Madrone Capital Partners (MCP) is a Menlo Park, California-based single family office established in 2005 to manage investments on behalf of S. Robson (Rob) Walton — eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton — and other Walton family members. The firm takes a concentrated, long-term approach to capital deployment, investing directly in private companies as well as in external venture capital and private equity funds. While sector-agnostic in principle, MCP has historically emphasized alternative energy and cleantech — with notable positions in companies such as Bloom Energy, Sunrun, and Enphase Energy — alongside technology and consumer investments in companies like Strava, Carbon, and Brex. ...