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The DL — An inside view into Pacific Northwest Tech
Talks about Pacific Northwest tech, real estate innovation and Seattle tech trends
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Daniel Li
Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
Seattle, Washington
Overview
Daniel Li is a Cofounder and CEO at Plus, a Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group, with a background in venture capital, strategy, and financial modeling. His career highlights include founding Plus and investing in companies like GawkBox at the Series A stage, demonstrating his leadership in the gaming/esports and web3/crypto sectors.
Work Experience
Cofounder, CEO
2021 - Current
Stop making slides the old way. Plus AI helps you create, edit, and design professional presentations in seconds.
Plus is a software company that captures, views, and shares current data from any source.
Raised $7,950,000.00 from Zachary Perret, Scott Belsky, BoxGroup, Jon Gelsey, Madrona, Positive Sum, Not Boring and Eric Browne.
Venture Partner
2021
Partner
2015 - 2021
Madrona is a venture capital firm based in Seattle, investing mainly in early stage technology companies. The firm has over two decades of helping technology entrepreneurs launch and grow world-class companies such as Amazon, Smartsheet, Snowflake, Redfin, and Apptio. At Madrona, I invested in low code tools, productivity platforms, and online communities. I led or worked closely on the firm’s investment in companies such as Common Room, Rec Room, Rainway, Coda, Snowflake, and Tigera.
Madrona is a venture firm that invests in early- to late-stage companies in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Side Projects
2015
Some of my side projects: The DL - My weekly email newsletter about tech, startups, and investing in the Pacific Northwest. Sign up here: http://thedl.danielxli.com/ 2048 Blast - Mobile puzzle game that has been featured as an App Store Editor's Pick iOS link - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/2048-blast/id1399953309 Android link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DanCo.Blast2048 Babel Word Game - Mobile puzzle game inspired by word games like Bananagrams and Scrabble iOS - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/babel-word-game/id1184794972 Red Envelope Co - Red envelope wedding registries that allow guests to send a customized "red envelope" greeting card with a cash gift through Stripe Link - https://theredenvelope.co/ Quikpoll - SMS and web-based polling app
Consultant
2012 - 2015
Consultant in the Seattle office of BCG, with a focus on strategy and operations projects for technology and healthcare clients
BCG Securities focuses on wealth management with high net worth individuals.
Summer Consultant
2011 - 2011
Intern
2010 - 2010
UBS Realty Investors is an institutional investment advisor that managed real estate equity assets on behalf of its clients.