Ela Madej
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Fifty Years · Founder at Credictive
San Francisco
Writes $250K – $2M checks
FoundedCredictive · YC
About
Ela Madej is a General Partner at Fifty Years, the seed fund she co-founded in 2015 with fellow Y Combinator alum Seth after relocating to San Francisco. A repeat founder and YC S12 alum, she launched Applicake, a Ruby on Rails and mobile development studio in Krakow, at 21 in 2006, and later co-founded Base CRM, which Zendesk acquired. Before Fifty Years, she was a partner at the Polish venture fund Innovation Nest and was active in the Polish and broader European tech communities until moving to the U.S. in 2014.
Invests in
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechCloud ComputingConsumerCrypto & Web3Deep TechEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFoodTechFuture of WorkGamingGovTechHardwareHealthtechInsurTechIoTMarketplacesMedical DevicesSaaS
Founder at CredictiveYC S12
Intro paths
Ela went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Ela can intro founders to Credictive's investors below.
Credictive's investors · 1
Co-founders at Credictive
Experience
- Fifty YearsFounding Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Burning Man ProjectLead Artist of the 2023 Burning Man Temple2023
- Impact.techCo-Founder2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Innovation NestPartner2014 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- European Rails Conference RailsberryCo-Founder2011 — 2013Krakow, Poland
- ApplicakeCo-Founder & CEO2006 — 2013Kraków, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Base CRMCo-Founder of Base CRM, acquired by Zendesk2009 — 2013Mountain View, CA
Education
- University of BirminghamErasmus exchange, BA2006
- Y CombinatorTechnology Entrepreneurship2012
- Krakow University of EconomicsMA program (dropped out), Controlling in Finance Management2008 — 2009
- Tischner European University, CracowBachelor of Arts, International Relations with Business2004 — 2007
Skills & more
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Mobile ApplicationsE-commerceWeb ApplicationsUser ExperienceBusiness StrategyMobile DevicesEntrepreneurshipTest Driven DevelopmentMySQLjQueryJavaScriptCSSLanguages English · German · Polish · Spanish
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Investments
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Colleagues at Fifty Years
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ela Madej work?
- Ela Madej is General Partner at Fifty Years and Founder at Credictive.
- What does Ela Madej invest in?
- Ela Madej invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Future of Work, Gaming, GovTech, Hardware, Healthtech, InsurTech, IoT, Marketplaces, Medical Devices, SaaS.
- What check size does Ela Madej write?
- Ela Madej typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What companies did Ela Madej found?
- Ela Madej founded Credictive.
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Fifty Years mafia4
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Krakow University of Economics mafia3
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Burning Man Project2
Also worked at Innovation Nest4
Also worked at Base CRM27
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