In May, Madrona hosted our annual CFO Summit that brings together private and public CFOs and financial professionals to share learnings and discuss business strategy and tactics. During the event, Bungie CFO Danielle Porter and Qumulo CFO Matt Frey hosted a breakout session called “Next Normal: Building a Thriving Digital Workforce,” to help others better… LEARN MORE >

Madrona has always been focused on ambitious entrepreneurs aggressively pushing their industries forward. Throughout the course of our history, we have seen and backed new tech solutions in nascent categories – from on-prem to cloud to SaaS to the emergence of intelligent applications – that have led to brand new categories and massive markets. With… LEARN MORE >

We are so excited to welcome the newest addition to our investing team, Palak Goel!   Palak is a unique combination of authentically curious, passionate, and knowledgeable about technology, and he is an analytical thinker – all critical traits in our industry!   A Bay Area native with a dual CS and Economics concentration from… LEARN MORE >

Angel investors are the bedrock of the startup universe. They are local and provide not just dollars but, even more importantly, business advice to founders and access to their networks. Angels are usually the first non-family money into a company and are incredibly important in connecting a founder to the next round of funding. As… LEARN MORE >

We polled the founders of five companies from our inaugural Intelligent Application 40 list to bring together some of the best advice they have from hard lessons they’ve learned throughout their journey or the best advice they received during that time. When setting out to found a company, advice is never hard to come by…. LEARN MORE >

Madrona has been investing in great founders and ideas for 27 years. From Amazon to Smartsheet to Snowflake to Ozette – we have been there with the founding and leadership teams through all types of economic conditions. This experience has given Madrona a rare perspective on how to help founders navigate existential risks, regardless of their industry. We… LEARN MORE >

Just before I joined Qualtrics in 2017, The Economist magazine observed that “Google can see what people search for, Facebook what they share, [and] Amazon what they buy.” What made and continues to make Qualtrics such a unique and category-creating business is that it tells you how people feel about all of those experiences, and… LEARN MORE >