Techstars

Techstars Central LLC, founded in 2006 and based in Boulder, Colorado, operates as a startup accelerator and venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage technology-oriented companies. It specializes in a mentorship-driven accelerator program, selecting ten startups each summer to participate in a three-month incubation period, offering funding of $120,000 in exchange for equity. Techstars invests primarily in sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, blockchain, augmented reality, and IoT, while avoiding investments in medical devices, healthcare technology, and local service-oriented businesses. In addition to its primary accelerator, Techstars has various specialized programs, including those focused on music, retail, mobility, and social impact, with global reach extending to regions such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The firm prefers taking minority stakes, typically between six and ten percent, without seeking board representation or investor rights. Techstars has built a robust network of entrepreneurs, mentors, and corporate partners to foster innovation and growth within its portfolio, which includes over 1,000 companies with a significant collective market capitalization.

Ethan Austin

MD of the Techstars Western Union Accelerator

Max Kelly

Managing Director of Techstars London

Lesa Mitchell

Managing Director

Vijay Tirathrai

Managing Director

Mark Tortorella

Advisor

Nathanial Zola

MD

Past deals in Seattle, WA

Pear Suite

Seed Round in 2023
Pear Suite is a cloud-based healthcare platform that focuses on improving health outcomes by addressing the social determinants of health for older adults. The platform enables community health workers, healthcare staff, and volunteers to evaluate and respond to the social factors influencing health in a scalable and cost-effective manner. Utilizing smart scripts, logic modeling, and actionable dashboards, Pear Suite allows healthcare providers to gain a comprehensive understanding of individuals beyond their medical conditions. This holistic approach aims to enhance overall well-being while also reducing healthcare costs.

AlliConnect

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Thrivelution is disrupting the current market space by streamlining the process of connecting patients with providers, focusing on the quality of matches, and demonstrating a return on investment for small business owners.

Pongo

Pre Seed Round in 2022
At PongoAI we are changing the way small to medium-sized businesses collect, receive, share, and analyze feedback. We enable smaller businesses to access the same AI-powered experience management tools used by Fortune 500 companies.

Proxi

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Proxi powers the future of personalized navigation. Today, Proxi's no-code mapping software makes mapping and crowdsourcing geographic recommendations accessible to everyone. Local experts and influencers use Proxi to create, customize and embed highly interactive maps into their social media accounts, websites, and apps. Enabling and hosting this curated content will power future tech-enabled, location-based experiences.

Green Canopy NODE

Seed Round in 2022
Green Canopy NODE operates as a vertically integrated construction technology firm and fund manager.

Green Canopy NODE

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Green Canopy NODE operates as a vertically integrated construction technology firm and fund manager.

Edizeven

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Edizeven is an online job portal that allows users to quickly build a good resume in minutes. They offer personal restaurant recruiters. They take care of everything from job posting to sourcing, phone screening, and reference checks. They give you a shortlist of vetted candidates that match their requirements. Their restaurant manager just needs to conduct the final onsite interview and hire the one they like.

Proxi

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Proxi powers the future of personalized navigation. Today, Proxi's no-code mapping software makes mapping and crowdsourcing geographic recommendations accessible to everyone. Local experts and influencers use Proxi to create, customize and embed highly interactive maps into their social media accounts, websites, and apps. Enabling and hosting this curated content will power future tech-enabled, location-based experiences.

Seize

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Seize provides all the benefits of professional photography at 20% of the price and instantly where you need a photo.

Group B Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Parenting is hard enough. Our mission at Group B Labs is to create technology that simplifies child care in a way that nurtures both parent and child. The promotion of breastfeeding is fundamental to maternal and infant health. In addition, women’s advancement around the world depends on their ability to work and become economically empowered. Tying together support for gender equity and maternal/infant well-being is the need for novel solutions that support the return of women to the workplace. We’re redefining breastmilk and formula bottle preparation and feeding, a typically tedious, inconvenient, and time-consuming process, whether at home, 3am, or on-the-go.

LevelTen Energy

Series C in 2021
LevelTen Energy, Inc. operates a renewable energy transaction marketplace that links corporate and industrial power buyers with power purchase agreements (PPAs) from utility-scale wind, solar, and storage projects. Founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides a technology-driven platform that enables a diverse range of customers to access renewable energy solutions. By aggregating buyers and sellers, LevelTen allows smaller corporate and industrial customers to engage with the same projects and terms typically available to larger energy purchasers. This innovative approach simplifies the procurement process, helping customers achieve their sustainability goals while stabilizing energy costs and eliminating the complexities of traditional request for proposal (RFP) processes.

Flyte

Funding Round in 2021
Flyte is an AI-powered note-taking platform that automatically generates organized meeting notes and action items immediately after calls. By integrating with platforms such as Zoom, Salesforce, and Outlook, Flyte streamlines the process of sharing meeting minutes among team members. This technology assists business professionals by converting voice into concise text summaries, thereby reducing the time spent on rework. Flyte enhances productivity by simplifying the execution of meetings, allowing teams to focus on more critical tasks.

