Matt McIlwain
Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group; one of the firm’s longest-tenured partners. Cited in the Madrona Founded & Funded podcast as having made a Slack introduction relevant to Ravenna’s go-to-market motion.
Ravenna Relevance
- Slack introduction. Per the May 2025 Madrona podcast: McIlwain provided a key Slack introduction; this likely seeded Ravenna’s Slack Assistants launch-partner relationship. ^[inferred from podcast; not publicly confirmed]
- Not co-bylined on the investment post (Porter + Parikh authored).
- Likely member of Madrona’s Ravenna deal team but not the lead. ^[inferred]
Profile
- Title: Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group
- Investment focus: Multi-decade experience across enterprise software, infra, and AI
Limited additional detail surfaced this pass. ^[ambiguous — full bio, focus areas, and complete portfolio list not extracted]