Founded & Funded
Listen to conversations between Madrona investors and entrepreneurs, founders, and startup personalities who talk about some of the key moments in building a company. Designed to give would-be founders and others interested in working with or for startups a view into the struggle and the lessons learned, these conversations are informal and informative.
With more than 25 years of investing in early-stage technology companies, Madrona has worked with founders from day one to help build their company for the long run. We invest in seed and Series A companies in the Pacific Northwest building across the information technology spectrum and in Acceleration (B and beyond) stage companies building with AI, regardless of geography.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 104
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Whys and Hows of (Diverse) Team Building with Founder Justin Beals of Strike Graph
Strike Graph, a company started by two white tech guys, and funded in mid 2020 with just an intern, is now growing and serving customers. It is also two thirds women or gender diverse. The road to …
How are Accelerators and StartUp Labs Different? A conversation with Leslie Feinzaig of Female Founders Alliance and Mike Fridgen of Madrona Venture Labs
The path to building a company (and getting venture funding) can be varied. Two of the paths available are Startup Studios or Accelerators. They each offer different benefits. Madrona investor, El…
On a Mission: Barry Wark of Ovation.io on Building a Scientific Data Company During the Pandemic
At the start of 2020, Barry Wark and the team at Ovation.io were on a growth path – not even they could envision 75x usage growth they ended up seeing. Madrona investor, Chris Picardo, talks to Barr…
How Do You Start a Venture Firm? Here's Our Story
This slightly unusual Founded and Funded is the story of the early years of Madrona as told by the founders and early team members, Tom Alberg, Paul Goodrich, Matt McIlwain and Greg Gottesman. They …