Jay Bartot

Technical Partner at Madrona Venture Labs, Madrona

Jay Bartot is a seasoned technology entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience building and scaling startups that leverage data and machine learning across industries like eCommerce, healthcare, travel, and security. He has co-founded and led multiple successful ventures—four of which were acquired by companies including Hulu, Microsoft, and Nielsen. As a technical leader at Madrona Venture Labs, Jay helped incubate high-growth startups by driving technical vision, product development, and team building. Known for his creative risk-taking and deep technical expertise, he thrives at the intersection of innovation and execution, particularly in areas like Generative AI, intelligent applications, and lean startup methodologies. Jay is currently the CTO of a stealth startup.