Articles by Matt McIlwain

Matt McIlwain is managing director at Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group. He was a board member (and previous chair) of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and is a board member of the Washington Policy Center.

Latest from Matt McIlwain

Matt McIlwain: 7 reasons why the capital gains tax is bad for Washington state

by Matt McIlwain on March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 at 9:44 am

Editor’s note: We asked two Seattle venture capitalists — Civic Ventures’ Nick Hanauer and Madrona’s Matt McIlwain — to defend their opposing viewpoints on the new capital gains tax in Washington… Read More

Amazon Web Services re:Invent preview: 5 themes to watch, from Madrona’s Matt McIlwain

by Matt McIlwain on November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 at 11:17 am

[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary is by Matt McIlwain, managing director at Madrona Venture Group. Stay tuned for more about AWS re:Invent this week and next from GeekWire’s cloud tech reporter Dan… Read More

A cloudy 2014 for enterprises? Three trends to watch

by Matt McIlwain on December 20, 2013December 20, 2013 at 12:36 pm

We are in Seattle and thus deep in the world of clouds: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, CenturyLink Savvis, and more. But even for us, the experience of the Amazon… Read More

GeekWire Debate: How Mitt Romney will fuel the ‘opportunity economy’

by Matt McIlwain on October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 at 7:46 am

America is at a crossroads. We can continue to support a president who embraces a government-driven, economic redistribution strategy. Or, we can make a change to a citizen-driven, economic opportunity… Read More

Serving beyond the innovation economy

by Matt McIlwain on October 22, 2011October 22, 2011 at 11:20 am

Many people in the innovation ecosystem believe in helping out fellow innovators. They are willing to share their knowledge, experiences and insights with others on topics ranging from scaling a… Read More