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John Torrey

Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

Fort Worth, Texas

Overview 

John Torrey is currently a Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group, with a strong background in software as a service (SaaS) and strategic partnerships. He has notable experience leading corporate venture capital initiatives and has made impactful investments in companies like TaskHuman and Cleartrip. Throughout his career, John has served in key leadership roles such as Chief Ecosystem Officer at Qualtrics and has been involved in successful mergers and acquisitions, including investments in companies like TaskHuman and Cleartrip.

Work Experience 

  • Venture Partner

    2021 - Current

Madrona is a venture firm that invests in early- to late-stage companies in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

  • Fellow

    2019

    https://sapphireventures.com/sapphire-fellows/

Sapphire is a global software venture capital firm backing companies of consequence.

  • Investor

    2021

Route is a software company that develops application to track and protect logistics and freight services.

Raised $288,529,839.00 from Jaws Ventures, Hanaco Venture Capital, Granger Management LLC and Madrona.

  • Investor and Board Member

    2021

TaskHuman is a real-time digital coaching platform that offers 1-on-1 interactive sessions with live wellness coaches through video calls.

Raised $33,000,000.00 from Synetro Group, Madrona, Margaret Georgiadis, PeopleTech Angels, U.S. Venture Partners, Hemant Thapar, Gaingels, Zoom Ventures, Propel(X) and RingCentral Ventures.

  • Investor

    2021

TaxBit is a cryptocurrency tax and accounting software that automates tax calculations and reporting on cryptocurrency transactions.

Raised $253,360,311.00 from IQT, Haun Ventures and Alameda Research.

  • Advisor

    2022

  • Investor and Board Observer

    2022

Clozd provides services and technology for win-loss analysis.

Raised $55,800,000.00 from Album VC, Madrona and Greycroft.

  • Board of Trustees (current); Board of Regents (2015-23); President, Alumni Association (2017-18)

    2015

  • Member of the Board of Directors (to June 2020) & Senior Advisor (to June 2021)

    2011 - 2021

  • Chief Ecosystem Officer; Chief Corporate Development Officer (July 2017 - February 2019)

    2017 - 2020

Qualtrics is a single system of record for all experience data, managing customer, product, employee, and brand experiences on one platform.

Raised $3,150,000,000.00 from Accel, BDT & MSD Partners, CPP Investments, Susquehanna Growth Equity and DFO Management.

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