Ela Madej
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Fifty Years · Director at Seattle Food Tech · Founder at Credictive
San Francisco
Writes $250K – $2M checks
FoundedCredictive · YC
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About
Serial entrepreneur and investor.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechCloud ComputingConsumerCrypto & Web3Deep TechEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFoodTechFuture of WorkGamingGovTechHardwareHealthtechInsurTechIoTMarketplacesMedical DevicesSaaS
Director at Seattle Food Tech
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Founder at CredictiveYC S12
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Ela went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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
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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AstranisFluxJourney ClinicalPrivyRebellyousSolugenUpside Foods
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ela Madej?
- Serial entrepreneur and investor.
- Where does Ela Madej work?
- Ela Madej is Founder of Credictive and General Partner at Fifty Years.
- 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.
- What companies has Ela Madej invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Astranis, Flux, Journey Clinical, Privy, Rebellyous, Solugen, Upside Foods.
- Where did Ela Madej go to school?
- Ela Madej studied at University of Birmingham (Erasmus exchange, BA); Y Combinator (Technology Entrepreneurship); Krakow University of Economics (MA program (dropped out), Controlling in Finance Management).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,508
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University of Birmingham mafia56
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Krakow University of Economics mafia8
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Fifty Years mafia7
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Seattle Food Tech mafia2
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Also attended Krakow University of Economics18
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Also worked at Burning Man Project1
Also worked at Innovation Nest8
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