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Daniel Li

Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

Seattle, Washington

Overview

Work Experience

  • Cofounder, CEO

    2021 - Current

    Stop making slides the old way. Plus AI helps you create, edit, and design professional presentations in seconds.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Summer Consultant

    2011 - 2011

  • Intern

    2010 - 2010

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