Madrona Venture Group

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Madrona Venture Group is an American venture capital firm, founded in 1995 and is based in Seattle, Washington. Madrona specializes in seed, startup, Series A and early stage investments. Madrona has made 143 investments in 75 companies. Headquarters: Seattle, WA Founded: 1995 Subsidiary: Madrona Venture Labs

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Madrona Venture Group Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Nikesh Parekh Nikesh Parekh Greater Seattle Area Details
Nikesh Parekh's Madrona Venture Group Experience 2007 - 2008
Job Technology Executive, Investor, Advisor
Industry Internet
Experience
University of Washington  2015 - Present
Trulia (acquired by Zillow in February 2015)   2014 - 2015
Market Leader (acquired by Trulia in August 2013)   2011 - 2014
ActiveRain (acquired by Market Leader in October 2011)   2011 - 2013
Bio Architecture Lab (raised $35m in financing)   March 2008 - September 2010
Madrona Venture Group   2007 - 2008
HouseValues, Inc. (IPO in December 2004)   January 2002 - July 2007
Second Avenue Partners   2000 - 2002
CVC Capital Partners  2000 - 2002
Dell Computer  1999 - 1999

Skills
Venture Capital, Mergers, Private Equity, Product Management, Real Estate, internet marketing, product development, Data Analysis, Web Marketing, Business Development, Lead Generation, Residential Homes, New Media, Biotechnology, Consumer Marketing, Clean Technology, Corporate Development, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Start-ups, Marketing, Social Media, Blogging, SaaS, Product Development, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, SEO, Marketing Strategy, Leadership, Selling, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, P&L Management, Management, E-commerce, Valuation, Business Planning, Competitive Analysis, Analytics, Investments, Product Marketing, Social Networking, Market Analysis, Executive Management, Online Marketing, Mobile Devices, SEM

Education
Harvard Business School   1998 — 2000
MBA

Harvard University   1991 — 1995
BA

Chris Hundley Chris Hundley Greater Seattle Area Details
Chris Hundley's Madrona Venture Group Experience October 2013 - February 2014
Job Founder at Siftrock
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Siftrock, Inc.   July 2014 - Present
Madrona Venture Group   October 2013 - February 2014
Optify - Digital Marketing Software   April 2012 - September 2013
Optify, Inc.   July 2010 - April 2012
Visible Technologies  March 2007 - June 2010
K2 Information Services   July 2003 - February 2007
Premiere, Inc.   September 1997 - April 2002

Skills
Start-ups, Engineering, Product Development, Agile, Team Building, Scalability, Software Development, SaaS, Agile Methodologies, Business Intelligence, Databases, Analytics, Product Management, Scrum, CRM, Strategy

Education
Minot State University   1994 — 2003
Computer Science, Mathematics, Probability and Statistical Inference

Brian McAndrews Brian McAndrews Oakland, California Details
Brian McAndrews's Madrona Venture Group Experience September 2009 - September 2013
Job CEO, President and Chairman at Pandora
Industry Online Media
Experience
Pandora  September 2013 - Present
The New York Times Company  June 2012 - Present
GrubHub Inc.  October 2011 - Present
Madrona Venture Group   September 2009 - September 2013
Clearwire Corporation  2009 - July 2013
Microsoft  2007 - 2008
aQuantive  1999 - 2007
The Walt Disney Company  1995 - 1999
Capital Cities/ABC  1990 - 1995
General Mills  1984 - 1989

Skills
Leadership, Management, Traditional and Digital..., Evolving..., Strategic Partnerships, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Online Advertising, Venture Capital, Brand Development, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Start-ups, Product Management, Marketing, Corporate Development

Education
Harvard College
AB, Economics

Stanford Graduate School of Business
MBA

Alison McCulloch Alison McCulloch Greater Seattle Area Details
Alison McCulloch's Madrona Venture Group Experience November 1999 - Present
Job Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Madrona Venture Group   November 1999 - Present
Pyrotite Corporation   1999 - 2010
Rapids Camp Lodge  May 2003 - October 2005
Tower Group International  1995 - 1999

Skills
Venture Capital, Social Media, Heavy Calendaring, Expense Management, Online Advertising, Data Entry, C-Level Executive..., Microsoft Office, Entrepreneurship, Travel, High Level Of..., Executive Support, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Strategy, Corporate Development, Due Diligence, Mergers, Calendaring, Executive...

