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Madrona Venture Group Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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Published a Founded & Funded conversation with Stacklok's Joe Beda and Craig McLuckie on identity, permissions, and security for AI agents.

The Best Infrastructure Moment Since Cloud

Madrona Venture Group

madrona.com

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Essay

Published a Founded & Funded conversation with PitchBook's EVP of Research on whether AI valuations reflect a bubble.

Is AI a Bubble? What PitchBook's EVP of Research Sees in the Data

Madrona Venture Group

madrona.comAUG 13, 2026

AUG 13, 2026

4 investments· JUL 2026 – AUG 2026Show all

Investment

Participated in Noosphere Labs' $10.25M seed round, led by Trilogy Equity Partners, for a stealth physical-AI startup.

Noosphere Labs

Noosphere Labs Madrona Venture Group

geekwire.comAUG 11, 2026

AUG 11, 2026

Investment

Led Faye's $50M Series C to build an autonomous platform for traveler care.

Faye

Faye Madrona Venture Group

madrona.comAUG 5, 2026

axios.com

madrona.com

prnewswire.com

AUG 5, 2026

Investment

Led Polar's $5.7M seed round for its AI browser that automates knowledge work end-to-end.

Polar

Polar Madrona Venture Group

madrona.comJUL 29, 2026

techstartups.com

JUL 29, 2026

Investment

Led Polar's $5.7M seed round for an AI browser that automates multi-step knowledge work.

Polar

Polar Madrona Venture Group

madrona.comJUL 29, 2026

techcrunch.com

JUL 29, 2026

Essay

Published a Founded & Funded episode on how AI has changed enterprise buyer behavior and sales motions.

Why AI Made Your Buyers Harder to Sell To

Madrona Venture Group

madrona.comJUL 23, 2026

JUL 23, 2026

Investment

Led Thira's $21M seed round; Apptio co-founders Sunny Gupta and Kurt Shintaffer's new agentic back-office startup.

Thira

Thira Madrona Venture Group

madrona.comJUL 14, 2026

geekwire.com

madrona.com

businesswire.com

JUL 14, 2026

Investment

Co-led Gray Swan's $40M Series A for AI security and red-teaming tools used by frontier labs.

Gray Swan

Gray Swan Madrona Venture Group

madrona.comJUN 2026

finsmes.com

JUN 2026

Milestone

Portfolio company Statsig became a unicorn in 2025, three years after Madrona's initial investment.

Statsig

Statsig Madrona Venture Group

sparkco.ai

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3 essays· APR 2026Show all

Essay

Published essay arguing that domain-specific AI applications offer better unit economics and moats than competing with frontier model companies.

While Big AI Burns Cash, Here's Where Founders Win

Madrona Venture Group

madrona.comAPR 27, 2026

APR 27, 2026

Essay

Vivek Ramaswami and Sabrina Albert published an essay on the shift from AI model scarcity to AI capability abundance and implications for founders.

From Scarcity To Abundance

Madrona Venture Group

madrona.comAPR 24, 2026

APR 24, 2026

Essay

Matt McIlwain published a thesis on the evolution of enterprise AI sales and customer retention strategies.

Selling AI in 2026: Selling Is Easy. Staying In Is Everything

Madrona Venture Group

madrona.comAPR 17, 2026

APR 17, 2026

Investment

Co-led Golden Analytics' $7M seed round alongside NEA to build an AI-native business intelligence platform.

Golden Analytics

Golden Analytics Madrona Venture Group

prnewswire.comAPR 7, 2026

APR 7, 2026

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