Officer)inMike Arntz(Executive Officer)inMark Mader(Executive Officer, Director)inJennifer Ceran(Executive Officer)in

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFrontier Venture CapitalGolub GrowthHoneywell VenturesInsight PartnersMadrona Venture LabsVista Equity Partners+2 more

Strike Graphstrikegraph.comin𝕏Seed · May 2023 · $8M

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)in

BoardAlex Tong(Director)inDave Unsworth(Director)James Sheward(Director)

Board seatHope Cochran· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmplify.LAGreen D VenturesInformation Venture PartnersRise of the Rest Seed

Tangiblytangibly.cominPre-Seed · Jul 2023 · $700K

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)Tim Londergan(CEO)inLiat Belinson(Executive Officer)inChristopher Buntel(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatAseem Datar· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBrainstorm VenturesWipro VenturesHOLT VenturesIncisive VenturesMVP Ventures+2 more

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.comSeed · Jun 2026 · $21M

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)inSachin 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

Alex Perez-Tenessa(Founder)inDAVID OLMOS(Director)

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

Co-investorsEvolution VenturesKima Ventures

Trooptrooptravel.cominNov 2021acquired by Spotnana · Aug 2026

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)inFelix 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 VenturesEPIC VENTURES

Unstructuredunstructured.ioin𝕏Mar 2024

Unstructured transforms complex, unstructured data (64+ file types) into clean, structured data suitable for AI and analysis, handling ETL, security, compliance, and integrations across enterprise systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRocklin, US

Brian Raymond(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian S. Raymond(Founder)in

BoardEnrique Salem(Director)inTim Tully(Director)in

Board seatKaran Mehandru· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundAnsa CapitalBain Capital VenturesEssence Venture CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)+10 more

VNDLYvndly.com𝕏Dec 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)in

BoardMichael C. Brown, Jr.(Director)

Board seatSteve Singh· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBattery VenturesBowery CapitalEPIC VENTURESHyde Park Venture PartnersInsight 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.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSeattle, US

Edward Petersen(Executive Officer, Director)inDouglas Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)inMichelle Virta(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Casey Willis(Executive Officer, Director)William Beaver(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatLen Jordan· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAscend Venture CapitalData Point CapitalTenaya CapitalMarubeni

Xetdataxetdata.comJan 2023

Seattle, US

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Xnorxnor.aiJan 2017acquired by Apple · Jan 2020 · $200M

Xnor.ai developed energy-efficient edge AI software enabling deep learning models like object and person detection to run on low-power devices such as phones, cameras, and drones without cloud connectivity.

Seattle, US

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

BoardOREN ETZIONI(Director)in

Board seatMatt McIlwain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsNGP CapitalAutotech Ventures

Yoodli AIyoodli.aiin𝕏Pre-Seed · Dec 2025 · $1M

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)inEsha 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 VenturesMadrona Venture Labs+4 more

2Nd WatchinFeb 2017acquired by ST Telemedia (later merged/rebranded as Ollion) · Aug 2019

2nd Watch was a Seattle-area cloud consultancy helping enterprises migrate, manage, and optimize workloads on AWS and Azure.

Liberty Lake, US

KRIS BLIESNER(Executive Officer, Director)inJEFF ADEN(Executive Officer)inSCOTT PARRISH(Executive Officer)inKELL E. BODHOLT(Executive Officer)inDOUG SCHNEIDER(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMATTHEW S. MCILWAIN(Director)

Co-investorsDelta-v CapitalTop Tier Capital Partners

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)John Rollins(Executive Officer)Jeff Smith(Executive Officer)

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

adynadyn.comin𝕏Seed

Adyn uses large inclusive datasets and machine learning to advance personalized medicine for historically under-researched health conditions, with initial focus on reproductive disorders.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSeattle, US

Elizabeth Ruzzo(Founder, CEO)inElizabeth Ruzzo, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalCivilization Ventures Management, LlcDuke Capital PartnersLux CapitalPioneerWestbound Equity Partners+4 more

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)inAjay Kshatriya(MBA)inBernhard Geierstanger(PhD)inTodd Peterson(PhD)in

Algorithmiaalgorithmia.cominSeed · Jun 2017 · $3MAcquired

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 PartnersOsage University PartnersWork-Bench

Alluxioalluxio.ioSeries B · Apr 2020 · $7M

Alluxio provides an AI acceleration platform that optimizes data access and GPU utilization for AI and data platform teams across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Haoyuan (H.Y.) Li(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzSeven Seas Partners

Allyally.io

Business and goal management software built on the OKR framework.

