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Launchable: What’s on the Horizon speaker panel

Moderated by Jon Turow from Madrona, panel speakers Irina Rish, Ludwig Schmidt, and Saurabh Baji spoke about the future of foundational models, open source AI, and tips for builders at the Launchable event...

Our team at MVL, working in close collaboration with Madrona Venture Group, focuses heavily on identifying big opportunities...

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Archway raises $15m to modernize the banking experience

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Vouched, an identity verification startup backed by Zulily co-founders, raises $6.3M

Launchable blog

Cristóbal Valenzuela and the Runway story

Launchable blog

Launchable: Foundation Models - building applications 

Launchable blog

Accelerate: The AI-augmented developer

Launchable blog

Could generative AI supercharge climate innovation?

Launchable blog

Beyond text, images, and code

Launchable blog

AI assisted creativity

MVL blog

Welcome to new partner – Samir Diwan

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Madrona raises $690M for two new funds to back startups in Seattle and elsewhere

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Outbound AI aims to take the pain out of insurance claims

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Ex-Goldman Sachs banker leads new startup that wants to help brands grow Web3 communities

TechCrunch

Xembly raises cash to develop an AI assistant for corporate meetings

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Spice AI raises $13.5M to help developers build AI-driven applications on the blockchain

TechCrunch

Stack banks $2.7M to teach teens, parents about crypto

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Seattle mental health startup Alongside raises $5.5M, aims to test app with schools

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Xembly: An executive assistant for every worker. Startup's AI takes meeting notes, follows up on email...

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Seattle startup Stack wins $100K top prize in Madrona Venture Labs’ Launchable Web3 event

MVL blog

Introducing: Jeremy Tryba, MVL’s New Technology Partner

TechCrunch

Pendulum raises $5.9M to help organizations track harmful narratives

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Pendulum raises $5.9M to help companies identify potentially harmful narratives online

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Pendulum aims to combat misinformation on video platforms

MVL blog

Building founder value, our obsession

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MVL raises $8M, unveils plan to turn its investors into co-founders

TechCrunch

Magnify raises $6M for its post-sales orchestration platform

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Notable tech leaders back Magnify as software startup emerges with $6M in funding

MVL blog

UW students awarded MVL fellowship to accelerate their startup, VerbalEyes

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Compliance automation startup Strike Graph raises $8M to fuel growth and expand services

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Madrona Venture Group raises $345M for 8th fund, largest ever

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Mailchimp acquires MVL spinout Chatitive

Fast Company

The king of email marketing is acquiring Chatitive

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Zulily co-founders Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon invest in ID verification startup Vouched

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Marchex co-founder’s latest startup uses artificial intelligence to rethink and improve meetings

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Madrona leads $4.9M round for Stratify

Puget Sound Business Journal

Madrona backs fintech startup Stratify in seed round

MVL blog

Stratify: MVL’s latest intelligent applications startup

TechCrunch

Strike Graph raises $3.9M to help automate security audits

MVL blog

Strike Graph: From customer validation to oversubscribed pilot

MVL blog

Anatomy of an ML startup: Part 1

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Anatomy of an ML startup: Part 2

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Madrona Venture Labs raises $11M fund to launch a new group of AI-focused startups

MVL blog

Zeitworks: MVL's focus on machine learning and automation

Techcrunch

Madrona Venture Labs raises $11M to build companines from the ground up

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Stripe for ID verification: Meet Vouched

Geekwire

Vouched raises $3M as pandemic drives demand for its ID verification tech

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Madrona Venture Labs spinout Uplevel raises $7.5M to measure engineering teams’ productivity

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Uber acquires Seattle startup Mighty AI to fuel its push into self-driving cars

Madrona blog

Continuing a tradition of partnering from Day One with Founders

Madrona blog

Our Investment in Uplevel, helping engineering teams become more effective

MVL blog

Uplevel: Inside the journey from idea to $7.5M in seed funding

Acquisitions

MessageYes acquired by Nordstrom

MVL blog

Our core focus is on ML/AI ideas, and here's why

Madrona blog

Madrona’s investment themes for 2020 and beyond

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