Madrona Venture Group

Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 that backs technology and consumer startups from seed through growth stages. It focuses on information technology, software, digital media and advertising, e-commerce, data analytics, fintech, cloud, mobile, and AI, as well as related infrastructure, hardware, and robotics. The firm primarily targets companies in the Pacific Northwest and the broader West Coast, and often leads investments with a goal of taking board seats to help portfolio companies scale from early development to market leadership.

Tom Alberg

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Loren Alhadeff

Venture Partner

Jennifer Chambers

Administrative Partner

Troy Cichos JD

Partner

Hope Cochran

Venture Partner

Jack Creighton

Strategic Director

Aseem Datar

Partner

Patrick J. Ennis

Venture Partner

Maggie Finch

Partner

Maria Gilfoyle

Investor

Palak Goel

Investor

Paul Goodrich

Managing Director

Gerald Grinstein

Co-Founder and Strategic Director

Joseph Horsman

Investor

Scott Jacobson

Managing Director

Len Jordan

Managing Director

Ted Kummert

Venture Partner

Daniel Li

Venture Partner

Matthew McIlwain

Managing Director

Karan Mehandru

Managing Director

Mark T. Nelson

Venture Partner

Babak Parviz

Venture Partner

James Phillips

Strategic Director

Chris Picardo

Partner

Tim Porter

Managing Director

Vivek Ramaswami

Partner

Bill Richter

Venture Partner

William Ruckelshaus

Strategic Director

Siddharth Shenai JD

Venture Partner

Steve Singh

Managing Director

Soma Somasegar

Managing Director

John Torrey

Venture Partner

Jon Turow

Partner

Ishani Ummat

Investor

Dan Weld

Venture Partner

Past deals in Developer Tools

Observe

Series B in 2024
Observe Inc. develops an online platform for log analytics, infrastructure monitoring, and application performance management. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Unstructured

Series B in 2024
Unstructured is a developer of an open-source data transformation platform that simplifies the process of converting raw data, such as PDFs and Microsoft Office documents, into formats compatible with language models. The platform supports over 25 file types, including PDF, DOC, and PPTX, and offers connectors to various systems like SharePoint, S3, and Databricks. By facilitating effortless data extraction and integration into AI workflows, Unstructured enhances the accessibility of human-generated information, ensuring that it is readily available for generative AI systems. Its modular architecture allows users to incorporate any third-party model, making it a versatile solution for preprocessing natural language data for machine learning applications.

Pulumi Corporation

Series C in 2023
Founded in 2017, Pulumi Corporation operates an infrastructure-as-code platform for developing cloud software. It offers Pulumi SDK, an open-source tool enabling developers to create, deploy, and manage cloud applications and infrastructure using code. The company also provides a web console for collaborative delivery and management of cloud apps and infrastructure across public, private, or hybrid environments.

Unstructured

Series A in 2023
Unstructured is a developer of an open-source data transformation platform that simplifies the process of converting raw data, such as PDFs and Microsoft Office documents, into formats compatible with language models. The platform supports over 25 file types, including PDF, DOC, and PPTX, and offers connectors to various systems like SharePoint, S3, and Databricks. By facilitating effortless data extraction and integration into AI workflows, Unstructured enhances the accessibility of human-generated information, ensuring that it is readily available for generative AI systems. Its modular architecture allows users to incorporate any third-party model, making it a versatile solution for preprocessing natural language data for machine learning applications.

Temporal Technologies

Series B in 2023
Temporal Technologies develops an open-source microservices orchestration platform that enables developers to build and operate resilient, scalable distributed applications. The platform provides workflow orchestration for tasks of any size, with built-in support for exponential activity retries and native saga pattern coordination to ensure reliable execution across microservice architectures. It also offers development, debugging, testing, resource provisioning, and monitoring tools, along with cloud services to run Temporal workloads and manage data pipelines. The company focuses on helping teams coordinate complex distributed workflows and ensure fault tolerance. Temporal Technologies was founded in 2019 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

XetHub

Seed Round in 2023
XetHub is a collaborative storage platform focused on data management and the development of Generative AI applications. It allows users to build and deploy AI solutions while managing and versioning large-scale data repositories. The platform emphasizes efficiency and speed, featuring capabilities such as data deduplication and incremental difference tracking. Its GitHub-style collaboration workflows enable users to keep models, embeddings, data, prompts, and code integrated within a single system. Additionally, XetHub allows for direct mounting of repositories, facilitating instant access to files while ensuring compliance and streamlining the machine learning development process.

