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Jon Turow

Investor

Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

Seattle, Washington

Writes $500K – $10M checks Β· typically $5M

About

Jon Turow is a product leader who spent over a decade in cloud computing before moving into venture investing. At Amazon Web Services he led the product teams for computer vision AI services, including Amazon Textract for intelligent document processing and Amazon Rekognition for image and video analysis. He also authored the original product and business plans for AWS IoT and AWS Greengrass, which extend AWS services to run locally on edge devices. During his tenure at Amazon he launched more than five new services along with numerous features across AI/ML, edge computing, IoT, and messaging. Prior to Amazon, he co-founded and led a cloud telephony startup. He is affiliated with Madrona Venture Group.

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Beyond investing

Founded
Turow co-founded and led a cloud telephony startup prior to joining Amazon.

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Experience

  1. AnthropicBuilder, Member of Technical Staffcurrent2026 β€” present
  2. MadronaVenture Partnercurrent2026 β€” present
  3. MadronaPartner2022 β€” 2026Seattle, WA
  4. MotherDuckBoardcurrent2022 β€” present
  5. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Head Of Product, Computer Vision2018 β€” 2022Greater Seattle Area
  6. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Principal Technical Product Manager - AWS Greengrass2016 β€” 2022
  7. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Product - AWS IoT2014 β€” 2016Greater Seattle Area
  8. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Product - Simple Notification Service (SNS)2012 β€” 2014Greater Seattle Area
  9. knockknockCofounder2011 β€” 2012

Skills & more

Amazon Web Services (AWS)4SaaS1Enterprise Software2Mobile1Venture Capital14Social Media14Cloud Computing28Social Networking6Business Development14Telephony2Entrepreneurship20Product Management33
+12 moreData AnalysisMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsDigital MediaStart-upsBusiness StrategyE-commerceProduct DevelopmentMergersMergers & AcquisitionsAnalyticsLeadership

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jon Turow?
Jon Turow is a product leader who spent over a decade in cloud computing before moving into venture investing. At Amazon Web Services he led the product teams for computer vision AI services, including Amazon Textract for intelligent document processing and Amazon Rekognition for image and video analysis. He also authored the original product and business plans for AWS IoT and AWS Greengrass, which extend AWS services to run locally on edge devices. During his tenure at Amazon he launched more than five new services along with numerous features across AI/ML, edge computing, IoT, and messaging. Prior to Amazon, he co-founded and led a cloud telephony startup. He is affiliated with Madrona Venture Group.
Where does Jon Turow work?
Jon Turow is Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group.
What check size does Jon Turow write?
Jon Turow typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
Where did Jon Turow go to school?
Jon Turow studied at The Wharton School (BS, Finance); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Strategy).

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