Mike Fridgen
InvestorVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
Seattle, Washington
Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $250K
About
Mike Fridgen is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur with experience in AI product development and company scaling. As founder and Managing Director of multiple Madrona venture studio funds, he established an investment thesis focused on enterprise and consumer AI, raising approximately $40M and creating over 30 portfolio companies that collectively secured more than $270M in funding and exceeded $700M in combined valuation. Earlier, he was a founding member of Farecast and Decide.com, both acquired by major technology companies, where he built AI-powered consumer products and subsequently led product platform teams serving millions of users globally.
Experience
- Stealth StartupFounder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- MadronaVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- University of WashingtonAdvisory Board Member for Buerk Center for Entrepreneurshipcurrent2014 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- Madrona Venture LabsBoard Member2025 — 2026Seattle, Washington, United States
- Madrona Venture LabsManaging Director & CEO2015 — 2025Greater Seattle Area
- OttoBoard Member2024 — 2026Greater Seattle Area
- eBay IncGeneral Manager2013 — 2015Greater Seattle Area
- DecidePresident & CEO2010 — 2013Seattle
- MicrosoftDirector, Product Management2008 — 2010Greater Seattle Area
- Farecast.comVP Marketing & Product2005 — 2008Greater Seattle Area
- Alaska AirlinesDirector, Interactive Marketing2004 — 2005Greater Seattle Area
- Expedia GroupPartnerships Manager2001Greater Seattle Area
- TripHubCEO & co-founder1996 — 2000Greater Seattle Area
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA2001 — 2003
- UW Foster School of BusinessEntrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1993 — 1997
Skills & more
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
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Also attended UW Foster School of Business44
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Shared employers
Also worked at eBay Inc132
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Also worked at Decide4
Also worked at Microsoft626
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