Keepe

Venture Round in 2021
Keepe is a B2B marketplace for Home Repairs. For property and appliances repairs, there are few speedy and efficient solutions to get the job done. Keepe is revolutionizing the way enterprises such as Property Management companies, Home Warranty companies, REITs find qualified technicians, obtain estimates, get the work done and pay for services. Keepe is currently available in multiple cities in the United States.

PairTree

Seed Round in 2021
PairTree engages in modernizing the adoption process. It uses future-forward technology to connect adoptive parents with birth moms.

Ganaz

Series A in 2021
Ganaz Inc. is a workforce management platform specifically designed for the agriculture and food manufacturing sectors. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company provides tools that facilitate recruitment, retention, communication, onboarding, training, and payment for workers. Its application connects employers with deskless workers, allowing for the management of multiple conversations, automatic translation between languages, and the organization of workers into groups. Ganaz aims to enhance the well-being and prosperity of both workers and industries by addressing common challenges faced by employers and employees.

Ganaz

Series A in 2021
Ganaz Inc. is a workforce management platform specifically designed for the agriculture and food manufacturing sectors. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company provides tools that facilitate recruitment, retention, communication, onboarding, training, and payment for workers. Its application connects employers with deskless workers, allowing for the management of multiple conversations, automatic translation between languages, and the organization of workers into groups. Ganaz aims to enhance the well-being and prosperity of both workers and industries by addressing common challenges faced by employers and employees.

Logixboard

Series A in 2021
Logixboard, Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2016 that offers a cloud platform designed to enhance transparency and communication for freight forwarders. The platform addresses inefficiencies in the $2 trillion freight forwarding industry, where many firms rely on outdated methods such as paper, spreadsheets, and email for tracking shipments. By integrating with existing back-office applications, Logixboard's solution serves as a digital customer engagement layer, enabling freight forwarders to streamline their operations and improve customer service. The platform empowers companies to manage and control their freight operations more effectively, ultimately reducing costs and increasing efficiency in a traditionally low-tech industry.

Level

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Level Builds financial services for the new economy. They collectively have decades of experience designing and delivering innovative financial services designed around specific needs. With complementary skills and knowledge, they have built Level technology to support an outstanding customer experience and provide the banking services you deserve.

Level

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Level Builds financial services for the new economy. They collectively have decades of experience designing and delivering innovative financial services designed around specific needs. With complementary skills and knowledge, they have built Level technology to support an outstanding customer experience and provide the banking services you deserve.

Level

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Level Builds financial services for the new economy. They collectively have decades of experience designing and delivering innovative financial services designed around specific needs. With complementary skills and knowledge, they have built Level technology to support an outstanding customer experience and provide the banking services you deserve.

MODICA Microindustries

Funding Round in 2021
MODICA builds intelligent micro-factories and workspaces inside shipping containers that are deployed, arranged, and stacked to create macro-factories and clusters of activity wherever they need to be, anywhere on - or off - Earth. Our proprietary Micromanufacturing Array technologies normalize the physical form factors and data formats involved in digital manufacturing, linking machine tools like 3D printers and small-format CNC mills together with intelligent robotics and self-healing job queuing and coordination platforms. We collapse the entire requisition and construction of manufacturing capacity down to a single line-item, allowing anyone to make anything, anywhere.

Insent

Seed Round in 2021
Insent is a conversational marketing platform.

Twelve Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Twelve Labs transforms video into machine-consumable form.

Floop

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Founded by teachers, Floop is the feedback literacy company that empowers learners with the lifelong skills of seeking, giving, and using feedback to learn. Our web app helps teachers give feedback 4x faster and teaches students to engage with feedback.

PairTree

Pre Seed Round in 2021
PairTree engages in modernizing the adoption process. It uses future-forward technology to connect adoptive parents with birth moms.

Arqlite

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Arqlite SPC, founded in 2015 and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with an additional office in Seattle, Washington, specializes in recycling plastics through a proprietary process that allows for the recycling of all types of plastics, including those typically deemed non-recyclable. This innovative approach addresses approximately 70% of the plastic waste stream, which includes materials that are laminated, aluminized, or degraded by environmental factors. The result of Arqlite's process is a lightweight artificial gravel that serves various applications in the construction industry, including use by precast concrete companies and landscapers. This product is not only eco-friendly but also offers significant cost advantages, being ten times better as an insulator and three times lighter than traditional materials.

Tasso

Series A in 2020
Tasso Inc. is a healthcare company based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in developing clinical-grade, at-home blood collection devices. Founded in 2012, Tasso's innovative products enable individuals to collect their own blood samples with ease and privacy, using a device that allows for self-sampling at home. Once the sample is collected, users can mail it directly to a qualified laboratory for analysis, eliminating the need for clinic visits. Tasso's approach aims to enhance the blood-based diagnostics process by prioritizing convenience and user experience, thereby making healthcare more accessible.

