Seattle venture capital
Updated 2024-05-30. Originally published 2010-11-01 on VocationVillage.com
One of my favorite job search strategies is to watch Seattle venture capital firms to see where money is flowing and there might be a hiring spree happening. Many firms have a social media presence and/or newsletters. Follow them to find out if they take part in events where you can meet venture partners who can introduce you to hiring managers at early stage startups.
Alliance of Angels - Connecting investors w/ early stage companies.
ARCH Venture Partners - Life sciences, physical sciences, information technology.
Atlas Venture - Technology, life sciences.
Bezos Expeditions - Diversified.
Blue Point Capital Partners - Diversified.
Cascadia Capital - Technology, sustainable industries, middle market.
Cercano Management - Diversified.
Curious Capital - Software companies with empathy for the long term.
Flying Fish - Cloud computing, AI, speech and natural language, machine learning, IoT.
Founders’ Co-op - Web and mobile technologies.
Ignition Partners - Communications, Internet, software, and services.
M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund) - Early stage technology ventures.
Madrona Venture Group - Investors who help technology partners ideate, test, and launch companies..
Maveron - Consumer-oriented startups.
NCA Partners - Middle market startups.
Polaris Venture Partners - Information technology and life sciences.
Providence Ventures - Healthcare.
PSL Ventures - Pre-seed, seed, and Series A technology companies.
Second Avenue Capital Partners - Middle market in the retail and consumer products industries.
SpringRock Ventures - Healthcare and information technology.
Tola Capital - Enterprise software.
Trilogy Equity Partners - Global technology.
US Venture Partners - Information technology, cleantech, and healthcare.
Vault Capital - Technology.
Voyager Capital - Digital media, software, and wireless.
Washington Research Foundation (WRF) - Technology.
If you want to work in venture capital, here’s a good resource: Venture Capital Careers: The Complete Guide.
If you plan to pitch an investor, here is advice from a venture partner: VC perspective: The 3 things I want to hear first in a pitch.
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