Madrona

Madrona Venture Group, established in 1995 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments in the information technology sector. The firm primarily invests in the Pacific Northwest region, with a preference for companies operating in consumer Internet, commercial software, digital media, and emerging technologies like AI/ML and fintech. Madrona typically invests between $2 million and $10 million, often taking a board seat in portfolio companies.

Tom Alberg

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Loren Alhadeff

Venture Partner

Anna Baird

Operating Partner

Elisa La Cava

Senior Associate

Jennifer Chambers

Administrative Partner

Troy Cichos

COO and Partner

Hope Cochran

Managing Director

Jack Creighton

Strategic Director

Aseem Datar

Partner

Patrick J. Ennis

Venture Partner

Maria Gilfoyle

Investor

Paul Goodrich

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Gerald Grinstein

Co-Founder and Strategic Director

Joe Horsman

Investor

Len Jordan

Venture Partner

Daniel Li

Venture Partner

Matthew McIlwain

Managing Director

Karan Mehandru

Managing Director

Babak Parviz

Venture Partner

Chris Picardo

Partner

Tim Porter

Managing Director

Vivek Ramaswami

Partner

William Ruckelshaus

Strategic Director

Siddharth Shenai

Venture Partner

Steven Singh

Managing Director

Soma Somasegar

Managing Director

John Torrey

Venture Partner

Jon Turow

Partner

Dan Weld

Venture Partner

Past deals in Web Design

Fixie

Seed Round in 2023
We are a small agile web development team based out of Seattle, WA that primarily uses Ruby on Rails as our weapon of choice. We can help you enhance a few features on your site, optimize your app to leverage social media, evaluate your design, or even completely build your million dollar startup idea!

Haiku Deck

Series A in 2013
Haiku Deck is a Seattle-based company that offers a user-friendly software application designed for creating visually appealing presentations on iOS devices and the web. The platform provides a variety of stylish fonts, layouts, and image filters, allowing users to produce professional-quality presentations without requiring design expertise. Founded by Adam Tratt and Kevin Leneway, Haiku Deck aims to simplify the presentation-making process, making it accessible for users ranging from educators to entrepreneurs. The company has garnered positive recognition for its ease of use and aesthetic appeal, attracting investment from notable firms such as Trilogy Partnership and Madrona Venture Group.

buuteeq

Series B in 2012
buuteeq is a Digital Marketing System (DMS) that enables hotels to create and manage high-performing websites, mobile phone content, a Facebook presence, and direct-to-hotel online reservations. The system combines content management, branded digital marketing materials, integrated online reservations, and reporting tools that together offer independent hotels a complete solution to manage their digital marketing efforts. The company launched its buuteeq DMS service in January 2011

Haiku Deck

Seed Round in 2012
Haiku Deck is a Seattle-based company that offers a user-friendly software application designed for creating visually appealing presentations on iOS devices and the web. The platform provides a variety of stylish fonts, layouts, and image filters, allowing users to produce professional-quality presentations without requiring design expertise. Founded by Adam Tratt and Kevin Leneway, Haiku Deck aims to simplify the presentation-making process, making it accessible for users ranging from educators to entrepreneurs. The company has garnered positive recognition for its ease of use and aesthetic appeal, attracting investment from notable firms such as Trilogy Partnership and Madrona Venture Group.

Haiku Deck

Seed Round in 2011
Haiku Deck is a Seattle-based company that offers a user-friendly software application designed for creating visually appealing presentations on iOS devices and the web. The platform provides a variety of stylish fonts, layouts, and image filters, allowing users to produce professional-quality presentations without requiring design expertise. Founded by Adam Tratt and Kevin Leneway, Haiku Deck aims to simplify the presentation-making process, making it accessible for users ranging from educators to entrepreneurs. The company has garnered positive recognition for its ease of use and aesthetic appeal, attracting investment from notable firms such as Trilogy Partnership and Madrona Venture Group.

SeaDragon Software

Series B in 2005
SeaDragon Software, founded in 2003 as Sand Codex and later renamed in 2005, specializes in web-based visualization technology that enables users to browse graphics and photos efficiently. Initially based in Princeton, the company relocated to Seattle in 2004 to support its founder's family commitments. After securing $4 million in funding, including significant contributions from the Madrona Venture Group, SeaDragon Software was acquired by Microsoft in early 2006. Following the acquisition, the company became part of Microsoft's Live Labs, which bridged the gap between its online product groups and research initiatives.

RuleSpace

Series C in 2000
RuleSpace, Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, is a privately held company specializing in automated web content recognition technology and services. The company enables internet applications and network appliances to instantly identify and categorize web content, enhancing the delivery of relevant information to users. By utilizing RuleSpace's technology, network access vendors, online marketers, and portals can provide more meaningful and contextually appropriate content as users navigate the web. This approach stands in contrast to traditional human review methods, as RuleSpace's solutions efficiently adapt to the rapid growth of web content, ensuring that information remains current and relevant.
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