Founders' Co-op is a seed-stage venture fund built by founders, for founders. Based in Seattle, they help the strongest entrepreneurs in the Pacific Northwest build companies that the best growth investors in the world choose to back. As the largest and longest-running seed-stage specialist fund in the region, they are a trusted partner to early-stage founders and a trusted point of access to Pacific Northwest dealflow for out-of-region investors at the seed stage and beyond.

Founders' Co-op

Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-based venture capital firm. The firm prefers to invest in businesses that are involved in information technology, e-commerce, digital media, advertising, software, gaming, data, analytics, mobile, and infrastructure.

Madrona

Women's Venture Capital Fund invests in early stage companies which have raised angel capital, developed their core technology and are demonstrating bona fide market traction.  The Fund capitalizes on the expanding pipeline of women entrepreneurs leading gender diverse teams and creating capital efficient, high growth companies.

WomensVCFund

Yukon has deep relationships within the private equity community and has completed transactions with over 30 sponsors and multiple transactions with many. We also have strong relationships with other mezzanine investors and regularly partner with them on larger and strategic transactions. Our friends in the senior lending community also support us with referrals and prenegotiated terms that provide more expedient closings.

Yukon Partners

Backstage Capital is a venture capital fund investing in the best startups led by underrepresented founders in the U.S. The firm was founded in 2015 by Arlan Hamilton and is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, United States.

Backstage Capital

Alpha Edison is a venture capital firm that focuses on technology-driven innovation. The firm helps entrepreneurs to build a better world. Alpha Edison is an early-stage venture firm that partners with courageous entrepreneurs to build industry-changing technology platforms. It helps founders to create new markets, unlock latent demand, and scale businesses by sharing its research and expertise in business model innovation.

Alpha Edison

GingerBread Capital invests in the next generation of women founders and entrepreneurs leading high-growth businesses It helps women-led businesses gain access to the knowledge, networks, and capital they need to build and scale successful enterprises, and it encourages other women to do the same. Based in Menlo Park, California, GingerBread Capital was founded in 2017 by Linnea Roberts.

GingerBread Capital

The Helm is a generalist seed-stage fund investing in companies with at least one female founder. We are investing in founders who take a broad view of the needs of the world, and are using technology to create novel, enduring solutions to difficult problems.

The Helm

WestRiver Group is an investment firm that provides integrated capital solutions to the global innovation economy. The firm has investment platforms focusing on the technology, life science, energy, and experiential sectors, with the flexibility to invest in a variety of asset classes and capital structures. WRG’s established network of partners provides access to investment opportunities and thought leadership, and deep operational expertise allows it to work closely with portfolio companies and lead at the executive and board level. WestRiver Group was established in 2002 and is based in Kirkland, Washington, United States. WestRiver Group has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.

WestRiver Group

We are a family office investment vehicle for the Osone family.

Knockout Capital

VU Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital fund focusing on Consumer, Enterprise, FinTech / Blockchain, HealthTech, Frontier Tech, and Real Estate Tech. It was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

VU Venture Partners

The51 is a Financial Feminist platform that aims to build mutual wealth and social/environmental impact. By uniting Canada’s untapped female wealth, The51 is creating a new critical mass of female investors, making Canada the center for female-powered capital. With 30% of Alberta’s tech start-ups founded or co-founded by women, The51’s home province is well on its way to achieving this goal; however, with female-founded startups only receiving 3% of venture capital available worldwide, The51’s vision spans globally.

The 51 Ventures

The Riveter

The Riveter is a membership workspace and community platform for women and allies. They provide daily programming to cultivate skills, from Podcasting 101 to angel investment pitch clinics. Moreover, they also give their members space to focus on wellness, including movement studios with daily classes, meditation rooms, and a full program of relevant conversations and workshops.

The Riveter

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