Oren Etzioni
InvestorFounder at AI2 Incubator · Technical Director at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator · Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
Seattle, Washington
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $5M
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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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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
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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 Founder at 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
Carnegie Mellon University mafia480
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AI2 Incubator mafia13
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Madrona Venture Group mafia12
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Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator mafia3
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Also attended Carnegie Mellon University631
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Also attended Harvard University2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at GeekWire2
Also worked at Vercept4
Also worked at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2)32
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