Education
State University of New York College at Brockport   1991 — 1995
BS, Psychology

Kevin Foreman Kevin Foreman Greater Seattle Area Details
Kevin Foreman's Madrona Venture Group Experience October 2006 - September 2007
Job GM, GeoAnalytics (aka BigData) at INRIX, Inc.
Industry Internet
Experience
INRIX, Inc.   October 2012 - Present
INRIX, Inc.   November 2010 - November 2012
Point Inside, Inc.   March 2009 - November 2010
Bevy, Inc.   September 2007 - March 2009
Madrona Venture Group   October 2006 - September 2007
RealNetworks, Inc  September 2005 - September 2006
RealNetworks  July 2001 - September 2005
RealNetworks, Inc  September 1998 - July 2001
RealNetworks, Inc  October 1997 - October 1999
Avid Technology, Inc.   1993 - 1997

Skills
Social Media, Social Networking, Mobile, Location Based Services, Mobile Applications, Big Data, Mobile Devices, Content Strategy, SaaS, Streaming Media, Strategic Partnerships, Leadership, Start-ups, Product Management, Team Building, Telecommunications, Digital Media, Analytics, Mobile Technology, Cloud Computing, Product Development, Enterprise Software, Program Management, Wireless, Strategy, Business Development, Management, Product Marketing, Software Development, Business Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Marketing, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Executive Management, Partner Management, Mobile Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Go-to-market Strategy, Marketing Strategy

Education
Harvard Business School   1991 — 1993
MBA

University of Calgary   1982 — 1986
B. Commerce

Kerry Van Voris Kerry Van Voris Greater Seattle Area Details
Kerry Van Voris's Madrona Venture Group Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Director of Talent Madrona Venture Group
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Madrona Venture Group   January 2015 - Present
Amazon Web Services  July 2013 - January 2015
Bridgewater Associates  August 2012 - June 2013
Bridgewater Associates  February 2010 - August 2012
Microsoft  June 2007 - January 2010
Microsoft Corporation  March 2005 - June 2007
Madison Park Greetings  2002 - 2005
Clif Bar & Company  1999 - 2002
AmeriCorps  1998 - 1999

Skills
Strategy, Business Strategy, Product Management, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Recruiting, Technical Recruiting, Strategic Sourcing, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Strategic Leadership, Cross-functional Team..., Talent Management, Hiring, Onboarding, Financial Services, Project Management, Human Resources, Executive Search, Sourcing, Program Management, Change Management, CRM, Organizational..., Management Consulting, Vendor Management, Financial Modeling, Management, Executive Management, Consulting, Performance Management, HR Consulting

Education
University of Notre Dame
BA, History

Spencer Cheng Spencer Cheng Cambridge, Massachusetts Details
Spencer Cheng's Madrona Venture Group Experience April 2015 - July 2015
Job MBA Candidate at MIT Sloan School of Management
Industry Financial Services
Experience
Madrona Venture Group   April 2015 - July 2015
Cambridge Associates  July 2011 - April 2015

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management   2015 — 2017
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Skidmore College   2007 — 2011
Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics, Business

Madison Bristol Madison Bristol Greater Seattle Area Details
Madison Bristol's Madrona Venture Group Experience June 2012 - September 2014
Job Account Coordinator at Porter Novelli
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Porter Novelli  August 2015 - Present
Wexley School for Girls  January 2015 - May 2015
Wexley School for Girls  September 2014 - January 2015
Madrona Venture Group   June 2012 - September 2014
Graham and Associates  May 2011 - August 2011
RED Distribution 'Stache Media   May 2011 - August 2011

Skills
Social Media Marketing, Organization &..., Office Management, Social Media, Press Releases, Public Relations, Blogging, Media Relations, Social Networking, Event Planning, Cision, Microsoft Office, Social Media Measurement, Promotions, Fundraising, Online Marketing

Education
University of San Francisco   2009 — 2012
B.A., Communications/PR

The Overlake School   2003 — 2008
Highschool Diploma

Hakon Verespej Hakon Verespej Greater Seattle Area Details
Hakon Verespej's Madrona Venture Group Experience December 2012 - Present
Job Growth Hacker at Madrona Venture Group
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Madrona Venture Group   December 2012 - Present
Move with the Music   September 2008 - December 2014
Truffle.io   August 2013 - January 2014
Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure, powered by TechStars   April 2013 - June 2013
Microsoft Corporation  March 2008 - November 2012
UC San Diego  April 2007 - December 2007
Akonix  June 2004 - December 2007
UC San Diego  April 2006 - June 2006
Rockstar Games  2004 - 2005

