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Founder-in-Residence, CEO

Ready to work on a big idea with the support and backing of Madrona Venture Labs?
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The Founder-in-Residence, CEO opportunity with our team at Madrona Venture Labs (MVL) is a 3-12 month opportunity designed to match successful entrepreneurs with business ideas that we believe have the potential to be industry changing, $1B+ opportunities or dig into potential areas/markets to investigate ideas.  
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At any given time, we have several different themes or market trends we’re interested in investing in--both with team support and financial backing. You’d lead the effort to research the market, develop a thesis on the area(s) of opportunity and narrow in on a fundable/big idea. As the CEO, you’d then fundraise and build your startup team.  
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Please check out our Stories to learn more about the types of companies we build.

Generally, the attributes and skills that are are important to us include:

• Leadership: brings a proven ability to communicate technical vision to team members and inspire creative, thoughtful and energetic contributions from others.
  
• A test-and-learn mindset as the idea continues to evolve
  
• Extensive experience leading teams, working in a startup or mentoring startups
  
• Deep domain expertise in a thematic area of focus for MVL. Examples include: machine learning, artificial intelligence, commerce, travel, marketing, and fintech
  
• Experience and excitement about raising funding and familiarity working with VC’s
  
• Experience leading a startup or leadership experience (with P&L responsibility) at a Fortune 100 company
  
• Familiarity with forecasting/business models
  
• Excitement to build/support a diverse and talented team
  

Do you have questions or just want to chat about the opportunity? Send us an email and we'll get in touch...