Botany.io

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Botany.io is the operating system for exceptional software engineering teams. We enable software organizations to maximize remote work, scale their engineering managers, and grow developers within critical “team” skills and behaviors. botany.io is a new workflow product being built to leverage the data interoperability of existing workplace tools. We empower teams/individuals to work smarter and better together. botany.io: - builds engineering growth & productivity through team-skills development, behavioral queues, and peer-feedback. - uses the data from existing development tools and engineering workflows to send behavioral nudges, actionable insights, and peer feedback in order to build team engagement and skill growth for the entire software development org. - is integrated directly into existing engineering workflows and dev-team tools like Slack, Github, & JIRA. - Enables and improves existing engineering workflows around pull requests & code reviews, activity feedback, data-driven 1:1s, and process "lint'ing". Initially targeted engineering workflow capabilities are within: - Pull Requests / Code Review Management (recommendations, behavioral nudges, & peer-review on feedback) - Engineering Manager Mentorship & Coaching ("data-driven 1:1 augmentation team skill-growth reports) - Development Team "Health & Skill-Growth" Tracking (behavioral nudges, activity tracking, insights & reports)

Symbl.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Rammer.ai is an early-stage, venture-backed startup that is democratizing access to conversational intelligence for developers. They have developed the only platform that uses machine learning to analyze conversations in real-time proactively. The company aims to eliminate the complexity of building and maintaining conversational understanding systems so that developers can focus on building delightful and productive experiences, using Rammer’s underlying technology. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

neu

Pre Seed Round in 2020
As a managed marketplace, we leverage technology and 3rd parties to streamline service - the sweet spot between dated traditions and a modern approach. Currently, we connect vacation rental hosts with cleaners but inevitably we’ll disrupt the service industry by creating the world’s largest cleaning company.

Retrocausal

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Retrocausal builds intelligence augmentation systems that help frontline workers train better, be more efficient at their daily jobs, and improve the processes they drive. Their RetroActivity platform for human activity analysis automatically builds computational models of a complex physical task, given only a handful of recorded demonstrations of the task. Once such a model is built, RetroActivity can finely track the job status from live video, to guide a worker through the task, provide independent training, and perform analytics.

Yave

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Yave matches craft coffee roasters to quality coffee producers; facilitating logistics and payment. We capture the value we create transactionally and through SaaS. Yave provides trust, traceability, and automated transactions.

ZENDOC

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Zendoc provides contract management solutions that spot contract documents and store them in a secure repository. It features a software application platform that focuses on contact management, embedded workflow, and compliance assistance. Founded in 2018, Zendoc is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Spiral

Seed Round in 2019
Spiral is a software company which is focused on building solutions for customer feedback using AI.

Spiral

Seed Round in 2019
Spiral is a software company which is focused on building solutions for customer feedback using AI.

Logixboard

Seed Round in 2019
Logixboard, Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2016 that offers a cloud platform designed to enhance transparency and communication for freight forwarders. The platform addresses inefficiencies in the $2 trillion freight forwarding industry, where many firms rely on outdated methods such as paper, spreadsheets, and email for tracking shipments. By integrating with existing back-office applications, Logixboard's solution serves as a digital customer engagement layer, enabling freight forwarders to streamline their operations and improve customer service. The platform empowers companies to manage and control their freight operations more effectively, ultimately reducing costs and increasing efficiency in a traditionally low-tech industry.

Symbl.ai

Seed Round in 2019
Rammer.ai is an early-stage, venture-backed startup that is democratizing access to conversational intelligence for developers. They have developed the only platform that uses machine learning to analyze conversations in real-time proactively. The company aims to eliminate the complexity of building and maintaining conversational understanding systems so that developers can focus on building delightful and productive experiences, using Rammer’s underlying technology. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Nori

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Nori Inc. is a company that operates a blockchain-based marketplace designed to facilitate the removal of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Founded in 2017 and based in Seattle, Washington, Nori's platform allows farmers and carbon removal suppliers to connect directly with buyers, streamlining the process of measurement, verification, and sale of carbon removal certificates. By integrating these processes, Nori improves efficiency and reduces costs within the carbon removal market. The platform also incorporates cryptocurrency tokens to enable the exchange of carbon removal certificates, promoting a transparent and secure transaction environment.

Nori

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Nori Inc. is a company that operates a blockchain-based marketplace designed to facilitate the removal of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Founded in 2017 and based in Seattle, Washington, Nori's platform allows farmers and carbon removal suppliers to connect directly with buyers, streamlining the process of measurement, verification, and sale of carbon removal certificates. By integrating these processes, Nori improves efficiency and reduces costs within the carbon removal market. The platform also incorporates cryptocurrency tokens to enable the exchange of carbon removal certificates, promoting a transparent and secure transaction environment.

Spiral

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Spiral is a software company which is focused on building solutions for customer feedback using AI.

