Matt McIlwain

Madrona is a venture capital firm based in Seattle, investing mainly in seed and Series A technology based companies. The firm has over two decades of helping technology entrepreneurs launch and grow world-class companies. We believe in and back the entrepreneurs who are changing the world with big ideas. Their hard work, talented teams, and relentless pursuit of success is what inspires us. Matt joined Madrona in 2000 and has been a prolific investor in several areas of focus over the years. His over 25 years of venture investing has spanned the rise of the internet, the evolution of software to SAAS, the transformation of infrastructure to cloud computing and the use of Al and of machine learning for intelligent applications. Most recently, Matt is passionate about founders building companies that leverage applied machine learning and cloud computing to solve problems, either in the intelligent and generative applications for enterprise sector or the “intersections of innovation” sector – where life science and data science interact. Matt and the Madrona team have been leaders in applied machine learning with their implementation of the Intelligent Applications 40 (www.ia40.com) and the associated summit, which recognizes the leading companies and trends in applied Al, foundation models and intelligent/generative apps. His active Madrona investments include A-Alpha Bio, Amperity, Atomic, Booster, Edgerunner AI, Gradial, Nautilus Biotechnology, Nosis, Ozette, Qumulo, Read.ai, Synthesize Bio and Terraclear. Matt’s investments that have completed IPOs include Accolade (ACCD), Apptio (APTI), Isilon (ISLN), Nautilus (NAUT) and Smartsheet (SMAR). He also invested in several acquired companies including ExtraHop (Bain/Crosspoint), Farecast (Microsoft), iConclude (Opsware), Isilon (EMC), OctoAl (Nvidia), Payscale (Warburg Pincus), Placed (Snap), Suplari (Microsoft), Turi (Apple) and Xnor.ai (Apple).

A Fortune 250 company

Concentrating on strategy and marketing.

MBA from Harvard Business School and a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government