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Madrona’s Elisa La Cava interviews Madrona Venture Labs’ Mike Fridgen and FFA’s Leslie Feinzaig on studios vs. accelerators
This Founded and Funded episode compares two paths to venture funding—startup studios (Madrona Venture Labs) and accelerators (Female Founders Alliance’s Ready Set Raise)—with Madrona investor Elisa La Cava interviewing Mike Fridgen and Leslie Feinzaig about how each model supports different types of companies.
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See all 7Madrona Hosts 2nd Annual General Counsel Summit for 275 GCs to Tackle GenAI Oversight and Community Building
Madrona held its second annual General Counsel Summit to bring in-house and VC legal leaders together for in-person discussion, emphasizing community, connection, and sharing practical insights. The event focused heavily on generative AI oversight, education, and governance challenges facing counsel at startups and tech firms.
Scott Jacobson Interviews Crowd Cow Founder Joe Heitzeberg on Launching a 'Buy-a-Cow' Direct-to-Consumer Meat Marketplace
Scott Jacobson interviews Crowd Cow founder Joe Heitzeberg about building a direct-to-consumer meat marketplace that lets customers buy shares of animals to connect consumers with small ranchers, increase transparency, and scale access to higher-quality, sustainably sourced protein.
University of Washington’s CoAI Wins 14th Madrona Prize for Cost-Aware AI Enabling Time-Critical Clinical Predictions
The CoAI team from the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School won the 14th Annual Madrona Prize for Cost Aware Artificial Intelligence for Health Care, which develops cost-sensitive ML to enable time-critical clinical predictions (e.g., for EMTs en route to the ER). The prize recognizes strong research with commercial potential and is awarded during the school’s Industry Affiliates Research Day.
