Madrona Venture Labs raises $8M, unveils plan to turn its investors into co-founders of spinouts
May 12, 2021 at 7:27 am
The Madrona Venture Labs team, clockwise from left: Flora Ku, Keith Rosema, Maria Hess, Henry Huang, Mike Fridgen, Jay Bartot, Jason Flateboe. (Madrona Venture Labs Photo)
The news: Madrona Venture Labs, the startup studio associated with Madrona Venture Group, has raised $8 million for its fourth fund. The Seattle-based studio also unveiled a new model that turns its investors tech vets such as former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff; former Qualtrics exec Julie Larson-Green; former Axiom CEO Elena Donio; etc. into co-founders, board members, and advisors of its startup spinouts.