Articles about Madrona – Page 4 of 12

NFL star Russell Wilson launches new Seattle startup to connect ‘superfans’ with celebs, raises $9M from Amazon, Alibaba, YouTube founders

As Russell Wilson describes the ethos of his new startup, it feels like you’re inside his Seahawks huddle, driving down… Read More

Seattle investor questions city plan to spend up to $250K defending income tax on the rich

Matt McIlwain believes Seattle is wasting resources defending an income tax ordinance passed by the City Council in July. The… Read More

SEC filing reveals new details on Snap’s acquisition of location analytics startup Placed

Placed, a Seattle startup that was acquired by social media and sunglasses vendor Snap earlier this year, went for $135.1… Read More

GawkBox raises $3.7M to help live game streamers earn ‘sponsored tips’ from viewers

Game streamers want to make more money. Developers want more users downloading their apps. Now a new Seattle startup is… Read More

Seattle venture capitalist Matt McIlwain’s non-profit sues city over income tax on high earners

A non-profit founded by Madrona Venture Group Managing Director Matt McIlwain is filing a lawsuit against the City of Seattle… Read More

GE spin-out SmartAssist raises $5M from Madrona to bolster customer support technology with AI

A new Seattle-based artificial intelligence startup just raised cash to help companies improve their customer support processes. SmartAssist today announced… Read More

Gas delivery startup Booster Fuels raises $20M, reveals 300 large employers as customers

Getting gas delivered to your car while you’re at the office is turning out to be a pretty nice perk… Read More

This venture firm was an early investor in the last three Seattle-area startups to go public

There’s something in common with the last three companies to go public in the Seattle area. That would be Madrona… Read More

The race for machine learning talent continues, as Apple acquires Madrona-backed Lattice Data

Data-crunching startup Lattice Data has been acquired by Apple, as the battle for machine learning talent continues between big tech… Read More

Working Geek: Madrona’s growth guru Ryan Metzger uses data to stay organized at work and at home

As Madrona Venture Group’s in-house growth advisor, Ryan Metzger supports more than 60 companies at any given time. He’s also a… Read More

What Microsoft’s acquisition of Deis means for Azure, containers and the cloud

Microsoft’s acquisition of cloud technology company Deis, announced this week, illustrates the growing importance of containers for deploying software across a variety… Read More

Madrona invests in $60M funding round for Silicon Valley ‘deep linking’ startup Branch

Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group is one of the investors in a $60 million series C round raised by Silicon Valley’s… Read More

‘Uber for car repair’ startup Wrench raises $4M for service that brings a mechanic to your vehicle

Investors like what they see in Wrench. The Seattle-based on-site car repair startup today announced a $4 million Series A round… Read More

Amazon Web Services cloud migration service 2nd Watch raises $19M

2nd Watch, which helps large organizations such as Crate & Barrel, Condé Nast, Coca-Cola North America and Lenovo build and… Read More

Madrona and Amplify Partners invest $3.1M in stealthy enterprise ‘intelligent app’ startup Suplari

Three veteran entrepreneurs just raised a hefty seed round from top venture capital firms for their stealthy enterprise startup. Suplari… Read More

Spare5 re-launches as Mighty AI, raises $14M from Intel, Accenture, Google for AI training data service

On the surface, artificial intelligence is sexy. The technology, which has become one of the hottest trends, helps turn products… Read More

After nearly a decade at Madrona, Elise Hebb sets sail for Seattle venture capital firm Maveron

Elise Hebb is moving from one Seattle venture capital firm to another. After nearly a decade working at Madrona Venture… Read More

Here’s what five venture capitalists are predicting for 2017

With 2016 now in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to take a quick moment to forecast what might be looming… Read More

ReplyYes raises an additional $6.5M for its text message retail platform

ReplyYes, a chat commerce startup that spun out of Madrona Venture Labs, has raised $6.5 million of a $9.3 million… Read More

NFL Players Association launches business accelerator with Intel, Harvard, Madrona, others

For an NFL player, there is a lot more to life than what goes on in between the sidelines on Sundays.… Read More

Data storage startup Igneous ends lengthy stealth period, unveiling ‘true cloud for local data’

All the benefits of public-cloud data storage, behind your own firewall. That’s the promise Seattle startup Igneous Systems is making with… Read More

Cloud-management startup CloudCoreo scores $2.9M in seed round

CloudCoreo, a Seattle-based startup in the cloud-management arena, has received a $2.9 million seed-stage investment led by Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group,… Read More

Enterprise tech company Apptio files for IPO, shows annual revenue of $129M and growing losses

Another Seattle area technology company is looking to test the IPO waters. Bellevue, Wash.-based Apptio, which makes software to help… Read More

Healthcare company Accolade, helmed by Concur co-founders, lands $70M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Madrona

Accolade, a healthcare company led by Concur co-founders Raj Singh and Mike Hilton that helps people and companies navigate the… Read More

Working Geek: Madrona’s Tim Porter is on 10 boards — here’s how he keeps it together

Tim Porter is the guy on the other side of the table. He’s the decision-maker whom eager, nervous entrepreneurs pitch, hoping… Read More

Wonder Workshop raises $20M from Madrona and others for educational robot platform

Wonder Workshop is raising more cash for its robots that teach children computer science concepts. The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup,… Read More

Former Nuance machine learning vet raises $2.5M for AI healthcare startup Saykara

Meet your latest stealthy Seattle startup. The name of the company is Saykara, and it appears to be tackling a very… Read More

Seattle venture capitalist Tom Alberg wants to buy even more Impinj stock at IPO

Madrona Venture Group was one of the earliest investors in Impinj, helping to jumpstart the Seattle maker of RFID technology… Read More

The future of machine learning: 5 trends to watch around algorithms, cloud, IoT, and big data

Algorithms. Cloud. Internet of Things. Data. No one can predict the future of technology with 100 percent accuracy. But these… Read More

Seahawks players visit venture capital firm to learn about entrepreneurship and investing

Some Seahawks players are spending their offseason learning the ins and outs of today’s business and investing world. Seattle-based firm… Read More