Vetri Vellore(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccel

Altanaacceldata.ioin

Acceldata provides a unified platform for building, governing, and scaling data and AI workloads with end-to-end observability across pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Rohit Choudhary(Executive Officer, Director)inAshwin Rajeeva(Executive Officer, Director)inSatish Krishnamurthy(Executive Officer, Director)Maram Nagendraprasad(Executive Officer, Director)Gaurav Nagar(Founder)in

BoardDev Khare(Director)in

Co-investorsDrive CapitalEMERGENT VENTURESFelicis VenturesFocal VenturesForesite CapitalGeneral Catalyst+22 more

Amazonamazon.comin

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)Andy Jassy(President and Chief Executive Officer)Brian Olsavsky(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesKleiner PerkinsMadrona Venture LabsRedwood CollectiveRogue Insight CapitalSilver Lake Partners+2 more

Ameraamerahealthsolutions.cominSeed

Amera Health Solutions provides a data integration platform that connects fragmented claims processing systems for health plans.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechInsurTechNew York City, US

Deep Kapur(Founder)inLouise Tanski(Founder)in

Co-investorsValia VenturesY CombinatorAlumni VenturesBase10 PartnersC Square CapitalComma Capital+7 more

Amigoamigo.aiin𝕏

Amigo builds AI-powered workflows for healthcare institutions, integrating clinical data and analytics to improve patient outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US

John Xing(Founder)inDr. Jay Shah, MD(Chief Medical Officer)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundCoho DeeptechGeneral CatalystGSV VenturesOptum Ventures

Amperityamperity.comSeries A · Jul 2021 · $100M

Seattle, US

Derek Slager(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kabir Shahani(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAmy Pelly(Executive Officer)in

BoardMatt McIlwain(Director)Rajeev Singh(Director)Kelly Wright(Director)

Co-investorsDeclaration PartnersFoundation CapitalFUSEGeneral CatalystGreycroftHighsage Ventures+3 more

Anagramanagramsecurity.com

Anagram Security builds security awareness training software designed to replace ineffective video-based compliance programs.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Harley Sugarman(CEO)in

Co-investorsBloomberg BetaGeneral CatalystNextView VenturesKickstart

Animotoanimoto.com

Jason Hsiao(Founder)in

Co-investorsKindred VenturesSpectrum Equity

AnsweriQansweriq.comin𝕏

AnsweriQ builds AI and intelligent process automation tools for customer service teams, handling repetitive tasks so agents can focus on complex customer interactions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Pradeep Rathinam(Founder)in

Anthropicanthropic.comin𝕏

Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Dario Amodei(Co-founder & CEO)inDaniela Amodei(Co-founder & President)inTom Brown(Co-founder)inJack Clark(Co-founder & Head of Policy)inJared Kaplan(Co-founder & Chief Science Officer)inChris Olah(Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead)in

Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture Capital7GC & CoA.Capital VenturesAccelAlanda Capital Holding Limited+129 more

Antigenantigen.shin𝕏Seed

Antigen provides continuous offensive security testing for enterprise production environments using AI agents nightly and human red teams monthly, with findings integrated into engineering tools.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Saad Jamal(Founder)inAbdullah Nauman(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel Operator Partners (aop)Transpose Platform ManagementY Combinator8VCAlumni VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+10 more

Apptioapptio.comin𝕏Feb 2018 · $16.5MAcquired

Apptio provides AI investment management software that helps organizations track, optimize, and align AI spending across infrastructure, talent, and tooling from prioritization through ROI measurement.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBellevue, US

Kurt Shintaffer(Executive Officer)inSachin Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Sunny Gupta(Founder)inAjay Patel(General Manager of Apptio and IT Automation at IBM)Larry Blasko(President, Field Operations)inEugene Khvostov(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCisco InvestmentsFelicis VenturesFPVFUSE+6 more

Archonarchon.bioinSeed · Oct 2024 · $20M

Archon Biosciences develops a computational protein design platform leveraging AI and deep learning for therapeutic and vaccine applications.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSeattle, US

George Ueda, Ph.D.(Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder)James Lazarovits, Ph.D.(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)James Lazarovits(Founder)inGeorge Ueda(Founder)in

Co-investorsCornucopian Capital ManagementY Combinator

Archwayarchway.io𝕏Series A · Feb 2023 · $15M

Archway is a blockchain protocol that rewards developers who build decentralized applications by giving them a share of gas fees, network inflation rewards, and the ability to charge usage premiums on their smart contracts.

