Former Amazon executive Babak Parviz joined Seattle-based venture firm Madrona Venture Group as a venture partner.
In addition to leading new investments, Parviz is also tasked with advising portfolio startups.
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- Parviz was the vice president of Amazon's Grand Challenge moonshot incubator, where he led the company's investments into new sectors, including healthcare and wearable technology.
- Before joining Amazon, Parviz led the development of augmented reality eyewear Google Glass.
- Madrona — co-founded by Tom Alberg — was an early investor in Amazon.
- The early-stage investment firm recently opened its office in California.
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- Madrona hired former Amazon executive Wei Gao as venture partner four months ago.
- She was a technical adviser to then-Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
- Gao left Amazon to become COO at events startup Hopin before joining Madrona in October 2022.
- Another Amazon executive Jon Turow joined Madrona in January 2022.
