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Madrona

Enterprise tech company Apptio files for IPO, shows annual revenue of $129M and growing losses

Another Seattle area technology company is looking to test the IPO waters. Bellevue, Wash.-based Apptio, which makes software to help… Read More

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Healthcare company Accolade, helmed by Concur co-founders, lands $70M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Madrona

Accolade, a healthcare company led by Concur co-founders Raj Singh and Mike Hilton that helps people and companies navigate the… Read More

Working Geek: Madrona’s Tim Porter is on 10 boards — here’s how he keeps it together

Tim Porter is the guy on the other side of the table. He’s the decision-maker whom eager, nervous entrepreneurs pitch, hoping… Read More

Wonder Workshop raises $20M from Madrona and others for educational robot platform

Wonder Workshop is raising more cash for its robots that teach children computer science concepts. The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup,… Read More

Former Nuance machine learning vet raises $2.5M for AI healthcare startup Saykara

Meet your latest stealthy Seattle startup. The name of the company is Saykara, and it appears to be tackling a very… Read More

Seattle venture capitalist Tom Alberg wants to buy even more Impinj stock at IPO

Madrona Venture Group was one of the earliest investors in Impinj, helping to jumpstart the Seattle maker of RFID technology… Read More

The future of machine learning: 5 trends to watch around algorithms, cloud, IoT, and big data

Algorithms. Cloud. Internet of Things. Data. No one can predict the future of technology with 100 percent accuracy. But these… Read More

Seahawks players visit venture capital firm to learn about entrepreneurship and investing

Some Seahawks players are spending their offseason learning the ins and outs of today’s business and investing world. Seattle-based firm… Read More

Integris comes out of stealth mode, raises $3M for ‘data risk intelligence solution’

For many technology companies, effectively and efficiently managing customer data with integrity is a major key to success. If user information… Read More

Talent is the name of the game: Vote for Hire of the Year in the GeekWire Awards

The NFL draft begins today, an annual tradition where football teams look to identify and obtain the most impressive talent… Read More

Enterprise security startup Icebrg raises $10M to help companies fend off hackers

Icebrg, a Seattle-based enterprise security startup, has raised $10 million to help fuel growth for its platform that helps companies… Read More

Tech Moves: Ossia hires new CEO; Avvo taps Spotify exec as CTO; and more

— Ossia, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that makes wireless charging technology, has appointed Didier Le Lannic as CEO. He will take on leadership of Ossia… Read More

Commentary: The 5 things I learned from my first 100 days as a venture capitalist

Over the last 10 years, I had been doing — or should I say dabbling in — angel investing. With… Read More

Madrona Venture Labs adds entrepreneurial horsepower with formation of new advisory board

Madrona Venture Labs, the startup incubator operated by Seattle venture capital firm Madrona VentureGroup, has bolstered its slate of advisors… Read More

Full memo: Madrona advises startups to take conservative approach in 2016, stresses ‘capital efficiency’ amid uncertain economic climate

Eight years ago, Silicon Valley venture capital powerhouse Sequoia held a private meeting with its portfolio companies offering key instructions… Read More

Cheezburger online comedy sites sold to unnamed buyer in acquisition of startup that made funny cat pictures famous

I can has acquisition? Cheezburger, the pioneering online comedy network that brought cat pictures and outrageous videos to millions around… Read More

Portland’s Cedexis raises $22M for web performance analytics platform

Cedexis just raised a substantial investment round to continue helping companies deliver optimal end user experiences with websites, mobile apps and streaming… Read More

Alphabet investment arm Google Ventures pours $1.5M into virtual reality startup Envelop VR

Count Alphabet’s investment arm as another top venture firm that’s betting on a new Seattle-area virtual reality startup. Envelop VR, a Bellevue-based company… Read More

Madrona bolsters team, names former Isilon president Bill Richter venture partner

Madrona Venture Group, the Seattle venture capital firm that raised a $300 million fund last year, continues to add horsepower… Read More

eSports engagement platform Matcherino raises $1.2M from Madrona and NFL lineman

eSports, though still in its infancy, already has a massive following. Now, a Seattle startup wants to get in on the… Read More

Tech leaders sound off on Star Wars: Favorite characters, business lessons and how they’d use the Force

The Force is strong in the tech industry. And you don’t have to travel to Dagobah to find it. Star Wars… Read More

This massive map shows how Seattle’s tech ecosystem has evolved over the last 30 years

To help quantify the recent history of the Seattle technology ecosystem in visual form, Madrona Venture Group and the Washington Technology Industry… Read More

Geek of the Week: ‘Soma’ Somasegar is ready for something new after 27 years at Microsoft

S. “Soma” Somasegar joined Microsoft in 1989, back when the Redmond software company had less than 5,000 employees and was… Read More

Bill Gates Sr. at 90: A giant impact on technology, philanthropy and the Seattle region

View image | gettyimages.com Editor’s Note: Bill Gates Sr. died on Sept. 14, 2020. This profile, reported in 2015 for… Read More

Madrona’s William Ruckelshaus to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

A well-known name in Seattle’s business world, William Ruckelshaus, will receive our nation’s highest civilian honor — the Presidential Medal… Read More

Mike Fridgen leaves GM job at eBay, joins ‘startup studio’ Madrona Venture Labs as CEO

Seattle entrepreneur Mike Fridgen knows Madrona Venture Group pretty well. After all, three of the startups he’s helped build over… Read More

Seattle startup Context Relevant cuts staff after ‘deep operational review’

Seattle startup Context Relevant — a heavily-funded big data analytics company backed by Madrona Venture Group — has cut a… Read More

Meet Booster Fuels: Stealthy startup refuels your car while you work, eliminates trips to gas station

A new Seattle startup wants to eliminate the gas station errand. Founded less than a year ago, Booster Fuels is seeing… Read More

Digital 3D face reconstruction technology wins top prize at UW computer science showcase event

University of Washington computer science students offered a glimpse into the future on Tuesday evening at the Paul G. Allen… Read More

What Amazon’s Jeff Bezos said to a private gathering of tech CEOs last night

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has a special relationship with Madrona Venture Group, the venerable Seattle venture capital firm. In 1995,… Read More

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