Magic AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Magic AI Corp develops a platform through machine learning to video stream animals and humans, for non-verbal forms of data and communication. The company's product Stableguard, operates as a platform for the equine industry to improve the health and security of premium horses and stables. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

FanWide

Venture Round in 2019
December 2017 - FanWide has received written commitments for funding that exceeds this $2,000,000 Series A round. they are continuing to accept investments at the current $8,000,000 valuation for a short time. Please visit our investor's portal at http://fanwi.de/InvestFanWide for the most updated information about FanWide. FanWide is a free website (http://www.FanWide.com) and app (iOS and Android) that connects sports fans from every team in any city. FanWide promotes in-person game watch parties and develops local fan communities for every pro, college, and international team at sports bars nationwide. These venues bid against each other to host the event using FanWide's patent-pending event auction system, and the hosts guarantee that the team's games will be featured with sound! Fan clubs and alumni associations can use FanWide's services to expand their network, organize events, communicate with local fans, collect and report attendance data, enter contests, receive donations, and activate food or drink discounts from the event host or team sponsors. Sports teams and leagues can use FanWide's Sports Data Platform to analyze fan engagement, and all of FanWide’s services can be integrated within the team’s own website or app. Incentivized by promotions and discounts, fans from around the country can check in at events and report watch party attendance. This is used to improve accuracy for Out-Of-Home TV ratings, so broadcast and advertising partners will see a measurable increase in viewership among the younger audience that is unsubscribing from cable. FanWide also offers partners new targeted advertising channels through its digital platform and on-site activation at in-person events nationwide which function like an "extended stadium". Since launching in 2016, Seattle-based FanWide has promoted over 350,000 events at 9,000 hosts for 10,000 fan clubs! Millions of out-of-market fans can use the free FanWide website or app to find the closest viewing party for their favorite team, wherever they are living or traveling. Long-term FanWide wants to provide the world's leading platform to automatically match hosts with fans of any interest group, including TV shows, gaming, politics, board games, trivia, and more.

LevelTen Energy

Series B in 2019
LevelTen Energy, Inc. operates a renewable energy transaction marketplace that links corporate and industrial power buyers with power purchase agreements (PPAs) from utility-scale wind, solar, and storage projects. Founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides a technology-driven platform that enables a diverse range of customers to access renewable energy solutions. By aggregating buyers and sellers, LevelTen allows smaller corporate and industrial customers to engage with the same projects and terms typically available to larger energy purchasers. This innovative approach simplifies the procurement process, helping customers achieve their sustainability goals while stabilizing energy costs and eliminating the complexities of traditional request for proposal (RFP) processes.

Nodesmith, Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Nodesmith, Inc. designs and develops software solutions, which connect decentralized blockchain networks. The company’s platform enables its users to interact with blockchain networks and build blockchain applications. Nodesmith, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Tasso

Series A in 2019
Tasso Inc. is a healthcare company based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in developing clinical-grade, at-home blood collection devices. Founded in 2012, Tasso's innovative products enable individuals to collect their own blood samples with ease and privacy, using a device that allows for self-sampling at home. Once the sample is collected, users can mail it directly to a qualified laboratory for analysis, eliminating the need for clinic visits. Tasso's approach aims to enhance the blood-based diagnostics process by prioritizing convenience and user experience, thereby making healthcare more accessible.

AdaptiLab

Pre Seed Round in 2019
AdaptiLab is a B2B, SaaS, machine learning, and recruiting company. It accelerates companies' machine learning and data science talent acquisition with ai-driven screening, sourcing, and up-skilling products.

Insent

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Insent is a conversational marketing platform.

Level

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Level Builds financial services for the new economy. They collectively have decades of experience designing and delivering innovative financial services designed around specific needs. With complementary skills and knowledge, they have built Level technology to support an outstanding customer experience and provide the banking services you deserve.

Symbl.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Rammer.ai is an early-stage, venture-backed startup that is democratizing access to conversational intelligence for developers. They have developed the only platform that uses machine learning to analyze conversations in real-time proactively. The company aims to eliminate the complexity of building and maintaining conversational understanding systems so that developers can focus on building delightful and productive experiences, using Rammer’s underlying technology. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Downstream

Seed Round in 2018
Downstream Impact Inc. specializes in developing software designed to enhance brands' presence on Amazon. Founded in 2017 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides a comprehensive Amazon advertising suite that includes paid search services, analytics, automation, and catalog optimization. By leveraging machine learning, Downstream enables brands to effectively manage their advertising efforts, automating inputs and translating outputs to maximize market share and profitability in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

Roby

Seed Round in 2018
Roby is a chat/voice-enabled software that handles all requests, automates repetitive tasks, eliminates miscommunication, and reduces resolution time to increase employee satisfaction. It works by simplifying and automating tasks such as employee QAs, room booking, facility requests, and IT support allowing you to focus on what really matters. Roby is a Techstars 2018 company. Its mission is to create an engaged, productive, and happy workplace for our customers by making their operation efficient, simple, and personalized.