Skills
Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Scalability, Start-ups, Web Services, Entrepreneurship, Agile Methodologies, Leadership, Software Engineering, Software Development, Software Design, User Experience, Mobile Applications, Operating Systems, JavaScript, Networking, Community Building, Big Data

Education
University of California, San Diego   2007 — 2010
M.S., Computer Science, 3.8

University of California, San Diego   2001 — 2006
B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2.9

Jenny MacDougall Jenny MacDougall Greater Seattle Area Details
Jenny MacDougall's Madrona Venture Group Experience October 2013 - October 2014
Job TUNE
Industry Internet
Experience
TUNE  October 2014 - Present
Madrona Venture Group   October 2013 - October 2014
Callison  September 2011 - October 2013
Cutter & Buck  September 2007 - March 2009

Skills
Management, Microsoft Office, Sales, Public Relations, Marketing, Event Planning, Retail, Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Analysis, Trade Shows, Event Management, Budgets, Social Media

Education
GAGE Academy of Arts

Seattle Central Community College   2008 — 2010
Associate of Arts (A.A.)

Kentwood High School

Doug Aley Doug Aley San Francisco Bay Area Details
Doug Aley's Madrona Venture Group Experience June 2009 - December 2009
Job GM New Business at Minted
Industry Internet
Experience
Minted  April 2014 - Present
SSB BART Group  November 1999 - Present
Room 77  June 2013 - March 2014
zulily  February 2012 - May 2013
Off & Away   December 2009 - February 2012
Madrona Venture Group   June 2009 - December 2009
Jott Networks (acquired by NUAN)   September 2007 - June 2009
Amazon.com  January 2007 - September 2007
Amazon.com  August 2005 - December 2006
SSB BART Group  June 2000 - September 2002

Skills
Product Management, Business Strategy, Online Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing, Leadership, Start-ups, Product Development, Business Development, Mobile Devices, New Business Development, Entrepreneurship, E-commerce, Strategy, Social Media, Start-up Ventures, Venture Capital, Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Analytics, Strategic Planning, Product Marketing, Mobile Applications, Sales, Executive Management, Go-to-market Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Corporate Development, User Experience, Software Development, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Online Advertising, CRM, Cross-functional Team..., Digital Marketing, Web Analytics, Digital Media, P&L Management

Education
Harvard Business School   2003 — 2005
MBA

Stanford University   1997 — 2003
BA

Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Greater Seattle Area Details
Scott Jacobson's Madrona Venture Group Experience June 2007 - Present
Job Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Madrona Venture Group   June 2007 - Present
Amazon.com  July 2003 - May 2007
Accenture  August 1998 - July 2001

Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business   2001 — 2003
MBA, General Management

Northwestern University   1994 — 1998
BA, Applied Mathematics, Economics

Ayush Agarwal Ayush Agarwal San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ayush Agarwal's Madrona Venture Group Experience November 2008 - August 2010
Job Head of Product, Google Maps Monetization
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Google  August 2011 - Present
ExactTarget  August 2010 - August 2011
Madrona Venture Group   November 2008 - August 2010
McKinsey & Company  February 2007 - October 2008
Google, Inc.   October 2005 - December 2005
Microsoft Corporation  July 2005 - September 2005
Bank of America Securities  May 2005 - July 2005
Microsoft Corporation  June 2004 - August 2004

Skills
Product Management, Strategy, Product Development, Mobile Devices, Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Social Media, User Experience, Social Media Marketing, Mobile Applications, Start-ups, Mobile Technology, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Product Marketing, SaaS, Competitive Analysis, Advertising, Leadership, Google Adwords, Product Design, Venture Capital, Online Advertising

Education
University of Michigan   2002 — 2006
BSE, Computer Science Engineering

Stanford University   2006 — 2006
Summer Institute for General Management, Business

Raffles Junior College   2000 — 2001
GCE A-levels, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics

