Rolanda joined Madrona in 2024. She focuses on sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities across Madrona’s investment themes and supports the growth and strategy of current portfolio companies. Rolanda is particularly interested in intelligent applications, consumer technology and marketplaces, and enterprise software.
Journey to Madrona
Before joining Madrona, Rolanda was a management consultant at EY-Parthenon in their Private Equity & Strategy group. She worked on dozens of client engagements across industries, focusing on buy-side commercial due diligence for private equity clients and growth strategy projects for Fortune 500 clients. Rolanda was also an impact investing extern at MIT Solve, where she collaborated with early-stage tech entrepreneurs on global issues.
Lessons learned
- Maintain focus and constantly prioritize — don’t stop asking yourself why you’re working through a task or building a feature.
- Acknowledge that your company’s priorities may constantly evolve and shift, but remain focused on your customers’ needs and the value proposition you bring.
- Growth is non-linear and can involve pivots even for amazing companies.
When she’s not in the office…
Rolanda can typically be found hiking, practicing weighted yoga, reacquainting herself with violin, or tinkering with her espresso machine to achieve better coffee.
Noteworthy
Rolanda graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in economics. At UChicago, Rolanda was the president of two pre-professional organizations — one focused on consulting and one on entrepreneurship. Rolanda was also a violinist in the UChicago Symphony Orchestra.
