Ted Kummert
Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
Seattle
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Ted Kummert is a venture partner at Madrona, which he first joined in 2013 after a 23+ year career at Microsoft, where he led development organizations building operating systems, enterprise security, and data platforms — ending as corporate vice president of the Data Platform Group responsible for products including SQL Server and SQL Azure. Between stints at Madrona, he served as a product and engineering leader at two Madrona portfolio companies: Apptio, through its 2016 IPO, and UiPath as chief product development officer, through its 2021 IPO. He rejoined Madrona in early 2023, where he evaluates new investments and advises portfolio company leaders, focusing on enterprise infrastructure and platforms, data and analytics, and intelligent applications. Earlier in his career he worked as an engineer at Apple and Hewlett-Packard.
Beyond investing
- Education
- Graduated from the University of Washington's electrical engineering department.
- Boards
- Chairs the Industry Advisory Board of the University of Washington's electrical engineering department.
- Communities
- Is a self-described devoted University of Washington Husky.
- Hobbies
- Is an avid soccer fan and follows the Seattle Sounders. Enjoys running and exercise, along with great food and wine.
- Family
- He and his wife, Pam, raised three sons.
From Ted's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 1
MontyCloud, Inc.Board seat
via Madrona Venture Group · filed Jan 2026 · $13.2M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Madrona Venture Group
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Investors connected to Ted in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.