Brian Goffman Brian Goffman San Francisco Bay Area Details
Brian Goffman's Madrona Venture Group Experience 2006 - 2008
Job Venture Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures
Industry Internet
Experience
Technology Crossover Ventures  2014 - Present
BrightTALK  2014 - Present
Mintigo  2014 - Present
HireVue  2015 - Present
LinkedIn  2012 - 2014
Optify (acquired by Marketo)   2008 - 2013
Madrona Venture Group   2006 - 2008
Microsoft  2002 - 2006
Austin Ventures  1998 - 2002
When.com (Acquired by AOL)   1998 - 1998

Skills
Business Strategy, Business Development, Product Marketing, Marketing, Business Operations, Team Leadership, Venture Capital, Corporate Development, Start-ups, Product Management, Strategy, SaaS, Entrepreneurship, Online Advertising, Strategic Planning, Executive Management, Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing, Digital Media, Analytics, SEO, Marketing Strategy, New Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, B2B, Social Media Marketing, Online Marketing, Sales, Product Development, Management, Integrated Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, E-commerce, Mobile Devices, Competitive Analysis, Lead Generation, Leadership, Go-to-market Strategy, CRM, Team Building, Mobile Applications, Marketing Communications, SEM, Demand Generation, Web Analytics, Web Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Digital Marketing

Education
Harvard Business School
MBA

Harvard College
BA

Josh Goldberg Josh Goldberg Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
Josh Goldberg's Madrona Venture Group Experience 1996 - 1997
Job Senior Director, Risk Modeling, Internal Audit, Freddie Mac
Industry Banking
Experience
Freddie Mac  June 2009 - Present
JP Morgan Chase  September 2008 - May 2009
Washington Mutual  June 2003 - September 2008
Fannie Mae  2002 - 2002
Republic Mortgage Insurance Company  March 1998 - June 2001
Prudential Financial  1997 - 1998
Madrona Venture Group   1996 - 1997

Skills
Risk Management, Financial Risk, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Credit Risk, Banking, Internal Audit, Credit, Enterprise Risk..., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Operational Risk..., Credit Analysis, Valuation, Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance, Strategy, Financial Services, Analytics, Finance, Auditing

Education
University of Rochester - William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration
MBA, Finance, Corporate Accounting

Wesleyan University
BA, Economics, Psychology, Honors in Psychology

Karen Cameron Karen Cameron Greater Seattle Area Details
Karen Cameron's Madrona Venture Group Experience 2000 - Present
Job Controller, Venture Capital
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Madrona Venture Group   2000 - Present
Montlake Capital   2004 - Present
NW Protective Service, Inc.   1990 - Present

Skills
Corporate Finance, Private Equity, Due Diligence

Education
Stanford University   1979 — 1983
Bachelor's Degree, Economics

Troy Cichos Troy Cichos Greater Seattle Area Details
Troy Cichos's Madrona Venture Group Experience October 1999 - Present
Job CFO at Madrona Venture Group
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Madrona Venture Group   October 1999 - Present
Deloitte  June 1994 - October 1999
ITT Financial Services  June 1990 - July 1992

Education
Seattle University School of Law   1992 — 1995
JD

Greg Gottesman Greg Gottesman Greater Seattle Area Details
Greg Gottesman's Madrona Venture Group Experience 1997 - Present
Job Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Madrona Venture Group   1997 - Present
The Boston Consulting Group  1992 - 1994

Skills
Venture Capital, Intellectual Property, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Start-ups, Corporate Development, Entrepreneurship, Mergers, Management, Due Diligence, Strategic Partnerships, Corporate Finance, Venture Financing, Business Development, Business Strategy

Education
Harvard Business School   1995 — 1998
MBA

Harvard Law School   1994 — 1998
JD

Stanford University   1988 — 1992

Gina Hermosillo Gina Hermosillo Seattle, Washington Details
Gina Hermosillo's Madrona Venture Group Experience July 2013 - Present
Job Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Madrona Venture Group   July 2013 - Present
A Kurant Event   April 2013 - Present
Georgetown Ballroom   May 2013 - August 2013
Freelance  May 2013 - May 2013
Art Department  June 2008 - March 2013
ban.do  November 2012 - February 2013
Dance Perfomances   August 2010 - December 2011
Ustream  May 2010 - May 2010
Art Department  August 2007 - December 2007

