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Founded & Funded

Madrona Ventures

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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 ...
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Welcome to The Newday Podcast, recorded live from Norfolk Showground at Newday Festival 2025. In this episode Larissa Matson and Isabella Lopez Nunes are joined by Rachel Gardner, talking about building your life on Jesus - staying strong through every storm, trusting God when it hurts, and discovering that He truly is enough.…
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Welcome to The Newday Podcast, recorded live from Norfolk Showground at Newday Festival 2025. In this episode Larissa Matson is joined by Dr Harvey Kwiyani and Joel Kendall to discuss what it means to live on mission, and how every believer is called to make disciples wherever they are.By Newday
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Welcome to The Newday Podcast, recorded live from Norfolk Showground at Newday Festival 2025. In this episode Larissa Matson and Isabella Lopez Nunes are joined by Dan Featherstone, talking about standing firm in faith, resisting cultural pressure, and living boldly for God like Daniel did in Babylon.…
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Where is OpenAI going, and what does it mean for the broader AI and tech ecosystem? Madrona Partner Vivek Ramaswami sits down with Jason Kwon, Chief Strategy Officer at OpenAI, for a rare behind-the-scenes look at the decisions shaping one of the most influential AI companies in the world. In this live conversation from the 2025 IA Summit, Jason sh…
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In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Digital Editor Coral Garnick Ducken sits down with Investor Rasik Parikh to unpack his journey from public markets to venture capital and what makes a founder stand out. Rasik shares how working across institutional investing, M&A, and now enterprise AI at Madrona has shaped his analytical mindset and fo…
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In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Venture Partner Patrick Ennis sits down with Varun Puri and Esha Joshi, co-founders of Yoodli, an AI-powered communications coach helping people become more confident speakers. Varun and Esha share their leap from Big Tech into startup life, eating noodles on secondhand couches while chasing a bold missi…
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In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Managing Director Tim Porter sits down with Babak Parviz and Daniel Kelly, co-founders of NewDays, a platform purpose-built for older Americans living with cognitive change to help them reclaim abilities, preserve independence, and keep being themselves. Babak and Daniel share how their experience at Ama…
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In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Investor Joe Horsman sits down with Jeff Leek and Rob Bradley, co-founders of Synthesize Bio, a foundation model company for biology that's unlocking experiments researchers could never run in the lab. Jeff, chief data officer at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, and Rob, the McIlwain Family endowed chair in…
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Fyxer.ai is an AI-powered assistant that helps users reclaim hours of their day by managing their inboxes, writing replies, and taking meeting notes. But Fyxer didn't start with AI. It started with a decade-long executive assistant agency that gave them a treasure trove of data and insight that became the foundation for integrating AI. Fyxer CEO an…
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Thompson and Austin Hay, co-founders of Clarify, the startup that's pioneering the idea of autonomous CRM. Their vision? A CRM that actually does the work for sellers of driving outreach, managing pipeline, and surfacing insights without constant manual input. Patrick and Austin share: • Their journey from Iteratively, Ramp, and Amplitude to foundi…
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In this Investor Spotlight episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona's Coral Ducken sits down with Investor Rolanda Fu to explore her journey to VC — from playing violin at weddings to advising startups in Chicago. Rolanda shares what drew her back to Seattle and Madrona, how her generalist background helps her spot strong founders across sectors, and w…
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