Where did Kent Madsen go to school?

Kent Madsen studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania (Master’s Degree - MA, International Studies - Asia and Chinese); University of Michigan (MSME, Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering).

Kent Madsen

Investor

Founding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURES · Board director at Oliver IQ

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

About

Kent Madsen is co-founder and managing partner of Epic Venture Funds and Zions SBIC. He serves on the boards of Ostrich Cybersecurity, OliverIQ, Numetric, and Fullcast.io, and has portfolio oversight of companies including Reputation.com, Commonwealth Fusion, Mingle Health, Mimic Networks, SpaceX, and X.ai. His investment history includes companies that achieved acquisitions by major technology firms and public offerings on the Nasdaq and NYSE.

Board director at Oliver IQ

Intro paths

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In turn, Kent can intro founders to Oliver IQ's investors below.

Oliver IQ's investors · 3

Album VCLehi · $500K – $3M checks EPIC VENTURESSalt Lake City Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks

Experience

EPIC VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent1997 — present
ZIONS SBIC LLCCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent1999 — present
University of Utah VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2024 — present
Zions BankBoard of Directors 2006 - 2015; Board of Advisors 2015 - 2023current2006 — presentAdvisory Board Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
QubitOwlInvestor and Board Membercurrent2025 — present
MimicInvestor and Board Observercurrent2024 — present
xAIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
Commonwealth Fusion SystemsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
DailyPay, Inc.Investorcurrent2023 — present
FullcastInvestor and Board Membercurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
SpaceXInvestorcurrent2020 — present
NumetricInvestor and Board Membercurrent2024 — present
Brim FinancialInvestorcurrent2024 — present
UPTIQInvestorcurrent2024 — present
MANSCAPEDInvestorcurrent2022 — present
Ostrich Cyber-RiskInvestor and Board Membercurrent2022 — present
PuraInvestorcurrent2021 — present
OliverIQInvestor and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
Mingle HealthInvestor and Board Membercurrent2015 — present
QualitiInvestor and Board Member2021 — 2025
Canopy, Inc.Investor2014 — 2025Greater Salt Lake City Area
Oxygen EsportsInvestor2022 — 2024
Western Peaks LogisticsInvestor and Board Member2012 — 2024Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Spiff IncInvestor2020 — 2023
PathologyWatchInvestor2020 — 2023
Hippo InsuranceInvestor2018 — 2022
Volta ChargingInvestor2014 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
Keystone CommunicationsBoard of Directors2010 — 2022Salt Lake City, Utah
Area 1 SecurityInvestor2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
ZenefitsInvestor2015 — 2021
BraintraceInvestor and Board Member2016 — 2021
NUVIInvestor and Board Observer2015 — 2021
HG InsightsInvestor and Board Member2012 — 2021Santa Barbara County, California, United States
SimplusInvestor and Board Member2015 — 2020
Shape SecurityInvestor2013 — 2020
Health CatalystInvestor and Board Observer2015 — 2019(NASDAQ: HCAT)
Janrain, Inc.Investor and Board Observer2012 — 2019Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
KnōdInvestor and Board Member2013 — 2018
PillPackInvestor2016 — 2018
InnoventuresMember of Fund Oversight and Investment Review Commitee1999 — 2017Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Start-ups86Entrepreneurship58Mergers & Acquisitions56Private Equity39Corporate Development33Due Diligence32Investments33Financial Modeling19Valuation12Mergers11Finance8

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AnalyticsCorporate FinanceInvestment BankingEmerging MarketsAcquisitionsBusiness ValuationExecutive ManagementAngel InvestingStrategyEnterprise SoftwareManagementVenture Financing

Languages Chinese (Mandarin)

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Colleagues at EPIC VENTURES

Andy Theurer

Chief Executive Officer - ARUP Laboratories at EPIC VENTURES

Brad Wiskirchen

Investor at EPIC VENTURES

Charles Fisher

Investor at EPIC VENTURES

Chris Stone

Investor at EPIC VENTURES

Craig Jeppson

Investor at EPIC VENTURES

Darren Lee

Investor at EPIC VENTURES

David Liu

Investor at EPIC VENTURES

Dean Robison

Investor at EPIC VENTURES

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kent Madsen?: Kent Madsen is co-founder and managing partner of Epic Venture Funds and Zions SBIC. He serves on the boards of Ostrich Cybersecurity, OliverIQ, Numetric, and Fullcast.io, and has portfolio oversight of companies including Reputation.com, Commonwealth Fusion, Mingle Health, Mimic Networks, SpaceX, and X.ai. His investment history includes companies that achieved acquisitions by major technology firms and public offerings on the Nasdaq and NYSE.
Where does Kent Madsen work?: Kent Madsen is Founding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURES and Board director at Oliver IQ.
Where did Kent Madsen go to school?: Kent Madsen studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania (Master’s Degree - MA, International Studies - Asia and Chinese); University of Michigan (MSME, Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering).

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Also attended The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania55

Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investments María de Lera AuerspergInvestor at Kfund Cristobal De AtuchaPrincipal at FinTech Collective Dan SiazonFounder & Managing Partner at Kickstart Ventures Stephen SnyderManaging Director, Head of Operations & Partnerships at JetBlue Ventures Willian ShiangInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL

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Also attended University of Michigan793

Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of Turpentine Karim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista Capital Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America Scott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital Zach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear Ventures

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Also attended Tsinghua University270

Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel Capital Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures Ted BreyerPartner at Breyer Capital Alexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture Partners Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Song MaoManaging Director, China at Qualcomm Ventures

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Also attended Nanjing University38

Will PriceInvestor at Next Frontier Capital Zhenan BaoAdvisory Partner at Fusion Rebecca LiVice President at Sky9 Capital Shan YangVice President at Joyance Partners Violet TanPartner & COO at UpHonest Capital Lingling JiangPartner at DWF Labs

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Shared employers

Also worked at University of Utah Ventures1

Jack BorenManaging Partner at EPIC VENTURES

Also worked at Commonwealth Fusion Systems16

Kike MirallesInvestment Director at Intel Capital Randy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJ Dan BrunnerAdvisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture Climate Tim KrysiekManaging Partner at MassMutual Ventures Carly AndersonPrincipal at Prelude Ventures Hisham ElhaddadManaging Partner at HOF Capital

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Also worked at Fullcast3

Ben DavisDirector at Mercato Partners Tom LazayCo-Founder and General Partner at Companyon Ventures Chris LuInvestor at Winning Together Fund

Also worked at Hippo Insurance14

David MortGeneral Partner at Propel Venture Partners Gil AraziManaging Partner at FinTLV Ventures Justin MooreCEO at Innovius Capital Annamarie KellyFounding Product Engineer at Tidemark Kamran AnsariVenture Partner at Infinity Ventures Noah KnaufGeneral Partner at Bond Capital Management

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