Investors in Washington

Founded in 1999, Enhanced Capital Partners is a national investment firm with over $400 million under management specializing in investments in small and mid-size companies. Enhanced Capital provides a range of investment options to promote the growth and expansion of businesses. Our flexibility and practical investment approach can make the difference in maximizing the growth potential for a company poised for rapid growth.

Collaborative Fund aims to be the leading source of capital and strategic support for creative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. The fund focuses on two themes: the increasing importance of values as they relate to the decisions people make about who they work for, what they buy, and how they spend their time; and the shift from an economy based on hyper-consumption to one based on Collaborative Consumption. These two forces present a significant opportunity for new technologies, products, and services to reinvent how society conducts business and transform daily lives. According to published reports, investors in the $6 million fund include GM O'Connell, Nicholas Negroponte, Jason Krikorian (co-founder of Sling Media), Ben Goldhirsh (heir to the Inc. Magazine fortune), and Brendan Synnot (founder of the 'Bear Naked' and 'Revelry' brands).

Brand Foundry Ventures is a consumer only venture capital firm based in New York. The firm seeks to invest in e-commerce, mobile commerce, consumer products, and consumer devices.

Established in 1986, Branford Castle Partners is a New York-based private equity firm that specialises in mid-market investments in companies across North America.

The Seattle-based Washington Research Foundation supports groundbreaking technology in the life sciences, information technology and physical sciences fields. By advancing brilliant research and early-stage entrepreneurs, we help to grow Washington's technology economy. WRF Capital is the seed fund branch of the Washington Research Foundation. Our mission is to help local companies and institutions manage intellectual property and business. We are one of the leading venture capitalists in the Northwest, and our financial returns are invested back into research and initiatives that support new company spinouts. We help to create a vibrant research and enterprise community.

Ulu Ventures provides early-stage investments to enterprise cloud and smart data companies. The seed-stage venture firm focused primarily on enterprise IT, Ulu focuses on the market opportunity created by the Stanford and Silicon Valley communities. It seeks to generate financial results using a disciplined, repeatable decision-making process that analyzes risk-reward trade-offs. Ulu also follows the logical principles of portfolio construction. This approach makes the firm conventional in the world of institutional investors but contrarian as compared to other VCs. In 2018, Clint Korver and Miriam Rivera established the firm in Palo Alto, California.

Harpoon was founded to help bridge the gap between Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. We are an early stage venture capital firm that invests in commercially focused startups with a dual-use application in federal markets. Our team brings an unparalleled combination of venture capital and government expertise, adding unique and differentiated value to our growing portfolio. Here’s why we’re different—we do more than simply provide capital and advice, we work shoulder-to-shoulder with our founders to help them earn millions of dollars in revenue at the critical early stages of their business. We are backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz.

For three decades, Northwood Ventures has been a leading investor in venture capital and buyout opportunities. Northwood prides itself on being a fundamental investor seeking to maximize long-term cash on cash returns. We partner with experienced, successful management teams to generate superior returns. We structure our investments uniquely to meet the individual requirements of each portfolio company. Northwood has participated in the creation and growth of many leading companies in the communications, retail/consumer, manufacturing and financial services sectors. We invest at all stages of company growth, including industry consolidations. Our unique, long-term investment horizon, experienced professionals, and entrepreneurial orientation have made us an attractive partner for leading management teams across the United States for many years.

At Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., we are a focused investment management firm with dedicated business units that work with institutional clients and their consultants, private equity investors, and individuals and their families. With the strong support of our parent company, Western & Southern Financial Group, we have a stable base of capital that fosters our investment-centered culture, alignment with clients'​ interests, and long-term perspective. We believe our advantage is the ability to focus on investing without distractions from other business activities or short-term objectives. We serve some of the country's largest institutional investors, yet are as approachable and personable as any local firm. We are a registered investment advisor. We were founded in 1990 and are the primary investment arm of Western & Southern Financial Group. As of September 30, we managed $49.5 billion in assets*.

The Benaroya Company, Investment Arm is a venture capital firm specializing in growth capital investments. The firm seeks to invest in real estate. It seeks to make commercial real estate investments throughout the Puget Sound region including the Pacific Northwest, and the Northwest territories in Canada. The Benaroya Company, Investment Arm was founded in 1956 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.