Player Tokens Inc. is betting that digital assets and blockchain technology will reshape the way sports fans buy and sell rare collectibles. The Seattle startup came out of stealth mode… Read More
Micah Baldwin answers quickly when asked about the vision for Create33, a new “founder center” opening next month on the floor below Madrona Venture Group’s downtown Seattle office. “The greatest… Read More
David Rosenthal knows about the dearth of early-stage financing options available to entrepreneurs in the Seattle region. The venture capitalist spent four years working in the heart of Seattle’s startup… Read More
Scott Jacobson knows Seattle’s tech ecosystem: its global corporations, top research institutions, and talented entrepreneurs. But the managing director at Madrona Venture Group sees one piece that’s missing — and… Read More
Rigado has raised a $15 million investment round to fuel growth of its commercial IoT technology products and services. Founded in 2010, the Portland-based startup sells a “edge-as-a-service” solution to… Read More
In Seattle’s South Lake Union — a short walk from Amazon’s headquarters and the offices of Facebook and countless other technology companies — the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is having… Read More
Madrona Venture Labs is adding some entrepreneurial firepower to its leadership team. The “startup studio” housed inside of Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group today announced Ben Elowitz as the new co-managing… Read More
Madrona Venture Group today announced a new $300 million investment fund, creating a fresh pool of capital that it will use to bankroll more than 30 new tech startups in the Pacific… Read More
Food safety is a pressing issue. The latest example came last month when an elusive strain of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce sickened 121 people across 25 states and killed… Read More
Bizible CEO Aaron Bird hit the fundraising trail earlier this year, looking to raise some additional venture capital. The Seattle entrepreneur found a buyer instead. Bizible, whose software helps organizations… Read More
Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader stood on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday morning and before ringing the opening bell got a few chills. With Smartsheet branding draping… Read More
Smartsheet plans to raise as much as $120 million through its upcoming initial public offering, new documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission show. The 13-year-old Bellevue, Wash.-based software… Read More
Smartsheet is getting ready to go public. The Seattle-area company that helps Fortune 500 customers manage and automate key work processes — including the ability of employees to collaborate on… Read More
Sudip Chakrabarti is bullish about Seattle’s future as a startup city — particularly given his experience in Silicon Valley. The longtime Bay Area early-stage investor is moving north to join… Read More
Silicon Valley tech giants like Facebook, Google, Uber, Salesforce and others have helped expand Seattle’s overall tech ecosystem with their big remote engineering offices in a region already home to… Read More
Madrona Venture Group is expanding its physical footprint in Seattle with a new innovation space for founders and startups. The venture capital firm has signed a 10-year lease for another… Read More
Spruce Up is using machine learning to make personalized interior design less of a luxury and more accessible. The Seattle startup doesn’t have a product yet but is launching today… Read More
Peter Wilson, a fixture on the Seattle tech scene for more than 20 years, is on his way to London for his next challenge. The former vice president of engineering… Read More
As voice-enabled applications continue to proliferate everyday life, developers need a robust user testing platform — and Pulse Labs has an answer. The Seattle startup today announced a $2.5 million… Read More
— One of the original backers of Redfin is stepping off the board of directors after more than a decade of service at the Seattle real estate company. Paul Goodrich,… Read More
Madrona Venture Group is tapping into one of the most powerful and secretive trends in venture capital — recruiting a group of elite angel investors to join a “scout program” to… Read More
Walk the streets of Seattle, and you’ll quickly realize that it’s not a town known for fashion. Flannels, hoodies and rain parkas rule the day, and at most tech companies… Read More
David Rosenthal, a former principal at Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group, has formed a new startup investment firm with ex-Airbnb exec Riley Newman. Axios reported Wednesday that Rosenthal and Newman, who… Read More
In the latest sign of Microsoft’s continued investment in artificial intelligence, Microsoft Ventures announced today that it is teaming up with three venture capital firms from Seattle, London, and Israel… Read More
Buckle up, because a new report from Madrona Venture Group predicts we’re speeding toward a self-driving future faster than you might think. The report from the Seattle-based venture capital firm… Read More
There was a lot of hand-wringing last week in Seattle after Amazon dropped the bombshell that it plans to spend upwards of $5 billion on a new corporate campus in… Read More
As Russell Wilson describes the ethos of his new startup, it feels like you’re inside his Seahawks huddle, driving down the field in the fourth quarter. His words become sharp;… Read More
Matt McIlwain believes Seattle is wasting resources defending an income tax ordinance passed by the City Council in July. The Madrona Venture Group managing director, who is leading a legal… Read More
Placed, a Seattle startup that was acquired by social media and sunglasses vendor Snap earlier this year, went for $135.1 million in cash, according to filings with the Securities and… Read More
Game streamers want to make more money. Developers want more users downloading their apps. Now a new Seattle startup is helping make both happen at the same time. GawkBox today… Read More