Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 that backs technology and consumer startups from seed through growth stages. It focuses on information technology, software, digital media and advertising, e-commerce, data analytics, fintech, cloud, mobile, and AI, as well as related infrastructure, hardware, and robotics. The firm primarily targets companies in the Pacific Northwest and the broader West Coast, and often leads investments with a goal of taking board seats to help portfolio companies scale from early development to market leadership.

Service Provider Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2014 and based in Colorado. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, notably seed-stage opportunities, and participates as a co-investor in Series A rounds led by institutional venture funds. Its portfolio interests span a broad range of technology sectors, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, cybersecurity, e-commerce, education technology, fintech, hardware, information technology, robotics, health, and cannabis.

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices across North America. It provides access to venture investing for individual accredited investors, particularly alumni networks, by offering diversified portfolios of venture opportunities and allowing members to invest alongside fellow alumni in ventures led by peers. The firm backs early-stage and later-stage opportunities across technology, consumer, healthcare, financial services, and other sectors, with a sector- and geography-agnostic approach. It typically invests between $10,000 and $3 million per deal and emphasizes the involvement of alumni connections and an institutional lead investor in opportunities. Alumni Ventures also offers focused funds to broaden participation, enabling accredited investors to access venture portfolios diversified by type, sector, stage, and geography. The model aims to democratize access to venture capital while maintaining rigorous selection standards through alumni networks.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency established in 1950 and based in Alexandria, Virginia. It is dedicated to supporting research and education in science and engineering across a wide range of disciplines. The NSF provides significant non-dilutive funding, up to $1.5 million, to startups and small businesses through its America's Seed Fund initiative, which is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program mandated by Congress. With an operating budget of approximately $7.8 billion, the NSF is committed to advancing fundamental research and education, thus fostering innovation and technological development in the United States.

Founded in 1999, Enhanced Capital Partners is a New York-based investment firm managing over $400 million. It specializes in equity and debt investments for small to mid-sized companies across various sectors, with a focus on healthcare technology systems and TMT industries.

Vulcan Capital is the private investment group of Vulcan Inc., the organization founded by Paul G. Allen. Based in Seattle with an additional office in Palo Alto, it invests globally across all stages of corporate development, including leveraged buyouts, growth capital, distressed and turnaround situations, and early-stage venture, as well as public equity value investing. The portfolio spans healthcare, software, media and entertainment, internet services, energy and resources, financial services, information services, life sciences, and technology. It pursues global opportunities with a focus on the United States, Europe, and Asia, and typically targets transactions in the tens of millions of dollars, with ranges starting around $10 million and above. Investments can take the form of control or minority positions across a mix of securities, and holdings may extend a decade or longer.

Founded in 2013, Keiretsu Capital is a Seattle-based private equity firm that invests in high-quality emerging companies. It focuses on life science, healthcare, technology, and real estate sectors, aiming to provide significant capital appreciation through strategic investments.

New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in Menlo Park, California, with offices in the United States, India and China. It makes investments across technology and healthcare startups at multiple stages, from seed to growth, including software, cloud, data, internet services, fintech, AI, e-commerce, and enterprise technology, as well as healthcare information technology, life sciences, medical devices, and biopharma. It also considers energy technology and infrastructure opportunities, such as solar, batteries and smart grids. The firm pursues a global approach, with activity in the United States, Asia and other regions, and supports companies through rounds of financing ranging from small to sizable investments as they scale. NEA focuses on building portfolios in software, IT services, consumer technology, and healthcare technology, backing ambitious entrepreneurs across sectors and geographies.

Founders' Co-op is a Seattle-based seed-stage venture capital firm that backs software startups in the Pacific Northwest. It supports founders in building companies that attract growth investors and provides access to regional deal flow for both local and out-of-region investors at the seed stage and beyond. Founded in 2008, it is described as the largest and longest-running seed-stage specialist fund in the Pacific Northwest.

The U.S. Department of Energy is a government agency established in 1977, located in Washington, D.C. Its primary mission is to ensure the security and prosperity of the nation by tackling energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges. The Department focuses on promoting transformative scientific and technological solutions to address these issues, thereby supporting the country's energy needs and environmental sustainability.

Google is a multinational technology company renowned for its search engine, offering services such as Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, and YouTube. It specializes in advertising solutions through Google Ads and mobile operating systems with Android, while actively innovating in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. The firm focuses on growth-stage software, internet, and data services, with emphasis on fintech, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, DevOps, and healthcare. Based in New York City with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, Insight Partners has backed more than 750 companies worldwide and has more than 55 portfolio companies that have achieved an IPO. As of 2022, the firm reports over $75 billion in assets under management. It seeks to fund and work closely with visionary executives, providing practical, hands-on software expertise to support growth from initial investment through to IPO.

