Paul Madera
Managing Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Palo Alto, California
Writes $5M – $25M checks · typically $12M
Midas 2017 · #14Midas 2016 · #12Midas 2015 · #7Midas 2014 · #9Midas 2013 · #11Midas 2012 · #7Midas 2011
About
Paul Madera co-founded Meritech Capital Partners in 1999 and helps lead its consumer, enterprise, and fintech practices. Before Meritech, he was a Managing Director and Head of the Private Equity Group at Montgomery Securities and earlier worked as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley; he previously served as a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot. He holds a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Deals · 6
iCertis, Inc.Board seat
via Meritech Capital Partners · filed Mar 2025 · $50M raise
YubicoBoard seat
via Meritech Capital Partners · filed Oct 2023 · $204.3M raise
FilevineBoard seat
via Meritech Capital Partners · filed Dec 2019 · $20M raise
ForgerockBoard seat
via Meritech Capital Partners · filed Sep 2017 · $88.1M raise
PanzuraBoard seat
via Meritech Capital Partners · filed Jan 2017 · $32.9M raise
TegileBoard seat
via Meritech Capital Partners · filed May 2015 · $55.2M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
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