Mike Fridgen

Mike Fridgen

Venture Partner at Madrona
Seattle, Washington, United States

Mike Fridgen is Venture Partner at Madrona, Founder and CEO at a stealth startup, Advisory Board Member for the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship at University of Washington, and Chief Operating Officer at Rover. He previously served as Director of Interactive Marketing at Alaska Airlines, President & CEO at Decide, General Manager at eBay, Partnerships Manager at Expedia Group, and VP Marketing & Product at Farecast.com. He founded Decide.com and Farecast, both acquired, Madrona Venture Labs, TripHub, and his current stealth startup. His expertise is in consumer travel startups and building technology products in the travel industry.

  • Madrona logo
    Madrona Venture Partner 2025–present · current
  • Stealth startup logo
    Stealth startup Founder and CEO 2025–present · current
  • University of Washington logo
    University of Washington Advisory Board Member for Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship 2014–present · current
  • Madrona Venture Partner current
  • Rover Chief Operating Officer · current
  • Madrona Venture Labs logo
    Madrona Venture Labs Board Member 2025–2026, Managing Director & CEO 2015–2025, Author 2026, Venture Partner 2026 · past
  • Otto logo
    Otto Board Member 2024–2026 · past
  • eBay General Manager 2013–2015 · past
  • Decide President & CEO 2010–2013 · past
  • Microsoft Director, Product Management 2008–2010 · past
  • Farecast.com VP Marketing & Product 2005–2008 · past
  • Alaska Airlines logo
    Alaska Airlines Director, Interactive Marketing 2004–2005 · past
  • Expedia Group Partnerships Manager 2001 · past
  • TripHub CEO & co-founder 1996–2000 · past

Education

  • Harvard Business School MBA · 2001–2003
  • Foster School of Business Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies · 1993–1997

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Education

  • Harvard Business School MBA · 2001–2003
  • Foster School of Business Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies · 1993–1997

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