Oren Etzioni
InvestorTechnical Director at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator · Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
Seattle, Washington
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Oren Etzioni is a computer science professor at the University of Washington since 1991 and served as CEO of the Allen Institute for AI from its founding in 2013 through September 2022. He holds positions as a venture partner at Madrona Venture Group and columnist at GeekWire, and has founded multiple organizations including the AI2 Incubator and TrueMedia.org. His earlier ventures—Farecast, Decide, and Vercept—were acquired by Microsoft, eBay, and Anthropic respectively, and his academic honors include AAAI Fellow status and multiple test of time awards.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechRoboticsSaaS
Experience
- GeekWireColumnistcurrent2026 — present
- AI2 IncubatorFoundercurrent2014 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Madrona Venture GroupVenture Partnercurrent2000 — present
- VerceptCo-Founder2024 — 2026
- TrueMedia.orgFounder2024 — 2025Greater Seattle Area
- Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2)Founding Chief Executive Officer2013 — 2022Seattle
- DecideCo-Founder and CTO2010 — 2013
- FarecastFounder2003 — 2008
- Go2NetCTO1999 — 2000
- ClearForestCo-founder1997 — 1998
- NetbotCo-Founder & Chief Visionary Officer1996 — 1997
Education
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), computer science1986 — 1991
- Harvard UniversityB.A., computer science1982 — 1986
Skills & more
Machine Learning99Artificial Intelligence99Data Mining99Big Data94Natural Language Processing80Computer Science69Algorithms64Text Mining51Information Retrieval54Entrepreneurship37Pattern Recognition28Text Analytics17
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Colleagues at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Andy Lai
Product & Design Lead at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Ani Kembhavi
Venture Partner at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Anne Labordo
Operations Team at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Arthur Maloy
CFO at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Audrey Yun
Community and Programming Manager at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Ben Golden
General Counsel at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Bryan Hale
Managing Director at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Cassie Pless
Venture Partner at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Oren Etzioni?
- Oren Etzioni is a computer science professor at the University of Washington since 1991 and served as CEO of the Allen Institute for AI from its founding in 2013 through September 2022. He holds positions as a venture partner at Madrona Venture Group and columnist at GeekWire, and has founded multiple organizations including the AI2 Incubator and TrueMedia.org. His earlier ventures—Farecast, Decide, and Vercept—were acquired by Microsoft, eBay, and Anthropic respectively, and his academic honors include AAAI Fellow status and multiple test of time awards.
- Where does Oren Etzioni work?
- Oren Etzioni is Technical Director at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator.
- What does Oren Etzioni invest in?
- Oren Etzioni invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Robotics, SaaS.
- What check size does Oren Etzioni write?
- Oren Etzioni typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- Where did Oren Etzioni go to school?
- Oren Etzioni studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), computer science); Harvard University (B.A., computer science).
Founder mafias
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Madrona Venture Group mafia9
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AI2 Incubator mafia4
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Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University390
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Also attended Harvard University1,483
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Shared employers
Also worked at GeekWire1
Also worked at Vercept2
Also worked at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2)12
Eric HorvitzInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesIvan BercovichOperating Partner at ScOp Venture CapitalEran MegiddoSenior Advisor (Corporate VP Windows Product & Education Microsoft) at Grishin RoboticsHsu Han OoiFounder, General Partner at ITERATIVEJayaInvestor at Foundation CapitalFinbarr TimbersInvestor at Tq Ventures Llc
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