Rainway

Seed Round in 2018
Rainway, Inc. is a game streaming platform that enables users to play their favorite PC games on various devices, allowing for gaming on the go. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Rainway utilizes low latency, device-agnostic streaming technology to support popular games such as Fortnite, Overwatch, and Call of Duty on smartphones, tablets, and macOS. The platform aims to provide a versatile solution for gamers while also offering tools for independent developers and organizations to enhance real-time streaming capabilities. Through its innovative approach, Rainway is positioned to influence the future of gaming and remote collaboration.

Jargon

Seed Round in 2018
Jargon Inc. develops software for engineers and developers to structure and manage voice content for services such as virtual voice assistants. The product lets developers customize how voice apps respond to different users and enables localization for multiple languages. Jargon Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

StormSensor

Pre Seed Round in 2018
StormSensor, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in stormwater management solutions aimed at helping clients monitor and mitigate flooding, sewage overflows, and other stormwater-related issues. Founded in 2015, the company offers Scute sensors that provide real-time tracking of conditions within stormwater systems. Its cloud-based software, Terrapin, enables users to access map and time-series data, correlate real-time weather information, and receive alerts regarding flow events affecting the system. Additionally, StormSensor's solutions automate workflow for inspections and reporting, allowing clients to streamline the monitoring of stormwater quality and maintain compliance amidst evolving regulatory requirements. The technology is compatible with smartphones and tablets, facilitating data visualization and efficient communication among partners.

NODE

Seed Round in 2018
Making zero emission homes thorough a patent-pending system that solves the most acute problems in residential construction. NODE is a housing systems company that is developing a platform to deliver high-quality, turnkey, homes: in 1/10th the time, using 1/10th the people and at 50% of the cost of conventional construction.
CardioCube is a physician-led startup on a mission to make healthcare affordable and accessible through technology. Our membership-based virtual healthcare service provides employees at companies of all sizes with unlimited virtual access to doctors and care management powered by Voice AI.

Ganaz

Seed Round in 2018
Ganaz Inc. is a workforce management platform specifically designed for the agriculture and food manufacturing sectors. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company provides tools that facilitate recruitment, retention, communication, onboarding, training, and payment for workers. Its application connects employers with deskless workers, allowing for the management of multiple conversations, automatic translation between languages, and the organization of workers into groups. Ganaz aims to enhance the well-being and prosperity of both workers and industries by addressing common challenges faced by employers and employees.

Pulse Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Pulse Labs is a user testing platform focused on enhancing the user experience for voice applications within the voice ecosystem, including platforms such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Founded in 2017 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides developers and designers with valuable insights into how real users interact with their voice applications through comprehensive testing and data analysis. By offering a panel of testers from various demographics, Pulse Labs enables its clients to gather feedback and refine their applications to better meet user needs. The company gained recognition as one of the nine startups in the inaugural Alexa Accelerator Powered by Techstars, highlighting its commitment to advancing voice technology.

Robodub

Debt Financing in 2018
Robodub Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in the development of drones and robotics, with a focus on integrating gaming experiences into their technology. By combining robotics and gaming elements, Robodub aims to create innovative solutions that enhance user interaction and entertainment. The company seeks to bring advanced gaming experiences to consumers, leveraging drone technology to redefine how people engage with both gaming and robotics.

Robodub

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Robodub Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in the development of drones and robotics, with a focus on integrating gaming experiences into their technology. By combining robotics and gaming elements, Robodub aims to create innovative solutions that enhance user interaction and entertainment. The company seeks to bring advanced gaming experiences to consumers, leveraging drone technology to redefine how people engage with both gaming and robotics.

Rainway

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Rainway, Inc. is a game streaming platform that enables users to play their favorite PC games on various devices, allowing for gaming on the go. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Rainway utilizes low latency, device-agnostic streaming technology to support popular games such as Fortnite, Overwatch, and Call of Duty on smartphones, tablets, and macOS. The platform aims to provide a versatile solution for gamers while also offering tools for independent developers and organizations to enhance real-time streaming capabilities. Through its innovative approach, Rainway is positioned to influence the future of gaming and remote collaboration.

Ganaz

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Ganaz Inc. is a workforce management platform specifically designed for the agriculture and food manufacturing sectors. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company provides tools that facilitate recruitment, retention, communication, onboarding, training, and payment for workers. Its application connects employers with deskless workers, allowing for the management of multiple conversations, automatic translation between languages, and the organization of workers into groups. Ganaz aims to enhance the well-being and prosperity of both workers and industries by addressing common challenges faced by employers and employees.

Rainway

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Rainway, Inc. is a game streaming platform that enables users to play their favorite PC games on various devices, allowing for gaming on the go. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Rainway utilizes low latency, device-agnostic streaming technology to support popular games such as Fortnite, Overwatch, and Call of Duty on smartphones, tablets, and macOS. The platform aims to provide a versatile solution for gamers while also offering tools for independent developers and organizations to enhance real-time streaming capabilities. Through its innovative approach, Rainway is positioned to influence the future of gaming and remote collaboration.

