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Chris Picardo
InvestorPartner at Madrona Venture Group · Partner at Madrona Venture Labs
Seattle
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $5M
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About
Chris Picardo is a partner on the investment team at Madrona, which he joined in 2017. He helps lead the firm's investments in companies combining wet lab science with machine learning at the intersection of life and computer science, as well as consumer technology, commerce, marketplaces, and Web3. Before Madrona, he led finance, business intelligence, and strategy at Rockets of Awesome, a kids' clothing subscription company, and previously worked on the investment team at Invus covering consumer and life science deals. He began his career as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Seattle.
Contact· published on Chris's own website
Beyond investing
- Education
- Graduated cum laude from Williams College with majors in mathematics (honors) and English. Wrote a statistics thesis at Williams on time-dependent model-based clustering methods using Major League Baseball pitching data. Studied at Williams College (Mathematics (honors) and English)
- Boards
- Serves on the board of Life Science Washington. Chris Picardo serves on the Life Science Washington Nominating & Governance Committee.
- Communities
- Was a member of the Williams College varsity swim team for four years. Chris Picardo is a mentor at Creative Destruction Lab in the CDL-Seattle Computational Health stream.
- Awards
- Chris Picardo graduated cum laude from Williams College.
- Hobbies
- Is an avid golfer who will play in any weather. Enjoys tennis, skiing, and playing jazz saxophone. Is a die-hard Seattle sports fan.
From Chris's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Investments
Board seats
A-Alpha BioModulus TherapeuticsOvationOzetteTerray Therapeutics
Investor
Aizen TherapeuticAnzenArchonFayeModulus TherapeuticsTerray Therapeutics
Per curated public sources.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Chris PicardoInvestor Spotlight: Chris Picardo on Cross-Disciplinary Innovation and Finding Unique Founders
Madrona
Colleagues at Madrona Venture Group
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Picardo?
- Chris Picardo is a partner on the investment team at Madrona, which he joined in 2017. He helps lead the firm's investments in companies combining wet lab science with machine learning at the intersection of life and computer science, as well as consumer technology, commerce, marketplaces, and Web3. Before Madrona, he led finance, business intelligence, and strategy at Rockets of Awesome, a kids' clothing subscription company, and previously worked on the investment team at Invus covering consumer and life science deals. He began his career as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Seattle.
- Where does Chris Picardo work?
- Chris Picardo is Partner at Madrona Venture Group and Partner at Madrona Venture Labs.
- What check size does Chris Picardo write?
- Chris Picardo typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- What boards does Chris Picardo sit on?
- Chris Picardo holds tracked board seats at A-Alpha Bio, Modulus Therapeutics, Ovation, Ozette, Terray Therapeutics.
- What companies has Chris Picardo invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aizen Therapeutic, Anzen, Archon, Faye, Modulus Therapeutics, Terray Therapeutics.
- What awards has Chris Picardo received?
- Chris Picardo graduated cum laude from Williams College.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Chris Picardo?
- Tracked appearances include "Investor Spotlight: Chris Picardo on Cross-Disciplinary Innovation and Finding Unique Founders".
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