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institution1995–present

Madrona Venture Group

Disciplines:
venture capital
technology investing
technology entrepreneurship/pacific northwest tech

Summary

Seattle-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 — one of the original investors in Amazon — which has been the dominant early-stage VC in the Pacific Northwest technology ecosystem.

Core Contribution

Anchored the Seattle tech venture ecosystem — as an early Amazon investor and continued supporter of Pacific Northwest startups — demonstrating that world-class venture capital could operate outside Silicon Valley.

Historical Influences

Tom Alberg Pacific Northwest tech tradition

Intellectual Lineage

Venture Capital Seattle Technology EcosystemAmazon Origin

Contemporaries & Peers

Sequoia Capital Andreessen Horowitz Founders Fund

Minds Influenced

Seattle startup ecosystemPacific Northwest tech culture

Intellectual Posterity

Amazon early investorPacific Northwest VC leader

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