Articles about Madrona – Page 11 of 14

Smartsheet scores cash, names Cobalt Group co-founder to board

Smartsheet, the Bellevue online collaboration service, has pulled in additional cash and named Geoffrey Barker to the board of directors. The… Read More

Why Madrona’s Matt McIlwain is hanging at the GOP convention in Tampa this week

Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain usually spends his days scouring the Pacific Northwest landscape for the hottest startups. But not… Read More

Ignition reportedly on the prowl to raise $250 million early-stage fund

This must be the year for Seattle area venture capital firms to hit the fundraising trail. Madrona Venture Group has… Read More

Placed expands location analytics, taps Razorfish exec Jeff Lanctot as advisor

Placed, the Seattle startup that tells companies whether their customers are more likely to be engaging with mobile applications near a… Read More

Context Relevant rebuffs ‘acquihire’ offers, attracts top data scientists

Context Relevant doesn’t want to be the next “acquihire,” selling out to a large technology company before the promise of… Read More

Madrona’s returns from the dot-com bust still shine

The late 1990s were tough times for many VC firms, which overextended themselves into money-losing (and often pointless) dot-com startups that… Read More

Chart: VC returns on the mend

Earlier this year, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation issued a blistering report which said, among other things, that the majority of venture… Read More

Optify lands more cash to boost marketing software tools

Optify has raised $2 million in additional financing from existing investors, money that comes in just a few weeks after… Read More

Healthcare marketing upstart Appature lands $6.1 million from Madrona and Ignition

Appature has been undergoing what CEO Kabir Shahani describes as a “pretty dramatic growth curve” in the past year, growing… Read More

Tech Moves: Pearl Jam Web developer joins Seattle’s Yabbly; Rosenthal leaves Madrona; etc.

Ian Shafer has joined Yabbly, a new social decision making app created by former Marchex exec and Google product manager… Read More

Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S.

We’ve seen a flurry of activity in recent weeks among Seattle area venture capital firms, led by Madrona Venture Group… Read More

From wine picks to stocks: Could the ‘big data’ geeks at newly-formed Context Relevant predict the future?

Big data might very well be the tech buzz word of the year. And just how hot is it? Consider… Read More

Digital photo organizer ThisLife lands $2.75M from Madrona

There’s no shortage of places to store your digital photos, from Facebook to Flickr to Instagram to Google’s Picassa to… Read More

After executive overhaul, AdReady lands new cash

AdReady is a company in transition, but one of the firm’s earliest venture backers still believes in the core mission… Read More

Newly-formed W Fund to pump $20M into university spinouts

Washington’s startup community is getting yet another shot in the arm, thanks to the efforts of a newly-formed venture capital… Read More

With big successes under its belt, tiny Divergent Ventures hits the fundraising path

Seattle venture capital firm Divergent Ventures might not be as well known as some of its counterparts. But the firm… Read More

Startup Weekend Women’s Edition: Arriving July 13-15

Go to any Startup Weekend, and you’ll likely find the same thing. The majority of the geeks designing and developing… Read More

Madrona’s Matt McIlwain: Silicon Valley has a bad case of indigestion and may be ready for a correction

On Tuesday, we caught up with Madrona’s Matt McIlwain to talk about his firm’s new $300 million venture fund and… Read More

Madrona’s Matt McIlwain on their new fund and why he’s pumped to invest it in Seattle

Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain wasn’t born in Seattle, but he’s about as much of a homer as you’ll find… Read More

Madrona Venture Group raises $300 million fund, largest in firm’s history

Industry reports signal tough times for venture capital firms, with shrinking returns and lackluster results tied to a weak IPO… Read More

Mobilisafe promises mobile device security (without spying on employees)

It’s been just over a year since stealthy Mobilisafe came on to the scene with backing from Madrona Venture Group… Read More

Tech Moves: Rob Eleveld named Optify CEO; F5’s sales boss sets sail; and more

Rob Eleveld, a 20-year tech veteran who previously served as CEO of Shiftboard and Vykor, has been named CEO of… Read More

AdReady shakes up exec staff as it aims for profitability

AdReady, the Seattle online advertising startup, has eliminated three of its top executives and laid off other high-level staffers as… Read More

Farewell, coffee cards: Madrona bankrolls mobile loyalty rewards startup RewardLoop

Madrona Venture Group is heading north for its latest investment, leading a $1 million funding round in Vancouver, B.C.-based RewardLoop.… Read More

Guess how many Seattle VCs have the Midas touch?

Each year, Forbes ranks the top 100 venture capitalists. The “Midas List” — as the ranking is called — attempts… Read More

Decide.com brings gadget price predictions to the iPad

Decide.com has been on a roll in recent weeks, unveiling a new daily deal service, hiring top talent such as… Read More

Seattle VCs invest in TechStars, supporting 3 more years of startup incubation

TechStars will be looking to hatch companies in Seattle for the next three years, thanks in part to cash from… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft VP Michael Sievert named CEO of Discovery Bay Games

Michael Sievert has worked in executive roles at a number of well known Seattle area technology companies over the years,… Read More

Social media vet Shauna Causey leaves Nordstrom for Decide.com

Decide.com wants to transform the way people shop for consumer electronics, appliances and other products online by telling people the… Read More