Madrona

Madrona Venture Group is a venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1995. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, focusing primarily on the information technology sector, which includes areas such as consumer internet, software, digital media, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Madrona typically invests between $2 million and $10 million in companies located in the Pacific Northwest and aims to be a lead investor, often seeking board membership in its portfolio companies. The firm is dedicated to supporting technology entrepreneurs and companies that are shaping the future of work and utilizing low-code/no-code solutions.

Loren Alhadeff

Venture Partner

Jennifer Chambers

Administrative Partner

Troy Cichos

COO and Partner

Hope Cochran

Managing Director

Jack Creighton

Strategic Director

Aseem Datar

Partner

Patrick J Ennis

Venture Partner

Maggie Finch

Partner

Maria Gilfoyle

Investor

Palak Goel

Investor

Paul Goodrich

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Joseph Horsman

Investor

Len Jordan

Managing Director

Matthew McIlwain

Managing Director

Mark Nelson

Venture Partner

Chris Picardo

Partner

Tim Porter

Managing Director

Bill Richter

Venture Partner

William Ruckelshaus

Strategic Director

Siddharth Shenai

Venture Partner

Steven Singh

Managing Director

Soma Somasegar

Managing Director

Jon Turow

Partner

Jonathan Turow

Partner

Ishani Ummat

Investor

Dan Weld

Venture Partner

Past deals in Visual Search

Visual Layer

Seed Round in 2023
Visual Layer is a developer of a visual data management platform that enables the efficient management and curation of image and video datasets. The platform utilizes a proprietary graph engine to automatically identify data quality issues, such as corrupted images and incorrect labels, while also detecting outliers. By providing suggestions for correction, Visual Layer helps clients maintain high-quality datasets, thereby enhancing data performance and accuracy. This approach allows organizations to handle visual data at scale, ensuring that their datasets are reliable and effective for various applications.

SeekOut

Series C in 2022
SeekOut is the next generation of AI sourcing solution, enabling TA-teams to find high-quality diverse talent, for hard to fill requisitions, faster. The developers, the experts, the leaders who will have a 10x impact on your company don’t always curate their LinkedIn profile or make themselves (or their expertise) easily found. SeekOut helps you discover and engage with such candidates so you can help propel your company forward with key hires. What makes SeekOut special: Unique sourcing solution for GitHub so recruiters are first to find untapped deep-tech talent. First in industry sourcing solution and talent-insights for over 60 million profiles in engineering and life sciences based on patents and research publications, so you get first to the innovation leaders. One-click to find diverse candidates so recruiters become the diversity hero. Best-in-class AI search over 135M profiles for tech and non-tech roles, so recruiters spend more time on added-value work. Validated emails with social-network links and drip email-campaign automation so recruiters achieve high response rates. Custom search engines for 37 social networks/websites so recruiters have the most expansive view on available talent. With these capabilities, SeekOut can also reduce the investment need for multiple tools, while improving your ROI.

SeekOut

Series B in 2021
SeekOut is the next generation of AI sourcing solution, enabling TA-teams to find high-quality diverse talent, for hard to fill requisitions, faster. The developers, the experts, the leaders who will have a 10x impact on your company don’t always curate their LinkedIn profile or make themselves (or their expertise) easily found. SeekOut helps you discover and engage with such candidates so you can help propel your company forward with key hires. What makes SeekOut special: Unique sourcing solution for GitHub so recruiters are first to find untapped deep-tech talent. First in industry sourcing solution and talent-insights for over 60 million profiles in engineering and life sciences based on patents and research publications, so you get first to the innovation leaders. One-click to find diverse candidates so recruiters become the diversity hero. Best-in-class AI search over 135M profiles for tech and non-tech roles, so recruiters spend more time on added-value work. Validated emails with social-network links and drip email-campaign automation so recruiters achieve high response rates. Custom search engines for 37 social networks/websites so recruiters have the most expansive view on available talent. With these capabilities, SeekOut can also reduce the investment need for multiple tools, while improving your ROI.

Verishop

Series B in 2019
Verishop is an online shopping portal based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2018. It positions itself as a premium lifestyle destination, offering a curated selection of elevated brands in fashion, beauty, home, and more. The platform connects independent brands and creators with consumers, facilitating the discovery of unique products alongside an efficient online purchasing process and fast delivery. Verishop aims to provide a quality-driven shopping experience, making it a go-to resource for customers seeking luxury and distinctive items.

SeekOut

Series A in 2019
SeekOut is the next generation of AI sourcing solution, enabling TA-teams to find high-quality diverse talent, for hard to fill requisitions, faster. The developers, the experts, the leaders who will have a 10x impact on your company don’t always curate their LinkedIn profile or make themselves (or their expertise) easily found. SeekOut helps you discover and engage with such candidates so you can help propel your company forward with key hires. What makes SeekOut special: Unique sourcing solution for GitHub so recruiters are first to find untapped deep-tech talent. First in industry sourcing solution and talent-insights for over 60 million profiles in engineering and life sciences based on patents and research publications, so you get first to the innovation leaders. One-click to find diverse candidates so recruiters become the diversity hero. Best-in-class AI search over 135M profiles for tech and non-tech roles, so recruiters spend more time on added-value work. Validated emails with social-network links and drip email-campaign automation so recruiters achieve high response rates. Custom search engines for 37 social networks/websites so recruiters have the most expansive view on available talent. With these capabilities, SeekOut can also reduce the investment need for multiple tools, while improving your ROI.

Searchandise Commerce

Venture Round in 2010
Searchandise Commerce specializes in site monetization and retail media, focusing on the Retail Search Media sector. The company has developed a retail search network that allows product manufacturers, their agencies, and retail partners to enhance their visibility on retail websites and mobile platforms through cost-per-click bidding. This innovative approach enables manufacturers to improve their positioning in search and browse results, leading to increased clicks and sales. Simultaneously, retailers can transform their on-site search functions from a cost center into a profit center, creating additional revenue streams without disrupting the consumer experience. Their flagship service, HitList, facilitates the integration of manufacturer bids into product presentations, unlocking previously untapped online real estate for retailers.
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