Downstream

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Downstream Impact Inc. specializes in developing software designed to enhance brands' presence on Amazon. Founded in 2017 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides a comprehensive Amazon advertising suite that includes paid search services, analytics, automation, and catalog optimization. By leveraging machine learning, Downstream enables brands to effectively manage their advertising efforts, automating inputs and translating outputs to maximize market share and profitability in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

Educative

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Educative, Inc. is an online platform that offers self-directed, interactive, and adaptive technical skills training primarily for software developers and computer science students. Founded in 2015 and based in Bothell, Washington, the platform enables users to create, publish, and sell their own interactive courses. Educative's courses are designed to be personalized and adapt to the learner's skill level, featuring pre-configured environments in the cloud that respond to the challenges being addressed. This approach allows for a tailored learning experience that enhances the technical capabilities of its users.

VIAR

Seed Round in 2018
VIAR is an innovative startup focused on enabling individuals and businesses to create and share immersive virtual and augmented reality experiences. The company offers a cloud-based content management system that simplifies the development of interactive VR content from photographs and videos, requiring minimal technical expertise. Its user-friendly, drag-and-drop interface allows non-technical teams to craft engaging VR stories enriched with interactive elements. By streamlining the creation process, VIAR empowers businesses to incorporate virtual reality into their operations, ultimately broadening the reach and impact of their storytelling. The team is composed of experienced professionals with backgrounds in leading technology companies, bringing valuable expertise in technical development and computer graphics to the forefront of the VR and AR industry.

Legalpad

Seed Round in 2018
Legalpad Inc. develops a platform that bridges the gap between law and technology by focusing on repeatable legal tasks and workflows that are ripe for automation. Its platform supports O-1 and EB-1, H-1B, and B-1 visas. Legalpad Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Pioneer Square Labs

Series B in 2018
Pioneer Square Labs is a venture capital firm and startup studio based in Seattle, Washington, founded in 2015. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, including pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds, primarily targeting technology-oriented companies in the Pacific Northwest. Pioneer Square Labs collaborates with exceptional entrepreneurs to develop and launch innovative technology companies, providing them with the necessary resources, expertise, and capital to succeed. By fostering a supportive environment, the firm aims to transform promising ideas into fully-funded businesses with strong customer adoption.

Educative

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Educative, Inc. is an online platform that offers self-directed, interactive, and adaptive technical skills training primarily for software developers and computer science students. Founded in 2015 and based in Bothell, Washington, the platform enables users to create, publish, and sell their own interactive courses. Educative's courses are designed to be personalized and adapt to the learner's skill level, featuring pre-configured environments in the cloud that respond to the challenges being addressed. This approach allows for a tailored learning experience that enhances the technical capabilities of its users.

Pioneer Square Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Pioneer Square Labs is a venture capital firm and startup studio based in Seattle, Washington, founded in 2015. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, including pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds, primarily targeting technology-oriented companies in the Pacific Northwest. Pioneer Square Labs collaborates with exceptional entrepreneurs to develop and launch innovative technology companies, providing them with the necessary resources, expertise, and capital to succeed. By fostering a supportive environment, the firm aims to transform promising ideas into fully-funded businesses with strong customer adoption.

Green Canopy NODE

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Green Canopy NODE operates as a vertically integrated construction technology firm and fund manager.

CardioCube (acquired by Voxel)

Pre Seed Round in 2017
CardioCube is a physician-led startup on a mission to make healthcare affordable and accessible through technology. Our membership-based virtual healthcare service provides employees at companies of all sizes with unlimited virtual access to doctors and care management powered by Voice AI.

LevelTen Energy

Series A in 2017
LevelTen Energy, Inc. operates a renewable energy transaction marketplace that links corporate and industrial power buyers with power purchase agreements (PPAs) from utility-scale wind, solar, and storage projects. Founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides a technology-driven platform that enables a diverse range of customers to access renewable energy solutions. By aggregating buyers and sellers, LevelTen allows smaller corporate and industrial customers to engage with the same projects and terms typically available to larger energy purchasers. This innovative approach simplifies the procurement process, helping customers achieve their sustainability goals while stabilizing energy costs and eliminating the complexities of traditional request for proposal (RFP) processes.

Magic AI

Seed Round in 2017
Magic AI Corp develops a platform through machine learning to video stream animals and humans, for non-verbal forms of data and communication. The company's product Stableguard, operates as a platform for the equine industry to improve the health and security of premium horses and stables. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Invio, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Invio, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in remote clinical trial monitoring solutions. Founded in 2016, Invio offers a cloud-based platform designed to enhance data quality control in clinical trials. This platform allows for efficient monitoring of data collected from various hospitals, which is crucial for compliance with FDA requirements. By automating the identification of potential issues, Invio reduces the need for frequent in-person visits by monitors, which traditionally contribute to high operational costs in clinical trials. The company's technology helps ensure accurate subject enrollment, verifies the correctness of recorded data, and optimizes the use of healthcare professionals' time, ultimately leading to faster, more efficient, and cost-effective clinical trials.