Observe

Series A in 2022
Observe Inc. develops an online platform for log analytics, infrastructure monitoring, and application performance management. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Temporal Technologies

Series B in 2022
Temporal Technologies develops an open-source microservices orchestration platform that enables developers to build and operate resilient, scalable distributed applications. The platform provides workflow orchestration for tasks of any size, with built-in support for exponential activity retries and native saga pattern coordination to ensure reliable execution across microservice architectures. It also offers development, debugging, testing, resource provisioning, and monitoring tools, along with cloud services to run Temporal workloads and manage data pipelines. The company focuses on helping teams coordinate complex distributed workflows and ensure fault tolerance. Temporal Technologies was founded in 2019 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

SeekOut

Series C in 2022
SeekOut is an advanced AI-powered recruitment management platform that specializes in identifying and engaging hard-to-find and diverse talent. The company's unique capabilities allow recruiters to access a vast pool of over 80 million profiles, particularly in engineering and life sciences, by utilizing data from patents and research publications. SeekOut provides recruiters with tools to discover untapped deep tech talent through its proprietary sourcing solution for GitHub. It also offers best-in-class AI search functionality over 500 million profiles, ensuring that recruiters can efficiently match candidates to job vacancies. With features like one-click access to diverse candidates, automated messaging campaigns, and custom search engines across 37 social networks and websites, SeekOut enhances the recruiting process, allowing teams to focus on strategic tasks while improving overall return on investment.

Battlesnake

Seed Round in 2021
Battlesnake is an online platform that engages users in programming through multiplayer gaming. It offers a unique environment for individuals to learn new technologies, enhance their coding skills, and participate in programming competitions. By fostering collaboration and celebrating diverse skill levels, Battlesnake not only provides a fun and interactive way to practice programming but also supports the development of communities centered around open-source software. The platform is designed to make programming accessible and enjoyable for friends and colleagues alike.

Observe

Venture Round in 2021
Observe Inc. develops an online platform for log analytics, infrastructure monitoring, and application performance management. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

SeekOut

Series B in 2021
SeekOut is an advanced AI-powered recruitment management platform that specializes in identifying and engaging hard-to-find and diverse talent. The company's unique capabilities allow recruiters to access a vast pool of over 80 million profiles, particularly in engineering and life sciences, by utilizing data from patents and research publications. SeekOut provides recruiters with tools to discover untapped deep tech talent through its proprietary sourcing solution for GitHub. It also offers best-in-class AI search functionality over 500 million profiles, ensuring that recruiters can efficiently match candidates to job vacancies. With features like one-click access to diverse candidates, automated messaging campaigns, and custom search engines across 37 social networks and websites, SeekOut enhances the recruiting process, allowing teams to focus on strategic tasks while improving overall return on investment.

Pulumi Corporation

Series B in 2020
Founded in 2017, Pulumi Corporation operates an infrastructure-as-code platform for developing cloud software. It offers Pulumi SDK, an open-source tool enabling developers to create, deploy, and manage cloud applications and infrastructure using code. The company also provides a web console for collaborative delivery and management of cloud apps and infrastructure across public, private, or hybrid environments.

Temporal Technologies

Series A in 2020
Temporal Technologies develops an open-source microservices orchestration platform that enables developers to build and operate resilient, scalable distributed applications. The platform provides workflow orchestration for tasks of any size, with built-in support for exponential activity retries and native saga pattern coordination to ensure reliable execution across microservice architectures. It also offers development, debugging, testing, resource provisioning, and monitoring tools, along with cloud services to run Temporal workloads and manage data pipelines. The company focuses on helping teams coordinate complex distributed workflows and ensure fault tolerance. Temporal Technologies was founded in 2019 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

SeekOut

Series A in 2019
SeekOut is an advanced AI-powered recruitment management platform that specializes in identifying and engaging hard-to-find and diverse talent. The company's unique capabilities allow recruiters to access a vast pool of over 80 million profiles, particularly in engineering and life sciences, by utilizing data from patents and research publications. SeekOut provides recruiters with tools to discover untapped deep tech talent through its proprietary sourcing solution for GitHub. It also offers best-in-class AI search functionality over 500 million profiles, ensuring that recruiters can efficiently match candidates to job vacancies. With features like one-click access to diverse candidates, automated messaging campaigns, and custom search engines across 37 social networks and websites, SeekOut enhances the recruiting process, allowing teams to focus on strategic tasks while improving overall return on investment.

Pulumi Corporation

Series A in 2018
Founded in 2017, Pulumi Corporation operates an infrastructure-as-code platform for developing cloud software. It offers Pulumi SDK, an open-source tool enabling developers to create, deploy, and manage cloud applications and infrastructure using code. The company also provides a web console for collaborative delivery and management of cloud apps and infrastructure across public, private, or hybrid environments.