Founded in 1997, Alliance of Angels is a Seattle-based angel group that invests in early-stage companies. With over $100 million invested across 200+ companies since inception, the group has facilitated numerous successful exits and returns.

Founded in 2007, Foundry Group is a venture capital firm headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. It focuses on early-stage investments in information technology, Internet, and software companies across North America.

Trilogy Equity Partners, established in 2006 and located in Bellevue, Washington, is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments. The firm is led by a team of former entrepreneurs and operators who have substantial experience in the technology and wireless sectors, including the formation and leadership of major mobile operators in the United States. Trilogy emphasizes a hands-on investment approach and aims to align its interests with the long-term growth of the companies it supports. The firm primarily invests in early-stage companies across the Pacific Northwest, striving to build great companies over time.

Caring for Denver Foundation is a new nonprofit formed and supported by overwhelming voter approval to use tax income to fund programs addressing mental health and drug misuse prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and harm reduction in the City and County of Denver.

Tiger Global Management is a New York based investment firm that manages public and private market strategies to pursue technology-driven growth opportunities worldwide. Founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman, the firm invests in leading global companies across various industries, with a particular emphasis on technology-enabled growth. In public markets it employs long/short and growth strategies, while in private markets it targets opportunities from early to late stage. The firm operates globally, including the United States, China, India, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, and works with portfolio companies across their lifecycle to drive long-term value.

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and based in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. It focuses on early and growth-stage technology startups, investing across software, cloud, data analytics, mobile technology, consumer services, fintech, security, healthcare, and information technologies. Accel seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to build world-class companies that define new categories and drive growth. Its portfolio includes notable technology companies such as Atlassian, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Cloudera, DJI, Braintree, and Lookout Security, among others.

Founded in 1972, Sequoia Capital is a leading venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It invests globally across various sectors including information technology, healthcare, energy, and financial services. The firm focuses on supporting daring founders building legendary companies.

Founded in 2008 and based in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, Kickstart is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies across the Mountain West region. With a focus on technology-related sectors, particularly software, they have supported numerous successful startups such as Lucid, Podium, and Galileo over their 17-year history.

SpringRock Ventures is a Seattle-based venture capital firm that backs healthcare technology companies across North America, focusing on digital health, software-enabled services, health IT, wellness, consumerization of healthcare, oral health, medical devices, infrastructure, genomics, and HIPAA/security solutions to improve general health. It funds companies across early to late stages, including seed or EIR opportunities, and typically supports high-growth ventures with demonstrated customer acceptance.

Founded in 2018 and based in Seattle, PSL Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology-driven companies.

Founded in 2015, Liquid 2 Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. It specializes in seed-stage investments for technology startups.

SoftBank Robotics Europe, formerly Aldebaran Robotics, designs and manufactures humanoid robots for education, research, health, distribution, tourism, business applications, and home use. The company serves customers worldwide and focuses on interactive robotics that assist professionals and individuals. Founded in 2005, it is based in Paris, France, with additional offices in France, Japan, the United States, and China, and operates as a subsidiary of SoftBank Group.

Rockies Venture Club is a Colorado-based nonprofit organization and angel network focused on economic development through funding and supporting early-stage startups. Founded in 1985 and based in Denver, it educates and connects state, local and national economic development organizations, universities, federal labs, startup organizations, corporate partners, venture capital, angel investors, and entrepreneurs to strengthen startup ecosystems. The club hosts events such as the Angel Capital Summit and Colorado Capital Conferences and maintains a community of more than 150 angel investors active across industries from pre-seed to Series A, with activity spanning North America.

Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz and based in Menlo Park, California. It invests in software and technology companies across seed to late-stage rounds, with emphasis on enterprise software, cloud computing, infrastructure, data storage, and consumer internet, as well as sectors at the intersection of computer science and life sciences such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and digital health. The firm backs companies across the United States and internationally, spanning sectors including fintech, crypto, and consumer and business applications. Its approach combines early-stage support with growth-stage backing, aiming to help portfolio companies scale and innovate in rapidly evolving tech landscapes.

WRF Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of the Washington Research Foundation, based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1981, it invests in early-stage startup companies based in Washington, with a focus on life sciences, enabling technologies, information technology, and physical sciences. It collaborates with entrepreneurs, research institutions, other investors, and industry partners to translate research and ideas into Washington-based businesses.

