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Rolanda Fu

Rolanda Fu

Investor·Madrona

Seattle, Washington, United States

Bio

Professional summary

Rolanda Fu is an Investor at Madrona, where she sources and evaluates new opportunities across Madrona's investment themes and supports portfolio company growth and strategy. She is particularly interested in intelligent applications, consumer technology and marketplaces, and enterprise software. Before Madrona, she was a management consultant at EY-Parthenon in the Private Equity & Strategy group and an impact investing extern at MIT Solve.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

AnagramEsperRhythmsTektonic AIYoodli

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • MadronaInvestor2024 – Present
  • EY-ParthenonManagement Consultant, Private Equity & Strategy
  • MIT SolveImpact Investing Extern

Education

  • University of ChicagoDegree in Economics

Languages

EnglishChineseSpanish

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