Skills
Ill, Feature Films, Post Production, Video Production, Television, Film, Office Management, Assisting Executives, Executive Level..., Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Paper Art and Crafts, Large Scale Event..., Visual Decor, Gift Giving, Hot Glue Guns, Baking, Graphics, Film Production, Art

Education
Ithaca College   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cinema & Photography, Summa cum Laude

Jennifer Thut Jennifer Thut Greater Seattle Area Details
Jennifer Thut's Madrona Venture Group Experience January 2000 - May 2001
Job Property Portfolio Manager at Wells Fargo
Industry Real Estate
Experience
Wells Fargo  December 2004 - Present
CBRE  December 2001 - December 2004
Harsch Investment Properties  2001 - 2002
Madrona Venture Group   January 2000 - May 2001
Wright Runstad   1995 - 2000

Skills
Property, Real Estate, Property Management, Leases, Real Estate Economics, Lease Administration, Commercial Real Estate, Asset Management, Corporate Real Estate, Facilities Management, Location Intelligence, Negotiation, Selling, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Customer Service, Portfolio Management, Management, Investment Properties, Budgets, Due Diligence

Education
Edmonds Community College   2014 — 2017
Associate of Technical Arts, Restoration Horticulture

University of Washington   1988 — 1993
Political Science

Kurt DelBene Kurt DelBene Greater Seattle Area Details
Kurt DelBene's Madrona Venture Group Experience September 2014 - April 2015
Job Executive Vice President Corporate Strategy and Planning at Microsoft
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Microsoft  April 2015 - Present
Madrona Venture Group   September 2014 - April 2015
US Department of Health and Human Services  December 2013 - June 2014
Microsoft  1992 - December 2013
McKinsey & Company  1990 - 1992
Bell Laboratories  1983 - 1988

Skills
Organizational..., Cloud Computing, Solution Architecture, Enterprise Software, Program Management, Analytics, Product Management, SaaS, Software Project..., Go-to-market Strategy, Business Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Strategy, Strategic Leadership, Team Leadership, Scalability, Business Intelligence, SharePoint, User Experience, Thought Leadership, Software Engineering, IT Strategy, Product Marketing, Big Data, Enterprise Architecture, Microsoft SQL Server, Cross-functional Team..., Partner Management, Distributed Systems

Education
The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business   1988 — 1990
Master's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

Stanford University   1982 — 1983
MS, Operations Research

University of Arizona   1978 — 1982
BS, Industrial Engineering

Amy Corley Amy Corley Seattle, Washington Details
Amy Corley's Madrona Venture Group Experience November 2014 - Present
Job Executive Assistant at Madrona Venture Group
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Madrona Venture Group   November 2014 - Present
Menlo Ventures  August 2012 - November 2014
Starbucks Coffee Company  October 2009 - August 2012
Pebble Beach Company  February 2010 - February 2012
Jenzen Family   October 2005 - June 2009

Skills
Food & Beverage, Hospitality, PowerPoint, Customer Service, Hospitality Management, Microsoft Word, Event Management, Microsoft Excel, Event Planning, Time Management, Microsoft Office, Management

Education
San Jose State University   2007 — 2010
Bachelor of Science, Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management

Will Glasgow Will Glasgow Mill Valley, California Details
Will Glasgow's Madrona Venture Group Experience April 2000 - September 2003
Job Senior Advisor and Board Member; Experienced Executive in Financial Sevices and other industries
Industry Financial Services
Experience
AIG Global Real Estate  August 2009 - August 2012
ScanlanKemperBard Companies  March 2007 - July 2009
Fish & Neave LLP/Ropes & Gray LLP   October 2003 - May 2005
Madrona Venture Group   April 2000 - September 2003
BCN Data Systems LLC   November 1996 - April 2000
Shaw Glasgow & Co. LLC   March 1995 - November 1996
PacifiCorp  1988 - March 1995
Perkjins Coie LLP   April 1983 - July 1988
Stoel Rives LLP  September 1972 - April 1983

Skills
Financial Services, Mergers, Telecommunications, Due Diligence, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurship, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Governance, Management, Finance, Strategic Planning, Project Finance, Intellectual Property, Restructuring, Joint Ventures, Energy, Executive Management, Real Estate, Portfolio Management, Business Strategy, Start-ups, Risk Management, Securities

Education
Harvard Law School
JD, Magna Cum Laude

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
BS, Economics, Magna Cum Laude

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