Articles about Madrona – Page 6 of 12

Madrona’s toughest negotiator: 11-year-old son tells venture capitalist father that he wants debt financing

Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain spends hours each week hammering out deal terms with entrepreneurs. But McIlwain, whose Seattle venture… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Amazon same-day delivery, Windows 10 launch, and farewell to Urbanspoon

This week on the GeekWire radio show: What happened when we tested Amazon same-day delivery on a weekend; what’s at… Read More

A capital gains tax in Washington state? This VC and tech CEO say heck no

There was a lot of chatter at the Technology Alliance’s luncheon today about the sorry state of education in Washington… Read More

Here’s where Madrona plans to invest its new $300M fund, including one tech segment that may surprise you

Madrona Venture Group’s new $300 million fund will allow the Seattle venture capital firm to bankroll more than new 30… Read More

Madrona raises $300M venture fund, continuing quest to bankroll Pacific NW startup superstars

Madrona Venture Group is in the money. Again. The Seattle venture capital firm, a backer of Seattle area companies such… Read More

iSpot lands $22M to help big brands measure if TV ads are working

Nielsen may be the top name in TV measurement — an industry juggernaut for 92 years with annual revenues of… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: Where Seattle VC firms are placing their bets

We’re back with an update to the GeekWire 200, our list of the hottest up-and-coming privately-held technology companies in the… Read More

Seattle cosmetics startup Julep cuts 8% of staff

Julep, the heavily-funded Seattle cosmetics startup led by Jane Park, laid off eight percent of its staff or 17 employees… Read More

The mighty Madrona: Why one VC firm is so critical to Seattle (and why that’s a little scary)

Look across Seattle’s startup landscape, and you’ll see a commonality. Like the tree it takes its name from, Madrona Venture… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Algorithmia offers developers access to 800 algorithms from academic researchers

Algorithms are essential for many app developers, but they tend to be dispersed across obscure academic journals and are difficult to… Read More

Candy Crush maker King buys Seattle gaming startup Z2 for up to $150M, creating first U.S. studio

Battle Nations meet Candy Crush. Z2, the Seattle mobile gaming company known for titles such as Battle Nations and Metalstorm,… Read More

Tech Moves: Madrona names new Director of Talent, EnergySavvy gets new execs, and more

—Madrona Venture Group named Kerry Van Voris its new Director of Talent. She joins Madrona from Amazon, where she led executive recruiting… Read More

Skytap lands $35 million to help companies build software faster

Skytap is flying high. The Seattle cloud computing startup today is announcing that it has raised $35 million in new… Read More

Seattle VC firm Madrona debuts new incubator to be ‘systematic about building startups’

Coming up with a legitimate startup idea on a cocktail napkin is hard enough. But actually taking that sketch, quitting your day job,… Read More

Make money in your free time: Spare5 raises $3.25M from Madrona, Foundry, NEA for on-demand work platform

As a veteran entrepreneur and managing director of Madrona Venture Group, Greg Gottesman has seen his share of successful — and… Read More

Stealthy security startup Icebrg.io raises $2.5M from Madrona and other investors

Icebrg.io, a Seattle-based security startup, has raised $2.5 million in a round of seed funding led by Madrona Venture Group,… Read More

Sales engagement startup Highspot raises $9.6M in Series A funding

Highspot, the marketing engagement startup founded by former Microsoft execs, has landed a $9.6 million Series A round of funding.… Read More

New alliance allows Haiku Decks to be created directly in SlideShare

SlideShare — which is kind of like the YouTube of online presentations — has formed a new partnership with Seattle… Read More

Shippable raises $8 million to help companies accelerate software development

Shippable founder Avi Cavale wasn’t looking for cash. But investors just kept calling, especially after they learned how quickly the company’s… Read More

Dude, where’s my dog? Actor Ashton Kutcher invests in pet boarding marketplace Rover

Rover is getting a little bit of Hollywood sizzle. The Seattle-based online dog-sitting marketplace announced today that actor Ashton Kutcher — yes,… Read More

Cutting-edge server operating system wins UW computer science prize

Computer science students at the University of Washington shared research projects — science fair-style — during an annual meeting of… Read More

AWS migration service 2nd Watch lands $10 million, names new CEO

2nd Watch, which helps companies move applications onto Amazon Web Services, has raised $10 million in fresh funding from Top… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed home improvement marketplace Pro.com lands $14 million from Madrona, Maveron

Pro.com, the Seattle startup that’s looking to make it easier to find home improvement specialists, from plumbers and electricians to… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft exec and Healthcare.gov fixer Kurt DelBene joins Madrona; Cray names a familiar CTO; etc.

Former Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene spent the past several months helping to fix President Obama’s Healthcare.gov Web site, a hot-button issue… Read More

What bubble? Technology leaders see ‘bull market,’ not a bust in the making

Amazon has tripled in size over the past three years. Food delivery services are raking in the cash from investors. Zillow is… Read More

Jintronix raises more cash from Madrona to help patients rehab with Microsoft’s Kinect

Microsoft’s Kinect sensor isn’t just for playing games — it’s also being used to help physical therapy patients recover from… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineers raise $8.5M to help retailers set dynamic pricing

Boomerang Commerce, a Santa Clara, Calif. startup led by former Amazon.com engineers Guru Hariharan and Madhusudhan Rao, has raised $8.5… Read More

Tech Moves: Rosenthal returns to Madrona: Aronchick lands at Chef; and more

—David Rosenthal is returning to Madrona Venture Group. Rosenthal, a former investment banker at UBS and a member of The Wall… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineers raise $2.7M for lunch delivery startup Peachd from Maveron, Vulcan and Madrona

A new startup in Seattle just raised $2.75 million from some of the region’s top venture capital firms to do… Read More

Charts: The growth of venture capital in the Pacific NW

The Pacific Northwest may be home to Microsoft, Expedia and Amazon.com. But the region’s startup ecosystem is growing in size,… Read More