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Co-investors1confirmationFigmentIDEO CoLab VenturesTPC Club (The presale club)TPC VenturesHashed

Archway Softwarearchwaysoftware.comNov 2024

CovenantIQ provides infrastructure for middle-market lending, enabling secure data exchange, financial standardization, and covenant calculations between lenders and borrowers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechRedmond, US

Dustin Hubbard(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSudhir Steven Singh(Director)Brent Beardall(Director)Vijay Luthra(Director)Jeff Sinnott(Director)

Other

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2ND WATCH HOLDING COMPANY, INC.Anzen Technologies, Inc.Booster FuelsDocusmartJobalineOzette Technologies, Inc.Panorama Artificial Intelligence Corp.Seed LeafSNUPI TechnologiesZeitworks Technologies245Aarden AIAi Enabled BiotechAi Intelligent AppsAizen TherapeuticAizen TherapeuticsAnimoto ProductionsAnomalyAnomaly InsightsApollo InsuranceAppFogattention labsBoomerang CommerceBranch MetricsBuuteeqChatitiveCheezburger NetworkCloudCoreoCofactoryConsumer MarketplaceContext RelevantData InfrastructureDataCoralDecideDeveloper Platforms ToolsDirect TravelDomicileDoorsteadEnterprise AppsEnvelop VREssentialFarecastGawkBoxIcebrgiConcludeIgneous SystemsIgnite BiosciencesIsilonIsilon SystemsJamaJetsonJobalignKitt.aiKittyCADKiwi GroceryKOSHERCOLattice Data

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▶161 more tracked companies

LightberryLocal MarketersLudica HealthLumataxM87MagnifyMagnifyMakewonderMatcherinoMaxpointMessageYesMighty AIMighty AIMikMakMobilewallaModulus TherapeuticsModulustherapeuticsMotherduckMuffin DataNekudaNerd ApplyNorm AiNosis BioNumbers StationObserveOctoAIOllionOpalOpal LabsOpenAIOpenHands AIOtherside AIOttoOttotheagentOutbound AIOvationOzetteOzettePallyPaper InstrumentsParoPayscale Holdings, Inc.PeachPendulumPendulum IntelligencePendulumfnPerformantPhotoWorksPixvanaPlacedPlayfabPlextracPlusPlus AIPlutoPluto VrPlutovrPollyPoppyPro.comProof DiagnosticsProofdxPulse LabsPulumiQumuloRainwayRavennaRec RoomRecraftRedfinRekaRelationalaiResolutionTubeRhythmsRidge AIRidgedataRigadoRiveterRouteRoverRoverRunwaySaltsolverSaphoSciFinSeekOutSeeQSemioticShapedSharebuilderShippableShopIgniterShyftShyft TechnologiesSilaSkytapSmartassistSpangle AISpice AISpiral GeneticsSpruce UPSquareHubStackStackblitzStacklokStatsigStratifyStratify TechnologiesStratifytechStyle GenomeSuplariSynthesizeTallyTaskhumanTaxbit PrivateTeachStreetTektonicTemporalTerrayTerray TherapeuticsTesorioThe RiveterTierTigeraTracemeTradeTrade CoffeeTrek HealthTROOP (formerly TroopTravel)Trova TripTuriTwelve LabsTwinstrand BiosciencesTypefaceUiPathUltravoxUnearthUnearthUnearthUnion Bay NetworksUplevelVeezooVERCEPTVerishopVersiveVilyaVisual LayerVOYGRWetpaintWhyLabs AIWicket LabsWisdomAIWonder WorkshopWorld Wide PacketsXXetHubYieldexYoastYOURIKAZ2Zeitworks

