Venture Capital
Accelerator - Seattle biotech incubator has spun out Allozyne, VLST, and others
Alexander Hutton Venture Partners LP - Venture firm that funds medical device innovations
Amgen Ventures - Therapeutic focus areas include oncology, inflammation, hematology/nephrology, metabolic disorders, neuroscience and cardiovascular
ARCH Venture Partners - Funds wide range of pharma and biological tech companies, including Trubion, Illumina, and Ikaria
Atlas Venture - MA based company funds medical technology as well as therapeutics
Bear Creek Venture Partners - No info on their approach on Website
Broadmark Capital - Seattle merchant bank provides financing and management services; clients include Omeros, MediQuest
Cascadia Capital - Seattle based company has been a financial advisor for Omeros
CPC Capital Management - Investment adviser and healthcare hedgefund
Column Group - SF based strictly biotech focus, has invested in Immune Design
Compass Capital - Mercer Island based company
Fluke Venture Partners - Bellevue based company has invested in Panlabs and Xcyte Therapies
Frazier Healthcare Ventures - Seattle based company, has invested in Trubion, Zymogenetics, Calistoga, and Corixa
Guide Ventures - Bellevue based company invests in technologies that enable gene research, medical/lab IT and applications
Integra Ventures - Seattle based, has invested in Amnis, Calypso Medical Technologies, Targeted Growth
Intellectual Ventures - Bellevue based company invests in inventions and patents, founded by Nathan Myhrvold
Lumira Capital Corp - Four offices in US outside Seattle, has funded Morphotek and Argos Therapeutics
Mohr, Davidow Ventures - Menlo Park CA based company funding personalized medicine approaches
Northwest Technology Ventures LP - Funds Oregon based investments
OVP Venture Partners - Kirkland based company has funded Allozyne, Mirina, VLST, GPC-Rx, and Fate Therapeutics
Pacific Horizon Ventures - Seattle based company has funded Koronis, Illumigen, Novocell and Trimeris
Point B Capital - Offices in Seattle and Denver
Polaris Venture Partners - East Coast based; Seattle office closed and moved to CA, funded companies deCode Genetics, Paradigm Genetics, and Alnylam
US Venture Partners - Funding biomedical devices and new drugs
Pelion Venture Partners - Based in LA and SLC, includes biotechnology, medical devices, and healthcare services
WRF Capital - Captures and enhances the value of IP arising from research institutions in WA
Angel Investors
Alliance of Angels - The Alliance of Angels was formed in 1997 as part of the non-profit Technology Alliance to help build promising start-up companies
WTC Angel Network - A statewide program that connects regional investment groups and increases early-stage funding opportunities.
Angelsoft - Tools for startups, VCs, and angel investors
Keiretsu Forum Seattle / Northwest - Collaborative forum of angel investors with several chapters in our area.
Oregon Angel Fund - Covers Oregon and SW WA; a network of angel investors
Puget Sound Venture Club - Forum to review venture opportunities, primary focus in seed early stage companies
Seraph Capital Forum - Network of women angel investors in the Pacific Northwest
Tacoma Angel Network - Tacoma based non-profit alliance of accredited investors
WINGS - Washington Medical Technology Angel Network; focuses on seed and early state investments in medical technology
Zino Society - A network that connects accredited investors with entrepreneurs seeking funding.
Other Resources
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Part of the Foster School of Business works to facilitate entrepreneurship at the U. of Washington.
Institute of Translational Health Sciences consortium in Seattle - Led by UW and FHCRC, aims to help local entrepreneurs get companies started and problems solved
Global Health Technologies Competitiveness Program - WA legislature funded grants program for global health
Innovate Washington - Public private partnership designed to help entrepreneurs in Washington State
Life Sciences Discovery Fund - Money (obtained via WA state tobacco settlement lawsuit) is used to promote life sciences work in WA
Northwest Entrepreneur Network - Non profit group that puts on activities and provides resources to entrepreneurs
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants - Small grants from the federal government designed to spur innovation
Technology Alliance - A WA State organization of diverse high-tech businesses dedicated to promoting economic success in WA
University of Washington Center for Commercialization - Helps to launch companies out of the UW
Washington Biomedical and Biotechnology Association - Trade association that is the primary driver for biotechnology in WA State
Washington Global Health Technologies Competitiveness Fund - Grants to aid organizations working in global health
Washington Research Foundation - Assists universities and other non-profits with technology commercialization
Xconomy - Technology oriented website that is the source for biotechnology/high tech information in the Pacific Northwest and beyond