Founded in 1998 by Dan Levitan and Howard Schultz, Maveron is a venture capital firm focused on consumer-facing businesses. Based in Seattle with an additional office in San Francisco, the firm invests in early-stage companies across various sectors including e-commerce, health & wellness, food tech, fashion, and more. Maveron typically makes initial investments between $3 million to $15 million, preferring to be the lead investor and taking a board seat.

Voyager Capital is a Seattle-based venture capital firm focused on technology startups in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. It invests in early-stage and growth-stage B2B software, analytics, cloud infrastructure, big data, and AI-enabled solutions, often leading first venture rounds and providing follow-on support. Founded in 1997, Voyager Capital maintains offices in Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver, and offers portfolio companies strategic guidance, go-to-market support, and team-building resources to help build market leaders.

Founded in 1996, Sapphire Ventures is a global software venture capital firm with over $11 billion in assets under management. With teams across Austin, London, Menlo Park, and San Francisco, the firm partners with visionary management teams and venture funds to back companies of consequence. Since its founding, Sapphire has invested in over 170 companies globally, resulting in more than 30 public listings and 45 acquisitions.

Revolution is a Washington, D.C.–based venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Steve Case, with an additional office in San Francisco. It backs technology-enabled startups that disrupt traditional industries and supports both early-stage and growth-stage companies, often taking leadership roles in financings and serving on boards. The firm operates a family of funds, including Revolution Ventures and Revolution Growth, and seeks opportunities across sectors such as consumer internet, software and services, media, financial services, healthcare, and other technology-enabled businesses. It emphasizes geography, aiming to back high-potential ventures in regions beyond traditional hubs by pairing capital with hands-on involvement and broad entrepreneurial networks.

Microsoft is a multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells software products and services. Its offerings include the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office suite, server products like Windows Server and SQL Server, business solutions such as Dynamics, cloud services through Azure, hardware devices like Surface and Xbox, and online advertising platforms.

Goldman Sachs is a global financial services firm that provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. It advises on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and other corporate actions; underwrites public offerings and debt; and helps clients raise capital through various markets. The firm engages in market making and client execution across fixed income, currencies, commodities, and equities, and offers securities services including financing and lending to institutional clients. Its asset management and wealth advisory businesses manage assets and provide investment solutions for a broad client base, including institutions and individuals. Headquartered in New York, the company serves clients worldwide and operates across multiple business lines to support capital formation, risk management, and investment activities.

Sahsen Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 and located in Seattle, Washington. The firm focuses on making investments in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, with a particular emphasis on technology and biotechnology. Sahsen Ventures targets companies operating in various sectors, including life sciences, health, safety, education, and the environment.

Lighter Capital is a fintech company based in Seattle, Washington, that offers a unique fundraising solution for early-stage technology companies. Founded in 2010, it specializes in providing non-dilutive growth capital, allowing founders to access up to $2 million quickly and efficiently. Lighter Capital employs a transparent, data-driven approach to financing, streamlining the process compared to traditional funding methods. The firm serves a diverse range of sectors, including software, media, human capital services, food products, and commercial banking, focusing on helping growth-oriented businesses secure the financial resources they need to expand.

Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It pursues a high-conviction, early-stage investment strategy and partners with entrepreneurs to build technology-driven companies in consumer, enterprise, and healthcare sectors. The firm provides venture and growth capital to technology companies and has historical ties to the broader Draper Fisher Jurvetson network. Threshold focuses on supporting early-stage ventures across software, consumer, and healthcare technologies, and seeks to back innovative teams aiming to reach market leadership.

Keiretsu Forum is an international association of private investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs. Established in San Francisco in 2000, it has since grown to over 2,500 members across more than 50 global chapters. The forum provides a platform for its members to network and invest in high-quality, diverse investment opportunities, typically ranging from $200,000 to $3.5 million. Keiretsu Forum focuses on companies with high growth potential across various sectors, including technology, consumer products, healthcare, clean tech, energy, and real estate.

Bain Capital is a Boston-based private, multi-asset investment firm that manages assets across private equity, public equity, credit, and venture capital. Founded in 1984, it operates multiple units that create value by supporting companies across sectors such as technology, healthcare, life sciences, financial services, consumer, and industrials, through growth equity, buyouts, early-stage venture capital, and other investment approaches.

Unlock Venture Partners is a Seattle-based venture capital firm that backs seed-stage technology startups. Founded in 2017, it concentrates on early software and technology investments, with a regional focus on Seattle and Los Angeles and activity in California and Washington. The firm shows interest in metaverse, gaming, and Web3 applications applied to sectors such as digital media, fintech, insurance, e-commerce, and proptech.