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 54

5 IPOs · 49 acquisitions · showing 23

ImpinjNASDAQ: PINautilus BiotechnologyNASDAQ: NAUTRent the RunwayNASDAQ: RENTSnowflakeNYSE: SNOWTroopacq. by SpotnanaXnoracq. by Apple2Nd Watchacq. by ST Telemedia (later merged/rebranded as Ollion)AppFogacq. by Savvis (CenturyLink)Bizibleacq. by MarketoBuuteeqacq. by The Priceline GroupChatitiveacq. by MailchimpCodaacq. by GrammarlyCommon Roomacq. by ZoomDataCoralacq. by ClouderaDecideacq. by eBayDirect Travelacq. by Steve Singh (investor group)Farecastacq. by MicrosoftIcebrgacq. by GigamoniConcludeacq. by OpswareIsilonacq. by EmcJamaacq. by Francisco PartnersJobalignacq. by Efficient HireKitt.aiacq. by Baidu

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How many investments has Madrona Venture Group made?
Madrona Venture Group has 361 tracked investments, 54 of which have exited, including 35 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, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, 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 Alumni Ventures, Insight Partners, Madrona Venture Labs, among 503 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 191

Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
$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
Techstars

Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, 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
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 an early-stage venture capital firm backing transformative technology companies, with a strong current emphasis on artificial intelligence across enterprise, healthcare, and consumer markets.

$1M – $20M
Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.

$1M – $100M
Redpoint Ventures

Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/

$100K – $10M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
Accel

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

$1.6M – $70M
▶179 more co-investors

Khosla VenturesSalesforce VenturesSapphire VenturesGeneral CatalystGreylock PartnersSoftBank Vision FundTrinity VenturesFounders' Co-opCRV (Charles River Ventures)Amplify PartnersMango CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersIndex VenturesBain Capital VenturesB Capital GroupNorwest Venture PartnersLux CapitalAltimeter CapitalCraft VenturesFoundation CapitalRRE VenturesGreycroftAdditionMaveronWingShasta VenturesPoint72 VenturesOurCrowdCisco InvestmentsPioneer Square LabsSound VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersIntel CapitalTwo Sigma VenturesConversion CapitalDefy PartnersAllen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Top Tier Capital PartnersWestRiver GroupKdT VenturesNotable CapitalMayfield FundLiquid VenturesSignalFireTenaya CapitalTCVDnx VenturesCrosscut VenturesNGP CapitalRadical VenturesVersion One VenturesSutter Hill VenturesFlying Fish VenturesSnowflake VenturesGradient VenturesStreamlined VenturesAME Cloud VenturesScale Venture PartnersPICUS CAPITALCrosslink CapitalUS Venture PartnersThreshold VenturesCiti VenturesICONIQ CapitalHyde Park Venture PartnersWork-BenchAllison Pickens VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesFikaK9 VenturesGreenoaksSmash CapitalConviction20VCAmazon Alexa FundOpenView Venture PartnersTola CapitalAirTree VenturesAlpha EdisonInventus Capital PartnersUbiquity VenturesMHS CapitalElement PartnersFive SigmaVanedge CapitalUncork CapitalBoxGroupACME CapitalHCVCFifth WallEmergence Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersStride VCAcrew CapitalSierra VenturesNext47Sherpalo VenturesBitkraft Esports Ventures75 & SunnyHustle Fund8-Bit CapitalARCH Venture PartnersMetaPropWhat If VenturesS28 CapitalVoyager CapitalActive CapitalArtis VenturesIncisive VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlcTen ElevenS32AI FundJAZZ Venture PartnersTA VenturesNeotribe VenturesGeek VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)Acton CapitalAV8 VenturesNeu Venture CapitalBek VenturesAlkeon CapitalAsymmetricDigitalis VenturesCarao VenturesInformation Venture PartnersDVx VenturesPrinceville CapitalYork IEImpact Venture CapitalBreakout VenturesAristos VenturesLong Journey VenturesBalderton CapitalGoat CapitalFirstMark CapitalC2 InvestmentsRevolutionOperator LPGoodwater CapitalHanabi CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.AccompliceUnusual VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)AIX Ventures23andMeDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)MaC Venture CapitalWildcat Venture PartnersPolychain CapitalAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)Lobby CapitalPeak XV PartnersRocketship.vcPrefix CapitalVenture HighwayAZ-VCBow CapitalJump CapitalBuilders VC3one4 CapitalIterative Instinct CapitalTwelve BelowAppOnboardFootPrint CoalitionSmartStart FundAngel Ventures MexicoForefront VentureCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Dorm RoomIsrael Growth PartnersMetalayerFab VenturesAvant BioMovacSolasta VenturesNetwork VC

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