IOPipe

Seed Round in 2018
IOpipe is a serverless DevOps platform designed to enhance the development and operational efficiency of serverless applications. The company addresses the unique challenges that arise from the shift towards serverless computing by providing an open-source module that offers real-time telemetry, tracing, profiling, alerts, logs, and error monitoring. This functionality allows developers to gain insights into the performance and operations of their event-driven applications, particularly within Amazon Lambda functions. By adopting a customer-centric approach, IOpipe collaborates closely with its users to address their challenges effectively. The company emphasizes building a remote-first and diverse team that is dedicated to creating a leading product for serverless application development and operations.

Jama Software

Venture Round in 2018
Jama Software, Inc. is a developer of a requirements management platform that aids organizations in creating complex products and mission-critical software systems. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with an additional office in Haarlem, the Netherlands, Jama Software offers Jama Connect, a solution designed to streamline the product development lifecycle from idea to launch. The platform enables detailed impact assessments from a single source, enhancing collaboration and reducing errors associated with disparate data sources. It serves various industries, including aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer electronics, enterprise software and services, financial services and insurance, industrial technology, medical devices, and semiconductors. By managing both operational and strategic elements of product development, Jama Software helps organizations improve product quality, mitigate risks, and accelerate their time to market.

Pulumi Corporation

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2017, Pulumi Corporation operates an infrastructure-as-code platform for developing cloud software. It offers Pulumi SDK, an open-source tool enabling developers to create, deploy, and manage cloud applications and infrastructure using code. The company also provides a web console for collaborative delivery and management of cloud apps and infrastructure across public, private, or hybrid environments.

IOPipe

Seed Round in 2017
IOpipe is a serverless DevOps platform designed to enhance the development and operational efficiency of serverless applications. The company addresses the unique challenges that arise from the shift towards serverless computing by providing an open-source module that offers real-time telemetry, tracing, profiling, alerts, logs, and error monitoring. This functionality allows developers to gain insights into the performance and operations of their event-driven applications, particularly within Amazon Lambda functions. By adopting a customer-centric approach, IOpipe collaborates closely with its users to address their challenges effectively. The company emphasizes building a remote-first and diverse team that is dedicated to creating a leading product for serverless application development and operations.

CloudCoreo

Seed Round in 2016
CloudCoreo, Inc. is a cloud management platform based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2014. The company enables users to design and deploy applications across various cloud providers, offering a comprehensive solution for managing cloud infrastructure. Its platform features a community-driven DevOps framework combined with a deployment engine that allows users to create, modify, and maintain cloud stacks, which include all components of a deployment, such as managed services for networking and security. Additionally, CloudCoreo provides a searchable repository of stacks and an automation engine that helps ensure compliance by identifying potential risks at the time of deployment. This functionality aids users in understanding and mitigating risks associated with their cloud environments. As of February 2018, CloudCoreo operates as a subsidiary of VMware, Inc.

Jama Software

Series C in 2015
Jama Software, Inc. is a developer of a requirements management platform that aids organizations in creating complex products and mission-critical software systems. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with an additional office in Haarlem, the Netherlands, Jama Software offers Jama Connect, a solution designed to streamline the product development lifecycle from idea to launch. The platform enables detailed impact assessments from a single source, enhancing collaboration and reducing errors associated with disparate data sources. It serves various industries, including aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer electronics, enterprise software and services, financial services and insurance, industrial technology, medical devices, and semiconductors. By managing both operational and strategic elements of product development, Jama Software helps organizations improve product quality, mitigate risks, and accelerate their time to market.

Jama Software

Series B in 2013
Jama Software, Inc. is a developer of a requirements management platform that aids organizations in creating complex products and mission-critical software systems. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with an additional office in Haarlem, the Netherlands, Jama Software offers Jama Connect, a solution designed to streamline the product development lifecycle from idea to launch. The platform enables detailed impact assessments from a single source, enhancing collaboration and reducing errors associated with disparate data sources. It serves various industries, including aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer electronics, enterprise software and services, financial services and insurance, industrial technology, medical devices, and semiconductors. By managing both operational and strategic elements of product development, Jama Software helps organizations improve product quality, mitigate risks, and accelerate their time to market.

Corensic

Series A in 2009
Corensic is a technology company that specializes in software quality tools designed to enhance the reliability of applications in multi-core environments. Founded in late 2008 and originally known as PetraVM, Corensic aims to support developers and IT organizations in building higher quality software. Its flagship product, Jinx, is a tool that helps identify and address concurrency bugs by increasing the likelihood of their occurrence during debugging, thereby allowing for more effective troubleshooting. Corensic's offerings include a Visual Studio extension and a command-line utility, which assist developers and testers in improving the performance and stability of both Windows and Linux applications.
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