Founded & Funded Podcast
1) Twitter's Ex-CEO: The Web Was Built for Humans — Let's Make it Work for AI Agents
What happens when AI agents — not humans — become your primary customer? That's not a hypothetical. It's already happening, and the founders who recognize it earliest are rebuilding their entire infra...Show More
2) This is how Fortune 500 Companies are Buying AI Today
What does it really take to sell an AI-native product into the Fortune 500? In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Managing Director Matt McIlwain sits down with two founders deep in the trenche...Show More
3) The Infrastructure of Intelligence: Inside Crusoe's Massive AI Factory in Texas
In this episode of Founded & Funded, Ben Gilbert, co-host of the Acquired podcast, sits down with Chase Lochmiller, co-founder and CEO of Crusoe-AI, the company building what it calls AI factories, in...Show More
4) Can We Trust AI? The Future of Verified Reasoning in High-Stakes Systems
In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Partner Jon Turow hosts a live conversation with Carina Hong, Founder & CEO of Axiom, and Byron Cook, VP & Distinguished Scientist at AWS. Carina is buildi...Show More
5) Microsoft's Agent Factory: The Future of AI Software with EVP of Core AI Jay Parikh
In this live episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Managing Director Soma Somasegar sits down with Jay Parikh, EVP of Core AI at Microsoft, to unpack the company's evolution from a software factory to ...Show More
6) How — and What — to Build in the Age of OpenAI
Where is OpenAI going, and what does it mean for the broader AI and tech ecosystem? Madrona Partner Vivek Ramaswami sits down with Jason Kwon, Chief Strategy Officer at OpenAI, for a rare behind-the-s...Show More
7) The Analyst Mindset in Venture: Madrona Investor Rasik Parikh's story
In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Digital Editor Coral Garnick Ducken sits down with Investor Rasik Parikh to unpack his journey from public markets to venture capital and what makes a foun...Show More
8) Redefining Communication: Yoodli Founders on AI Roleplays, Confidence & Building in Seattle
In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Venture Partner Patrick Ennis sits down with Varun Puri and Esha Joshi, co-founders of Yoodli, an AI-powered communications coach helping people become mor...Show More
9) From Google and Amazon to NewDays: Why These Tech Vets Bet on AI for Dementia
In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Managing Director Tim Porter sits down with Babak Parviz and Daniel Kelly, co-founders of NewDays, a platform purpose-built for older Americans living with...Show More
From Google and Amazon to NewDays: Why These Tech Vets Bet on AI for Dementia
42:28 | Oct 8th, 2025
10) The Future of Biology Is Generative: Inside Synthesize Bio’s RNA AI Model
In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Investor Joe Horsman sits down with Jeff Leek and Rob Bradley, co-founders of Synthesize Bio, a foundation model company for biology that’s unlocking exper...Show More