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Building founder value, our obsession

Today we announced $8M in new funding and a startup studio innovation -- our investors as co-founders of our spinout companies. Our investors include some of the most experienced and successful operators...

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

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TechCrunch

Xembly raises cash to develop an AI assistant for corporate meetings

Geekwire

Outbound AI aims to take the pain out of insurance claims

Geekwire

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

TechCrunch

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

Geekwire

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

Geekwire

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

Geekwire

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

Geekwire

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

Geekwire

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

Geekwire

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

TechCrunch

Pendulum raises $5.9M to help organizations track harmful narratives

TechCrunch

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

Geekwire

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

MVL blog

Introducing: Jeremy Tryba, MVL’s New Technology Partner

Geekwire

Pendulum aims to combat misinformation on video platforms

Geekwire

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

MVL blog

UW students awarded MVL fellowship to accelerate their startup, VerbalEyes

Geekwire

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

Geekwire

Mailchimp acquires MVL spinout Chatitive

Fast Company

The king of email marketing is acquiring Chatitive

Geekwire

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

Geekwire

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

Geekwire

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

Geekwire

Madrona leads $4.9M round for Stratify

MVL blog

Strike Graph: From customer validation to oversubscribed pilot

TechCrunch

Strike Graph raises $3.9M to help automate security audits

MVL blog

Stratify: MVL’s latest intelligent applications startup

MVL blog

Anatomy of an ML startup: Part 1

MVL blog

Anatomy of an ML startup: Part 2

Puget Sound Business Journal

Madrona backs fintech startup Stratify in seed round

MVL blog

Zeitworks: MVL's focus on machine learning and automation

Geekwire

Stripe for ID verification: Meet Vouched

Techcrunch

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

Geekwire

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

Geekwire

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

Geekwire

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

Madrona blog

Madrona’s investment themes for 2020 and beyond

MVL blog

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

Geekwire

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

MVL blog

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

Madrona blog

Continuing a tradition of partnering from Day One with Founders

Acquisitions

MessageYes acquired by Nordstrom

Madrona blog

Our Investment in Uplevel, helping engineering teams become more effective

Madrona podcast

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