Leila Madrone
FounderFounder/CEO at Sunfolding
Oakland, California, United States
FoundedSunfolding · YC
Founder/CEO at SunfoldingYC S17
Intro paths
YC
Leila went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Leila can intro founders to Sunfolding's investors below.
Sunfolding's investors · 2
Experience
- ActivateExecutive Vice Presidentcurrent2025 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- ActivateExecutive in Residence2024 — 2025Berkeley, California, United States
- SunfoldingFounder and CTO2017 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- SunfoldingFounder and CEO2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- OtherlabSolar Innovation Lead2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- GreenVoltsSenior Product Engineer2008 — 2011
- NASA Ames Research CenterLead Engineer, Intelligent Robotics Group2006 — 2008
- BiotroveLead Engineer2001 — 2005
Skills & more
PolymersObjectives and Key Results (OKRs)Grant WritingBusiness StrategyEarly-Stage StartupsStart-up VenturesProduct ManagementStartupsBoard of DirectorsEntrepreneurshipFundraisingTeam Leadership
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RoboticsElectronicsElectrical EngineeringEmbedded SystemsSensorsEngineeringFirmwareSimulationsInstrumentationManufacturingSolar EnergyMatlabFrom Leila's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Leila Madrone?
- Founder/CEO at Sunfolding
- Where does Leila Madrone work?
- Leila Madrone is Founder/CEO of Sunfolding.
- What companies did Leila Madrone found?
- Leila Madrone founded Sunfolding.
- Where did Leila Madrone go to school?
- Leila Madrone studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S. and M.Eng, Electrical Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,720
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Shared employers
Also worked at Activate25
Joshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesRandy AllenCompany Building Partner at Material ImpactIlan GurCEO, ARIA; Co-founder, Activate at ISVPauliina MeskanenInvestor at Great Wave VenturesCristina EscodaManaging Partner at Tachyon VenturesKrish MehtaFellow at LifeX Ventures
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Also worked at NASA Ames Research Center53
Lindsey YeePrincipal at Starbridge Venture Capital LlcMelissa LokugamageSenior Venture Associate at 82VSGeetha DholakiaPortfolio Program Director at TDK VenturesRyan AbronskiSenior Associate at Morgan Creek CapitalDipty DesaiVenture Partner at Elevate CapitalMonte ZwebenVenture Advisor at AI Fund
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