John Carpenter
InvestorInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Labs
Seattle, Washington, United States
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About
John Carpenter is a Partner at Madrona based in San Francisco, where he works with early-stage founders in AI tools and security. He also writes about AI on a Substack newsletter.
Experience
- Madrona Venture GroupIT Directorcurrent2000 — present
- Wright Runstad & CompanyIT Consultant1994 — 2000
- Vessel Assist Association of AmerciaMarketing Manager1994 — 1996Greater Seattle Area
- Honeywell Information SystemsIT Security Auditor1992 — 1994Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Skills & more
Cloud Computing1Venture Capital3Mergers & Acquisitions1Strategic Partnerships4Management4Strategy3Start-ups1Entrepreneurship1
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Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group
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Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group
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Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Labs
Andrew Leary
IT Support Engineer at Madrona Venture Labs
Anna Baird
Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Labs
Anna Chen
Investor at Madrona Venture Labs
Anna Schmitz
Receptionist at Madrona Venture Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Carpenter?
- John Carpenter is a Partner at Madrona based in San Francisco, where he works with early-stage founders in AI tools and security. He also writes about AI on a Substack newsletter.
- Where does John Carpenter work?
- John Carpenter is Information Technology Director at Madrona Venture Labs.
- Where did John Carpenter go to school?
- John Carpenter studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Washington (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Accounting and Finance).
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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management842
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Also attended University of Washington469
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Shared employers
Also worked at Wright Runstad & Company2
Also worked at Honeywell Information Systems103
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