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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

Startup leaders say President Young’s departure won’t slow UW entrepreneurial momentum

Don’t expect the unexpected departure of University of Washington President Michael Young to put a damper on the university’s startup efforts.… Read More

These techies just invested $15 million in a Seattle pizza chain

MOD Pizza just completed a very special order — closing a $15 million funding round. That’s usually not news on… Read More

Madrona’s Matt McIlwain: Seattle is the cloud capital of the world

There’s a renaissance of sorts occurring in Seattle right now, from the chart-busting hits of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis to… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: What is Seattle’s rightful place in the technology world?

Our guest on this week’s GeekWire Radio show is Matt McIlwain, managing director at Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture… Read More

Newsmakers 2012: Greg Gottesman, Matt McIlwain lead the charge at Madrona

At a time when many are proclaiming the death of the traditional venture capital firm, Madrona Venture Group seems to… Read More

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

America is at a crossroads. We can continue to support a president who embraces a government-driven, economic redistribution strategy. Or,… 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

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

After a busy 2011, Madrona promotes three to managing director

2011 was a busy year for Madrona Venture Group, with the Seattle venture capital firm bankrolling 14 new startup companies. Now,… Read More

Rich venture capitalist Nick Hanauer sounds off (again) on why his taxes need to be raised

Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer was one of the most vocal supporters last year of Initiative 1098, a measure that… Read More

Lockerz continues acquisition spree, buys travel site Off & Away

In what could best be described as a “talent acquisition,” Seattle startup Off & Away has been purchased by fast-growing… Read More

Hey, we’re no Silicon Valley, but Seattle is rising as a tech hub

I am always interested in how national publications perceive Seattle’s technology community. After all, as long time journalists covering the… Read More

Serving beyond the innovation economy

Many people in the innovation ecosystem believe in helping out fellow innovators. They are willing to share their knowledge, experiences… Read More

Hey Seattle, here’s why we’re so gosh darn awesome

The Seattle tech community isn’t perfect, and we’ve certainly been willing to point out and highlight some of the deficiencies. But… Read More

Madrona incubates new mobile analytics startup Sewichi

Smartphones are now outselling personal computers. And that little factoid from IDC is creating an interesting opportunity to measure, track… Read More