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This past week Madrona hosted its fifth annual IA40 Summit, where we celebrated the winners of the IA40 (the top 40 private AI startups as ... The post Highlights From the 2026 IA40 Summit: Harnessing the Value of AI appeared first on Madrona.
Opinion: Venture capitalist Matt McIlwain of Madrona urges Washington voters to pass Initiative 645 and repeal the state's new income tax. He argues the tax is written to expand beyond high earners and that employers and residents are already leaving. Read More
The startup known for AI practice sessions for sales pitches and job interviews is launching tools that build training courses, coach employees during meetings and track whether skills improve. The company was valued at more than $300 million in December. Read More
The AI buildout is creating unprecedented demand for compute, memory, and the hardware needed to support it. As that demand grows, the ability to design ... The post In AI We Believe, But in Physics We Trust: Our Investment in Vinci appeared first on Madrona.
For most of the past three decades, enterprise software has been in the business of telling people what happened. Systems of record captured the transactions, ... The post A Reasoning Flywheel for the Physical Economy: Why We Invested in Atomic appeared first on Madrona.
Affordability has become the organizing principle of how a huge and growing share of Americans shop. Buywander turns one of retail’s biggest headaches — returns ... The post Big Finds, Small Prices: Why We Invested in Buywander appeared first on Madrona.
Today’s best startups are building AI solutions that uplift human agency more, not less. They work to deeply understand the needs of a particular user ... The post When Agents Meet in the Middle: Why We Invested in Jack & Jill appeared first on Madrona.
Every so often you meet a founder whose next act is obvious in hindsight. Mohit Aron has built two decacorns. Before that, he was one ... The post Revenue Teams Don’t Need Another Tool, They Need the Truth – Our Investment in SciFin appeared first on Madrona.
Over the past year, the applied AI market has put an increasing emphasis on delivering tangible value and has seen a significant rise in compelling ... The post Introducing the 2026 Intelligent Applications 40 appeared first on Madrona.
Highspot has reached an incredibly important and exciting milestone: the closing of its multi-billion-dollar merger with Seismic, which officially closed on Tuesday, August 18, after ... The post Celebrating Highspot appeared first on Madrona.
Today we’re excited to share a new, deeply researched analysis of the latest patterns in AI adoption among the enterprise. As every AI builder is ... The post Harnessing Enterprise Value – The ROI of AI appeared first on Madrona.
Recorded live at Seattle Tech Week, this episode of Founded & Funded brings together two people who track the AI capital markets from ... The post Is AI a Bubble? What PitchBook’s EVP of Research Sees in the Data appeared first on Madrona.
Seattle Tech Week started on a Monday night with pickleball in SoDo and ended, five days later, somewhere between a rooftop happy hour, a Lake ... The post Seattle Tech Week 2026: The Most Seattle Tech Week Yet appeared first on Madrona.
Some of the most valuable consumer opportunities sit in categories that are economically important but where the incumbents are unloved — products millions of people ... The post The Best Opportunities Hide in Plain Sight: Why We Invested in Faye appeared first on Madrona.
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