Tasso

Seed Round in 2017
Tasso Inc. is a healthcare company based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in developing clinical-grade, at-home blood collection devices. Founded in 2012, Tasso's innovative products enable individuals to collect their own blood samples with ease and privacy, using a device that allows for self-sampling at home. Once the sample is collected, users can mail it directly to a qualified laboratory for analysis, eliminating the need for clinic visits. Tasso's approach aims to enhance the blood-based diagnostics process by prioritizing convenience and user experience, thereby making healthcare more accessible.

ChoiceMap

Seed Round in 2017
ChoiceMap Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2014 that operates an iPhone application focused on enhancing decision-making for individuals, particularly in healthcare. The application facilitates collaborative treatment decision-making between doctors and patients by allowing users to compare various options based on ratings, prices, distances, and other relevant filters. It supports decision-making in areas such as birth control methods, child planning, and career paths. The software personalizes treatment options by incorporating clinical data provided by physicians, which patients can adjust according to their priorities. This process not only aids patients in understanding their treatment options but also helps doctors gain insights into their patients' preferences, ultimately fostering a more informed and cooperative healthcare experience.

Tasso

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Tasso Inc. is a healthcare company based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in developing clinical-grade, at-home blood collection devices. Founded in 2012, Tasso's innovative products enable individuals to collect their own blood samples with ease and privacy, using a device that allows for self-sampling at home. Once the sample is collected, users can mail it directly to a qualified laboratory for analysis, eliminating the need for clinic visits. Tasso's approach aims to enhance the blood-based diagnostics process by prioritizing convenience and user experience, thereby making healthcare more accessible.

Botnik Studios

Convertible Note in 2017
Botnik is a community of writers, artists and developers collaborating with machines to create strange new things. The community is open to everyone. Botnik Studios is an entertainment group devoted to displaying the work of the larger community.

Seeva

Convertible Note in 2017
SEEVA Technologies, Inc. manufactures visibility systems for commercial and passenger vehicle perception. Its solution uses visibility technologies to heat and apply washer fluid to clear off snow, ice, mud, sand, dirt and bugs. The company's product includes QwikTherm system that cleans vehicle’s sensors, cameras, radar, and windshield. SEEVA Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Pulse Labs

Convertible Note in 2017
Pulse Labs is a user testing platform focused on enhancing the user experience for voice applications within the voice ecosystem, including platforms such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Founded in 2017 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides developers and designers with valuable insights into how real users interact with their voice applications through comprehensive testing and data analysis. By offering a panel of testers from various demographics, Pulse Labs enables its clients to gather feedback and refine their applications to better meet user needs. The company gained recognition as one of the nine startups in the inaugural Alexa Accelerator Powered by Techstars, highlighting its commitment to advancing voice technology.

Novel Effect

Convertible Note in 2017
Seattle-based Novel Effect is the leader in voice-driven media and entertainment. Through the use of voice, Novel Effect’s products blend physical and digital worlds to create immersive and interactive experiences across books, video and games.

Pulse Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Pulse Labs is a user testing platform focused on enhancing the user experience for voice applications within the voice ecosystem, including platforms such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Founded in 2017 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides developers and designers with valuable insights into how real users interact with their voice applications through comprehensive testing and data analysis. By offering a panel of testers from various demographics, Pulse Labs enables its clients to gather feedback and refine their applications to better meet user needs. The company gained recognition as one of the nine startups in the inaugural Alexa Accelerator Powered by Techstars, highlighting its commitment to advancing voice technology.

Botnik Studios

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Botnik is a community of writers, artists and developers collaborating with machines to create strange new things. The community is open to everyone. Botnik Studios is an entertainment group devoted to displaying the work of the larger community.

Brook Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Brook is a personal health companion that brings together clinicians, designers, developers, and entrepreneurs. It helps to find the healthy zone in the flow of everyday life by combining automated tracking and data analysis with access to health experts every day of the year. It generates member health reports that make for better doctor’s visits, make it easy to sync their system with their devices, and most importantly, help people stay healthy – so they can be their best selves at work, at home, and wherever life takes them.

Novel Effect

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Seattle-based Novel Effect is the leader in voice-driven media and entertainment. Through the use of voice, Novel Effect’s products blend physical and digital worlds to create immersive and interactive experiences across books, video and games.

Play Impossible

Pre Seed Round in 2017
The Play Impossible Gameball™ is a multi-sport, mobile device-connected ball designed for indoor and outdoor recreational activities. The company has developed a smart, connected inflatable ball that looks completely normal from the outside but has a bevy of electronics inside — accelerator, barometer, microcontroller, ultracapacitor, etc. — and sends real-time data via Bluetooth to an accompanying iOS or Android smartphone app, which lets people play different games and record highlight videos. A charging stick gives the ball two hours of play in just 20 seconds.

