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Jon Turow

Investor

Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

Seattle, Washington

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

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242 people in our graph share verified history with Jon — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Tobi CokerunlockedJon: together at Motherduck (2023–2026)
Jon: together at Motherduck
×4Jon: together at Anthropic
×2Jon: together at Madrona

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 — present
  2. MadronaVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
  3. MadronaPartner2022 — 2026Seattle, Washington, United States
  4. MotherDuckBoardcurrent2022 — present
  5. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Head Of Product, Computer Vision2018 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
  6. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Principal Technical Product Manager - AWS Greengrass2016 — 2022
  7. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Product - AWS IoT2014 — 2016Greater Seattle Area
  8. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Product - Simple Notification Service (SNS)2012 — 2014Greater Seattle Area
  9. knockknockCofounder2011 — 2012

Skills & more

Mobile1Venture Capital14Social Media14Cloud Computing28Social Networking6Business Development14Telephony2Entrepreneurship20Product Management33Data Analysis4Mobile Devices10Leadership12
+8 moreStrategic PartnershipsDigital MediaStart-upsBusiness StrategyManagementE-commerceStrategyProduct Development

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Investments

Investor

MotherduckNekuda.aiVisual LayerYutori

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Colleagues at Madrona Venture Group

Alexandra Estep
Controller at Madrona Venture Group
Alison McCulloch
Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group
Alli Sherwin
Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group
An Cayas
Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group
Andrew Leary
IT Support Engineer at Madrona Venture Group
Anna Baird
Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
Anna Chen
Investor at Madrona Venture Group
Anna Schmitz
Receptionist at Madrona Venture Group

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.
What companies has Jon Turow invested in?
Investments tracked here include Motherduck, Nekuda.ai, Visual Layer, Yutori.
Where did Jon Turow go to school?
Jon Turow studied at The Wharton School (BS, Finance, Strategic Management); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Strategy, Entrepreneurship).

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