T. Rowe Price Group is a global investment management firm serving individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. It launches and manages equity and fixed income mutual funds and provides separate accounts and other advisory services to clients. The firm invests in public markets worldwide, using a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis with a bottom-up approach, supported by in-house and external research. It emphasizes socially responsible investing with a focus on environmental, social, and governance factors. Founded in 1937, the company is headquartered in Baltimore and maintains a worldwide presence with offices across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Sand Hill Angels, established in 2000, is a prominent angel investor group based in Mountain View, California, comprising over 60 successful Silicon Valley technology professionals. The group is dedicated to supporting and growing startup companies, with a focus on seed-stage technology investments across North America. They typically invest between $300,000 to $500,000 in private companies, with a pre-money valuation of less than $5 million. Sand Hill Angels' investment preferences span various sectors, including clean technology, Internet startups, information sciences, and life sciences, with a particular interest in semiconductors, enterprise software, storage, communications, medical devices, diagnostics, and bioinformatics. The group collaborates openly with venture capital funds, other angel organizations, and the broader Bay Area ecosystem to foster the growth of technology startups.

Ignition Partners is a venture capital firm based in Bellevue, Washington. It targets seed and Series A investments in United States software companies, with emphasis on B2B, information technology, SaaS, artificial intelligence, cloud technology, and cybersecurity. The firm backs early-stage ventures by leveraging the partners’ track record as business leaders who have built successful technology companies, offering domain expertise, strategic insight, and industry connections to help founders hire teams, refine products, and scale companies.

Vista Equity Partners is a leading private equity firm based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2000 and focused on investing in software and technology-enabled businesses across industries such as enterprise software, data and related services. The firm aims to create value through growth and operational improvement and operates through Vista Consulting Group, its operating and consulting arm, which drives efficiency and best practices across portfolio companies. It also includes Vista Credit Partners, the credit-investing arm that provides financing to software, data and technology-enabled businesses to support value creation across the portfolio.

9Mile Labs is an enterprise and B2B high-tech startup accelerator based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2013, it provides workspace, funding, and a suite of perks along with access to a curated group of mentors and advisors who help entrepreneurs transform startup ideas into viable businesses and propel participating companies to the next level.

Boulder Ventures is a Boulder, Colorado-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage and emerging-growth technology and life sciences companies in Colorado and the Mid-Atlantic region. The firm focuses on information technology and biotechnology opportunities, including communications software and services, network infrastructure, information management, website infrastructure software, data storage, and drug discovery tools. It typically makes initial equity investments of about $1–4 million and total commitments around $5–10 million over a portfolio company’s lifecycle, with follow-on capital available as companies progress, and it generally seeks to lead rounds. Founded in 1995, Boulder Ventures maintains offices in Boulder and in Chevy Chase and Owings Mills, Maryland.

Founded in 1946, Fidelity is a leading privately-owned investment manager offering a wide range of services including IRAs, retirement planning, wealth management, and securities execution. It serves individual investors, businesses, financial advisors, and institutions worldwide, managing equity, fixed-income, and balanced mutual funds through global public markets.

Founded in 1972, Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in investing in early-stage, growth, and incubation companies across various sectors including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and consumer goods. The firm partners with founders from inception to IPO, supporting them to maximize the potential of their ideas.

WestRiver Group, established in 2002, is a Seattle-based investment firm specializing in the technology, life science, energy, and experiential sectors. It offers integrated capital solutions, investing across various asset classes and capital structures. The firm leverages its extensive network and operational expertise to collaborate closely with portfolio companies and provide strategic leadership. WestRiver Group is committed to diversity, having adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.

Founded in 2003, Peterson Partners is a Salt Lake City-based investment management firm with over $1 billion under management. It focuses on private equity and venture capital investments across various sectors, including business services, software & internet, retail & consumer, healthcare, transportation & industrial, Fintech, SAAS, digital commerce, and consumer tech. The firm typically invests between $5 million to $25 million through private equity and up to $1 million via venture capital. It seeks majority or minority stakes in companies generating revenues of at least $5 million with EBITDA between $2 million-$20 million.

Founded in 1911, Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Redwood City, California. With over $4 billion under management, the firm invests globally across various sectors including artificial intelligence & machine learning, biotech, cloud, consumer, cybersecurity, deep tech, developer, fintech, healthcare, marketplaces, and vertical software. Known for its long-standing support of entrepreneurs, Bessemer has backed companies such as Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, and Linkedin.