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Michael Madison

Managing Director at Cocoon Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Kauffman Fellow · Class 12

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About

Michael Madison is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 12 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Cocoon Ventures in United States.

Experience

  1. Pangea ForceSecretary-General and Founding Partnercurrent2009 — present
  2. Cocoon VenturesManaging Director and Chairmancurrent2009 — present
  3. UMBCAdvisory Board Member for College of Engineering and ITcurrent2009 — present
  4. Sozo VenturesManaging Director and General Partner2012 — 2014Palo Alto, CA and Tokyo, Japan
  5. Level Playing Field InstituteBoard member2010 — 2014
  6. SVASEBoard member2009 — 2011
  7. Haas School of BusinessEntrepreneurship and Innovation Mentor2007 — 2009
  8. Halo FundVC Professional / Kauffman Fellow2007 — 2008
  9. The Angels' ForumVC Professional / Kauffman Fellow2007 — 2008
  10. Tellme NetworksAnalytics & QA Tools Lead2002 — 2007
  11. Noble ScienceFounder and CEO2001 — 2005Mountain View, CA
  12. Intrinsic GraphicsGraphics Programmer2000 — 2001
  13. Lucent TechnologiesVisualization Programmer1999 — 2000
  14. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator FacilityPhysics Programmer1995 — 2000
  15. Apple ComputersSoftware Developper1998 — 1999
  16. Hewlett PackardVLSI Designer1998 — 1999
  17. Silicon GraphicsOS Software Engineer1997 — 1998
  18. NASASoftware Engineer Flight Simulation1995 — 1997

Skills & more

Semiconductors4VoIP2Flight Simulation2Particle Physics1Medical Simulation1Radiography1Software4Management22Entrepreneurship74Start-upsVenture Capital48Product Management23
+8 moreBusiness DevelopmentMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsManagement ConsultingBusiness StrategySaaSStrategyBusiness Planning

Languages English · French

  • Polkadot Blockchain Academy Graduate -- Buenos Aires 2023 — Polkadot
  • Polkadot/Substrate Runtime Developer — INDUSTRY CONNECT

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Madison?
Michael Madison is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 12 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Cocoon Ventures in United States.
Where did Michael Madison go to school?
Michael Madison studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Business); Stanford University (MS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Graphics); University of Maryland Baltimore County (BS, Computer Engineering (Computer Graphics focus)).

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate

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Also attended University of Maryland Baltimore County51

Beth ThorpeAdministrative Manager at JMI EquityKatie WillgingSenior Alternative Investments Analyst at NextGen Venture PartnersStephanie C. HillPresident, Rotary and Mission Systems at Lockheed Martin VenturesSam DienerManaging Partner at Early Light VenturesGreg Cangialosicreating at full frequency — all signal, no noiseMatt DimariaDirector at Innovation Studio

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Shared employers

Also worked at Tellme Networks21

Brad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsSteph TryphonasCo-founder of Collaborative RoboticsDavid WeidenInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid YooPrincipal at Struck CapitalEmil MichaelSenior Advisor at P1 VenturesKenneth Benson SawyerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Saints Capital

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Also worked at Lucent Technologies416

Nick FrosstCo-founder of CohereViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline Ventures

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Also worked at Apple Computers787

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AISteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal Foundation

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Also worked at Hewlett Packard636

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