Socedo

Venture Round in 2017
Socedo, Inc., doing business as Socedo, provides automated social media lead generation solutions. The company allows clients to find their target audience, engage them, and fill their funnel. It discovers the social prospects that match their custom criteria then further qualifies them via predefined engagement workflow; and provides critical business insights into their custom criteria and their engagement with social leads. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Swym

Seed Round in 2017
Swym Corporation, founded in 2012 and based in Seattle, Washington, offers mobile applications and online services designed to enhance the shopping experience for consumers and retailers. The company's platform allows retailers to manage targeted shopping emails and facilitate a seamless shopping journey across multiple devices. Recognizing that many e-commerce purchases arise from multi-session shopping experiences, Swym provides tools that integrate easily with existing e-commerce sites. By enabling cross-channel shopping, Swym allows retailers to better serve today's consumers, ensuring that customer interactions are maximized and that shoppers can navigate their purchasing journeys intuitively.

Valid8

Seed Round in 2017
Valid8 Financial, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform aimed at accounting and finance professionals. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Shoreline, Washington, Valid8 addresses the challenges faced by the accounting services industry, which is valued at $100 billion annually in the United States. The company focuses on automating the collection of verified financial intelligence, which has traditionally relied on manual processes and sampling methods. By leveraging automation, artificial intelligence, and data science, Valid8 aims to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial data collection, thereby modernizing practices within an industry that is increasingly impacted by technological advancements.

VendorHawk

Seed Round in 2017
VendorHawk Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in a cloud-based application designed to help organizations optimize their Software as a Service (SaaS) spending and vendor management. The application centralizes cost implications, enabling users to make informed decisions regarding their software vendors and application utilization. VendorHawk also offers consulting services aimed at identifying wasteful spending and providing actionable recommendations for cost optimization. Incorporated in 2016, VendorHawk operates as a subsidiary of ServiceNow, Inc.

LevelTen Energy

Pre Seed Round in 2017
LevelTen Energy, Inc. operates a renewable energy transaction marketplace that links corporate and industrial power buyers with power purchase agreements (PPAs) from utility-scale wind, solar, and storage projects. Founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides a technology-driven platform that enables a diverse range of customers to access renewable energy solutions. By aggregating buyers and sellers, LevelTen allows smaller corporate and industrial customers to engage with the same projects and terms typically available to larger energy purchasers. This innovative approach simplifies the procurement process, helping customers achieve their sustainability goals while stabilizing energy costs and eliminating the complexities of traditional request for proposal (RFP) processes.

Silene Biotech

Seed Round in 2017
Silene Biotech offers consumers affordable, accessible personalized cell preservation using protocols and standards meeting current Good Manufacturing Processes as established by the FDA.

LevelTen Energy

Seed Round in 2016
LevelTen Energy, Inc. operates a renewable energy transaction marketplace that links corporate and industrial power buyers with power purchase agreements (PPAs) from utility-scale wind, solar, and storage projects. Founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company provides a technology-driven platform that enables a diverse range of customers to access renewable energy solutions. By aggregating buyers and sellers, LevelTen allows smaller corporate and industrial customers to engage with the same projects and terms typically available to larger energy purchasers. This innovative approach simplifies the procurement process, helping customers achieve their sustainability goals while stabilizing energy costs and eliminating the complexities of traditional request for proposal (RFP) processes.

Polly

Seed Round in 2016
Polly is a survey platform that helps teams to quickly collect feedback, allowing them to measure their workflows and improve employee and customer experiences. Its notable clients include Soylent, Auth0, and Grammarly. The company was founded in 2015 by former Microsoft engineers Samir Diwan and Bilal Aijazi‏. The startup is backed by Amplify Partners, Slack Fund, Fathom Capital, and Madrona Venture Group.

IOpipe

Seed Round in 2016
IOpipe is a DevOps platform specifically designed for serverless applications, managing billions of events monthly. It offers a comprehensive toolbox for developing, monitoring, and operating these applications, addressing the unique challenges that arise from the shift towards serverless computing. The platform features an open-source module that enables real-time telemetry, tracing, profiling, alerts, logs, and error tracking, allowing developers to gain insights into the performance and operations of their serverless functions, such as those running on Amazon Lambda. By adopting a customer-centric approach, IOpipe collaborates closely with users to resolve challenges effectively. The company emphasizes building a remote-first, diverse team committed to delivering a top-tier product for serverless development and operations.

Blueprint Registry

Seed Round in 2016
Blueprint Registry is an innovative ecommerce platform offering users the ability to shop or create a wish list based on the layout of their home. Blueprint Registry started at weddings to prove the concept and has since redefined the experience making gifting more convenient, personal and visual.

Validated

Seed Round in 2016
Validated makes getting around more affordable than ever before by letting merchants pay your way in exchange for your business. Validated gives brick & mortar businesses a zero-risk means to stimulate increased spending and boost customer lifetime value. Validations are conditional –– customers must meet the spending threshold you set. Validating transportation costs makes visiting your business painless and lets customers know you appreciate them. Validated works with property managers, parking operators and transportation providers to offer their validation service to tenants and customers. Validated is a direct replacement for traditional validation programs, but with zero cost to implement and no overhead to run.