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Jim Madden

Jim Madden

Co-CEO & Co-Chair Investment Committee atCarrick Capital PartnersCalifornia
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Jim Madden is Co-CEO and Co-Chair of the Investment Committee at Carrick Capital Partners, overseeing software and software-enabled businesses. He previously founded Exult, Inc. and held senior roles at General Atlantic, Accretive, SHL Systemhouse, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, and Accenture.

What Jim can write

Writes checks of$30M and up
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
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Carrick Capital Partners writes $30M and up checks, larger than 99% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Accenture · Principal
  2. Booz-Allen & Hamilton · Principal
  3. SHL Systemhouse · Senior Executive
  4. Exult, Inc. · Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
  5. General Atlantic · Special Advisor
  6. Accretive, LLC · General Partner
  7. Carrick Capital Partners · Co-CEO & Co-Chair Investment Committee
    Now

Companies founded

Exult, Inc.

Investments named in public bios

DailyPayEverspringFlatiron SchoolLegalSifterOnPayVeritas Prime

Focus

softwaresoftware-enabled businessestech-enabled business services

Education

Southern Methodist University, BBA and BA

Also at Carrick Capital Partners

Chris Wenner
Chris WennerManaging Director
Ivan Whittey
Ivan WhitteyManaging Director
Rob Delaney
Rob DelaneyManaging Director
Steve Unterberger
Steve UnterbergerManaging Director
Cameron Coane
Cameron CoaneVice President
Matt Mellen
Matt MellenVice President
Tyler Pensa
Tyler PensaVice President
Andrew Cohen
Andrew CohenAssociate

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Alex Niehenke
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David ibnAleManaging Partner, Advance Venture Partners

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Who is Jim Madden?

Jim Madden is Co-CEO and Co-Chair of the Investment Committee at Carrick Capital Partners, overseeing software and software-enabled businesses. He previously founded Exult, Inc. and held senior roles at General Atlantic, Accretive, SHL Systemhouse, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, and Accenture.

How much does Jim Madden invest?

Jim Madden invests through Carrick Capital Partners, which writes checks of $30M and up at series b.

How do I pitch Jim Madden?

A warm intro from a founder Carrick Capital Partners backed works best.

What did Jim Madden do before Carrick Capital Partners?

Principal at Accenture; Principal at Booz-Allen & Hamilton; Senior Executive at SHL Systemhouse; Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer at Exult, Inc.; Special Advisor at General Atlantic; General Partner at Accretive, LLC.

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